Both Sides Promise More Push on Gay Marriage

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http://www.rollcall.com/news/both_sides_promise_more_push_on_gay_marriage-212183-1.html

Interest groups across the ideological spectrum said they would step up their efforts after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled California’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional today.

“We will be explaining the ramifications of this across the country,” said Bruce Hausknecht, judicial analyst for the anti-gay marriage Focus on the Family’s Citizen Link. “Judges do not have the right to redefine marriage.”

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“Today’s decision affirms what we all know to be true — our Constitution protects the basic civil rights of all Americans, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people,” HRC President Joe Solmonese said in a statement.

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“This is not the end of the road, for this case or for the larger struggle for marriage equality,” Solmonese said. “We must all continue our work — in courthouses and statehouses, in church pews and living rooms — until equality is reality for LGBT people and our families everywhere.”

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1. Where is the definition of marriage being defined?

And why is it one group of people get to define marriage but another doesn't get to be included in that definition? It can't go both ways.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. Yeah the courts don't define marriage, they just define divorce!

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2. The Bigoted Hate Group Focus on the Family speaks. No surprises.

When better hatred can be found, Focus on the Family will bring it ... Focus on the Family just loves hatred in the name of religion.

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3. marriage should be a state function. let religions have any services or blessing they want nt

[RKP5637]

5. Exactly!!! And speaking of that, there are something like 4,000 religions

now. There should be absolutely NO connection between government and religion.