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French National Assembly votes to redefine marriage

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PARIS , February 4, 2013, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The French National Assembly voted to redefine marriage on Saturday by a large majority vote of 249-97. Observers believe the vote means the traditionally, but now nominally Catholic country will legalize same-sex nuptials. The vote ignores an estimated  one million people who marched in the streets last month  to support natural marriage. Socialist President Francois Hollande is an outspoken supporter of same-sex “marriage” and has pledged to sign the bill if it passes the Senate which is expected to easily happen because of Hollande's strong support for the measure. The bill also includes a measure permitting homosexuals to adopt children. Debate on the measure is expected to continue for several more days before the Senate vote takes place. When passed, the legislation will make France the ninth EU nation to redefine marriage to include same-sex spouses. How sin and evil spreads through foolish politicans w...

French say NO to gay marriage

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Image via Wikipedia French legislators rejected a bill to legalize “ homosexual marriage” today in a decisive vote by the National Assembly , the nation’s lower legislative house. Assembly representatives voted against the bill, proposed by socialists, by a majority of 293 to 222.  The vote follows a ruling in January by the nation’s highest court, the Constitutional Council , stating that homosexual “marriage” is not a constitutional right. Although a recent and much-cited poll found that a majority of French voters, 58 percent, favor the creation of homosexual “marriage,” Michel Difenbacher of the majority Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party said he thought it not necessary “to go with the wind nor to cede to fashion” with regard to the issue. “We are against homophobia but we do not want to alter the image and function of marriage” within society, Difenbacher said. Christian Vanneste and Brigette Bareges, also of the UMP, were more blunt in their negative assessmen...