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UK college considers taking down photo of famous alumnus because he opposes gay ‘marriage’

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LONDON, UK , February 27, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) -- King's College in London is considering demands by homosexual activists that a portrait of alumnus Lord Carey , the former Archbishop of Canterbury , be removed from a display of famous former students in its main building because of his opposition to same-sex "marriage." Lord Carey is on record for saying that same-sex relationships should not be "put on the same level" as heterosexual unions, and that re-defining marriage would “strike at the very fabric of society." King's College London Student Union released a  statement  saying it was offended by Lord Carey’s remarks, saying the former archbishop’s view is “outdated, hurtful and offensive.” Colin Hart, campaign director of the UK   Coalition for Marriage , said, “Attempting to airbrush Lord Carey from Kings College’s list of distinguished alumni for his support of traditional marriage smacks of the most appalling form of censorship....

Argentinean military authorizes two male officers to ‘marry’

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Image by Embajada de EEUU, Buenos Aires via Flickr The Argentinean military has given permission to two male officers, a lieutenant colonel and a captain, to enter into a “marriage” under Argentina’s new law permitting same-sex “ matrimony ,” according to reports in the national media. The union will be the first such in the history of Argentina.  The Argentinean newspaper La Nación reports that two enlisted men are in line to be the second same-sex soldier couple to “marry.” The names of both couples have been withheld from the public. César Cigliutti, leader of the Argentinean Homosexual Community (CHA), rejoiced at the news, commenting that “the visibility of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the armed forces is important. It’s an area that traditionally has been strongly conservative.” Although the officers sought permission for the union, the Spanish-la Image via Wikipedia nguage news agency Télam cited military sources who said that permission was not strictly necessa...