Posted on 10/16/2004 7:03:43 PM PDT by q_an_a
Standing before huge silhouettes of a man and a woman facing each other, conservative Christian speakers warned that putting same-sex marriage on a legal par with heterosexual marriage would be dangerous to the nation's moral life.
James C. Dobson, chairman of the Colorado-based Focus on the Family, raised cheers at the "Mayday for Marriage" demonstration when he vowed not to let marriage "be thrown on the ash heap of history."
The prime mover behind "Mayday for Marriage" is the Rev. Ken Hutcherson, pastor of Antioch Bible Church near Seattle. The former professional football player, married for 19 years, said the rally was "to let everyone know that the sleeping giant has awakened, that you are messing with an issue that the church can rally round."
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