While America's laws on same-sex marriage are clear, either prohibiting or permitting them, the attitudes of people of faith in America and the religious laws and principles they follow vary in support or opposition, in large part because of varying degrees of devotion and adherence to faith pronouncements and scriptural interpretations.

As for the most recent of these laws, New York's Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law June 24, 2011, a measure to allow same-sex couples to begin marrying in New York by July 24. That same day, opposition groups are planning rallies to push for an amendment to the state constitution that would outlaw same-sex marriage.

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