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News (updated June 3, 2008) |
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June 3, 2008 – Gay Marriage Ban Qualifies for Ballot |
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May 28, 2008 – California Majority Back Gay Marriage |
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May 22, 2008 – Rabbi Lisa Edwards, “Gay marriage ruling brings joy, faces fight” |
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May 22, 2008 - Robin
Tyler: Let Them Eat Cake An article that says it all from one of the same-sex marriage
litigants. |
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May 15, 2008- California Supreme Court rules in Favor of
Same-Sex Marriage! |
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Governor calls Same-Sex Marriage Ban via Constitutional
Amendment a “Total Waste of Time” (04-12) 04:00 PDT Sacramento --
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a group of gay Republicans on Friday
that an attempt to ban same-sex marriage
by changing the state Constitution is a "total waste of time"
and promised to oppose such an initiative if it qualifies for the state ballot.
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Psychoanalysts Support Legal Recognition of Same-Sex
Marriage NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American
Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) has issued a position statement supporting
the legal recognition of same-sex civil marriage while opposing
discrimination against same-sex couples. In recognition that gay and lesbian
couples are raising children and possess the same potential and desire for
life-long relationships as their heterosexual counterparts, the APsaA seeks
to assist in ending the government-sanctioned discrimination against
homosexual couples that denies them over 1,000 federal rights and benefits.
For full text of the APsaA Marriage Resolution, please visit: http://www.apsa.org/ABOUTAPSAA/POSITIONSTATEMENTS/MARRIAGERESOLUTION/tabid/470/Default.aspx
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Proponents: Dennis Hollingsworth, Gail J.
Knight, Martin F. Gutierrez, Hak-Shing William Tam, and Mark A. Jansson c/o
Andrew Pugno (916) 608-3065 Amends the California Constitution to
provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized
in California. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of
Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: The measure would
have no fiscal effect on state or local governments. This is because there
would be no change to the manner in which marriages are currently recognized
by the state. (Initiative 07-0068.) (Full
Text) |
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Jewish Theological Seminary (NY)
and Ziegler School at Univ. of To Admit Openly Gay Applicants ( See
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070326/ap_on_re_us/conservative_jews_gays |
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Conservative Movement Leaders
Favor Gay Rabbis, Marriage A new study released on Jan. 31 reveals
that the overwhelming majority of clergy, professional staff, and lay leaders
in the Conservative Movement support same-sex marriage and the ordination of
gay and lesbian rabbis and cantors. The study, conducted by Dr. Steven Cohen
on behalf of the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Conservative Movement
seminary in |
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On Monday, |
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Conservative Jewish Movement: Committee on Jewish Law
and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly Approves Gay Ordination and Same-Sex Marriage On worldwide Jewry, voted yesterday
to allow the ordination of gay rabbis and the celebration of same-sex commitment
ceremonies. The decision, which followed
years of debate, was denounced by traditionalists in the movement
as an indication that Conservative Judaism had abandoned its
commitment to adhere to Jewish law, but celebrated by others as a long-awaited move
toward full equality for gay people. But in a reflection of the
divisions in the movement, the 25 rabbis on the law committee passed three
conflicting legal opinions: one in favor of gay rabbis and unions, and two
against.In doing so, the committee left it up to individual synagogues to decide
whether to accept or reject gay rabbis and commitment ceremonies, saying
that either course is justified according to Jewish law. See links to full texts
of responsas: RIGHTIST Rabbi Leonard Levy Responsa Link-
6 votes (Minority Opinion) Rabbi Joel Roth Responsa Link-
13 votes (Majority opinion) CENTRIST Rabbis Elliot Dorff, Daniel Nevins & Avram Reisner Gay
Ordination & Marriage Responsa Link- 13 votes (Majority opinion) LEFTIST Rabbi Gordon Tucker Responsa Link
7 votes (but defeated as a takkanah requiring 13 votes) Rabbis Myron Geller,
Robert Fine, & David Fine Responsa
Link 6 votes (but defeated as a takkanah requiring 13 votes) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results reported on page 29 of
newly released PPIC (Public Policy Institute of CA) poll: Likely voters approve same-sex marriage 47% to 46% (first favorable plurality). 58% of Democratic likely voters approve 49% of Independent likely voters
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