Finnish Lawmakers Reject Call to Repeal Same-Sex Marriage
HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish lawmakers on Friday rejected a petition from more than 100,000 people demanding the repeal of a law allowing same-sex marriage that takes effect on March 1.
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Kim Davis and Jim Obergefell Both Guests at the State of the Union Address
The plaintiff in the court case that led to the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage and the Kentucky county clerk who refused to sign same-sex marriage licenses will be guests at President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday.
North Carolina and Utah Laws Allow Clerks to Refuse Same-Sex Marriages
While Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk Kim Davis is in jail for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, more than 30 magistrates in North Carolina have legally refused to perform weddings for gay couples.
County Clerk To Do Time for Marriage
A federal judge ordered county court clerk Kim Davis to jail for contempt Thursday for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses on the grounds that to do so violated her religious beliefs.
Mark Levin: Fiorina Should Condemn Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Conservative radio host and author Mark Levin says GOP 2016 contender Carly Fiorina should denounce the activist Supreme Court for its legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide, rather than advise a Christian county clerk refusing to issue same-sex licenses to either perform her government job or quit.
Entire County Clerk Office Resigns Over Same-Sex Marriage
No same-sex marriage licenses are being issued in Decatur County, Tennessee, because the entire county clerk’s office has resigned following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Lesbian Files Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuit in Rural Texas County
The first lawsuit in Texas against a county clerk who allegedly refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division.
