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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Preparing for an imminent vote on a constitutional marriage amendment in the U.S. House of Representatives, pro-family leaders will join together Sunday, Sept. 19, for a rally broadcast nationwide on Christian radio and television stations.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (BP)--Distancing himself from President Bush and disappointing social conservatives, Vice President Dick Cheney said Aug. 24 that he personally believes the issue of same-sex "marriage" should be decided by the states. ERLC President Richard Land called Cheney's position "flawed" because it fails to recognize the threat that courts…
LANSING, Mich. (BP)--Despite having enough signatures, a proposed constitutional marriage amendment in Michigan may not make it to the ballot after the state's canvassing board deadlocked in a party-line vote Aug. 23. Meanwhile, a marriage amendment in Louisiana won a round in court.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A "Battle for Marriage" rally originally scheduled for Aug. 29 has been moved to Sept. 19 so as to coincide with a likely debate in the House of Representatives on the constitutional marriage amendment.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Let me be very, very clear about this, lest anyone mislead you. The New York Times said the Federal Marriage Amendment died with a whimper. I assure you the amendment is not dead and there was no whimper. We had a vote in the U.S. Senate -- that…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP)--Missouri voters have overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as being solely between a man and a woman and bans same-sex "marriage." Voters in the state's primary election Aug. 3 gave the marriage amendment one of the widest victory margins in…
BOSTON (BP)--Though the homosexual agenda was not showcased during prime-time hours at the Democratic National Convention, it did make its way into the party's platform and onto the convention floor through a leading homosexual activist's remarks in pre-prime-time hours.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--On a procedural vote, the U.S. Senate on July 14 defeated the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Such an amendment was necessitated by the November 2003 decision of the Supreme Judicial Court of…
TAMPA, Fla. (BP)--In an historic lawsuit, a same-sex couple "married" in Massachusetts is expected to file a legal challenge July 20 against the federal Defense of Marriage Act. If successful, the lawsuit could result in all 50 states recognizing same-sex "marriage."
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Now that the Federal Marriage Amendment has lost on a procedural vote in the Senate, could it play a role in Senate races this fall? In some states, it could.
