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The venom of the gay liberal elites

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Dear Marriage Supporter, I flew to Europe this week to spread the good news: marriage is a winning issue! I was in London . The Law Society had banned the conference. So the organizers switched the venue to the Queen Elizabeth II Center, which is actually owned by the government. The managers of the QE2 Center waited until the night before the event to ban the conference against gay marriage —again. We assembled at a London hotel instead. Here's what I told the crowd: "I'm an American —so I'm a bit of a rebel. You guys have accomplished something amazing here. Six months ago you gave yourselves only a ten percent shot of derailing David Cameron 's gay marriage bandwagon. Now it's a fifty-fifty battle, a result of a genuine rebellion of the people against the elites who looked at polls and were going to throw in the towel." And I told them, that's exactly what has happened in the U.S., over and over again. Political elites try to s...

Marriage Debate - What Debate?

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David Cameron's picture on the 10 Downing Street website (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Mal Fletcher 2020 Plus.net on Same Sex Marriage Debate - What debate? To debate an issue, according to most dictionaries, is to engage in argument by discussing opposing ideas, or to deliberate and consider various views. The freedom to engage in rigorous debate is one of the primary indicators of a healthy society. By any standard definition, the current ‘debate’ about the future status and potential redefining of marriage – and therefore family – which is often mentioned by Prime Minister David Cameron , is no debate at all. As things stand, there is no public and even-handed airing of issues for and against. There is no careful deliberation about what changes made today will mean for society as a whole – psychologically, sociologically or economically. And no consideration is being given to what changes made today might mean for future generations. Instead, we hear in the main only one sid...