Forgetting that justice delayed is justice denied, Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is trying to persuade the Rhode Island Senate to delay action on marriage-related legislation.  Here is the bishop’s Hail Mary pass: In light of the historic deliberations of the U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage, it would [...]

Note: The code on yesterday’s original version of this post somehow got corrupted and was irreparable. That post was deleted and recreated here. I have reproduced below the comments left on the original post. On Thursday National Organization for Marriage in Rhode Island, an opponent of Rhode Island’s marriage equality bill (H 5015), posted the [...]

National Organization for Marriage in Rhode Island states flatly that “No religious protections are good enough” in Rhode Island’s proposed marriage equality law.  ”There are no religious exemptions that would make same-sex marriage legislation safe enough from those who would seek to interpret the law”. It’s hard to take these statements seriously knowing that Seattle [...]