freedom of religion

Catholic bishop's directive on same-sex marriage legitimizes discrimination against gays and lesbians

Catholic bishops are opposing gay marriage on hypocritical grounds.

Catholic leaders worry that same-sex marriage will erode religious liberties is off-base.

Church leaders say 'religious liberty' is under attack

Same-sex marriage opponents and advocates have already started preparing to fight for their cause in the Maryland 2012 legislative session.

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O'Malley says he'll push harder for a same-sex marriage measure in Maryland if it mirrors legislation that passed in New York after changes were made to protect religious freedom.

Gay marriage: Maryland's Senate passed a landmark measure allowing same-sex couples to wed, pushing the controversial issue to the House of Delegates, where the membership appears nearly evenly split

Debate on the contentious measure to allow same-sex couples to marry is expected to run into Wednesday evening and carry over to the next day. Senators were told to clear their weekend schedules in case an expected filibuster extends into Saturday.

A 24th state senator announced his support for gay marriage legislation on Thursday, giving it enough votes to clear the upper chamber.