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Nearly 15,000 French mayors will refuse to perform homosexual 'marriages,' group says
Life News ^ | Matthew Cullinan Hoffman

Posted on 04/12/2013 8:15:50 AM PDT by Morgana

PARIS, April 11, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - According to the organization Mayors for Children, approximately 14,900 French mayors will refuse to celebrate "marriages" between couples of the same sex. More than 20,000 mayors and assistant mayors have signed a petition stating, "I am opposed to the bill that opens marriage and the adoption of children by two people of the same sex." "Mayors for Children"

A survey conducted by the French polling agency IFOP offers confirmation of the startling figures, estimating that 52 percent of the country's mayors are opposed to the bill.

In France, mayors conduct civil marriage ceremonies or authorize others to do so.

According to Franck Meyer, mayor of the town of Sottesville-sous-le Val and spokesman for the group, in a total of 649 jurisdictions, not a single elected official is willing to perform civil "marriages" for homosexuals.

Meyer told the French magazine Le Figaro that "the law (creating homosexual "marriage") will be difficult to apply throughout the territory, if it is approved."

"It's rare for a bill to unite so many local elected officials against it!" he added, and noted that 3,000 leftist officials have also signed in opposition.

"These days, mayors have many other reasons for discontent, for example the electoral reform and the cycle of the school year, but this is the first time that such a group of mayors has been created," he said.

Despite the widespread opposition of elected officials, as well as massive demonstrations of opposition to the legalization of homosexual "marriage" and adoption, both houses of the French Parliament, the National Assembly and the Senate, have approved a bill to that effect.

The National Assembly is scheduled to review the law again next month before final approval.

According to various surveys in the last two years, more than 60 percent of French say they support homosexual "marriage," although less than 50 percent agree with permitting homosexual couples to adopt.

The current figures represent a major leap for the homosexual agenda in France similar to that of the United States. As late as 2006, 51 percent were opposed to homosexual "marriage" and 60 percent opposed to homosexual adoption.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: adoption; france; homosexualagenda; marriage
Do you blame them? When they said "Gay Paris" this is not exactly what they meant.
1 posted on 04/12/2013 8:15:50 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana
Homosexuals can pervert the language, but they can NEVER have one of these.

Their acts will always be UNNATURAL.

2 posted on 04/12/2013 8:18:02 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Morgana

A pity, the French appear to have more of a spine than most of our local politicians...


3 posted on 04/12/2013 8:18:27 AM PDT by apillar
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To: Morgana

Now we’ll get to see what gay marriage is really about. Is it government benefits or legal power? Will they start to sue anyone who refuses to accept their “lifestyle”? I suspect what they really want is to chip away at the traditional concept of morality until nothing remains, because they don’t fit in with it. They refuse to change themselves, so they’re determined to change everyone else.


4 posted on 04/12/2013 8:22:24 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: Morgana

If the president of France signs this, he will lose reelection. In fact, the way the economy is tanking, he’s going to lose anyway, but he’ll take his buddies in government with him.


5 posted on 04/12/2013 8:32:16 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Morgana

The French and the Russians are a lot smarter than us when it comes to dealing with Homosexual perverts.


6 posted on 04/12/2013 8:51:40 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Morgana

Are there really that many cities in France?


7 posted on 04/12/2013 8:53:38 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: fwdude

Sure, if you include villages.

Even a tiny village close to me, with 15 people and 94 chickens has a mayor.


8 posted on 04/12/2013 9:01:49 AM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: Morgana

Fifteen thousand Frenchmen can’t be wrong.


9 posted on 04/12/2013 9:11:12 AM PDT by Oratam
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To: apillar

So True... when did we think that we’d be looking up to the FRENCH on this issue??


10 posted on 04/12/2013 9:21:43 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (Rand Paul/Ben Carson should be the 2016 Ticket!)
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To: Venturer
The French and the Russians are a lot smarter than us when it comes to dealing with Homosexual perverts.

What the good French people need to do, is to overtake the government buildings and publicly hang the politicians that are pushing this perversion on them, and arrogantly making proclamations against their wishes. Then let that be a warning about acting like masters, instead of representatives. It seems to me that many countries are suffering from the same mistaken idea, that is, that the government is the slave master who decides what is what, and is in charge of people's lives and livelihood, when the truth is, that the citizens are the ones who decide what is acceptable, or not acceptable, and the government is subservient. If it is not, then the destruction and punishment should commence.
11 posted on 04/12/2013 9:29:48 AM PDT by ZX12R (Never forget the heroes of Benghazi, who were abandoned to their deaths by Obama)
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To: ZX12R

That same thing could be said about this country.

Americans should be assaulting Capitol Hill with Tar and feathers.


12 posted on 04/12/2013 9:51:37 AM PDT by Venturer
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13 posted on 04/12/2013 9:51:39 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
Even a tiny village close to me, with 15 people and 94 chickens has a mayor.

As a side note, in USA I wouldn't be surprised to see up to 109 ballots counted in voting box of any Democratic-controlled town with same demographics.

14 posted on 04/12/2013 9:56:30 AM PDT by Amendment10
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