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ATLANTA (AP) -- From the cradle of the civil rights movement, several dozen black pastors are voicing their opposition to the gay marriage movement and rhetoric that equates it with the struggle for racial equality. The pastors rallied late Monday at an Atlanta-area church where they signed a declaration outlining their beliefs on marriage and religion. They are pressing for a state constitutional ban on gay marriages, which will be considered again by the Georgia House as soon as this week. Many black clergy say they are offended by the gay rights movement's claim that their struggle is the same...

<p>ATLANTA (AP) -- From the cradle of the civil rights movement, several hundred black pastors are coming out against gay marriage and objecting to comparisons between the campaign for racial equality and the push for same-sex weddings.</p> <p>The pastors planned to rally late Monday at a metro Atlanta church where they were to sign a declaration that outlines their beliefs on marriage and religion. They are pressing for a state constitutional ban on gay marriages, which will be considered again by the Georgia House as soon as this week.</p>

Dozens of married couples stood in the sanctuary of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Cleveland, held hands, looked into each other's eyes and affirmed their commitment to each other. It was not a belated Valentine's Day celebration, nor was it a group with a common anniversary. The Sunday evening gathering was a rally in support of the belief that marriage is a God-ordained institution between a man and a woman. In a sermon before the couples were asked to affirm their marriages, the Rev. Marvin McMickle, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland, said the "design for the human family"...

<p>In the battle for same-sex "marriage," homosexual rights activists have been using civil rights metaphors to advance their cause.</p> <p>"I am tired of sitting at the back of the bus," said one 37-year-old California man who recently went to San Francisco to "marry" his male partner.</p>

Dear Friend, Please join me at the Stand Up for Marriage Rally at the state capitol on February 20. Today, we stand at a crossroad in our history. Remain silent and the result will be a paradigm shift in our culture; a shift that will abandon the truths and values which formed the foundation of our constitutional republic. The outcome is hanging in the balance. Our future depends upon the willingness of citizens to stand up and speak out. Please speak out and let our political leaders know we are with them, shoulder-to-shoulder, in defense of traditional marriage. Why this...

In the past several days, the media have descended on Massachusetts like a flock of vultures on a wounded prey. The scenes inside and outside the Statehouse are described by many as "surreal." With the thousands of people and hundreds of cameras on Beacon Hill, the legislators say they have never seen or experienced anything like this before. The hoopla, of course, is about "gay" marriage. One of the greatest battles for America's future right now is being waged in Massachusetts – an outcome that will affect and possibly change our entire nation forever. Simply put, this battle is about...

BOSTON (BP)--Three major organizations of black pastors in Boston issued a joint statement Feb. 7 opposing same-sex "marriage" and supporting a constitutional amendment, providing a blow to those in Massachusetts who have tried to equate civil rights with "gay rights." The statement was signed by the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, the Boston Ten Point Coalition and the Cambridge Black Pastors Conference. But it wasn't the only pro-amendment statement. A coalition of leaders representing more than 3,000 churches, mosques and synagogues also issued a joint statement Feb. 7 calling for the passage of a state constitutional marriage amendment. The...

United front: Thousands rally for gay marriage ban By Thomas Caywood Monday, February 9, 2004 Casting themselves in an epic battle to defend democracy from tyrannical judges, thousands of activists endured bitter cold yesterday to rally on Boston Common in support of a proposed amendment to ban gay marriage. ``Four justices of the Supreme Judicial Court have overstepped their authority in redefining marriage,'' Boston Archbishop Sean O'Malley told the outraged crowd. ``The people of Massachusetts have a right to vote to maintain the definition of marriage as the union between a man and a woman.'' The SJC ruled 4-3 in...

<p>As 2,000 gay-marriage opponents rallied on Boston Common yesterday, supporters of same-sex unions charged that a proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage as a heterosexual institution would be a "Trojan horse" that would serve to block civil unions and domestic partner benefits for gay couples.</p>

I arrived at the Rally for Marriage at 2:30 while Don Feder was speaking missing the first speaker. The crowd was impressive, best guess would be about 3000- 3500, a good draw for a twenty degree day with a wind chill of below 0. Across Tremont Street a group of sodomites, lesbians, and other off brands, about 125 or so, were cluttering up the sidewalk waving the fag flag and signs complaining about discrimination and despoiling the constitution, yeah. I met JMT576 and his uncle and we desided to walk around, take some pictures for posting, and generally get a...

Since it started at 2PM Eastern that was 1 1/2 hrs ago, Did anyone cover it live? I am sure there would be at least 2,000 people in attendance. Should be 10,000 or more. I thought it was interesting on C-Span's call in show a guy from Ohio said Steve Scully was a Registered Democrat. C-Span has went way down since the 1994, they have Dems call on the support Bush line, they have an others line the Dems use, and an international line which of course is socialist.

Pinch's "Boston Globe" Says Sunday's Rally With Archbishop O'Malley Is "Hate Rally"; Trying to Frighten People and Lower Attendance Pinch Sulzberger's "Boston Globe" said today that Sunday's rally at the State House against gay marriage with Archbishop O'Malley will be a "hate rally." This, of course, is a code word that the homosexuals will be there to cause trouble, said many who still remember the rallies in the summer of 2002 to pass the Protection of Marriage Amendment. "Sulzberger's paper did not make this statement itself, of course," said Sally Pawlick, President of Mass. Citizens for Marriage. "They got out...

<p>The battle over gay marriage spread across Massachusetts yesterday, as nearly 2,000 opponents rallied in Fall River, Worcester, and Springfield, calling for a change in the state Constitution to restrict marriage to unions between men and women.</p> <p>The rallies occurred as Catholic churches across the state urged their congregations to oppose the Supreme Judicial Court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. The activities underscored an urgency set by the Legislature's plan to debate a proposed contitutional amendment on Feb. 11 in what some see as the last chance to undermine the ruling before it takes effect in May. Supporters of gay marriage protested outside all three of yesterday's rallies. Organizers estimated as many as 175 protesters stood outside the Worcester rally, and 100 protested outside the rally in Springfield. In Fall River, about 50 protesters held signs in support of gay marriage, before police asked them to move from the private property on which the rally was held.</p>