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Orange County Councilman in Trouble for Email Objecting to Gay Marriage

Newport Beach City Councilman Scott Peotter is the target of criticism after releasing an e-mail message attacking the gay rights movement and the White House for twisting the Biblical interpretation of the rainbow. The White House was illuminated in rainbow colors after the June 26 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

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Carter: ‘I Believe Jesus Would Approve of Gay Marriage’

In an interview with HuffPost Live’s Marc Lamont Hill on Tuesday, former President Jimmy Carter sounded off on the issue of same-sex marriage on the heels of last month’s Supreme Court ruling declaring bans on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional.

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Newsom’s Base: LGBT Donors, Voters

California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, who is already running for governor in 2018, is tapping his base in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to raise money for this campaign and build voter support. Newsom rraised $2.7 million for his prospective 2016 gubernatorial campaign between February and June, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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CNN: ‘Some GOP Candidates Unhinged Over Gay Marriage’

CNN’s “New Day” characterized some GOP responses to the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage as “unhinged” and mocked an argument against redefining love as “something that is purely sentimental and emotional” by GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Monday. The

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Huckabee Calls for Term Limits on Supreme Court

Sunday on on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), a candidate for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, said we need to amend the Constitution and imposes term limits on Supreme Court justices, who now serve lifetime appointments.

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Oregon Official Silences Christian Cake Bakers Who’re Accused of ‘Mental Rape’ by Gay Couple

Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian upheld a preliminary finding that sentenced Aaron and Melissa Klein, the Christian bakers who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, to a fine of $135,000 in emotional damages to the homosexual couple they denied service, but also added a new provision forbidding them to speak about their unwillingness to serve a gay marriage.

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Pope Smacks Down Girl Scout Leaders Over Gender Issues

The optics were clear. The group, which has staked out positions in opposition to Christian teaching on abortion and human sexuality, met with Francis hoping the thousands of daughters and moms exiting Scouting would have a second thought.