Sentences with phrase «allowed civil unions»

That's because Connecticut has allowed civil unions since 2005, which for some couples has been sufficient.

I'm not sure if everywhere was allowed to back - date if it was a state that first allowed civil unions, but it was definitely a nice little touch!

And Gay couples must not be allowed civil unions, let alone marriage.

Last week, whilst teaching a course at Colorado College, I wrote a piece for The Economist about a bill to allow civil unions in the state, which was combined with reporting on Obama's announcement in support of gay marriage and that passage of North Carolina's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

Some ecclesiastical lawyers argue that by allowing civil unions to take place the government will leave religious groups at the mercy of local authorities, who have a legal obligation to ensure equality in the provision of goods and services.

Not exact matches

I'd take it a step further and allow gay marriage (or civil unions or whatever the hell you want to call it) in the church.

Considering the fact that a majority of Americans support change in law to allow for gay marriages, civil unions, etc., I would say that Driscoll's supporters are «small but loud».

The new law allowing «civil unions» in the State of Vermont is not being neutral.

have you ever wonder why the Gov. / when Dems had full control, did not change the law by dropping the word marriage?Just say if any two people joining in a civil union can have all the rights the Gov allow.

So why do we have it, and why are gay couples so he l l — bent on being allowed to «marry» when «civil - unions» provide EXACTLY the same tax / secular benefits???

(CNN)- Men in a civil union will now be allowed to become bishops in the Church of England, but they are not allowed to have sex.

Chalke is a Baptist minister, who, according to Baptist Union guidance, are not allowed to perform civil partnerships.

Is America now more morally sensitive, more well structured in its laws and practices insofar as it accepts publicly avowed homosexual behavior; constructs laws that protect homosexuals from the criminal penalties formally attached to homosexual acts; and allows for civil unions or even gay marriages?

Rather, they issue civil unions allowing for legal connection in matters of health, access, finances, custody and adoption etc. regardless of sex.

Civil unions are not marriage and are, in any case, not allowed in many states.

Proposition 8 deals only with marriage and would allow for civil unions.)

The reform grants couples now limited to civil unions full marital rights, and allows them to adopt children.

There are a number of other countries which have stopped short of allowing gay marriage but have introduced civil unions or registered partnerships for same - sex couples.

He said the measure didn't have anything to do with religion given the exemptions (which were crafted by Republican lawmakers in order to allow a vote on the bill in the chamber) and said it was really just another name for civil unions.

Labour MP Paul Flynn is tabling an amendment to the succession to the crown bill which would allow the child of a monarch in a civil union to become heir to the throne — even if they do not share the same royal bloodline.

The New York Farm Bureau's Steve Ammerman said the final straw was when Governor Cuomo decided not to defend the state in a law suit by the New York Civil Liberties Union, which, if successful, will allow farmworkers to unionize.

The New Jersey Supreme Court's decision to recognize same - sex couples will compel the State Legislature to either allow gay marriage or create civil unions.

The state Joint Commission on Public Ethics by a 6 - 5 vote denied a request by the New York Civil Liberties Union for waiver that would have allowed it to keep the names of its donors secret.

As the Times Union reported in June, Schwartz was quietly given the power to issue civil subpoenas under the Moreland Act, a century - old law that allows a governor «to examine and investigate the management and affairs of any department, board, bureau or commission of the state.»

The New York Farm Bureau's Steve Ammerman said the final straw was when Cuomo decided not to defend the state in a lawsuit by the New York Civil Liberties Union, which, if successful, will allow farmworkers to unionize.

Also Tuesday, JCOPE rejected applications from Family Planning Advocates of New York and the state Civil Liberties Union that would have allowed the groups to conceal the identities of their most generous donors.

The New York Civil Liberties Union and Family Planning Advocates of New York had asked the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to allow them to withhold the names of the donors because they said identifying them could put the donors at risk of harassment.

There was a big thing over here in NZ when they finally allowed same sex couples to get married; personally I thought it should have been ok'd back when they brought in the civil unions.

A former Union Army sharpshooter, Dan emerged from the Civil War with one less foot and a small compensation that allowed him to move his wife Alice (Mol) and two sons to a ranch in Arizona.

From your earliest days in Chicago, you've stood up for change when minorities weren't allowed full union membership; when parents fought to integrate our schools; when it was time to take the march for civil rights to Washington, you stood up.

The law does have its critics, including the New York Civil Liberties Union and various psychiatric organizations, some of whom oppose the part that allows the court to involuntarily commit patients who don't follow the prescribed protocol.

Boston, Massachusetts — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Massachusetts won a court ruling today allowing their groundbreaking lawsuit challenging unconstitutional searches of electronic devices at the U.S. border to proceed — a victory for the digital rights of all international travelers.

If the state where the couple lived doesn't recognize same - sex marriages, a surviving partner may still qualify as a widow or widower for Social Security benefits if the intestacy laws of that state allow the surviving partner of a non-marital legal relationship (such as a civil union or domestic partnership) to inherit as a spouse.

The federal Defense of Marriage Act (which is being challenged in the courts) does not allow joint returns by partners to a civil union, so the IITA does not allow joint returns either.

Yeah, the fucking bastards, damn the International Civil Aviation Organization for ensuring aircraft can communicate in the countries they travel between and don't collide, curse the International Maritime Organization for allowing the same benefits to ships and assisting navigation at sea, screw the Universal Postal Union for ensuring that post can be sent between countries and reach it's destination okay and fuck the International Telecommunication Union for assigning things like country codes so that people in different countries don't have different numbers making international phone systems incompatible.

While common - law spouses may end up living in the same situation of dependency or vulnerability as married or civil union couples, the law does not allow them to claim support from their ex-spouse.

«The new reports underscore the incredibly close collaboration between the NSA and the country's major telecommunications companies, which has allowed the NSA to embed itself in the very fabric of the Internet, and exposes the communications of innocent Americans to routine spying,» American Civil Liberties Union Staff Attorney Patrick Toomey told the E-Commerce Times.

«The new reports underscore the incredibly close collaboration between the NSA and the country's major telecommunications companies, which has allowed the NSA to embed itself in the very fabric of the Internet, and exposes the communications of innocent Americans to routine spying,» American Civil Liberties Union Staff Attorney Patrick Toomey told the E-Commerce...