Forget for a minute about the role of religious belief in a civil society — the question that brought together an interfaith group of about 75 people to the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday.
It’s a good question, and a timely one, as Iowa’s county recorders began processing same-sex marriage applications last week, some despite strong [...]
Posts Tagged ‘gay marriage’
5/2 Column: The need to be civil
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged civics, gay marriage, religion, University of Iowa on May 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
4/8 Column: Activist judges and laws uniform
Posted in Gazette Columns, Uncategorized, tagged civics, gay marriage, Iowa Supreme Court, judicial branch, Varnum v. Brien on April 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It is telling that state Supreme Court justices saw the need in last week’s marriage equality ruling to devote an entire section to the state’s constitutional separation of powers.
Even more telling that, despite that high school civics lesson, some people still don’t understand the role of our judicial branch.
Oh sure, some firebrands almost certainly are [...]
4/4 Column: A reasonable, Iowan, decision for gay marriage
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged gay marriage, Iowa, Iowa Supreme Court on April 3, 2009 | 25 Comments »
Janelle Rettig is making plans to amend her tax returns, even though it means she’ll probably have to fork over more money.
It will be worth it, because for the first time in her 25-year relationship, she’ll soon be able to call herself married.
Rettig and Robin Butler were married in Canada more than five years ago. [...]
