1. The Church strongly opposes same-sex marriage.

2. Opposes same-sex marriage, but also opposes a constitutional ban.

3. At the time, there was no legal same-sex marriage in the United States, but now five states and the District of Columbia issue licenses to all couples.

4. Supporters of same-sex marriage praised the stark language of the opinion and said they regard the delay as a formality.

5. This column is my opinion on same-sex marriage based on what was said during that episode.

6. Third, the Biblical arguments against same-sex marriage are not proffered from texts that deal with marriage, but from texts that purportedly deal with same-sex orientation.

7. The United States is divided on same-sex marriage. It is legal in only five states, though most of those, and the District of Columbia, approved it last year.

8. Same-sex marriage is rejected as un-Christian and immoral on the basis of a myopic reading of a very few Biblical texts.

9. Her husband supports the ban on same-sex marriage. He won't give lesbian and gay partners the same right to marry as him and Sarah have enjoyed.

10. In short, the bill requires the state to recognize any same-sex marriage performed in another state while same-sex marriage was also legal in California.

11. From what I can glean from some of my hate mail and the general conservative outcry, here is what the homophobes fear about same-sex marriage: bestiality.

12. Two years ago it also formed a committee to make recommendations on legislation governing same-sex marriage or civil union.

13. He was directing at least part of that quote to reporters pestering him about same-sex marriage.

14. Noting that five states and the District of Columbia now legally recognize same-sex marriage[sentencedict.com], Wolfson said 2010 has been a "historic year of accomplishment for the freedom to marry.

15. To justify the proposition's inherent discrimination on the basis of sex and sexual orientation, he wrote, there would have to be a compelling state interest in banning same-sex marriage.

16. Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act, making Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage .

17. A gay man who stabbed his 'husband' to death was sentenced to at least 13 years in prison after admitting to Britain's first murder in a same-sex marriage, The Independent reported Friday.

18. Below is an update to the graph from last year's article, which charts the trend from all available public polls on same-sex marriage going back to 1988.

19. Wolfson said state law and public opinion are the two crucial areas of contention in pursuit of same-sex marriage.

19. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

20. This legislative session will be remembered for New York's acceptance of same-sex marriage, a milestone in the national fight for this fundamental freedom.

21. Earlier, on May 15, the state Supreme Court had made a ruling that overturned a ban on same-sex marriage.

22. The ruling resulted in a backlash by opponents of same-sex marriage and contributed to a nationwide debate on the issue.