Tag Archives: Catholic Charities

Appeals court: No exemption for religious views

A federal appeals panel in Philadelphia ruled Monday that a Catholic-run child placement agency's religious views do not entitle it to an exemption from the city's law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination.

Speed Read: A lot can happen in a week…

If this was a week you thought it was safe to take a vacation, you may have missed the big religious exemption ruling by the Supreme Court, a push for a religious exemption in President Obama's pending executive order, an

Candidates defend views on marriage

The audience in New Hampshire listening to Saturday night’s debate grew noisily restless with reporters’ questions about the right to privacy as it regards contraception. But when the topic became same-sex marriage, they seemed to be listening more quietly

Obama clears Feldblum for EEOC seat

Using a constitutional provision known as a “recess appointment,” President Obama on Saturday appointed lesbian law professor Chai Feldblum and three others to positions on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

D.C. Council gives first nod to marriage equality bill

The City Council of Washington, D.C. voted 11 to 2 to support a bill to provide marriage licenses to same-sex couples the same as it provides to straight couples.