by Carol Burger | Sep 10, 2014 | World news
Since the US Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on same-sex marriages in June 2013, lower courts have ruled overwhelmingly in favor of same-sex couples’ right to marry. The substance of these decisions have mostly relied on the same legal rationale as the...
by Carol Burger | Sep 10, 2014 | Australian commentary, World news
Why we are starting an initiative for evangelicals to support civil marriage equality I am an evangelical Christian and I believe that the Bible is God’s word. I also believe that LGBT men and women should enjoy the same right to civil marriage as any other couple....
by Carol Burger | Sep 8, 2014 | AME Talks, World news
Tennis great Martina Navratilova proposed to her girlfriend on the big screen of Arthur Ashe Stadium between the U.S. Open men’s semifinals. Navratilova popped the question to Julia Lemigova in the Tennis Channel suite Saturday, drawing a loud cheer from the...
by Carol Burger | Sep 5, 2014 | AME Talks, World news
The northern state of Coahuila has become the second region in Mexico to officially allow same-sex marriage. Coahuila’s congress approved changes to the civil code which give same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, including adoption. In...
by Carol Burger | Sep 5, 2014 | AME Talks, World news
In late 2008, Chad Griffin was frustrated with the gay marriage movement. Activists had been toiling for years trying to legalize same-sex weddings by fighting for laws and initiatives state by state, yet even liberal California had just passed Proposition 8, defining...
by Carol Burger | Sep 3, 2014 | AME Talks, World news
It’s unusual when the winners of a case ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of their victory. But that is exactly the plea being made by lawyers for same-sex couples who successfully challenged bans on such unions in Virginia, Oklahoma and Utah. And for...
