Gay marriage controversy

Retrieved October 13, In December , the U. And then, in , a unanimous Iowa Supreme Court similarly held that the equal protection provisions in its state charter mandated marriage rights for same-sex couples. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that Davis could be sued in her individual capacity as the former county clerk. Second, and even more importantly, marriage equality advocates recognized that victory would not come solely through the courts. What does the research show? Support was strongest in Basel City at 74 percent.

In spite of vigorous opposition from the Catholic Church and evangelical Protestant churches, the measure passed both houses of the Argentine legislature and was signed into law by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. however is not a "religious state" and therefore our laws are not dictated by the bible or any other religious dogma. A Pew Research Center study on the global religious landscape as of found that roughly four-in-ten Uruguayans are unaffiliated with a particular religion.