Sentences with phrase «marriage by popular vote»
Ireland, a Roman Catholic country that has long been known for a seemingly conservative streak, could become the first country to legalize same - sex marriage by popular vote today.
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Some 22 years later, it could become the first to legalize same - sex marriages by popular vote.
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«For the first time tonight, same - sex marriage has been passed by popular vote in Maine and Maryland,» said Robert P. Jones, a Washington - based pollster who specializes in questions about politics and religion.
Perhaps of interest might be that same - sex marriage was legalized by popular vote the Tuesday before I preached at the church.
Ireland's recent decision to approve same - sex marriage, by popular referendum, has left the country's Catholic reputation in ruins.Of course, this shift didn't come about overnight — secularization has been in the works for some time — but the vote reinforces the feeling of a dramatic break with Ireland's Catholic heritage, and a step into an uncertain future.
I am very proud that my country is the first to pass marriage equality by popular vote a huge turn out with over 60 % saying YES!!
If Mainers approve gay marriage this time around, the state would be the first to do so by a popular vote.
As fate would have it, after 12 years of being single, I ended up getting married just a few months before Washington passed marriage equality by popular vote.