ADF Alliance Alert - B.C. Commissioners Told Perform Same Sex Marriages or Resign - http://www.alliancealert.org/index.php?ID=115
AgapePress News Summary (January 23, 2004) - OHIO, MICHIGAN LAWMAKERS MOVING TO DEFEND MARRIAGE
Pro-family groups in Ohio and Michigan are excited about the fact that the lawmakers in their respective states are standing in defense of the traditional, biblical concept of marriage. More details: http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/1/232004d.asp
AgapePress News Summary (January 22, 2004) - BUCKEYE STATE POISED TO BECOME 38th STATE TO ENACT DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT
Members of Ohio's Senate have joined with those in the House in giving approval to a bill that would ban same-sex "marriages." Should the bill become law, Ohio would become the 38th state in the nation to enact a Defense of Marriage Act -- a critical number for those who are pushing for a Federal Marriage Amendment.
More details: http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/1/222004b.asp
Baptist Press Friday 1/23/04 - TENNESSEE--MARRIAGE DIGEST: DOMA passed in Ohio Senate.
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=17495
Baptist Press Friday 1/23/04 - TENNESSEE--How would same-sex 'marriage' legalization impact America? http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=17494
FRC - Washington Update - January 23, 2004 - FRC Leads Defense of Marriage at CPAC
This morning, FRC sponsored a panel entitled, "Marriage: Who Appointed Judges God?" at the Conservative Political Action Committee convention, an annual gathering of over a thousand conservative activists from Washington and across the country. Vice President of Government Affairs Connie Mackey chaired the panel which included Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN), nationally syndicated columnist and author of several books on marriage Maggie Gallagher, and Princeton Professor and author of "Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth" Dr. Jeffrey Satinover. The discussion covered the need for a federal marriage amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman and court stripping measures to reel in activist judges. The questions and reactions from the audience were very encouraging. This is clearly an issue conservative activists are not only talking about - they are dedicated to enlisting in the battle to protect marriage.
FRC - Washington Update - January 22, 2004 - Ohio Senate Passes 'Super-Defense of Marriage Act' The Ohio State Senate yesterday passed a Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) "to specifically declare that same-sex marriages are against the strong public policy of the state." The bill, H.B. No. 272, has been referred to as a "super-DOMA" because it not only limits marriage to unions of one man and one woman, but it also bars any extension of marital benefits by the state (through "civil unions" or "domestic partnerships") to unmarried couples. In addition, the "strong public policy" language is intended to forestall any potential challenge to the law under the U. S. Constitution's "full faith and credit" clause. The Ohio House of Representatives, which previously passed a slightly different version of the bill, must approve the Senate's amendments next week before sending the bill to Gov. Bob Taft for his signature. Taft has said he will sign the bill after completing a legal analysis.
Kudos to Citizens for Community Values, the Family Policy Council that helped spearhead passage of the bill. Ohio residents should urge the House and the Governor to act swiftly to make the measure law. And Massachusetts residents should demand that their state's Marriage Affirmation and Protection Amendment receive similar timely approval. To find out more information on Citizens for Community Values, click on the link below.
Additional Resources
Citizens for Community Values
http://www.frc.org/index.cfm?i=LK04A81&f=WU04A14
Chicago Tribune, January 25, 2004
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0401250252jan25,1,5577136.story
Value Judgments
Same-sex couples differ on joint finances
Janet Kidd Stewart
San Francisco Chronicle, January 24, 2004
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/01/24/BAGGH4GUUG1.DTL
Leno to counter Bush on gay marriage
Bill would recognize licenses, boost benefits
Rona Marech, Chronicle Staff Writer
Orlando Sentinel, January 18, 2004
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-edpmarquez18011804jan18,1,3013672.column
Marriage counseling? Try Erma Bombeck
Myriam Marquez
The cynical little devil in my head says President Bush's marriage
initiative carries a political calculation that adds up to 3 million.
Votes, that is.
Associated Press, January 23, 2004
9 States Seek Tougher Gay Marriage Bans
Washington (AP) - Despite laws on the books already barring gay
marriage, legislators in at least nine states are pushing for new, more
sweeping measures in hopes of preventing any ripple effect from laws and
court rulings elsewhere. In most cases, Republican lawmakers in states with existing Defense
of Marriage acts seek to go a step further by amending their constitutions
to specify that marriage must be heterosexual. State Rep. Bill Graves, a
bill sponsor in Oklahoma, wants to stipulate that same-sex unions are
"repugnant to the public policy" of the state.
USA Today, January 23, 2004
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-01-22-marriage-vote_x.htm
States mull marriage laws after Massachusetts ruling
By Dennis Cauchon, USA Today
Orlando Sentinel, January 23, 2004 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-edpbrown23012304jan23,1,6751461.column?coll=orl-opinion-headlines
By any other name, it's gay marriage
Peter A. Brown
Associated Press, January 23, 2004
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1613960&nav=0Ra7KNa5
Attorney General Proposes Gay Marriage Ban
Associated Press, January 23, 2004
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-sou--xgr-gaymarriage0123jan23,0,2396348.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia
Virginia Delegates approve 'sanctity of marriage' resolution
By Justin Bergman, Associated Press Writer
Associated Press, January 21, 2004
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/01/21/national1925EST0758.DTL
Poll finds majority opposes same-sex marriage; but most oppose
constitutional amendment
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 22, 2004 Ga.'s gay marriage ban may tighten
By Ernie Suggs and Nancy Badertscher, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
USA Today, January 22, 2004
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-01-21-oppose_x.htm
Opposing View: Bush speaks for majority
By Matt Daniels
USA Today, January 22, 2004
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-01-21-our-view_x.htm
Our View: Respect states' role in deciding marriage law
New York Times, January 22, 2004 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/national/22GAY.html
Conservative Groups Differ on Bush Words on Marriage
By David D. Kirkpatrick