Month: January 2009

Vandals attack Catholic church in San Francisco

By Associated PressSwastikas, graffiti spray-painted on building in apparent protest of Prop 8 SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Gavin Newsom is condemning the vandalism of a Catholic church in San Francisco. Swastikas and graffiti...

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Prop. 8 backers blast Calif. Attorney General

By Lisa Leff Associated PressBrown ‘invented an entirely new theory’ in calling for court to invalidate anti-gay-marriage amendment, Prop 8 backers say SAN FRANCISCO — Sponsors of California’s...

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Gays asking Washington lawmakers to expand rights

By Associated Press5 lawmakers already working on measure to expand gay rights OLYMPIA, Wash. — State Sen. Ed Murray of Seattle and five other gay members of the Legislature are working on a bill that would expand the...

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Court sides with Episcopals over property

By Paul Elias Associated Press3 parishes cannot retain ownership of property, court says SAN FRANCISCO — California’s high court ruled Monday, Jan. 5 that three parishes that left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its...

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