http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/samesexmarriage/ en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:43:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103762/posts Patricia and Wesley Galloway could not have children of their own. Yet for them, the essence of marriage is rooted in procreation. “It takes a man and a woman to create children and thus create a family,” Mrs. Galloway, 60, told a legislative panel in Connecticut last year as it was considering a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill never went to a vote, but on Friday the Connecticut Supreme Court eliminated the need for a bill when it struck down the state’s civil union law and ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. The decision... The NY Times O http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103762/posts#comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:43:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103773/posts   Dear Friend, You're not going to believe this. In the same week that the No on 8 campaign launched an ad that labeled as "lies" claims that same-sex marriage would be taught in schools to young children, a first grade class took a school-sponsored trip to a gay wedding. Eighteen first graders traveled to San Francisco City Hall Friday for the wedding of their teacher and her lesbian partner, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. The school sponsored the trip for the students, ages 5 and 6, taking them away from their studies for the same-sex wedding. The wedding... http://www.protectmarriage.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103773/posts#comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:14:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103443/posts OAK BROOK, Illinois, October 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The American Family Association (AFA) announced the end of a successful boycott yesterday against McDonald's Corporation. McDonald's has severed its ties to a homosexual business group and declared neutrality in the culture wars as per AFA's request. LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103443/posts#comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:31:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102877/posts The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage yesterday, ruling that it "discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation" in violation of the state constitution. The Washington Compost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102877/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:22:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102812/posts Floridians, when you cast your ballot on the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment this year, look at Massachusetts, California – and now Connecticut. Contrary to claims of the liars attempting to scare Floridians into voting against the marriage amendment because of the false assertions that the measure is about everything other than marriage, the Connecticut Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling today legalizing “gay marriage” is the latest reminder of why we need Amendment 2. This is not an academic, esoteric debate. The Florida Marriage Protection Amendment (also known as Amendment 2) is Floridians’ chance to settle the definition of marriage in our... Yes2Marriage.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102812/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:56:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102802/posts Los Angeles - Emphasizing the urgency of California’s Proposition 8--ProtectMarriage.com, today the Connecticut Supreme Court legalized gay marriage by a narrow margin, 4-3. Close votes also defined gay marriage in the states of Massachusetts and California. The State of Iowa was also scheduled this week to hear arguments on same sex marriage. In answer to today’s decision, the Protect Marriage Coalition and its volunteers are stepping up efforts and continuing their unprecedented grassroots campaign across the state of California. This weekend hundreds of thousands of lawn signs will appear on lawns in every community. Church services in some African American... Protect Marriage.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102802/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:43:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102348/posts Same-sex couples won the right to marry in Connecticut in an historic ruling by the Supreme Court today. Citing the equal protection clause of the state constitution, the justices ruled that civil unions were discriminatory. In a 4-3 decision released at 11:30 a.m., the majority wrote that the state's "understanding of marriage must yield to a more contemporary appreciation of the rights entitled to constitutional protection." "Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the otherwise qualified same sex partner of their choice,"... The Hartford Courant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102348/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:07:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102708/posts The state Supreme Court's 4-3 decision Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry swept through the state with the force of a cultural tidal wave. While lead plaintiff Beth Kerrigan and her partner -- soon to be wife -- embraced and sobbed after learning of the ruling, opponents vowed to pursue a long and complicated route to change the constitution to ban gay marriage. The Supreme Court released its historic ruling at 11:30 a.m. Citing the equal protection clause of the state constitution, the justices ruled that civil unions were discriminatory and that the state's "understanding of marriage... Hartford Courant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102708/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:42:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102504/posts HARTFORD - Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions. The divided court ruled 4-3 that gay and lesbian couples cannot be denied the freedom to marry under the state constitution, and Connecticut's civil unions law does not provide those couples with the same rights as heterosexual couples. "I can't believe it. We're thrilled, we're absolutely overjoyed. We're finally going to be able, after 33 years, to get married," said Janet Peck of Colchester, who was a plaintiff with her partner, Carole... The Danbury News Times/The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102504/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:47:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102144/posts A Pennsylvania pro-family group has joined a nationwide boycott of a major greeting card company as a result of its promotion of the homosexual lifestyle. The American Family Association of Pennsylvania has joined forces with several other pro-family groups around the country to boycott Hallmark over the company's new line of "same-sex couple" cards. AFA-Pennsylvania's President Diane Gramley said, "More Hallmark customers believe homosexuality is wrong and believe in one man one woman marriage than believe in same-sex marriage. To claim ‘public demand’ was the reason behind the same-sex commitment cards is a cop-out . . . Hallmark has chosen... Family Policy Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102144/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:37:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102113/posts A corporate executive for McDonald's restaurants who had been on board of directors of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce has stepped down following a boycott of the chain organized by the pro-family American Family Association. McDonald's officials confirmed today to WND that Richard Ellis, who had been named to the "gay" chamber board after McDonald's contributed $20,000 to the organization, "made a personal decision to step down" after he accepted a new position with McDonald's Restaurants of Canada. McDonald's officials also told AFA the company has no plans to renew its membership in the special interest group... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102113/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:16:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102021/posts When the latest Field Poll showed Proposition 8 losing by 17 points, skeptical supporters of the measure that would ban same-sex marriage in California invoked a phrase coined in the 1980s: "the Bradley effect." Named after the late Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, an African American who lost the 1982 California governor's race after polls showed him leading handily, the phrase refers to the tendency of respondents to lie to pollsters about issues of race. The Bradley effect has been referenced in presidential polls this year as Sen. Barack Obama seeks to become the first black president. And it is... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102021/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:07:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101802/posts SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormons are being asked by their church leaders to step up their already considerable efforts to pass a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California. Senior elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made a televised appeal to members Wednesday night and laid out a week-by-week strategy for boosting Mormon involvement before the Nov. 4 election. They urged Mormons to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101802/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 23:22:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101342/posts 10-8-2008 Young Voters Boost California Marriage Amendment by Jennifer Mesko, editor Television ad, door-to-door campaigning shift momentum. California's Prop. 8, which would amend the state constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman, is gaining support. In a poll of likely voters conducted for CBS 5 in San Francisco, Californians favored the marriage amendment 47 percent to 42 percent. The strongest support came from voters ages 18 to 34, a group that has supported same-sex "marriage" in previous polls. Marriage advocates attributed the gain to their first television ad, which was released last week, and to their... Click here for story http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101342/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:20:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101422/posts A ballot measure to ban gay marriage has already won the support of many religious leaders and Republican politicians. On Tuesday, it received another endorsement -- this time from a group of Democrats. In a press conference headlined by Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle, the community leaders -- including pastors and civic activists -- said marriage should be defined as the union between a man and a woman. Amendment 2, if passed by voters on Election Day, would do just that by changing the Florida Constitution to say, ``No other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial... The Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101422/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:03:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101589/posts Things are looking good for marriage amendments in California, Florida and Arizona. California is the big surprise. After discouraging polls all summer, the latest CBS News/SurveyUSA Today poll shows Prop 8, the California marriage amendment, surging ahead 47 percent to 42 percent, with 10 percent undecided — that’s a ten point swing since the Yes on Prop 8 campaign ads started airing. Younger voters are leading the swing against gay marriage, reports CBS News. Why? My best guess is: a lot of them are parents who don’t really want their schools teaching their 5 year olds about King and King... NRO's The Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101589/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:10:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101701/posts California voters have less than a month to decide what they think about Proposition 8, which would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry, and the battle over the initiative is heating up in the Bay Area and statewide. Protect Marriage, a coalition that supports the proposition, this week released its second statewide television advertisement. The ad was released Wednesday in English and Tuesday in Spanish, according to Chip White, a spokesman for the coalition. It depicts a young girl arriving home from school and showing her mother a picture book the teacher read to her class that day.... CBS5 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101701/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:24:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100618/posts ''Florida Marriage Protection Amendment'' garners wide support -- 55 percent in support; 34 percent opposed. miamiherald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100618/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:37:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099774/posts A Michigan pro-family group has joined a nationwide boycott of a major greeting card company as a result of its promotion of the homosexual lifestyle. The American Family Association of Michigan has joined forces with several other pro-family groups around the country to boycott Hallmark over the company's new line of "same-sex couple" cards. AFA-Michigan's President Gay Glenn said, “Hallmark’s corporate position helps culturally legitimize and promote so-called homosexual ‘marriage,’ using its customers’ money to do so.” He added, “Each of us should ensure as a matter of conscience that Hallmark isn’t able to use any of our families’ money.”... Family Policy Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099774/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 18:52:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099230/posts The defeat next month of the state proposition that seeks to prohibit same sex marriages could mean hundreds of new jobs and millions of dollars in personal, business and government revenue from same-sex weddings over the next three years in Sonoma County, according to a study released today. The report was prepared by Sonoma State University’s Center for Regional Economic Analysis and was paid for by a grant from the Horizons Foundation, a philanthropic social justice organization serving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the Bay Area. Details of the report were highlighted by Robert Eyler, Chair of Sonoma... http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099230/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:20:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099225/posts SAN FRANCISCO—The campaign supporting a November ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in California has raised more than $25 million. Frank Schubert, co-manager of ProtectMarriage.com, said nearly $23 million of the total has come in since the measure qualified for the Nov. 4 ballot in June. Groups working for and against initiatives faced a midnight Monday deadline to report their campaign finance activity through the end of September. As of Sept. 30, ProtectMarriage had $12.8 million cash on hand, despite having spent more than $10 million on securing air time for its television ads. Proposition 8 would amend the... http://www.mercurynews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099225/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:15:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099209/posts California Proposition 8 Too Close To Call: In a vote today, 10/06/08, on California's Proposition 8 Ballot Initiative, which would change California's constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry, approximately half the state supports the measure, half the state opposes the measure, according to this latest SurveyUSA poll conducted for KABC-TV Los Angeles, KPIX-TV San Francisco, KGTV-TV San Diego, and KFSN-TV Fresno. The exact findings are: 'Yes' (to change the law) 47%, 'No' (to leave the law alone) 42%. But: polling on ballot measures in general is an inexact science, and polling on homosexuality in general is... SurveyUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099209/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:52:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099218/posts SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― A new CBS 5 poll finds that California's Proposition 8 has picked up support in the wake of a television ad campaign that features footage of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaiming same-sex marriage is here to stay "whether you like it or not." The poll conducted for CBS 5 by SurveyUSA indicates that support for the measure to ban gay marriage has grown among voters in the state over an eleven day period — most especially among young voters. According to the poll, likely California voters overall now favor passage of Proposition 8 by... http://cbs5.com/local/proposition.8.poll.2.834082.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099218/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:06:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098922/posts Supporters of Proposition 8, which would ban same-sex marriage in California, are running their first television ad.The commercial features San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom making a celebratory speech. The state Supreme Court had just invalidated a law overwhelmingly passed by voters in 2000 that declared "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Following is a text of the ad and an analysis by Aurelio Rojas of The Bee's Capitol Bureau: The ad Newsom: This door's wide open now. It's going to happen whether you like it or not.Narrator: Four judges ignored 4 million... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098922/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 20:04:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2098591/posts So there I am driving though St Johns county and what do I see. Yes signs posted at major intersections saying Protect our families vote no on two. Then another sign next to them saying Jesus doesn't discriminate. I bet those people who posted them have no idea about Jesus. They tried all the dirty tactics to stop the question getting on the ballot and now they are trying to trick people How sad , notice how they did not mention the words gay or homosexuals family http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2098591/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:05:20 GMT