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Glenn Beck is an American conservative radio and television host, political commentator, author, and entrepreneur. Beck, a convert to Mormonism, weighed in on the Proposition 8 ruling on the O'Reilly Factor on August 12, 2010 following the Prop 8 stay ruling, saying that he does not think the government "has anything to do with marriage. That is a religious rite."
Read MoreMinutes ago, Judge Vaughn Walker lifted the stay on his court ruling that declared Prop 8 unconstitutional. Judge Walker ruled that Prop 8 will no longer be enforced as of August 18 at 5pm PST, making California the sixth state where same-sex couples are able marry.
Read MoreDavid Fleischer: "We have to make our case. It may not be enough to prevail, just as Perry may not survive Supreme Court review. But it is the necessary first step, and it is time we took it."
Read MoreMarriages of same-sex couples in California could resume as early as Thursday if a judge lifts the stay to his decision to invalidate Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that reinstated a ban on the freedom to marry in California.
Read MoreStatement from Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, on groundbreaking CNN poll.
Read MoreA landmark of sorts was achieved today as CNN just came out with a poll showing a 52 percent majority of Americans agreed with the statement that "gays and lesbians should have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid."
Read MoreCosta Rica's top court has blocked the electoral tribunal from holding a referendum that would have let voters decide if civil unions for same-sex couples should be allowed in the Central American country. The Constitutional Court said civil unions for same-sex couples are a legislative issue and not an electoral one.
Read MoreIsiah Thomas might not be able to be a consultant for the Knicks while simultaneously coaching Florida International University's men's basketball team. But while he awaits the NBA's decision, the former Knicks coach is lending his support to a different cause - opposing a ban on the freedom to marry.
Read MoreWatch Bill Bowersock's story about being denied his late partner's Social Security benefits, funds that are automatically transferred to any straight spouse that has been married for ten minutes.
Read MoreNOM's Summer for Marriage tour makes its second to last stop in Harrisburg, PA later this week. In this morning's Harrisburg Patriot news, Ted Martin, the Executive Director of Equality Pennsylvania, and Andy Hoover, the Legislative Director for the ACLU of Pennsylvania, discuss the future of the freedom to marry in light of the federal court's recent ground breaking decision on Proposition 8
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