A general view taken on May 26, 2013 partially shows thousands of anti-gay marriage demonstrators gathering at the Invalides square in Paris during a mass protest against a gay marriage law (AFP Photo / Thomas Samson)
Posted on 05/26/2013 9:03:30 PM PDT by Cronos
The French capital saw another day of anti-LGBT protests as thousands flocked to central Paris to protest legislation signed on May 18 by President Francoise Holland allowing same-sex marriages. Prior to the rally, police arrested over 50 protesters, RT Reported.
A general view taken on May 26, 2013 partially shows thousands of anti-gay marriage demonstrators gathering at the Invalides square in Paris during a mass protest against a gay marriage law (AFP Photo / Thomas Samson)
Nearly 5,000 police took up positions across Paris on Sunday, as up to 200,000 people have been expected to demonstrate in city’s center in four different simultaneous protest marches.
Organizers claimed on Twitter that a million people joined the demonstration. Interior Minister Manuel Valls urged families with children to stay clear of the demonstration route.
Three rallies are headed by the anti-same-sex-marriage movement, while the fourth is led by the traditionalist Catholic lobby group, Civitas. By late afternoon, the protesters were beginning to fill the Invalides esplanade just across the Seine River from the Champs Elysees.
The area around Les Invalides monument was full of opponents of same-sex marriages waving pink and blue flags, while far-right activists hung a banner on the ruling Socialist Party’s headquarters urging President Francois Hollande to quit.
The protesters have been heading from the three points around the city, and the march has reportedly been largely peaceful.
Prior to Sunday’s protest, 50 demonstrators were arrested Saturday evening after chaining themselves to metal barriers in the middle of the Champs Elysées and firing smoke canisters. Police also seized a van carrying masks, banners and smoke bombs.
France’s first-ever gay wedding, between two men, is due to be celebrated on Wednesday in the southern town of Montpellier.
too many in this country care only for their own pockets and power, talk radio some freepers, the GOP, FOX .
How many times did we hear near the election that we should not mention social issues, well damn right we should and we need to pressure the stupid party to stop this nonsense and mention this more, same goes for the likes of Hannity
As we all know people like Hannity will never mention conservative social issues or even this in France.
Exactly. We should stop using their words...
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I concur; in Nature’s law homosexuality would be fruitless. Under God’s law, it is thought lowly.
Only within the construct of Man’s law can it flourish.
It is possible to destroy a civilization with a stroke of a pen. The French know that, for they have experienced it many times in their history since 1789 and even before. They also know from experience that it takes centuries of efforts to rebuild civilization.After the first event on January 13, 2013 (one million "white of the white" participants, including many women and children), the March 24 brought together more participants yet. They even ended up occupying a portion of the Champs-Elysees despite the roadblocks set by the National Police and their tear gas.
One would be blind not to see the reality in this mobilization: a mass revolt against the destruction of the family, against the last pillar of our European civilization being shaken. Every child has the right to know where he comes from, who is his father and who is his mother. It is worth remembering that 33 centuries ago, the Trojan War was caused to enforce the union of Achaean king Menelaus and his wife Helen, kidnapped by a Trojan prince. All the kings of the Achaean federation had sworn to protect Helen's marriage to Menelaus. And they united to bring Helen's home. And war was concluded with the destruction of Troy. It became the narrative of the Iliad , the poem at the foundation of our civilization.
if we all stopped using the their words and language we are then getting the real parts of their agenda out and we stop them controlling the message.
It amazes me how so many of our side use their words to describe homosexuals affordable care act, undocumented etc.
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