Gay couples began tying the knot at Minneapolis City Hall early Thursday and are preparing to do so now that town clerks' offices opened in Rhode Island, as the two states became the latest to allow same-sex marriage.
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August 1st, 2013
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August 1st, 2013
With marriage having been redefined and same-sex 'marriages' beginning today in Minnesota and Rhode Island, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today reminded state politicians that it will work to hold them accountable to voters come election day. - See more at: http://www.nomblog.com/36703#sthash.9VTbK4p3.dpuf
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August 1st, 2013
Vladimir Putin has urged the world’s political leaders to stop the violent persecutions against Christians that have erupted in many Middle Eastern countries.
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August 1st, 2013
The UN human rights office has launched a media campaign promoting homosexual and transgender rights. The yearlong initiative, funded by outside sources, raises questions over the use of UN offices for what some governments will consider propaganda.
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August 1st, 2013
One Heart One Voice, made up of representatives from churches from across Doncaster borough, is involved in setting up food banks and organising money advice sessions in churches around Doncaster.
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July 31st, 2013
Paralysed car crash victim Paul Lamb is "absolutely gutted" after a challenge to change assisted suicide laws is rejected.
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July 31st, 2013
A pro-life U.S. congresswoman refused to terminate her pregnancy when doctors diagnosed her unborn child with a condition that was "incompatible with life." Now she has given birth to a daughter who is surviving, and the newborn is being celebrated in headlines across the nation as a "miracle baby."
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July 30th, 2013
Abortions under limited circumstances will be allowed in the Republic of Ireland under a new law.
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July 30th, 2013
The Irish President today signed into law the bill that allows direct killing of unborn children, up to the point of full gestation, in cases where the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother, including if she threatens suicide.
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July 30th, 2013
An article published today in Australia's Canberra Times concerns a three week fact finding mission conducted by Federal Labor MLA, Mary Porter, who visited the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland concerning the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide in those countries. The article is written by Megan Doherty and titled: Euthanasia: Time to talk.