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OPINION: Anti-marriage stance loses religion’s credibility
Posted on Nov 19, 2006 at 02:47 pm
USA Today
November 19, 2006
Religion's only real commodity, after all, is its moral authority. Lose that, and we lose our credibility. Lose credibility, and we might as well close up shop. It's happened to Christianity before, most famously when we dug in our heels over Galileo's challenge to the biblical view that the Earth, rather than the sun, was at the center of our solar system. This time, Christianity is in danger of squandering its moral authority by continuing its pattern of discrimination against gay and lesbian people. [Link]
November 19, 2006
Religion's only real commodity, after all, is its moral authority. Lose that, and we lose our credibility. Lose credibility, and we might as well close up shop. It's happened to Christianity before, most famously when we dug in our heels over Galileo's challenge to the biblical view that the Earth, rather than the sun, was at the center of our solar system. This time, Christianity is in danger of squandering its moral authority by continuing its pattern of discrimination against gay and lesbian people. [Link]
OPINION: In CO, Referendum I failed on an emotional level
Posted on Nov 19, 2006 at 01:43 pm
Denver Post
November 19, 2006
While some may be afraid of appearing manipulative, the truth is we humans enjoy emotions. And the emotions on the pro-Referendum I side are no less powerful, real or honest than those expressed by the opposition. We all, on both sides, feel the same emotions — love of family, respect for traditions, and a shared hope for the future. Gay men and women are not asking to be outside Colorado's values. They are asking to be a part of them. [Link]
November 19, 2006
While some may be afraid of appearing manipulative, the truth is we humans enjoy emotions. And the emotions on the pro-Referendum I side are no less powerful, real or honest than those expressed by the opposition. We all, on both sides, feel the same emotions — love of family, respect for traditions, and a shared hope for the future. Gay men and women are not asking to be outside Colorado's values. They are asking to be a part of them. [Link]
Election 2006 exit polls in AZ show demographics of vote
Posted on Nov 17, 2006 at 03:39 pm
CNN
November 17, 2006
Election polls in AZ show who voted for Prop 107 and who voted against it. [Link]
November 17, 2006
Election polls in AZ show who voted for Prop 107 and who voted against it. [Link]
Top court must decide if unwed couples can be treated as spouses in domestic-violence cases
Posted on Nov 15, 2006 at 12:11 pm
Middletown Journal
October 15, 2006
Two years ago, Democratic and Republican leaders urged Ohio voters to reject a discriminatory constitutional amendment. This year in December, the OH Supreme Court will hear State v. Carswell, a case that argues the state's 27-year-old domestic-violence law conflicts with the new marriage ban. [link]
October 15, 2006
Two years ago, Democratic and Republican leaders urged Ohio voters to reject a discriminatory constitutional amendment. This year in December, the OH Supreme Court will hear State v. Carswell, a case that argues the state's 27-year-old domestic-violence law conflicts with the new marriage ban. [link]
Marriage: Scripture vs. morality
Posted on Nov 14, 2006 at 01:28 pm
The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog
November 14, 2006
Our nation's greatest achievement has been its ability to recognize and overcome deeply entrenched racial, religious, gender, and ethnic discrimination. We will achieve this as well in the realm of sexual orientation. But some of us grow impatient. [Link]
November 14, 2006
Our nation's greatest achievement has been its ability to recognize and overcome deeply entrenched racial, religious, gender, and ethnic discrimination. We will achieve this as well in the realm of sexual orientation. But some of us grow impatient. [Link]
Marriage amendment stirs apolitical folks into activists
Posted on Nov 13, 2006 at 12:05 pm
The Virginian-Pilot
November 13, 2006
Leaders claim the recent election only strengthened their movement: Statewide, the anti-amendment campaign identified more than 3,000 volunteers and gay-friendly voters to call upon in future legislative battles, said Dyana Mason, executive director of Equality Virginia. [link]
November 13, 2006
Leaders claim the recent election only strengthened their movement: Statewide, the anti-amendment campaign identified more than 3,000 volunteers and gay-friendly voters to call upon in future legislative battles, said Dyana Mason, executive director of Equality Virginia. [link]
EDITORIAL: Marriage goes beyond the ballot
Posted on Nov 09, 2006 at 02:34 pm
The Boston Globe
November 9, 2006
To those who would argue that the people should decide this issue by vote, I also value and defend the right to vote. Generations of my African-American brothers and sisters in the United States — and my own ancestors in Haiti — died for the right to vote. However, I know too that there are some issues that should never be decided by a majority. The abolition of slavery and the right for women and blacks to vote are but a few examples. [Link]
November 9, 2006
To those who would argue that the people should decide this issue by vote, I also value and defend the right to vote. Generations of my African-American brothers and sisters in the United States — and my own ancestors in Haiti — died for the right to vote. However, I know too that there are some issues that should never be decided by a majority. The abolition of slavery and the right for women and blacks to vote are but a few examples. [Link]
In VA, discriminatory marriage amendment passes, but may have cost Allen the election
Posted on Nov 09, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Falls Church News-Press
November 9, 2006
An analysis of the voting pattern Tuesday in Virginia suggests that the so-called "marriage amendment" on the ballot as Question 1 might have cost U.S. Senator George Allen the election. If true, it would mark an ironic twist, the backfiring of an effort Republicans hoped would spur a stronger turnout for their incumbent. [link]
Bringing an End to Discrimination
Posted on Nov 08, 2006 at 12:37 pm
Historic post-election results
Freedom to Marry Press Release
November 8, 2006
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Freedom to Marry Press Release
November 8, 2006
"Win or lose, we are involved in a steady campaign of engagement, based not on election cycles, but on patient and persistent conversations that give people the information they need, and the time required to absorb that information ... We are committed to engaging this conversation until we achieve an end to discrimination in all 50 states."-Evan Wolfson
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Historic post-election results
Posted on Nov 08, 2006 at 12:10 pm
Freedom to Marry Press Release
November 8, 2006
"Win or lose, we are involved in a steady campaign of engagement, based not on election cycles, but on patient and persistent conversations that give people the information they need, and the time required to absorb that information," said Evan Wolfson. "We are committed to engaging this conversation until we achieve an end to discrimination in all 50 states." [link]
November 8, 2006
"Win or lose, we are involved in a steady campaign of engagement, based not on election cycles, but on patient and persistent conversations that give people the information they need, and the time required to absorb that information," said Evan Wolfson. "We are committed to engaging this conversation until we achieve an end to discrimination in all 50 states." [link]