The torrent of money that poured into campaigns for and against California’s Proposition 8 may make it the costliest state ballot measure ever.
Contributions to both sides of the successful ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage have already topped a total of $75.

Although they live a continent away from California, LDS Church members Gregory and JaLynn Prince, of Washington, D.C., still have felt the backlash from their church’s involvement in the traditional marriage initiative known as Proposition 8.

The gay-marriage ban issue could be back on the ballot in two years. Regardless, backers and foes are organizing supporters, waging a fierce public relations campaign and considering their next moves.

In normal political campaigns, election day – win or lose – signals the end.

But not the M-word. A key member of the religious right backs civil unions containing all the rights - federal and state - that apply to civil marriages. So if the far right now favors comprehensive civil unions at the…

Over on Huffington Post, Phil Zuckerman makes an interesting comparison between very religious nations and relatively secular ones in respect to the Christiantists’ claim that God smites heathen nations.Consider the nations of Scandinavia specifically. These countries are noteworthy because they were among the first nations to make abortion legal and readily available and they were also among the first nations (along with Holland) to allow for gay marriage. Indeed, gays and lesbians have been able to wed in these countries of Northern Europe for nearly 20 years now.

Gay comedy about Anita Bryant suddenly gets new relevance Michael Yawney paints a sympathetic picture of Anita Bryant – brilliantly portrayed by Merry Jo Cortada. BY JORDAN LEVIN, jlevin@MiamiHerald.com Despite the title, 1,000 Homosexuals, the powerful new play by Michael…