Tag: same-sex marriage
If you want a reminder that America can and does move toward the right, just thing, look no further than Sunday. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg ended his run for president, but not before…
A new bill in the Kansas Legislature would require every public classroom, library and municipal building in the state to display the national motto, “In God We Trust.” The proposed measure is overbearing, unnecessary and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) One of the Kansas Legislatures most conservative members and strongest abortion opponents is retiring next month. Republican state Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook of Shawnee announced Friday that she will step down Jan.…
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court decided Monday against a high-stakes, election-year case about the competing rights of gay and lesbian couples and merchants who refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings. The justices handed…
ST. LOUIS (AP) The United Methodist Church, Americas second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faiths bans…
Just as Kansas reputation for intolerance and foolishness was starting to fade, several lawmakers have stepped forward to stake a new claim to those titles. State Rep. Randy Garber of Sabetha and a handful of…
TOPEKA, Kan. A handful of Kansas lawmakers are backing a bill that labels same-sex marriages parody marriages and seeks to stop the state from recognizing them. Another bill would create an elevated marriage for…
