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CA: Presbyterian Reverend to Be Tried By Church for Marrying Gays

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

A retired Presbyterian reverend goes on trial Tuesday in Napa for marrying 16 same-sex couples in 2008 when the marriages were legally recognized in California.

The Prosecuting Committee of the Presbytery of the Redwoods claims Rev. Jane Adams Spahr’s marriages between June 17 and Nov. 3, 2008 constitute a disciplinary offense in violation of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church of the United States Book of Order.

Citing the June 20, 2008 marriage of two women, the complaint states that “officers of the Presbyterian Church USA authorized to perform marriages shall not state, imply, or represent that a same sex ceremony is a marriage. Under W-4.9001, a same sex ceremony is not and cannot be a marriage.”

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Judge Walker Releases Prop 8 Video, Document Evidence

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Judge Vaughn Walker has released video and document evidence for the Proposition 8 trial on the official web site for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Such things as political ads from the 2008 Proposition 8 campaign are featured, as well as video clips of a “satellite simulcast” in which gay marriage foes talk about defending “traditional marriage.”

Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, for example, says same-sex marriage “confuses children” and families find themselves in “awkward situations.”

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What Happens Next in Prop 8 Case?

Monday, August 9th, 2010

After Friday’s late afternoon filings by Gov. Schwarzenegger and California Attorney General Jerry Brown, many are unsure of what could happen next. Karen Ocamb asks Jon Davidson, legal director for Lambda Legal:

“While many legal analysts thought that Judge Walker was likely to grant the stay pending appeal, Friday’s filings have dramatically changed the likelihood of that. The standards for when a stay or a trial court’s order pending appeal are well-settled. In order to be entitled to such a stay, the party seeking the stay has to make a “strong showing” that the party is likely to succeed on the merits of the appeal and also has to show that that party will be irreparably injured if there is no stay.

“In addition, courts consider whether the issuance of a stay will substantially injure other parties and where the public interest lies. Normally, it is the party ordered to do or not do something that seeks a stay. This is an unusual situation, however, because the parties whom Judge Walker ordered not to enforce Proposition 8 have asked him not to stay his order while the appeal proceeds.”

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Malawi: Verdict Expected Monday for Gay Couple Who Planned Wedding

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

A verdict is expected Monday in the trial of a gay couple arrested in December for planning Malawi’s first same-sex wedding. Homosexuality is illegal in Malawi, but the arrest and imprisonment of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga has concerned donors who contribute over 80 percent of Malawi’s development budget.

Meanwhile, Malawi church leaders began a meeting Wednesday in Blantyre to understand what they call the phenomenon of same sex partners.

Reverend Malani Ntonga, chairman of the Church Foundation for Integrity and Democracy, said a communiqué is expected Thursday but that the general view during Wednesday’s meeting is that the church should not allow homosexuality to take root in Malawi.

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