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Urge House Members to Support The Marriage Protection Amendment Last Updated: September 28, 2004 The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the "Marriage Protection Amendment," H.J. Res. 106, on Sept. 30, 2004. (The Marriage Protection Amendment was formerly called the "Federal Marriage Amendment" or "FMA.") We have researched the positions of members of Congress - and have classified them in four categories: cosponsors (those who have signed their names to the amendment); members expected to support; expected to oppose; and undecided. The representatives we can count on to vote in favor of the amendment are the cosponsors. As...

Note: This commentary was delivered by Prison Fellowship President Mark Earley. A new front in the fight to protect traditional marriage recently opened on Capitol Hill. That front is H.R. 3313, introduced by Representative John Hostettler (R) of Indiana. Hostettler’s proposal, if enacted, would be an important step in protecting marriage and in reining in a judiciary which is fast overruling the will of the people. It’s a measure that deserves our strong support. Hostettler’s bill would prevent the federal appeals courts and the Supreme Court from hearing cases regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, commonly called DOMA. DOMA provides...

What We Can Do To Defeat The "Gay" Agenda Dear Fellow Freepers, The following informal essay has two parts, the first consisting of ideas of what individuals or small groups can do to help thwart, roll back, defeat and otherwise throw a monkey wrench into the onslaught of the "gay" agenda and their stated goal to destroy the moral fabric of society. I am hoping that discussion will ensue, with theoretical ideas as well as accomplished plans. Information and knowledge are the key. Since most people just watch TV and read the establishment media, which are lapdogs of the "gay"...

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It used to be said, before gays "came out," that they were in "the closet." I wish they would go back into it. The rest of us have been in "Pandora's Box ever since. Not that long ago, in kinder, gentler times, when grown adults actually kept their private business private, and fringe rebels did not get in everyone's face to make their point, what is now considered to be an alternative lifestyle" was in fact, a deviancy. The only thing that has changed is that in 1973, (the same notorious year that also gave us Roe vs. Wade) the...

60.1% Yes (4231 responses) 2.4% Yes, but ... (171 responses) 36.8% No (2590 responses) 0.7% Not sure (51 responses)

A growing number of conservatives are at odds with Disney and the homosexual movement over 'Gay Days,' a June event in which homosexuals converge on various Disney properties and associated establishments in Orlando, Florida and environs. While this event is not formally sanctioned by Disney - it's grown from a local grass-roots homosexual movement into an event of global notoriety - one must presume that 'Gay Days' is in Disney's best interest. Forget for a moment from whose pocket the money comes during this observance; it's all green and it all adds to the corporate bottom line and those of...

"Most Shocking Gay Day Event Ever At Walt Disney World " Orlando – “This was the most shocking Gay Day event ever,” Martin Mawyer, president of Christian Action Network, said of his experience during the annual Gay Day at Walt Disney World. The homosexual celebration, which ran from June 3rd to June 8th, featured topless homosexuals engaged in hugging, kissing and public fondling at a Disney theme park. “The video footage we captured on film is the most brazen and shameless display of public homosexuality I’ve ever seen,” Mr. Mawyer said. “And to think it occurred at Disney World is...

<p>The Episcopal House of Bishops last night elected the denomination's first declared homosexual bishop, one day after his candidacy was threatened by accusations that he fondled a male parishioner and condoned pornography.</p> <p>By a 62-45 vote at the denomination's session in Minneapolis, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, 56, was elected bishop of New Hampshire, provoking talk of an Episcopal schism.</p>

Concerned Women for America: Episcopal Church Chooses 'Gay' Over Gospel 8/5/03 8:22:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: Rebecca L. Riggs, 202-488-7000, ext. 126 Kelly Walmsley, 703-683-5004, ext. 140 both of the Concerned Women for America web: http://media.cwfa.org WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "An unrepentant adulterer, who left his wife and children and is now living with another man has been confirmed as the new bishop of New Hampshire by the Episcopal Church. Rev. V. Gene Robinson has perpetrated a new level of blasphemy for a once great denomination," said Sandy Rios, president of Concerned Women for America...

This is a moment of woe and wonder for supporters of gay rights. The Episcopalians elected their first openly gay bishop, braving a last-minute sex scandal and the threat of schism. The Massachusetts Supreme Court is about to rule on legalizing gay unions. The first LGBT high school is set to open in New York City. And Jay Leno got a makeover from the boys of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. But there are also signs of a serious backlash. On Wednesday, the president vowed to codify "one way or the other" the "sanctity of marriage" between a man...

<p>My lesbian/flamiming liberal/teacher/sister is sending this around. Please FReep it and let everyone know that in America, a marriage means a man and a woman.</p>

The Episcopal Church has ratified the nomination of its first openly gay bishop. What do you think? 1. It's about freaking time. Why should someone's sexuality affect their spirituality? 2. Whatever happened to the good old days? The church was founded on basic beliefs and should stay that way. 3. Thankfully I'm a Catholic. 4. none of the above

For a while now I have wondered how the seaming juggernaut of same sex marriage could be stopped. The Gays for their part do not understand the solemnity or spirituality of marriage, they see it as a civil contract that entitles heterosexuals to share costs such as medical insurance with a friend. To allow such a contract to come into existence would undermine the foundation of marriage itself. Such a thing would lead to temporary contracts and arbitration of vows. It would get silly after a while and our courts would be overcrowded with breach of contract cases. They seam...

This morning I decided to let BRAVO have an earful. Here is my email:"As a DirecTV subscriber, I am notifying you I am permanently blocking BRAVO from my menu on my DSS receiver.Your push for homosexual-'friendly' programming demonstrates your pandering to an audience that exhibits behavior that is not only detrimental to their own health, but the health and safety of families everywhere. I refuse to risk allowing my children to see promo material on your channel, so I find it necessary to block BRAVO and will encourage others to do so. Your advertisers will no longer reach me or...

County Board members said Saturday they have neither the power nor the intention to stop a troupe called Puppetry of the Penis from performing at the county-operated Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre, despite complaints that the show’s content makes it inappropriate for a municipal venue. Practicing what troupe members call the “ancient art of genital origami,” Puppetry of the Penis is slated to perform at the Spectrum from July 22 to Aug. 17. Performers manipulate their private parts into everything from a hamburger to their signature effort, the Eiffel Tower. A few Arlingtonians are not amused. “We should not be pandering to...

They are the Fab 5: an elite team of gay men who have dedicated their lives to extolling the simple virtues of style, taste and class.Each week their mission is to transform a style-deficient and culture deprived straight man from drab to fab in each of their respective categories: fashion, food and wine, interior design, grooming and culture.It's a full lifestyle make-over--a make better show where sraight guys turn in their pleats for flat fronts, learn about wines that don't come in a jug and come to understand why hand soap is not a good shampoo (and vice versa).When the...

Wal-Mart Announces New Gay Policy Wednesday, 2 July 2003 SEATTLE -- Wal-Mart Stores, the nation's largest private employer, has broadened its corporate anti-bias policy to include gay and lesbian workers, the company announced Tuesday. Wal-Mart spokeswoman Mona Williams said that the company implemented the changes because "It's the right thing to do for our employees. We want all of our associates to feel they are valued and treated with respect — no exceptions." The decision was disclosed by a Seattle gay rights foundation that had invested in Wal-Mart and then lobbied the company for two years to make its discrimination...

Click on the link above to vote in this poll: Did Wal-Mart Make The Right Decision Protecting Gay Employees In Their Anti-Discrimination Policy?

Out at the Prom More gay teens than ever are taking same-sex dates to prom. And instead of sparking controversy, schools are saying, what’s the big deal? By Julie Scelfo NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE June 9 — Allen Wolff readied himself for prom like millions of other teenage boys. On the afternoon of May 25, the 17-year-old from Syracuse, New York, showered and shaved, leaving intact a thin goatee, donned a rental tux and silver vest, then coated his normally spiky locks with a generous portion of hair gel. AFTER ESCORTING HIS date into the balloon-enhanced splendor of the Baker High...

The poll asks: Should an openly gay man be confirmed as next Episcopalian bishop of New Hampshire? Click HERE or on the link above to vote in the poll.

<p>There will be no preaching from the heavens over Walt Disney World this weekend.</p> <p>A federal judge slapped down a religious organization's request Thursday to fly a banner plane through the amusement parks' special no-fly zone.</p> <p>But the conservative Christian group seeking to proselytize during Gay Days promised to take to the skies anyway.</p>

Mayor welcomes Gay Days visitors By Melissa Harris | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted June 4, 2003 Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer kicked off the annual Gay Days celebration Tuesday night in a historic and symbolic step toward ending years of bitterness between City Hall and the gay community. "It's wonderful to finally have a mayor accept us in public as well as in private," said Marty Chapman, 48, an Orlando attorney who served on a grass-roots committee that proposed the ordinance. Dyer told more than 700 people at the Orlando Museum of Art that he was proud the city was one...

In four Gospels - including the Sermon on the Mount - Jesus neglected to mention the subject of homosexuality. But that hasn’t stopped a handful of self-appointed leaders of the so-called Religious Right from deciding that it is an issue worth the presidency of the United States. In what the Washington Times described as a "stormy session" last week, the Rev. Lou Sheldon, Paul Weyrich, Gary Bauer and eight other "social conservatives" read the riot act to RNC chairman Marc Racicot for meeting with the "Human Rights Campaign," a group promoting legal protections for homosexuals. This indiscretion, they said, "could...

ROSIE O'Donnell was booed by like-minded liberals when she started criticizing President Bush at a fund-raising dinner for GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. O'Donnell took the stage Monday at the Marriott Marquis to accept the Vito Russo Award. Regarding Michael Moore's widely criticized anti-Bush Oscar rant, she said, "If [Moore] wants to use the Oscar stage to express his views against a war that doesn't make sense, he should be supported and applauded." O'Donnell then ripped into Bush and grumbled that the war was "killing Iraqi women and children." "Rosie received some polite cheering, but there were...