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Gayle Haggard was living the life of her dreams. She was married to the senior pastor of a thriving megachurch, a mother of five, and a faith leader in her own right. But it all came crashing down when she — along with the rest of the nation — learned her husband was involved in a years-long sexual relationship with another man. Host Michel Martin speaks with Gayle Haggard, author of the book Why I Stayed, about her marriage, her husband’s fall from grace and his sexuality.

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Frustrated by a Supreme Court decision barring broadcast of the trial, two Los Angeles film types are translating the courtroom testimony into elaborate YouTube re-enactments, complete with professional actors, realistic sets and a budget that might buy you lunch.

“We told the actors: ‘Don’t embellish this. These are real people. This is real testimony. We have to be true to that,’ ” said John Ainsworth, an actor who, along with a filmmaker, John Ireland, is producing the videos and an extensive media campaign of their own.

(author unknown) Court, Marriage, People

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Senate Bill 906, introduced by openly homosexual state Senator Mark Leno, uses the term "civil marriage" to refer to marriage and exempts pastors from having to perform ceremonies that are against th…

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By John-Henry WestenMONTREAL, February 3, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – If ever there was a reason for parents to warn their teens off sexual encounters before marriage, a recent study has found it. The groundbreaking study of couples found more than half (56 per cent) of young adults in a new sexual…

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By Peter J. Smith

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 3, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A new poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion shows that a majority of Americans believe the US Supreme Court would defend marriage as between a man and a woman against opponents of California's Proposition…

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The ongoing conversation about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s adultery often seems best suited to tabloid voyeurism.
But now, Jenny Sanford has provided an additional piece of information about her marriage that should provide Christians an opportunity to have important discussions about the parameters of a truly Christian marriage.
In brief, Mark Sanford insisted on leaving out [...]

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In an editorial published yesterday, the news agency for the Archdiocese of Mexico City emphasized that the decision by the country’s attorney general to challenge the legalization of same-sex “marriage” does not constitute discrimination. The paper added that homosexuals cannot “bestow rights upon themselves,” such as adoption because it violates the rights of children, reports Catholic News Agency.

The editorial expressed full support for the attorney general’s arguments in his… >>

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Mexico City, Mexico, Feb 3, 2010 / 12:53 am (CNA).- In an editorial published yesterday, the news agency for the Archdiocese of Mexico City emphasized that the decision by the country's attorney general to challenge the legalization of same-sex "marriage" does not constitute discrimination.  The paper added that homosexuals cannot "bestow rights upon themselves," such as adoption because it violates the rights of children.

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Same-sex marriage is illegal in California, but that could change with a court decision or at the ballot box. Supporters of same-sex marriage want to alleviate concerns of those with religious objections. They also want to emphasize the separation between civil and religious recognition of marriages.

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LONDONDERRY, N.H. — The Londonderry Town Council unanimously rejected a petition Monday night to consider challenging the new gay marriage law in New Hampshire, which took effect Jan. 1. Since then, opponents have launched an effort to challenge the law by raising the issue at town meetings around the state.

Opponents of same-sex marriage want residents to be able to vote on a constitutional amendment that would define marriage. Petitions have gone before town councils across the state, urging communities to send letters to state leaders requesting residents vote on gay marriage.

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A film production team is re-enacting last month’s federal court battle over California’s voter-approved marriage definition to allow people to see what the U.S. Supreme Court decided to keep behind court doors.

Eric Young Court, Marriage, People, Web

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Mexico City, Mexico, Feb 1, 2010 / 02:50 pm (CNA).- A legal expert from the Institute for Legal Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Jorge Adame Goddard, said last week that Mexico City’s recent decision to allow same-sex “marriage” and homosexual adoption are both “unconstitutional.”

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John Bryson Chane, the Episcopal bishop of Washington and one of the mainline denomination’s most prominent advocates of marriage equality for gay men and lesbians, announced Saturday that he will retire next year after leading the 42,000-person diocese since 2002.

Michelle Boorstein Bishop, Episcopal, Gay, Lesbian, Marriage

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Last December, the District of Columbia council voted (11-2) to make D.C. the sixth place in the union to legalize same-sex ‘marriage.’ Currently, same-sex couples can be legally married in five states: New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts,

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Love brought the middle-age couple together — they wed during California’s brief legal window for same-sex marriage. But they knew from the beginning that their bond would be forged on their own terms, including what they call “play” with other women.

As the trial phase of the constitutional battle to overturn the Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage concludes in federal court, gay nuptials are portrayed by opponents as an effort to rewrite the traditional rules of matrimony. Quietly, outside of the news media and courtroom spotlight, many gay couples are doing just that, according to groundbreaking new research.

(author unknown) Court, Gay, Marriage, Women

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Jeiel Ballard and his girlfriend, both 16, are dressed up in their best attire, ready for a night of dancing and fun. But there will be no close embraces or risque moves to test chaperones. The “purity ball” sponsored by their Seventh-day Adventist Church will feature a vow to abstain from sex until marriage and offer tips on “appropriate” touching between the sexes.

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By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Latin America CorrespondentMEXICO CITY, January 27, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Mexico's ruling National Action Party (PAN) is beginning new initiatives against the legalization of "gay marriage" and homosexual adoption in the nation's capital.The PAN,…

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The first federal case to decide if the U.S. Constitution prevents states from stopping same-sex weddings came to an anti-climatic break Wednesday after a judge heard nearly 12 days of wide-ranging testimony on the meaning of marriage, the nature of sexual orientation, and the role of religion in shaping attitudes about both.

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Mexican federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will try to overturn Mexico City’s gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.

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The head of a think tank on marriage and family testified at the Proposition 8 federal trial Tuesday that same-sex marriage would weaken marriage and possibly lead to fewer heterosexual marriages, more divorces and “more public consideration of polygamy.”

(author unknown) Divorce, Family, Gay, Marriage, Polygamy