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After SCOTUS setback, Prop. 8 supporters ask California Supreme Court to uphold the law

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U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) SACRAMENTO, CA, July 17, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In the wake of a June 26 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a homosexual district court judge’s injunction against Proposition 8, California’s voter-passed constitutional amendment banning same-sex ‘marriage,’ Alliance Defending Freedom petitioned the California Supreme Court Friday to order the state’s county clerks to uphold the law. ADF’s attorneys argued that because the U.S. Court did not rule on the amendment’s constitutionality, and the original district court ruling didn’t apply to the entire state, county clerks should honor the state constitution and continue to refuse marriage permits to same-sex couples.  But on June 28, just two days after the U.S. Court’s ruling, California State Registrar Tony Agurto ordered all county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples, which ADF says violates the state’s constitution. Technically, the ...

85% of Americans support businesses’ right to opt out of gay weddings

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Immoral Homosexual sin imposed by US President Barack Obama  (Photo credit: Wikipedia )  When religious liberty collides with same-sex "marriage," something has to give. And usually, that "something" is Christians ' rights. In this mad dash to redefine marriage in America , many in society are so focused on giving homosexuals their way that they aren't stopping to see who gets trampled underfoot. The real victims, who include children, religious business owners , and employees across the country, have been lost in a convenient storyline of inequality and discrimination. While the media spills oceans of ink on the perceived injustice toward same-sex couples, very few reporters are telling the stories of Christians being hauled into court, before human rights commissions, and even  their own employers  for subscribing to a view on marriage that -- until last year -- President Barack Obama shared! In the meantime, wedding vendors from Washington State...