So should we anticipate that at some point in the future, he is likely to feel comfortable with gay marriage being legal?
And like with gay marriage, it would also need a green light from Senate Majority Dean Skelos to bring the bill to the floor.
Newsom said he understands many people are uncomfortable with gay marriage.
He cautioned in the Lawrence case that it had nothing to do with gay marriage, but dissenting Justice Antonin Scalia predicted the decision would lead to the invalidation of state laws against same-sex marriage.
"I do not personally agree with gay marriage as I am a Christian and believe what the Bible says about marriage being between one woman and one man for a life time, " said CNN iReporter Oluwasegun Olowu-Davies, who shot video of the march with his phone.
"I do not personally agree with gay marriage, as I am a Christian and believe what the Bible says about marriage being between one woman and one man for a lifetime, " said CNN iReporter Oluwasegun Olowu-Davies, who shot video of the Paris march on his phone.
That sounds like Bishop Welby is opening the door to what could be future talks with advocates of gay marriage, both from within the Church and wider society.
As the graph makes clear, the turning point in this debate does, indeed, come at the end of 2008, with support for gay marriage growing each year since.
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Mr. MARTIN: There are only three issues that the people from a faith perspective dealt with: abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research.
Straight people with influence have supported gay marriage for years.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow should amend its adoption agreements with countries which have legalised gay marriage.
There have been no findings that gay marriage interferes with interstate commerce, foreign affairs, or the military, Eskridge said.
That dynamic may be even more obvious this year, with a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on the Tennessee ballot.
Of course, they could not imagine a U.S. president would endorse gay marriage along with voters in three states just last November.
The country is now closely divided on gay marriage, with perhaps a slim advantage for its proponents, and independents think Republicans seem mean when they talk about it.
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He often steps into contentious local and national debates with statements that play well with the Democratic base, supporting gay marriage and criticizing the New York Police Department for monitoring Newark Muslims.
Koch, who lives in New York and serves as executive vice president of Koch Industries, has said he supports gay marriage and could align with many residents on some social issues, Reed Galen, a Republican consultant in Orange County, Calif.
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After winning the Super Bowl this past week, Ayanbadejo, a father of two, sat down with entertainment impresario Russell Simmons to discuss gay marriage, part of a weeks-long publicity campaign he started to leverage some of his Super Bowl-generated celebrity to help the gay-marriage cause.
They have proven that on single issues, such as gay marriage, they will vote with the Republicans, but not generally for Republican candidates.
Ms. Windsor's story resonated with couples who were among hundreds of gay-marriage supporters gathered outside the high court Wednesday morning, playing music and waving American and rainbow flags.
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He just recently became comfortable with his decision to shift his position on gay marriage, and also he said he knew the Supreme Court is considering a pair of gay marriage cases, and reporters would likely ask him for his position.
In May, a similar amendment in North Carolina to ban gay marriage in the state constitution passed with 61% voter support.
But there was a huge gap between the opinions of younger and older people, with younger people far more likely to approve of gay marriage.
The heart of UKIP's success lies not only in harnessing anti-immigration sentiment and appealing to socially conservative views on gay marriage, but exploiting Britons frustrations with a stagnating economy.
Mr Cameron has suffered a series of rifts with a sizeable portion of his backbenchers over Europe, gay marriage and Lords reform.
To a rapidly changing modern Western world, his pronouncements on gay marriage seemed harsh and out of kilter with the changing times.
The former Massachusetts governor is vulnerable because of the significant bloc of evangelical voters who mistrust his bona fides on abortion and gay marriage, and view the Mormon faith with skepticism.
Meanwhile progressives are pushing with increased determination for the Church hierarchy to transform its spirited opposition to gay marriage into support.
Assuming a state with a gay majority, would defenders of what is presumed to be traditional marriage smile on its citizens voting away the right of heterosexual couples to marry?
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With each passing year, the balance of popular sentiment shifts in favor of gay marriage.
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