Posted on 11/21/2003 6:21:43 AM PST by 11th Earl of Mar
By JAY LINDSAY
Associated Press Writer
November 21, 2003, 2:06 AM EST
BOSTON --
The phone began ringing and e-mail inboxes clogged at the Massachusetts Family Institute almost as soon as the state's highest court ruled to endorse gay marriage. To executive director Ron Crews, these were the stirrings of a public finally shocked awake.
Calls from around the country pledged assistance, the institute was offered free legal help and Crews began considering whether he needed to hire more staffers for his small operation, which opposes gay marriage.
"It's time that the sleeping majority woke up to what's going on," Crews said.
Around the country, gay-marriage opponents said the legal setback has energized a movement that lacked a galvanizing moment until the state Supreme Judicial Court ruled that denying same-sex couples the right to wed violated the state constitution.
From e-mail campaigns to rallies at the Statehouse and preachings from the pulpit, forces opposed to gay marriage are targeting Massachusetts as the battleground over gay rights and the sanctity of marriage.
Just as New York City's Stonewall Riots of 1969 stirred the equal-rights movement for gays, critics of the court's ruling hope it awakens the movement to block same-sex marriage.
The Rev. Louis Sheldon of the Traditional Values Coalition in Washington predicted the ruling is such a radical example of judicial overreach that new laws prohibiting gay marriage will be passed in response.
"It's only for a few moments that (gay marriage proponents) will have the victory," he said.
The court gave the Legislature six months to change state laws to conform to its ruling. Any efforts to change the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage couldn't take place until at least 2006 -- meaning that gay couples would have a two-year window to wed before those rights could be stripped.
Gay-rights advocates are hoping that they can show during that time that same-sex marriages aren't a threat to anyone.
Sarah Wunsch, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union in Massachusetts, said any anger about the decision will abate when people realize granting gays marriage rights is a simple matter of equality and justice.
"Those who would use the issue to foment a rebellion against the court decision are making a mistake," she said. "This is a call to the best ideals and values of our society and people respond to that."
Republican Gov. Mitt Romney and state lawmakers are toying with the idea of enacting Vermont-style civil unions, rather than full-blown marriages -- and then working toward a state constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriages.
On the federal level, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman is being pushed by U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo. She said the Massachusetts decision has given her campaign a boost by giving it a high national profile.
"When people realize that four judges from Massachusetts could define marriage for the entire nation, they are reeling, they are shocked," she said.
In Minnesota on Thursday, Republican lawmakers called for enshrining the state's ban on gay marriage in the constitution -- an effort to block any challenges to the ban that may arise from the Massachusetts ruling.
Sen. Michele Bachmann and Rep. Mary Liz Holberg plan to introduce legislation that would allow voters to decide whether to amend the constitution to say marriage is a civil contract between a man and a woman.
Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, who led protests against Vermont's civil unions law, said he'll set up operations in Massachusetts. He plans statewide "theatrical demonstrations," such as a Caesar-like judge holding a whip over a cowering state legislator, to illustrate what he said is lawmakers' meek acceptance to the court's power grab.
Crews' group is planning to rally at the Statehouse. The conservative Family Research Council sent a representative to Massachusetts this week to mobilize clergy to rally their congregations, and discuss tactics with local allies.
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Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, who led protests against Vermont's civil unions law, said he'll set up operations in Massachusetts. He plans statewide "theatrical demonstrations," such as a Caesar-like judge holding a whip over a cowering state legislator, to illustrate what he said is lawmakers' meek acceptance to the court's power grab.
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""It's time that the sleeping majority woke up to what's going on," Crews said."
The next step in denying God's sovereignty over the United States will go to these nine people . .
"The question is or at least ought to be, how can such a small, godless, minority have such influence over our courts and legislative processes?"
Answer:
Back Row (left to right): Ginsburg, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
Front Row (left to right): Scalia, Stevens, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy
sov•er•eign•ty
Variant(s): also sov•ran•ty /-tE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English soverainte, from Middle French soveraineté, from Old French, from soverain
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence
3 : one that is SOVEREIGN; especially : an autonomous state
Randall Terry lost all credibility when he, as a supposed man of God, abandoned his wife and children for another woman. He inserted himself into the Terri Schindler situation to get his name back in the new This is just another attempt on his part to do the same.
Main Entry: adul·ter·er
Pronunciation: &-'d&l-t&r-&r
Function: noun
Date: 1513
: a person who commits adultery; especially : a man who commits adultery
If you're auguing that they should or shouldn't have the right to marry you've already conceeded that homosexuality is accepted, and it should not be!
But that doesn't include pedophiles, right?
WHATS THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN MICHAEL JACKSON AND A BIG SALE AT JC PENNYS?
LITTLE BOYS PANTS ARE HALF OFF EVERY WEEKEND!
The "focus" changed years ago when queers became "gay". And more queers (I'm referring to queer men) were shown on TV and the focus was on their personality. They became "funny" and "good at fashion". The focus was put on the emotional aspect of queer relationships. All the reasons "Queer Eye for The Straight Guy" is a popular TV program. Which to me is a chicken$hit show because it does not do anything but promote the self-parody that has been pushed by those promoting male homosexuality for years now. Which are "gay activists" along with the "gays" in the entertainment media which has an unnatural number of queers in it's employ.
The "focus" was taken away from the reality of what queer men "do". Which is have anal and oral sex. Even queer men kissing is not shown much on TV. Why not? Or queer men humping under the covers "ala" what you see on any "hetro" soap opera on any given day? Why not? It's because it's not a natural thing. And repulsive to most people. Most "straight people" don't have "An Eye For What the Queer Guy Does". Physically.
As I've posted before, I've known a lot of queer men. I found them to be mostly self-loathing and unhappy people. Which makes sense since the vast majority of the planet is not like them nor wishes to be. And finds what they "do" repulsive. I know one thing, most of the queer men I've met won't be happy unless all men become queer. That won't be happening. So, instead, they will continue to use the courts to make those unlike them accept them.
Marriage for queers is a dumb idea. For many reasons but mainly because it makes something unnatural natural.
Fagachussetts/Gay short-lived victory, long term Loser bump ! ...
Just as New York City's Stonewall Riots of 1969 stirred the equal-rights movement for gays, critics of the court's ruling hope it awakens the movement to block same-sex marriage.barf alert!The Rev. Louis Sheldon of the Traditional Values Coalition in Washington predicted the ruling is such a radical example of judicial overreach that new laws prohibiting gay marriage will be passed in response.
"It's only for a few moments that (gay marriage proponents) will have the victory," he said.
MICHAEL STUPARYK/TORONTO STAR
Michael Stark, left, and Michael Lashner pop champagne
and kiss after their wedding ceremony yesterday.
Leshner called the ruling, "Day One for millions of gays
and lesbians around the world."Gay couple married after ruling
(Toronto, Canada)B.C. court OK's gay marriage -
first gay couple legally married in British ColumbiaSame-sex unions in 'News' -
Dallas Morning News to publish FREE
same sex unions announcementsThe Media's Gay Mafia "Queers" the News
Useful Idiot Caption-A-Rama: Special Gay Pride Edition!
Gay frat seeks approval from UT-San Antonio
(See #39 for some humor)
They're whipped by their own desires, but rather than admit it, they want us to join them in the pretense that they can never do otherwise. Perverting the law is part of this program, and so is suppressing news of ex-homosexuals.
They are unhappy because they chose to act on something that is selfishly wrong.
The self-loathing comes from how perverted they realize their acts are.
The homo activist are the ones that want to make PERVERSION, not homosexuals acceptable...they want to try to force people to accept perversion as an acceptable lifestyle, it's not, and it will never be.
It's a little reaasuring that the overwhelming majority will not accept these perverted acts as normal...
That must be on Showtime or another cable channel I don't get. I'd pass anyway. Not something I "wanna" see.
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