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Doesn’t Save Marriage
Loudoun Connection September 20, 2006 By Tim Buchholz, Ashburn Susie Chapman, in her letter of Aug. 30, seems to believe that voting for the so-called “marriage amendment” will do something to “protect marriage” and magically create more families in which … Continue reading
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Tagged Letters, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment
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What’s the rush?
Leesburg Today September 19, 2006 By Thom Beres, Col., USAF, Retired, Cascades This whole marriage amendment discussion makes me very suspicious. On the one hand, it is supposedly so urgent that it had to be put on the ballot right … Continue reading
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Tagged Letters, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment
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Inquiring minds want to know..
From the Loudoun Times-Mirror: Russell Muños, a business management consultant with IBM, and Trey Sargent, a merchandising manager for Wegmans, live in Potomac Falls in a committed relationship. They remain vocal in their opposition to the proposed amendment’s limiting the … Continue reading
It’s official; they lied.
We previously reported the fact that the Ohio organization most responsible for passage of that state’s version of the Marshall/Newman amendment, Citizens for Community Values, had filed an amicus brief in a domestic violence case. The brief argues that unmarried … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Pants on Fire
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Short attention span?
In one of the funniest things another blogger has ever said to me, Insider made this earth-stopping observation: Gee, David. I’m noticing you refuse to say you oppose gay marriage. More about that later, because I couldn’t help noticing this. … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Employment, Hypocrisy, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Pants on Fire
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What’s the harm? A shorter lifespan for starters
While canvassing a concert in Leesburg, I encountered only two of roughly thirty people who actually supported the Marshall/Newman amendment. The first supporter explained that she would vote yes “for religious reasons.” She felt entitled to impose her personal religious … Continue reading
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Tagged Animus, Health, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Moral confusion
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Is abuse a “family value”?
This is very good exposure of the impact of Marshall/Newman on domestic violence law enforcement. In the context of the domestic violence professionals and elected officials cited, it’s painfully obvious that the pro-amendment ideologue interviewed for this article doesn’t have … Continue reading →