All posts tagged "solemnization of marriage"
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McAuliffe vetoes “religious freedom” bill targeting same-sex couples
On Thursday, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) vetoed a pair of bills that would grant religious exemptions for those with religious objections to same-sex marriage. The bill...
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Wyoming Supreme Court censures anti-gay marriage judge
The Wyoming Supreme Court has decided to censure, but not remove from office, a municipal judge who refused to solemnize same-sex marriage ceremonies, reports The Associated...
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Virginia Senate passes “religious freedom” bill on party-line vote
On Thursday, the Virginia Senate approved a so-called “religious freedom” bill that would prevent the government from imposing any penalty or denying any special tax status, contract,...
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Virginia House passes anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” marriage exemption bill
Gov. McAuliffe vetoed a similar bill last year
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Virginia civil celebrants say religious exemption bill unnecessary
On Valentine’s Day, Gerylee Baron, a civil celebrant appointed by the Alexandria Circuit Court to perform weddings, married a couple celebrating their 29th anniversary. “I’d...
