Children and same-sex marriage
CNN's Jeffrey Toobin and HLN's Dr. Drew Pinsky on the science cited during Supreme Court arguments. How do kids really fare?
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Battle over Defense of Marriage Act
The Supreme Court heard arguments on the DOMA today. CNN's Jeffrey Toobin describes the scene inside the courtroom.
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Bond: Marriage is civil rights issue
Civil rights activist Julian Bond reacts to the arguments on same-sex marriage: “these are the same issues, the same struggle.”
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The fight over same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court heard arguments for and against Proposition 8 today. CNN’s Gloria Borger and Jeffrey Toobin discuss what happened inside the courtroom.
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Harris: Marriage a 'fundamental' right
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a high-profile case challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday. Jeffrey Toobin and California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris on landmark same-sex marriage cases before the Supreme Court.
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SCOTUS same-sex marriage reaction
Jeffrey Toobin says "Same-sex marriage is now the center of the American legal world." Supreme Court ruling expected by June 2013.
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KTH: Obama's view on same-sex marriage
The White House says Vice President Biden's comments on gay marriage aren't a departure from the president's statements.
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'Mess of the White House's own making'
Jessica Yellin and Richard Socaride discuss President Obama's campaign strategy on the issue of same-sex marriage.
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Opinion: The surprising religious divides on Proposition 8
Robert P. Jones and Daniel Cox
Special to CNN
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Robert P. Jones and Daniel Cox. Dr. Robert P. Jones is the CEO and Daniel Cox is the Director of Research for Public Religion Research Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education organization specializing in work at the intersection of religion, values, and public life.
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The ruling yesterday by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker that Proposition 8 violates the constitution highlights the shifting attitudes in California and in the nation over the legality of same-sex marriage. A major public opinion survey released last month by our firm, Public Religion Research Institute, casts important light on the changing religious landscape on this issue, with some surprising findings.
The PRRI survey of more than 3,000 Californians found that if Proposition 8 were on the ballot today, it would not pass.
A majority (51 percent) of Californians now say they would vote to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, compared to 45 percent who say they would vote to keep same-sex marriage illegal.
Despite the fact that the debate over same-sex marriage is often framed as one between secular liberals and conservative people of faith, we found that there are major religious groups on both sides of the battle over Proposition 8 in California. Solid majorities of Latino Catholics and white mainline Protestants, along with a majority of white Catholics, say they would vote to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. On the other hand, solid majorities of African American Protestants, white evangelical Protestants, and Latino Protestants say they would vote to keep same-sex marriage illegal.
