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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Ala. advances bill to let officials, clergy opt out of same-sex marriages

Ala. advances bill to let officials, clergy opt out of same-sex marriages
Judges and ministers in Alabama would be allowed to decline marriage-officiating requests from same-sex couples under a bill passed by the state House last week. A number of Democratic state lawmakers characterized the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary. "We are wasting time and wasting taxpayers' money," said Rep. Merika Coleman-Evans, a Democrat. The Huntsville Times (Ala.)

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