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Saturday, February 05, 2011

Senate Votes On Marriage Equality Thursday

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Next Week Are the Senate Hearing* and Vote: Call Your
Senator Now to Support Marriage Equality in Maryland
  Thursday the Maryland Senate is set to vote on the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, to add gender identity to the state's anti-discrimination law and allow loving, committed gay and lesbian couples to have civil marriages.
Couple holding babyBut prejudice and fear run deep and we need your help now to ensure this vital legislation passes to protect the civil rights of all our families.
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*And join us at the Hearing Tues. Feb. 8, 1 pm in Annapolis. Click for details.

We know you believe in equality and fairness. Please don't stand by while opponents use fear and misleading rhetoric against our families.

4 comments:

Drew said...

This is all about the freedom for two adults to marry the person they love. Clearly civil marriage only that does not involve churches at all. Opposition is religion based and has no place in the argument for a civil marriage.

nikki said...

It does involve churches because they will be forced to do these even though biblically it's spoken against and they shouldn't have to. Gays now get upset when they are in churches that speak against being gay. They then want to sue the place and anyone that has something to say about it since their 'rights' or really them pushing themselves on others is questioned. churches shouldn't have to do that because gays feel that it's right. They should move somewhere else where it's accepted. Oh that's right, in other countries it's not allowed and you are killed for it.

nikki said...

And where is the "Say NO" button. Someone needs to put that up.

Drew said...

No Nicki, it is clearly stated in the bill that churches cannot be sued for refusing to perform same sex marriage. They even put it in the title (freedom of religion) to make it clear.
If you don't believe in same sex marriage don't marry someone of the same sex. What right does your religion have to regulate how others live their lives?