Tag Archives: Obergefell

RUSSIA: Putin’s Ruling Party Mocks White House With “Heterosexual Pride” Flag

Russia has officially gone Manif Pour Tous. Via the Moscow Times: Russia’s ruling political party has designed a “heterosexual flag” to honor traditional family values, the Izvestia newspaper reported Wednesday. Copies of the flag, which feature the outlines of a man and a woman holding hands with three children, were shown to Izvestia by Andrei Lisovenko, deputy head of the …

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Janet Porter: I Prayed Bush Into Office And Can Pray Away Obergefell Ruling

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Franklin Graham: God Will Strike Obama’s White House With Lightning For “Arrogantly Flaunting Sinful Behavior”

“A lot has changed in three short years! Just three years ago, the President was on record as holding to the biblical definition of marriage. Now he can’t say enough about his support for the LGBT agenda—and right after the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage, he had the gall to disgrace the White House by lighting it up …

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KANSAS: Archbishop Praises Brownback For Religous Liberty Executive Order

“We are grateful that Governor Brownback has acted so swiftly to address some of the threats to religious freedom that have taken on new urgency since the United States Supreme Court’s misguided decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Given the far-reaching effects that redefining marriage will have on the law, and the fact that this incredibly consequential change in national social …

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Coming Soon: Obergefell, The Movie

Via the New York Times: With an eye toward the mainstream success of gay-themed films like “Philadelphia,” 20th Century Fox has secured the rights to make a movie about the Supreme Court case that effectively legalized same-sex marriage. Fox said Tuesday that it had bought the life rights of Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that last month …

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VIRAL VIDEO: Kentucky County Clerk Denies Same-Sex Marriage License

On Friday the ACLU sued the clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. On Monday a couple filmed their refusal in clerk Kim Davis’ office and the clip went wildly viral last night. At 9:31 in the video a uniformed officer is shown entering the room and walking to the counter to converse with the …

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Moore: We Might Have War Over Marriage

RELATED: Interviewer Randall Terry advocates for the criminalization of all forms of birth control. In 2004 his adopted son Jamiel came out in an Out Magazine essay, prompting Terry to blame Jamiel’s gayness on his birth parents. Jamiel died in a car accident in 2011. One of Terry’s daughters has converted to Islam and another was reportedly banned from his …

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MISSOURI: Gov. Jay Nixon Orders All State Agencies To Comply With Obergefell

Yes, he’s a Democrat: Nixon says the order makes clear that local governments must comply with the ruling as well. One Missouri county, Schuyler, is still not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Nixon also called again on the Missouri legislature to pass the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act, which would bar discrimination against LGBT Missourians in employment, housing, and public accommodations. …

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KANSAS: Gov. Sam Brownback Issues Executive Order On Religious Freedom

Today in wingnut grandstanding: Gov. Sam Brownback issued an executive order Tuesday prohibiting state government from taking “discriminatory action” against a clergy member or religious organization that “chooses not to participate in a marriage that is inconsistent with its sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and …

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Land Of The Free, Home Of The Sapphire: Kansas Begins Recognizing Gay Marriages

Via the Wichita Eagle: The same-sex spouses of state employees are now eligible for the state’s health insurance plan, according to a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. A same-sex spouse of a state worker or public university employee can now apply to be added to their spouse’s plan through the agency or school’s human resources department. …

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Frothy Mix: Obergefell Proves That My 2003 “Man On Dog” Warning Was Right

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TEXAS: Hate Group Denounces “Frivolous” Lawsuit Filed Against County Clerk

Via press release from Texas Values: It has come to our attention that a same-sex ‘marriage’ license has been issued in Hood County, Texas. However, we are also aware of false reports that County Clerk Katie Lang “gives in” and did an “about face” and issued and signed the license herself. As seen in the attached link, Deputy County Clerk …

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Janet Porter: Demand That Ohio Requests Rehearing Of Obergefell By SCOTUS

“Are you upset about what the Supreme Court did to marriage? Now, there’s something you can do about it. We can ask the court to rehear the case because two justices violated the federal law which states, ‘Any justice… of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.’ [28 U.S. Code …

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Kansas: The State Of Confusion

Late yesterday Wikipedia briefly turned Kansas sapphire after Equality Kansas and others reported that state agencies had finally begun recognizing same-sex marriages. Those reports were hotly denied by the Brownback administration and Wikipedia quickly reverted Kansas to its lone holdout purple status. This morning Equality Kansas is asking for help: We have statements from LGBT Kansans that they have either …

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TEXAS: Irion County Clerk Won’t Issue Licenses, Liberty Counsel To Defend

Via press release from the Liberty Counsel: Citing the Constitution and natural law, elected clerk for Irion County, Texas, Molly Crimer has vowed to stand for natural marriage. Referring to the opinion of five lawyers regarding marriage, Crimer said: “To keep my oath to uphold the Constitution, I must reject this ruling that I believe is lawless….I have to stand …

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TEXAS: State Rep. Cecil Bell Calls On State Agencies To Defy Obergefell

Texas state Rep. Cecil Bell is at it again: At a press conference in Magnolia, Bell released his “PACT for the Constitutional Restoration of State Sovereignty,” essentially a manifesto listing broad ways for citizens and state and federal officials to come together and defy the Supreme Court ruling. Citizens should pressure elected officials to stop enforcing the ruling, and Congress …

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Has Kansas Finally Gone Sapphire?

Not so fast, says the Topeka Citizen-Journal: Married same-sex spouses will be able to join the state’s employee health plan, an Emporia State University spokeswoman said Monday – though the state agency overseeing the plan denies that they are now eligible. Gwen Larson, Emporia State University spokeswoman, said the university had received notification earlier in the day that same-sex spouses …

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No, President Obama Won’t Be Naming June 26th As “National Equality Day”

Several major LGBT sites including Out Magazine and Logo’s NewNowNext have fallen for a satirical site’s claim that President Obama will be naming June 26th as a federal holiday to be called National Equality Day. There is a Change.org petition for just that, but so far it has 98 signatures. Lovely idea, but not happening.

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15 Attorneys General To Congress: Keep Tax Exemptions For Anti-Gay Groups

Nobody is talking about doing it, but just in case! As same-sex couples begin to marry in South Dakota, Attorney General Marty Jackley wants to make sure the religious liberties of citizens who object to gay marriages are protected, the state’s top law enforcement official said. Jackley this week joined 14 of his fellow chief legal officers in sending a …

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Franklin Graham Celebrates Clerk Who Quit Rather Than Issue Marriage Licenses

“‘I choose to obey God rather than man.’ These were the words in Linda Barnette’s resignation letter last week. After 24 years serving as a Clerk of Court in Mississippi, Linda had to choose between her job and her faith as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling to allow same-sex marriage in all 50 states. I have known Linda …

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