Nearly 400 people listened for more than two hours to a debate over equality, fairness, liberty, God’s law, natural law and what’s best for families, the state and society.
At a public hearing on House Joint Resolution 6, which calls for a referendum on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, some speakers defended traditional marriage – one man and one woman – while others said gender does not define marriage or family.
“Marriage is two people committed to love each other and build a life together sharing one another’s hopes, dreams and a lifetime together,” said Dawn BarbouRoske of Iowa City, who spoke with her wife and their two daughters at her side. “Our marriage is roped together with love, honesty, hard work, laughter trust and respect … core values not dependent on gender.”
Full Story from the Globe Gazette
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Marriage licenses are issued by and recorded in town halls not church halls, mosques or temples in America, as marriage is primarily a civil matter…..here.
If one wants to add their religion and gods, so be it, but don’t prevent some couples from marrying just because your gods don’t like them…
Onward to full marriage equality rights now.
Cheers, Joe Mustich, Officiant, Red Studio Farm, Washington Green, CT USA
The thing that really gets my goat is when they fuck’n talk about natural law…well when the fruit cake that circumcised me, that is NOT natural! It was fuck’d up religion that started that!