Marriage Roundup - March 21
March 21, 2006 by Conservative Culture
Filed under Marriage Expansion
Some articles of interest for those watching the marriage issue and its expansion.
Another pastor takes stand for marriage equality makes the news. This Universalist minister has been performing same-sex marriages for some time.
Ward said he has been performing what he says are essentially marriages for same-sex couples for a while now.
Penn. Marriage Amendment Faces Uphill Battle, Pro-Family Leader Predicts discusses whether or not there is a will among the people to push a pro-traditional marriage bill forward.
Liberal reactions to the amendment as well as the rhetoric opposing it, have been strong. One lawmaker who opposes the legislation compared those favoring traditional marriage to the Taliban.
Same-sex marriage fight looms in Connecticut courts takes a pro-same-sex marriage approach. They see a fight coming in Connecticut.
???At issue in this case is whether gay and lesbian people in Connecticut can be excluded from making one of the most defining choices of a lifetime: to marry the person they love,??? Klein said.
Wages, Gay Marriage Could Tilt ‘06 Ballots talks about the potential hot topics for the 06 election cycle.
Same-sex marriage fight grips Capitol - State Senate again turns back floor vote; rallies planned looks at the battle in Minnesota.
If both the Minnesota House and Senate approve the marriage amendment, voters would be asked on Election Day: “Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that marriage or its legal equivalent is limited to only the union of one man and one woman?”
Wayne M on Tue, 21st Mar 2006 11:28 am
The Judiciary committee of the MN legislature is still holding up an amendment to the Minnesota constitution defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
Liberals have to use all kinds of underhanded tricks to keep the will of the people from moving forward. Even in liberal MN.
rainlillie on Tue, 21st Mar 2006 1:14 pm
For me the gay marriage issue is a human rights issue. If gays and lesbians pay their taxes and abide by the law, why can???t they have the same rights as everyone else when it comes to their pursuit of happiness?
The arguments being used by folks on the right are the same arguments that bigots used against interracial marriage. I have relatives and friends who are gay and lesbian,
I’m a straight woman who’s married with two children, but I’m ready to roll my sleeves up and take on this fight. We cannot allow our fellow Americans to be discriminated against. We must approach this fight the same way good people of every faith, every race and every religion approached the Civil Rights fight in the 60’s.