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Indiana state house approves constitutional amendment banning gay ‘marriage’

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INDIANAPOLIS,  – In a startling rebuke to those who say gay “marriage” is inevitable, the Indiana House of Representatives has approved a constitutional amendment protecting marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 3 by a wide margin, 57-40. Eleven Republicans joined 29 Democrats in voting against the motion. If the amendment passes the state Senate, Indiana voters will decide its fate in a statewide referendum. That vote may be delayed, since legislators changed the formal wording by deleting a sentence that also barred state recognition of same-sex civil unions. The U.S. Supreme Court cited the existence of civil unions as part of its reasoning in allowing a lower judge's ruling striking down California's state constitutional marriage protection amendment . The new wording would require another General Assembly vote, meaning it would not be on the ballot until November 2016. However, if the state Senate

Obama endorses bill to recognize gay ‘marriage’ on federal level

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Image via Wikipedia President Obama has warmly endorsed new legislation to establish national recognition of homosexual “marriage,” which lawmakers considered in a Senate committee hearing yesterday. The “ Respect for Marriage Act ” would both eliminate the Defense of Marriage Act and establish federal spousal benefits for homosexual partners with state-issued marriage certificates. BY calling it "respect" they avoid the title of immoral, against naturne, against evolution, against biology, and against God.  “President Obama is proud to support the Respect for Marriage Act, which has been introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congressman Jerrold Nadler ,” read a White House statement Tuesday. “This legislation would uphold the principle that the federal government should not deny gay and lesbian couples the same rights and legal protections as straight couples. “The President has long called for a legislative repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Minnesota marriage amendment passes Senate and House committees

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Image via Wikipedia A bill that would give Minnesota residents the opportunity to vote on whether or not to add an amendment to the state Constitution defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman moved forward in the Minnesota legislature this week. The measure passed the state’s Senate Judiciary Committee last Friday after 3 ½ hours of debate by a vote of 8-4. It has now been referred to the Rules Committee . In the House, it was approved in a 10-7 vote by the Civil Law Committee this past Monday and will now go before the House Ways and Means Committee . Both the House and Senate votes were cast along party lines. Despite a push by the National Organization for Marriage for traditional marriage supporters to attend the Senate hearing, the turnout consisted mainly of homosexual activists, according to a Pioneer Daily report. According to the report, over 150 people crowded into the overflow room to watch the hearing on television, many carrying pro-homosexual signs, a