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christian fundamentalist on the anti gay marriage amendment in Texas

threehundredandsixty — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:47:41 -0800

The politics of fear 101: Meet the Fundies! The Texas senate is about to vote on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage AND civil union. Here are some of the proponents in their own words.

Thanks, homophobes!

XQUZYPHYR — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 04:38:23 -0800

Domestic abuser goes free - thanks, gay marriage ban! An Ohio man has been acquitted of domestic abuse charges on the grounds that under the state's new ban on civil unions - gay and straight- the defendant could not be guilty of domestic abuse because he was not married to his live-in girlfriend.

It's like America, only with freedom!

XQUZYPHYR — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 08:45:07 -0800

Supreme Court of Canada approves gay marriage. Although agreeing that religious groups can't be forced to perform any ceremonies, the Court stated in their ruling that defining marriage for civil purposes in Canada as a lawful union of two people would be constitutional. The ruling validates future legislation legalizing gay marriage, which is apparently almost guaranteed to pass early next year.

Gay Marriage in Scandinavia

MikeB — Thu, 20 May 2004 16:02:35 -0800

Scandinavia has had gay marriage for years, and surprise surprise, the institution has not collapsed. It's amazing how rarely Americans take advantage of these sorts of international comparisons...

mathowie — Tue, 25 Apr 2000 12:50:20 -0800

The same-sex domestic partnerships bill in Vermont has been approved by the state's lawmakers. "The continued denial of these legal protections, benefits and responsibilities to a small but vulnerable class of Vermont's citizens diminishes their humanity, dignity, freedom and independence." It's about damn time, hopefully other states will soon follow suit. Oh, and if you have a problem with this, listen to this and let me know why you continue to have problems with it.

EngineBeak — Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:49:22 -0800

An informed view of prop twenty-two. This may be a bit belated, but it's astonishing that someone could come up with a comparison like this and actually believe that it had any worth in judgment or persuasion.