Viewpoints

Church, state and gay marriage

Nov 18th, 2009 | By Trevor Ashley, Contributor | Category: Viewpoints

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is warning the District of Columbia Council that the church will stop contracting to provide social services if the city approves same-sex marriage as planned. To which the only valid response is, “OK.”



Marriage equality lost, but not losing

Nov 16th, 2009 | By Trevor Ashley, Contributor | Category: Lead Story, Viewpoints

But whether it is the National Organization for Marriage, the Liberty Counsel, the American Family Association, or the Family Foundation of Kentucky, anyone who denies that “American opinion is shifting” inhabits a fool’s paradise. Opposition to gay marriage is shrinking. In 1996, 65 percent took a negative view. Since then, support has fallen by about one percentage point a year. Basically, one (1) out of every eight (8) Americans has gone from opposing the concept to endorsing it.



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