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Monday, April 28
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Source: Press-Democrat (Santa Rosa) , Louisville Courier Journal The final decision on whether the Rev. Jane Spahr violated Presbyterian Church law by performing marriages for two lesbian couples will be announced Tuesday. Spahr, 65, a lesbian activist and retired Presbyterian minister from San Rafael, had expected a verdict Monday but it did not come from Presbyterian Church headquarters in Louisville, Ky. She has focused her ministry on gays and lesbians and is an outspoken advocate for allowing them to be ordained. The Permanent Judicial Commission of the General Assembly, the equivalent of...
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Wednesday, April 09
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Source: Associated Press ASHLAND, Ky. -- A federal appeals court yesterday tossed out one of several lawsuits challenging school policies related to gay-straight clubs or to the annual day of silence. One judge called the suit trivial. Timothy Morrison, a senior at Boyd County High School, sued the the school district over a policy that required students to undergo anti-harassment training. He claimed the policy threatened him with punishment for expressing religious beliefs in opposition to homosexuality. Morrison is a professed Christian who believes his religion requires him to speak out against...
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Tuesday, November 06
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Source: Associated Press via Southern Voice (includes material from The Advocate ) No one claimed responsibility Monday for automated phone calls made to Kentucky households purporting to be an endorsement of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear by the "homosexual lobby." The calls don't identify who paid for the message, a potential violation of state election laws. However, spokesman Corey Bellamy said Monday the attorney general's office had received no complaints about the calls. The calls direct people to visit the Web site of the Fairness Campaign, an advocacy...
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Sunday, November 04
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Source ABC News (includes material from Louisville Courier-Journal ) Louisville, KY (Oct. 31) -- The principal of a Catholic high school in Bardstown received a citation from Louisville Metro Police on Halloween Eve after they allegedly spotted him dressed like a woman in an alley in the Russell neighborhood. Paul A. Schum, 50, was cited for loitering for the purpose of prostitution late Tuesday by Louisville Metro police. Officers allege that they came across the educator inside his parked car when patrolling the neighborhood known for prostitution and narcotics. Upon approaching the vehicle,...
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Tuesday, October 23
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Source: AP via Kentucky Post LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Gov. Ernie Fletcher and Democratic challenger Steve Beshear squabbled Sunday night over domestic partner benefits for public university employees and the state's record in creating lasting jobs and providing more help for social workers facing huge caseloads. In their latest face-off, Beshear took more pokes at a merit hiring scandal that plagued much of the Republican governor's term. And the two even questioned each other's hunting experience. Disagreements flared early when candidates were asked about domestic partner health benefits...
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