Advocates on both sides of the gay marriage debate predicted that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that overturned part of a federal ban on gay marriage would create a pathway for states to act.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This is long—it clocks in at a little more than an hour—but it’s absolutely worth your time. Matthew Vines is a young gay man who grew up in Kansas. His family is Christian and very conservative.

Opponents of gay marriage have long argued that children's best interests require both a mom and a dad. Recently, however, the children of... Kids' Voices Key On Both Sides Of Gay-Marriage Debate When ...

The same-sex marriage debate at Town Hall on January 18 is canceled. Sorry to all the folks who had free tickets (in hindsight, they were overpriced). So what happened? Even though we’ve got stacks of ...

United Methodism cannot seem to move beyond the homosexuality debate. As the once-every-four-year General Conference of the United Methodist Church wrapped up its business, few church leaders expected ...

Costa Rican voters are to cast ballots Sunday in the first stage of presidential elections that are being buffeted by a debate on gay marriage in the relatively well-off Central American nation. A ...

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 17: Cardinal Timothy Dolan attends the 68th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel on October 17, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by ...

NEW YORK - TV and film producer Daniel Karslake enjoyed working on segments about religion and gay relationships for the PBS gay news magazine “In the Life.” ...

Regarding the May 10 front-page article "Historic step by Obama on gay marriage": The institution of marriage has, for thousands of years, meant marriage only between a man and a woman. It has been ...