Church and State

Cardinal Dolan. (Alex Wong, Getty Images)

Cardinal Dolan’s Speech Changes Irk Gay Catholics

Though the Catholic Church may not be known for its quickness, Cardinal Timothy Dolan made a few changes to his political prayer in the week between the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Dolan’s Democratic prayer largely mirrored the words he gave to Mitt Romney and company at the Republican National Convention last week, with a few tweaks that injected a little bit of the pastor’s politics. Read More

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Schnippers

Midtown Eatery Schnipper’s Establishes Self as Anti-Chick-Fil-A With Equality Sandwich

Eater reports that Schnipper’s, the Times building stalwart for meticulously prepared sandwiches and Elaine Benes-sized sandwiches, has struck back at Chick-Fil-A and its funding of antigay organizations. Schnipper’s is to donate $1 from the sale of any chicken filet sandwich this August to Marriage Equality USA, a move that would seem to vastly decrease Read More

Gay Marriage

Gilt City Curator: 'Everyone Should Support' Gay Marriage, $30,000 Gay-Wedding Deal a Hit

Gilt City, the discounts-in-daily-life-proferring arm of website Gilt Groupe—which often offers coupons for dinners and pedicures, as well as tickets to parties—recently offered a gay-marriage package in celebration of New York’s new law. The deal was called “Del Posto Celebrates Marriage Equality,” an “Exclusive Same-Sex Wedding for 100 Guests.” It was offered for Read More