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?Gay marriage stalls in heavily Catholic Rhode Island?

By Alliance Alert

Ray Henry reports in the Associated Press: "[T]he movement has stalled in Rhode Island, perhaps even lost ground, after a stalemate at the Statehouse, a loss in the state's top court and continued opposition from religious leaders . . . Religion remains among the biggest hurdles. A recent survey by Trinity College in Connecticut showed 46 percent of Rhode Islanders identify themselves as Roman Catholic, a larger percentage than any other state. Given its size, the church carries political clout. On the last Inauguration Day, every statewide elected official began the morning with a special Mass at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, celebrated by Bishop Thomas Tobin."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on May 08, 2009 (boomark / email).