Calif. Court Halts Gay Marriages
California's Supreme Court put the kabosh on gay marriages today--but it will revisit the issue in May or June. In San Francisco, more than 4,000 same sex couples were married during the past month. In Oregon, 1,800 couples have requested licenses since March 3. The practice is spreading around the country. Yet, religious leaders say they have been marrying same-sex couples for some time:
In New York, a group of religious leaders said they would challenge the state's interpretation of the law on same-sex marriages in the coming weeks. Jewish Rabbis and Christian ministers told a news briefing that some of them had officiated at religious marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples for 23 years but were barred by law from issuing civil marriage licenses.
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