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Thousands Protest Gay Marriage in Seattle
AP ^ | 5/1/04 | Unattributed

Posted on 05/01/2004 10:34:40 PM PDT by RedQuill

SEATTLE — Thousands of people protested gay marriage at a rally Saturday at the city's baseball stadium, facing hundreds of chanting, shouting counter-protesters outside.

The "Mayday for Marriage (search)" worship service and rally drew between 20,000 and 25,000 people from conservative Christian churches supporting traditional marriage, officials said. The protesters arrived by busloads at Safeco Field (search).

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TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: ammendment; demonstration; doma; homosexualagenda; marriage; maydayformarriage; noamendment; nomoreamendments; prisoners; rally; samesexmarriage; seattle
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Nice turn out for a sunny Seattle Saturday. Singing, speeches, etc. Disruptive protesters in the stadium(maybe 100) left after being pretty much ignored by thousands. Speaker Dr. Joe Fuiten warned Washington judges against legislating from the bench, and organizer (former Seattle Seahawk) Rev. Ken Hutchenson encouraged heterosexuals to come out of the closet.
1 posted on 05/01/2004 10:34:40 PM PDT by RedQuill
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To: RedQuill
I applaud the management of Safeco field for allowing the rally to be held at their stadium. I know Seattle is one of the wackiest of left-wing wacko cities on the left coast so here's a hip-hip-hooray for Safeco Field.
2 posted on 05/01/2004 10:39:35 PM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: Texas Eagle
I guess our money spends as good as anyone else's. Look for these events to continue across the country. This one was organized in a month--in Seattle, no less.
3 posted on 05/01/2004 10:50:04 PM PDT by RedQuill
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To: RedQuill; EdReform; marshmallow
BTTT!
4 posted on 05/01/2004 10:55:35 PM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: RedQuill
Interesting, because I was listening on the radio, and the one speaker who went off about the gay community trying to "stow away" and piggyback on the civil rights movement had me thinking, "What is the leftist media going to do with THIS guy? They can't call him a bigot or make him out to be a bad person."

I concluded that they would ignore him.

By the way, I've heard Hutch attacked by leftists on the air and he is so incredibly cool. He invites them to church, and they go nuts. LOL
5 posted on 05/01/2004 10:58:50 PM PDT by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet ("Lashing out" at Democrats since 1990.)
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So what if people protest? Seriously, it doesn't matter one bit, because the courts will rule same-sex marriage is a right, just like abortion, regardless of what the citizens want. Additionally, if even one state allows gay marriage, the Constitution will ultimately force all of the other states to recognize it, even if they don't license gay marriages within their own boundaries. No federal law can protect traditional marriage in this case, because it will be trumped by the Constitution. It gets worse! Once gay marriage is recognized, it will be impossible IMHO for any government agency, like an adoption agency, to discriminate against it in any way. What can we do? A Constitutional amendment is nothing to those who make a profession out of perverting the Constitution every day of the year! It's like writing gun control laws and expecting criminals to follow them. Our only hope is to elect those who share our views!
6 posted on 05/01/2004 10:59:35 PM PDT by CitizenUSA
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To: Chad Fairbanks; Libertina; Eala; Southflanknorthpawsis; cmsgop
Pretty good turnout for this thing. Of course, ABC News (radio) pointed out that thousands of gay marriage supporters were outside protesting, and told us what their signs said.
7 posted on 05/01/2004 11:01:12 PM PDT by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet ("Lashing out" at Democrats since 1990.)
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To: *Homosexual Agenda; EdReform; scripter; GrandMoM; backhoe; Yehuda; Clint N. Suhks; saradippity; ...
Homosexual Agenda Ping! Good news Alert - I wonder what the lamestream media says about it.

Hmmmm - thousands of good guys, a hundred idiots. What will the photos be of in the paper?

If would be really good if anyone finds out about these "gay" marriage protests before hand and announces the info on FR, then those of us in the area can attend!

Let me know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.
8 posted on 05/01/2004 11:11:49 PM PDT by little jeremiah
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To: RedQuill
I am impressed.
Seattle no less.
BRAVO!
9 posted on 05/01/2004 11:21:10 PM PDT by onyx (Kerry' s a Veteran, but so were Lee Harvey Oswald, Timothy McVeigh and Benedict Arnold)
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Of course they did. They have an agenda, and the actual event wasn't it - the protestors are.
10 posted on 05/01/2004 11:25:48 PM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (Insert something witty here)
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To: CitizenUSA
"Thousands Protest Gay Marriage in Seattle"

Behold the headline of one of the 10 most under reported news stories of 2004.

11 posted on 05/01/2004 11:26:57 PM PDT by yankeedame ("Oh, I can take it but I'd much rather dish it out.")
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
This is a major problem for Kerry. A black woman confronted him at Tougaloo College in Mississippi about that.
12 posted on 05/01/2004 11:29:41 PM PDT by meatloaf
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To: RedQuill
This is fantastic!

And an especially good idea to do it on May Day and ruin a famous day for the left. he he he... In Future We Should Make May 1 - MARRIAGE DAY.
13 posted on 05/01/2004 11:32:35 PM PDT by WOSG (http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com - I salute our brave fallen.)
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To: CitizenUSA
Time to dust off come state Constitutions to see what is needed to impeach some judges.
14 posted on 05/01/2004 11:47:28 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: WOSG
Bump for a great idea...
15 posted on 05/01/2004 11:49:13 PM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (You make me feel warm all over. No...wait...I'm soaking in a puddle of my own urine.)
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To: GoLightly
How did that C jump in there?

Time to dust off some state Constitutions to see what is needed to impeach some judges.
16 posted on 05/01/2004 11:49:17 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: CitizenUSA
You are right when you say we need to elect those who support our views. However, it is the judges who are perverting the state and federal Constitutions and in most cases we don't have a vote on them. Sometimes, but not always.
You say "so what if people protest"? There is strenght in numbers and in unity. If people tried to win issues by themselves they will lose. A show of unity does persuade lawmakers and also gives a sense of not being alone to those gathered together.
17 posted on 05/01/2004 11:51:18 PM PDT by taxesareforever
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The local TV news was ridiculous in covering this. They said there was about 2500-3000 protesters outside and about three times that many on the other side of the issue inside Safeco stadium. This is simply a lie. The police said there were about 1500 outside protesting and the reports are 20,000-25,000 inside. I grew up with "new math" but even that poor background can determine that 1500 x 3 is not equal to 20,000-25,000. Furthermore, they only interviewed protesters and the "balanced" portion was to show an exchange between pro and con "debating" outside. They did ZERO to address the topic...but after all, this is Washington and they've already said they would honor any same sex marriages from elsewhere (our laws are too specific to allow the abuse Oregon is getting away with).
18 posted on 05/01/2004 11:56:52 PM PDT by highlander_UW ("Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Benjamin Franklin)
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Pretty good turnout for this thing. Of course, ABC News (radio) pointed out that thousands of gay marriage supporters were outside protesting, and told us what their signs said.

The police put the protester numbers at 1500, but who would expect ABC to be accurate anyway? They probably got their numbers from the protesters themselves.

19 posted on 05/01/2004 11:59:22 PM PDT by highlander_UW ("Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Benjamin Franklin)
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To: taxesareforever
"You say "so what if people protest"? There is strenght in numbers and in unity. If people tried to win issues by themselves they will lose."

Good point. I concur! If by protesting we can inspire more people to vote conservative at the ballot box, protest! As for appointing judges, you are right again. We don't normally have any direct control there, but we do elect the people who appoint and impeach judges. Now let's get them to act!
20 posted on 05/02/2004 12:06:17 AM PDT by CitizenUSA
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