Armageddon in California? Religious Right groups see California marriage referendum as Ground Zero in the culture war.
Church & State › Vol. 61 Nbr. 8, September 2008
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Armageddon in California? Religious Right groups see California marriage referendum as Ground Zero in the culture war.
Robin Tyler and Diane Olson spent every Valentine's Day since 2001 at a courthouse in Beverly Hills seeking a marriage license in recognition of their years of commitment to each other.
Every year, they were turned down by the same clerk, until finally, on June 16, the state official handed them a California marriage license, which now reads "spouse and spouse" instead of "husband and wife." Their wedding ceremony, which was performed by a rabbi outside that same courthouse, included 65 invitees, as well as more than 100 reporters and photographers from all over the world who wanted to document the historic moment. Tyler and Olson became the first lesbian or gay couple to marry, after spe...See the full content of this document
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