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Respect for Marriage Act

President Oaks Explains the Church’s Position on the Respect for Marriage Act

• The act’s “necessary protections for religious freedom” are “a big step forward,” the Apostle says The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took the position it did on the United States Respect for Marriage Act (signed into law…

Lummis vote spurs censure talk; two GOP lawmakers push attempt following vote on gay marriage

By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Following Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ unexpected vote to enshrine federal recognition of same-sex marriage, some in Wyoming’s Republican Party want to try to censure her. Casper Republican Rep.-elect Jeanette Ward…

Senator Lummis comments on passage of Respect for Marriage Act

Senator Supports Lee, Lankford and Rubio Amendments WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act after an amendment ensuring religious liberty protections for people in Wyoming was adopted, and after she and Sen….

Pastors author letter to Lummis after senator backs marriage equality bill

By Jordan Smith Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – In an open letter to Sen. Cynthia Lummis, the Wyoming Pastors Network asked her to “reverse course” on her vote for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify…