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Christian baker Jack Phillips remains under a government order to bake wedding cakes celebrating same-sex marriage, having lost his case before the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said of Planned Parenthood that “I would not give as long as they’re doing abortions,” and “I would absolutely defund,” but that they do “good stuff” on Wednesday’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on the Fox Business Network.

Australia’s conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott is no fan of gay marriage. At a personal level he has described himself as “probably the last holdout for the traditional position” in his family – a reference to his outspoken lesbian sister.

During a July 31 luncheon for the American Bar Association’s International Human Rights Award Luncheon, former Justice John Paul Stevens said he agreed with the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) decision that the 14th Amendment protects gay rights but rejected the claim that the 14th Amendment protects gun rights too.

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, the Archbishop of Lima, urged government officials gathered for a Mass earlier this week to reject “ideological colonization” by those who wish to impose abortion and gender ideology on the country.

Norway’s newest bishop has said he would refuse to officiate at gay weddings, but would support a service blessing couples who have already wed in civil ceremonies. The Local reports that Per Arne Dahl, Bishop of Tunsberg in the Lutheran

President Obama and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta clashed at a joint press conference in the African state during his official visit on Sunday: Obama harshly criticized Kenya’s record on issues related to homosexuality.

The European Court of Human Rights has told Italy it must introduce state recognition of same-sex relationships after ruling in favour of three gay couples who claimed they needed greater legal rights. Italy is the only country in Western Europe

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is catching fire again on the campaign trail as the national conversation shifts to social and national security issues ranging from marriage to abortion to immigration to President Barack Obama’s nuclear arms deal with Iran and other national security matters.

According to a recent AP-GFK poll, support for gay marriage among U.S. citizens has dropped six percentage points since their last poll in April, with more Americans disapproving of the Supreme Court ruling making gay marriage the law of the land than those approving it.

Officials are responding to the Supreme Court ruling in June that required every state to recognize same-sex marriages.

The Archbishop of Sydney has criticised attempts to “bully” people into accepting the “deconstruction and redefinition” of marriage, accusing supporters of gay marriage of promoting a “homogenizing ‘equality’”. Addressing the congregation at his diocese’s annual Marriage Mass, Archbishop Anthony Fisher

In a statement Monday, the archbishop likened the decision to the principle of “truth in advertising,” saying that schools describing themselves as Catholic “take on the responsibility of teaching and witnessing the Catholic faith in a manner true to Catholic belief. There’s nothing complicated or controversial in this. It’s a simple matter of honesty.”

Books placed in pre-schools by the former left-wing Venice city council including such classics as ‘Jean Has Two Mums’ and ‘What is Dad’s Secret?’ (hint, he’s divorced mum and is in a relationship with a guy who rides a motorbike) have been

Fox News is reporting that the fascist state of Oregon is ramping up its persecution campaign against Christian bakers who declined to bake a wedding cake for a same sex lesbian couple. Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of Sweet

Actress Candace Cameron-Bure shocked the panel of The View Tuesday, when she vigorously defended the Christian owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, who refused to make a cake for a gay wedding and were subsequently served a $135,000 fine and a gag order.

The Left is already calling for the impeachment of Toledo Municipal Judge Allen McConnell who respectfully declined to marry a same-sex couple Monday. “I declined to marry a non-traditional couple during my duties assignment,” he said per Reuters. “The declination

As US President Barack Obama prepares to visit Kenya, the country of his estranged father’s birth, Kenyans are lining up to tell him: don’t come if you’re going to lecture us on gay marriage as we are still a God

A gay former Democrat state legislator has filed a state bar complaint against the Texas attorney general for his opinion interpreting the recent U.S. Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision.

The Washington Post’s Paul Waldman is laughing out loud at those of us concerned (for very good reason) about the cause of religious liberty, especially in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same sex marriage in all 50 states.

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.

Kelly Shackelford’s debate with Evan Wolfson on Fox News Sunday highlights the battle lines for religious liberty in America now that the Supreme Court has grossly overstepped its authority by declaring gay marriage a constitutional right. This war will center on whether religious liberty extends to how you earn your living, get an education, and run a business.

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

Journalist and author Peter Hitchens has taken Britain’s Education Secretary Nicky Morgan to task in his Mail on Sunday column this weekend, shortly after she claimed that homosexuality is a fundamental British value, and said that those who seemed “intolerant” may

July 4th marks the climax of the American Revolution, remembered with fireworks, family, and fun. But this year, there are three other revolutions that overshadow our own. The first is the French Revolution. Unlike the Americans, who preserved their religious

Star Trek star George Takei apologized Friday for calling Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas a “clown in blackface” in remarks he made after the Court’s ruling to legalize same-sex marriage last week.

During his “Tip of the Day” segment on his Thursday broadcast, “The O’Reilly Factor” host Bill O’Reilly suggested that since President Barack Obama and his administration adorned the White House with rainbow colors to commemorate the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring

Hunter Walker, a senior political reporter at Business Insider (a left-wing publication that disguises itself as objective), tore into those who do not “cheer” same sex marriage Friday. Using his verified Twitter account, Walker wrote, “As far as I’m concerned

The Fifth Circuit has issued an opinion binding southern states telling them to get over the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling—same-sex marriage is now the law of the land.

On Tuesday, inspired by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ dissent in the recent ruling legalizing gay marriages across the country, one Montana man who has two wives took the logical next step, applying for his polygamous marriage to be legalized.

The presence of two LGBT books in the children’s section of the Hood County Library alarms members of the community near Dallas. One of the books invites readers to attend a gay pride celebration. The other describes a young boy who likes pink, wears dresses, and dons a princess tiara.

Episcopalians voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples, solidifying the church’s embrace of gay rights that began more than a decade ago with the pioneering election of the first openly gay bishop.

Beyoncé celebrated last week’s landmark Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage a little bit later than her peers.

Freeman received disapproving responses to his when he posted on Facebook that Friday, “When I took this picture almost ten years ago, it never, never occurred to me that it would someday come to symbolize the victory we are celebrating today. Congratulations to all of us! Love to you all.”

Representative Steve King (R-IA) stated that he appreciates Donald Trump’s “scrappiness” on Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day.” King said, “I would say to Donald Trump, I appreciate the scrappiness of him when he is — when he’s attacked by