Home > Forums

Go Back   Soulforce Community Forums > Community Center > GLBT News/Issues

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 04-03-2009, 10:37 AM
BruceChris's Avatar
BruceChris BruceChris is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: U of M, Minneapolis campus
Posts: 1,873
Default Iowa O.K.'s Same Sex Marriage

By a unanimous decision of the Iowa Supreme Court

http://www.365gay.com/news/iowa-supr...-marriage-ban/

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/
(Contains some of the text of the court decision)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/...a_gay_marriage

As yet I have no implimentation dates or plans have been released. There is a 21 day waiting period, set by the court, for appeals to be filed.

Bruce Chris
__________________

"Christianity is not about what you believe, it is about how you treat other people; - with God's love"

Last edited by BruceChris; 04-03-2009 at 11:23 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 04-03-2009, 11:14 AM
BruceChris's Avatar
BruceChris BruceChris is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: U of M, Minneapolis campus
Posts: 1,873
Default Details and updates:

Times and places of rally's in Iowa:

http://www.lambdalegal.org/publicati...y-in-iowa.html
__________________

"Christianity is not about what you believe, it is about how you treat other people; - with God's love"
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 04-03-2009, 02:17 PM
tdogg's Avatar
tdogg tdogg is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Sacramento, California
Posts: 2,237
Default

That is great news! I read this morning. Want to go to every rally (but here in CA). Some thought CA was going to lead the way (after MA of course). But it looks like some of our less "popular" states are blazing the equality trail. Right on Iowa!
__________________
"Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation."
Coretta Scott King
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 04-03-2009, 02:18 PM
antiochian's Avatar
antiochian antiochian is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: South Dakota, USA
Posts: 589
Post

And people think we're a bunch of backwards country bumpkins in the Midwest... Hallelujah!
__________________
"And though I may not know the answers, I can finally say I am free. And if the questions led me here, then I am who I was born to be." --Susan Boyle

"If all fools could fly, the sun would be eclipsed forever." --Dutch proverb
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 04-03-2009, 02:25 PM
Rick336 Rick336 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,537
Default

This is wonderful news!!! Way to go Iowa!!!!

Apparently corn is good for the brain. (and heart)


Rick
__________________
Out of the closet and into the streets!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:40 PM.


The views expressed in the Soulforce Community Forums are the views of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Soulforce.
©Copyright 2008 Soulforce, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Web Development by Curious Find.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.