As he spoke to reporters while returning home from his trip to the United States and Cuba, Pope Francis said on Monday government officials have a “human right” to refuse to discharge a duty, such as issuing marriage licenses to homosexuals, if they f ...
The ‘Splainer (as in “You’ve got some ‘splaining to do”) is an occasional online feature in which RNS staff give you everything you need to know about current events to hold your own at a cocktail party. (RNS) On Wednesday (July 1), members of t ...
(RNS) Now that the Supreme Court has found a constitutional right to same sex marriage, what will happen to those churches and everyday believers who disagree with the decision? Religious conservatives on the losing end of the culture war have long been d ...
A review of David Platt’s book: Counter Culture by Madeline Taylor Same-sex marriage, poverty, and racism dominate the media today. Across the gamut of social issues, it is tempting to hand pick and choose those which we will support and those whic ...
A lower court had ruled that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violated the equal protection clauses of the Arkansas and U.S. Constitutions. by Staff LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) Arkansas must recognize as lawful some 500 same-sex marriages that were ...