February 21, 2011 The Kansas Catholic Conference testified Thursday on behalf of legislation that would protect the religious freedoms of individuals and institutions in Kansas. Joining the Conference in support of the legislation was the Alliance Defense Fund.
February 9, 2011 The Kansas Catholic Conference testified yesterday against legislation that would jeopardize the conscience rights and religious freedoms of ordinary Kansans.
February 9, 2011 The Manhattan City Commission voted 3-2 in favor of a new ordinance advertised as protecting individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and “gender identity,” but that in fact presents a grave threat to religious liberty. The Attorney for the Diocese of Salina had previously testified against the proposal because …
December 10, 2010 The Manhattan City Commission voted 3-2 in favor of a new ordinance advertised as protecting individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and “gender identity,” but that in fact presents a grave threat to religious liberty. The Diocesan Attorney for the Catholic Diocese of Salina testified that the proposed ordinance …
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November 23, 2010 According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center and TIME magazine, 39% of Americans believe that marriage as an institution is “obsolete.” This is up from just 28% in 1978.
August 18, 2010 The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has put on hold US District Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling earlier this month that would have opened the door to same-sex marriage in California this week. The Ninth Circuit will now review the case, which will almost certainly end up in the US Supreme Court. …
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August 5, 2010 Catholic bishops across the country have begun voicing their objections to the federal court ruling overturning Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. As the decision applies only to California, it does not affect Kansas’ marriage amendment, nor does it affect federal …
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July 16, 2010 In a decision likely to be appealed to the US Supreme Court, the District of Columbia’s highest court has upheld a new law allowing same-sex marriage in the nation’s capital and has rejected the effort by opponents to put the issue to a popular vote.
July 16, 2010 In a ruling that only applies to Massachusetts but is nonetheless reverberating across the country, a federal judge has declared that important aspects of DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act passed in 1996, are unconstitutional. The decision was quickly criticized by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Ad …
April 28, 2010 By the narrowest of margins, the Kansas Senate declined to advance the Community Defense Act, which would apply statewide regulation to sexually oriented business. The vote was 20-20 when 21 were needed. The Community Defense Act would protect Kansas communities by mandating midnight closings for sexually oriented businesses and not allowing them …
