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Bringing women into theological circles as consulters, as members of the congregations in rome that make decisions for the worldwide church, and i think he would like to see women involved at a greater level even in the national conferences throughout the world. women are highly involved at the parish level. any ordinary parish like my own, most of the people you find in leadership at the parish are women, but they stop at that level. they havent moved beyond that. >> theres an opinion piece in ...

The government shutdown, nsa leaker snoeld snoed a eer edwar californias proposition 8. what were those questions like? >> the government shutdown, its been around 20 years since heve seen a precedent for that. i think people were confused. people didnt know what that meant, wondering how that affected them. the other thing that we really saw emerge is a concern about user privacy so the question is, you know, is the nsa spying on me, you know, where is edward snowden, what was, you know, the se...

Against same-sex marriage early this year. do you think chris christie is looking like that moderate republican. they want to see hip as a straight shooter, but when it comes to an issue like this, socially he looks behind the teams. >> chris christie is not a moderate republican. he talks a good game. on issues like this that are very important to the majority of the people of the state of new jersey hes on the wrong side and he should get on the right side. >> great to have you here, sir. than...

Emotion. this is typical of pete more have no empirical evidence. they just speak on feeling. proposition 8 couldnt put forward any empirical evidence to show that this was bad for children. so yes there are biological differences. but these are not transient feelings. if you speak to many gay or transgender people they will tell you they have experienced these feelings their entire lifetime. and also, martha, the reason why we are seeing this is because of bullying. there are teachers unions an...

Was never formally charged in the crimes. opponents of same-sex marriage in california attempting to reverse the supreme courts decision to allow gay marriages there by filing a lawsuit, a ban on same-sex marriages known as proposition 8 which was struck down by the supreme court last month but now a group known as protectmarriage.com says the decision only applies to one marriage involved in the proposition 8 lawsuit, not the entire state. in britain theyre waiting on word of the arrival of...

One man who dropped off his daughter for her first day of school had to be rescued. he said there was so much water, his car was floating. some businesses in the area resorted to sand bags to try to keep the water out. gay pride events around the country celebrating last weeks supreme court decision on on doma and proposition 8. biggest turn out ever at the gay pride parade in san francisco. there were also newlyweds on on hand. not something drivers in san diego were expecting to see. hot a...

One top german official now accuses the u.s. of using, quote, cold war tactics against its own allies. the nsa is not commenting. former nsa director michael hayden also wouldnt confirm or deny the latest spying allegations, but he did suggest any europeans that are angry should look in the mirror before criticizing the united states. >> number one, the united states does conduct espionage. number two, our fourth amendment, which protects americans privacy is not an international treaty, and num...

This supreme court decision, i wonder, as a lawyer or as a voter, you look at proposition 8, which in california bans same-sex marriage. it was a vote of the people in california. do you have a problem with what some people see as overturning the will of the people, the court saying i dont care what you people voted, heres what we think? >> well, remember, remember first that the whole purpose of the constitution is to say there are certain rights that are fundamental that cant be taken away by ...

And so, the courts have always enforced that nationally, not just state by state. so, one of the things thats going to happen is that the principles that are in the district court decision in perry and in the united states supreme court decision in the doma case are now going to be applied nationally. while those cases are going on, efforts will be made to see if states will not adopt marriage equality, like new york did and like many other states have already done, either by initiative themselv...

Supporters of proposition 8. the california voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. yesterday they asked the supreme court to stop issuing gay couples marriage licenses in the state. justice kennedy turned down that request with no additional comment. prop 8 supporters say the supreme court ruled too quickly when they voted 5-4 to let stand earlier decision by californias highest court that prop 8 is unconstitutional. meanwhile, numerous same sex couples in san francisco continued to get marrie...