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Portugal's President Ratifies Gay Marriage Law
AP ^ | 5/17/2010 | Barry Hatton

Posted on 05/17/2010 2:50:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Portugal's conservative president announced Monday he is ratifying a law allowing gay marriage in the predominantly Catholic country. The head of state's decision to permit the enactment of a bill passed by Parliament in January makes Portugal the sixth European country allowing same-sex couples to wed. President Anibal Cavaco Silva said in a nationally televised address he regretted that the country's political parties had failed to reach a compromise during days of heated debate in Parliament four months ago.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: europe; homosexualagenda; moralabsolutes; portugal; samesexmarriage
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1 posted on 05/17/2010 2:50:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

So one of the PIGS shows us one of the reasons why they’ve come to fail.


2 posted on 05/17/2010 2:56:47 PM PDT by Carley (WE CAN SEE NOVEMBER FROM OUR HOUSE)
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To: nickcarraway

Not to be distracted by financial insolvency Portugal finds time to address gay marriage. Talk about a country with misplaced priorities!


3 posted on 05/17/2010 2:57:17 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Carley

Its seems more a misguided population control method.

Where are they going to get the next generation?


4 posted on 05/17/2010 2:58:19 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: longtermmemmory

Morocco.


5 posted on 05/17/2010 3:01:30 PM PDT by omega4179 (www.jdforsenate.com)
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To: wagglebee; NYer; Salvation; narses
Portugal's conservative president announced Monday he is ratifying a law allowing gay marriage in the predominantly Catholic country.

And this almost immediately after the Holy Father's visit to his country.

(((ping))) for your lists

6 posted on 05/17/2010 3:05:48 PM PDT by markomalley (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: longtermmemmory

They are adopting and creating more homosexual children.


7 posted on 05/17/2010 3:20:17 PM PDT by Carley (WE CAN SEE NOVEMBER FROM OUR HOUSE)
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To: nickcarraway
Portugal's President Ratifies Gay Marriage Law

In a related development, the president recommended changing the name of the capital city from "Lisbon" to "Lesbon".

8 posted on 05/17/2010 3:25:24 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: nickcarraway

There goes Portugal!! God will NOT be mocked!! Bye Bye.


9 posted on 05/17/2010 3:46:03 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion,,,,,,the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience....)
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To: nickcarraway

CONSERVATIVE??? By who’s standards?


10 posted on 05/17/2010 3:47:02 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion,,,,,,the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience....)
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11 posted on 05/17/2010 3:57:00 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: Ann Archy

Portugal has been voting socialist for a long time. It’s the same thing all over. It is like the Democrats over here, they give people stuff to get their loyalty and votes and at the same time they are sneaking in the radical social agenda. This is a world wide movement. Whatever happens in one country soon spreads to other countries. See how our Dems hero worship the Euro socialists. They want to be just like them.


12 posted on 05/17/2010 4:04:02 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: nickcarraway; netmilsmom; thefrankbaum; markomalley; Tax-chick; GregB; saradippity; ...

This ... following on the heels of the Holy Father’s visit. Idiot! (not you - the president)


13 posted on 05/17/2010 4:09:39 PM PDT by NYer ("Where Peter is, there is the Church." - St. Ambrose of Milan)
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To: nickcarraway

Indeed. Does Portugal seriously want to end up like the other countries that have legalized same-sex marriage?


14 posted on 05/17/2010 4:18:47 PM PDT by Beverly Russell
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To: Ann Archy

There goes Portugal? America is teetering on the edge herself. It’s almost as though the entire world is turning into Sodom and Gomorrah...


15 posted on 05/17/2010 5:47:55 PM PDT by CitizenUSA
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To: nickcarraway

Put lipstick on a lib and it’s still a lib.....but don’t ever think you’re fooling us by calling it a conservative!

Militant


16 posted on 05/18/2010 7:57:31 AM PDT by militant2 (I may not agree with everything you say, but......hell, I don't agree with anything you say!)
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To: CitizenUSA
It’s almost as though the entire world is turning into Sodom and Gomorrah...

And the end will be that same. Fire and brimstone.

Get your hearts right with Jesus folks, the ride is going to get very bumpy for those who are left behind.

17 posted on 05/18/2010 7:57:58 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: Carley
So one of the PIGS shows us one of the reasons why they’ve come to fail.

All the bailout money in the world (and then some) can't fix that.

I do think that term "PIIGS" is malevolent, nonetheless.

18 posted on 05/18/2010 10:02:00 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand (the five of the five is the two of the one.)
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To: the invisib1e hand

P stands for Portugal I stands for Ireland and Italy
G stands for Greece and S stands for Spain

PIGS is the term being used in the financial circls about the potential collapse.


19 posted on 05/18/2010 10:41:44 AM PDT by Carley (WE CAN SEE NOVEMBER FROM OUR HOUSE)
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To: Starboard
Not to be distracted by financial insolvency Portugal finds time to address gay marriage. Talk about a country with misplaced priorities!

I would not be surprised if the two are related. They may be succumbing to pressure to follow lock step with the european culture of death to increase their chances of acquiring a bailout in the immediate future.
20 posted on 05/18/2010 5:43:14 PM PDT by etradervic (It's the People's Seat ! http://www.toomeyforsenate.com)
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