New Jersey Senate pulls bill codifying same-sex “marriage”
The New Jersey Senate has pulled a bill that would legislate same-sex "marriage" in the state. Political leaders cited advice from national same-sex "marriage" advocacy organization Lambda Legal , and said they plan to resume their efforts in the 2014-2015 legislative session. New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg said she decided not to pursue S. 3109 on Tuesday because Lambda Legal said the judicial decision that allowed same-sex “marriage” licenses to be given was satisfactory. Some Democrats in the state Senate, including Weinberg, had expressed concerns that the September 27 Superior Court decision failed to respect religious freedom. Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson found same-sex "marriage" to be a constitutional right, and when the state Supreme Court strongly indicated it would allow homosexuals to receive marriage licenses, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie backed off from his previous strong efforts in fa...