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• State of the union | In Boston, opponents in the same-sex marriage debate are never joined (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Leading foe of gay marriage shows mettle | Conservative activists say the first-term House member was the perfect choice to push a ban (Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• For gays, Toronto is the marrying kind | Across the rapidly changing gay-marriage landscape, Toronto is a standout among the handful of locales in North America permitting ceremonies (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Action in state laws on gay marriage | In most cases, lawmakers have been considering proposed amendments to their state constitutions that would tighten existing bans on same-sex marriage and deny recognition to such unions allowed in other states (Associated Press)
  
  
• In tiny, Catholic Belgium, gay marriage no big deal | Law has spurred few protests since it took effect in June (San Francisco Chronicle)
  
  
• Bans on interracial unions offer perspective on gay ones | Until the Supreme Court struck down all laws banning interracial marriage in 1967, the nation lived with a patchwork of laws on the question (The New York Times)
  
  
• Gay marriage producing legal chaos in U.S. | In courtrooms and state capitols nationwide, opponents and supporters of gay marriage have embarked on a collision course, pursuing lawsuits and legislation so deeply at odds that prolonged legal chaos is likely (Associated Press)
  
  
• Groups hail halt to gay 'marriages' | Traditional-values groups say they are relieved that judges and attorneys general in California, New Mexico, New Jersey and New York have ordered local officials to stop issuing "marriage" licenses to homosexual couples (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Black caucus resists comparison of gay 'marriage' to civil rights | Congressional black Democrats said comparisons shouldn't be made between the struggle by homosexuals to legalize same-sex "marriage" and the civil rights movement of the 1960s (The Washington Times)
  
  
• Also: Blacks, gays in struggle of values | Same-sex marriage issue challenges religious, political ties (The Washington Post)
  
  
• San Francisco sees tide shift in the battle over marriage | On the 29th day, the opponents of same-sex marriage finally rejoiced (The New York Times)
  
  
• Uniforms mix with wedding finery at same-sex nuptials | The legality of the marriages in New Paltz will likely be determined by the courts, and those officiating - all of them Unitarian clergywomen - may face the same misdemeanor charges as the mayor (The New York Times)
  
  

Gay marriage (opinion):

• Family matters | Marriage is based on procreation, a fact no claim of gay 'equality' can avoid (Douglas R. Kmiec, Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• 'Marriage' confusion | Few issues have produced as much confused thinking as the "gay marriage" issue (Thomas Sowell, The Washington Times)
  
  

Gay marriage and religion:

• Religious groups on common ground | Many faiths oppose same-sex marriages (San Francisco Chronicle)
  
  
• Gay marriage debate includes questions of religious liberty | As Massachusetts weighs amending its constitution to allow civil unions, some say churches may face pressure (The Christian Science Monitor)
  
  
• Gay bishop says he'd like to marry | Gene Robinson, who became the ninth bishop of New Hampshire last week, said he and partner Mark Andrew hoped they could wed someday, but they did not plan to go to parts of Canada or to Massachusetts—if same-sex marriage became legal there—to get married (Reuters)
  
  

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