Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Secular Café: Socus looks at same-sex marriage

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Socus looks at same-sex marriage
Mar 26th 2013, 21:16

Actually, it's more complicated than that, but the ruling will be of great interest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21932682

Quote:

The justices of the US Supreme Court have questioned the meaning of marriage and the government's role in defining it, as they weigh whether the state of California may ban same-sex nuptials.

Following Tuesday's arguments, the court could uphold the 2008 ban, narrowly overturn it, or invalidate all state same-sex marriage bans in the US.

The ban's defenders argued the issue should be decided by individual states.

Recent opinion polls have shown a rapid rise in support for same-sex marriage.
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