CFE Files Letter of Support- lift the stay now!

Thursday March 3 2011 0 Comments

“The continued enforcement of Proposition 8 infringes on [California’s clergy’s] religious liberty, as well as upon the liberty and rights of the same-sex who desire to marry…”

Tags: 9th Circuit Court, California Faith for Equality, Eric Isaacson, Marriage Equality

Analysis from CFE’s legal counsel, Eric Alan Isaacson

Tuesday December 14 2010 0 Comments

“…interfaith briefs have forced the Proponents of Prop 8 to abandon their earlier arguments that were expressly grounded in religious doctrines”

Tags: 9th Circuit Court, Amicus Brief, california, California Faith for Equality, Eric Alan Isaacson, Marriage Equality, Prop 8, religious freedom, religious liberty

Where Are You Going to Watch?

Monday December 6 2010 0 Comments

“Our opponents can no longer stand on religion as basis for discrimination in the courts.”

Tags: 9th Circuit Court, ACLU, Amicus Brief, Bishops, california, California Faith for Equality, CFE, Council of Churches, Episcopal Bishops, Eric Isaacson, Judge N Randy Smith, Judge Reinhardt, marriage, Marriage Equality, mormon, Progressive Jewish Alliance, Prop 8, religious freedom, religious liberty, repeal, Stephan Reinhardt, UCC

Is 9th Circuit Judge N. Randy Smith a Mormon?

Monday November 29 2010 0 Comments

Is Judge N Randy Smith a Mormon?

by Samuel Chu and Laura Compton

So is Judge Smith a Mormon?

The answer – I don’t know and it is none of my damn business.

Almost immediately after the announcement of the … Keep Reading »

Tags: 9th Circuit Court, 9th Circuit Judge, 9th Circuit Panel, Bay Area, Brigham Young University, BYU, california, California Faith for Equality, Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints, Glenn Beck, Harry Reid, Laura Compton, LDS, Los Angeles, marriage, mormon, MormonsforMarriage, MormonsforMarriage.org, N. Randy Smith, Norman Randy Smith, NR Smith, Prop 8, Prop 8 Panel, Sacramento, San Diego, Steve Young

Prop 8 – 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Panel Announced

Monday November 29 2010 0 Comments

The 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals published its calendar early this morning, including the names of the 3 judges who will be hearing arguments on Monday, December 6, 2010 at 10 a.m. on the Prop 8 case – Perry … Keep Reading »

Tags: 9th Circuit Court, marriage, Prop 8