Peter S. Spriggis Senior Fellow for Policy Studies at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C.... (wikipedia)
But we certainly have encouraged the leadership in Congress to schedule votes on the amendment to be sure every senator and representative will be on record on this amendment before they face the voters in November.
I think the impact of it was significant and largely beneficial to our side of the debate.
That is exactly the point. We believe marriage is better than cohabitation for heterosexual couples.
Their whole goal is to create news photographs ... and make a statement to the world on how numerous they are and how happy they are.
The choice to engage in homosexual behavior meets none of those criteria. I see no reason why they should not be subject to a vote.
I really don't think America is ready for a homosexual love story like this.
The laws that once limited one's marriage partner on the basis of race were designed to build walls and keep blacks and whites apart. But preserving the traditional definition of marriage brings men and women together.