Archive: Church and State
Committee unveils changes to same-sex bill
A D.C. Council committee will probably approve major changes Tuesday to the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the District, including a provision that will make it easier for churches to avoid having to participate in gay weddings and receptions. In preparation for the "mark up" hearing before the Committee...
By Gene Fynes | November 9, 2009; 03:39 PM ET | Comments (8)
Another vote for same-sex marriage
There may be another vote on the D.C. Council in support of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the District. Nine council members are co-sponsoring council member David A. Catania's (I-At Large) same-sex marriage bill. Council members Yvette M. Alexander (D-Ward 7), Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) and Harry Thomas...
By Gene Fynes | October 27, 2009; 11:36 AM ET | Comments (15)
SCLC Leader from L.A. Speaks Out for Same-Sex Marriage in D.C.
The Rev. Eric P. Lee, president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, will be in the District most of this week to try to drum up support for same-sex marriage within the African-American community. Lee, who is heterosexual, has become a leading black advocate for...
By Anne Bartlett | September 28, 2009; 05:05 PM ET | Comments (6)
National Cathedral Bells Toll in Memory of Sept. 11 Attack
The bells in the spires high above the National Cathedral tolled eight times today to mark the eighth annivesary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. At the cathedral's regular noon service, the Rev. Nancy James tailored her homily for the somber occasion. "Today we come together for a holy task,...
By Anne Bartlett | September 11, 2009; 01:53 PM ET | Comments (0)
Holy War in D.C. Courtroom
Even though it was the day before the election in Memphis for the presidency of the National Baptist Convention, the Rev. Henry J. Lyons stopped campaigning to be in a D.C. Superior Court room Wednesday in the hope that a judge would delay the important vote. At one time, Lyons...
By Anne Bartlett | September 10, 2009; 03:26 PM ET | Comments (0)
Ballot Initiative Requested on Same-Sex Marriage
Eight opponents of same-sex marriage formally filed a request today with the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics to hold a ballot initiative to stop efforts to allow couples in the District to marry. The one-sentence initiative reads, "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized...
By Gene Fynes | September 1, 2009; 12:21 PM ET | Comments (7)
Bishop Continues Fight Against Same-Sex Marriages in D.C.
Bishop Harry Jackson is refusing to relent from his campaign to stop same-sex marriage in the District, despite the drubbing he took before the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics this summer. Jackson sent out a statement Monday stating that he and other opponents of same-sex marriages will file an...
By Gene Fynes | August 31, 2009; 01:43 PM ET | Comments (3)
Same-Sex Marriage Battle Heads to Court
A group of seven opponents of a movement to legalize same-sex marriage in the District filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court today to overturn a ruling by D.C. election officials that voters could not decide whether the District can recognize gay marriages performed in other jurisdictions. The opponents are...
By Vanessa Williams | June 17, 2009; 11:41 AM ET | Comments (90)
White House Official Calls on Church Youth to Serve
Paul Montero, Deputy Director of Religious Affairs for the White House Office of Public Liason, spoke at the Foundry United Methodist Church Sunday where he used a passage from the Gospel of Matthew to challenge young people to be part of President Barack Obama's call to serve their communities....
By Hamil Harris | June 7, 2009; 06:02 PM ET | Comments (0)
