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UK Police: Royal Wedding Guests to Face Security Checks

Apr 27th 2011 – 7:58AM
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LONDON -- British police say guests at the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton will have to pass through security checks to enter Westminster Abbey. Indigo / Getty Images Security checks will be required for guests at Friday's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster...

New York Allows Same-Sex Conjugal Visits in State Prisons

By Mara GayApr 25th 2011 – 4:19PM

New York inmates who are in same-sex marriages or civil unions are being allowed conjugal visits with their spouses or partners. The state officially announced the change in policy last week, making New York one of the few states to grant the private visits for gay and lesbian inmates in legally recognized same-sex...

Texas May Strip Away Transgender Marriage Rights

Apr 25th 2011 – 7:14AM

AUSTIN, Texas -- Two years after Texas become one of the last states to allow transgendered people to use proof of their sex change to get a marriage license, Republican lawmakers are trying to roll back the clock. Advocates for the transgendered say a proposal to bar transgendered people from getting married smacks of...

Beckham, Elton, Mr. Bean to Attend Royal Wedding

Apr 23rd 2011 – 10:24AM
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LONDON - David Beckham, Elton John and Mr. Bean actor Rowan Atkinson will mingle with dozens of royal guests at Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding, according to an official guest list released Saturday that includes one uncomfortable presence - the Bahraini crown prince accused of a brutal crackdown on...

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Rev. Mel White: Good News! Bad News!

By Rev. Mel White Jun 01st 2012 - 07:56PM

On June 1, 2012, one Los Angeles Times headline reads, " Southern Baptist pastor Fred Luter is set to become the first black president of a denomination with a segregationist history ."

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Manifesto Against Religious Bullies

By Richard J. Rosendall Jun 01st 2012 - 07:46PM

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

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The Man Behind the Monarch: A Look at Charming Prince Philip Over the Years

By Annie Scudder Jun 01st 2012 - 07:02PM

Queen Elizabeth is currently marking her Diamond Jubilee, but she already celebrated her diamond wedding anniversary back in 2007.

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I Do: How I, a Gay Black Man, Came Around on Same-Sex Marriage

By Aundaray Guess Jun 01st 2012 - 06:20PM

When New York City passed the right for gay couples to get married, it was definitely a happy and history-making occasion.

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Nicole Brittingham Furlonge: On The 'Public' Role Of Love

By Nicole Brittingham Furlonge Jun 01st 2012 - 05:30PM

This notion of love is what Martin Luther King, Jr. called "the love that does justice," a love that intentionally supports and cultivates personal and systemic change towards equality, a love that is threatened as long as injustice thrives.

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  • 06/01/12 Rev. Mel White: Good News! Bad News! Source: The Huffington Post On June 1, 2012, one Los Angeles Times headline reads, " Southern Baptist pastor Fred Luter is set to become the first black president of a denomination with a segregationist history ."
  • 06/01/12 Manifesto Against Religious Bullies Source: The Huffington Post Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
  • 06/01/12 The Man Behind the Monarch: A Look at Charming Prince... Source: The Huffington Post Queen Elizabeth is currently marking her Diamond Jubilee, but she already celebrated her diamond wedding anniversary back in 2007.
  • 06/01/12 I Do: How I, a Gay Black Man, Came Around on Same-Sex... Source: The Huffington Post When New York City passed the right for gay couples to get married, it was definitely a happy and history-making occasion.
  • 06/01/12 Nicole Brittingham Furlonge: On The 'Public' Role Of... Source: The Huffington Post - Culture This notion of love is what Martin Luther King, Jr. called "the love that does justice," a love that intentionally supports and cultivates personal and systemic change towards equality, a love that is threatened as long as injustice thrives.

Background on marriage

Marriage (also called matrimony or wedlock) is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that creates kinship.

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