Excuse us, AGI? Your slip is showing.

Those working to pass the Marshall/Newman so-called “marriage amendment” need very much for the general public to believe two things about their campaign: One, that its underlying arguments are secular, and two, that their motivation is not anti-gay animus and the desire to harmfully intrude on the lives of GLBT people.

There is good reason for this. A majority of voters would not only fail to support, but would be sickened by a measure designed to insert a specific religious doctrine into our constitution and to punish people for creating a life with a same sex partner. Anti-Gay Industry talking points intended for public consumption are carefully honed and disseminated with this in mind.

A different reality emerges from communications intended for a more private audience.

Compare and contrast these two versions of an information alert from the AGI organization Alliance Defense Fund, regarding a court ruling in Arizona that will allow an anti-gay “marriage amendment” to appear on the state ballot. One is posted on the ADF website; the other was sent as an email to trusted supporters.

Website: “The court has spoken: Arizona voters should have say on marriage amendment.”

Email alert: “A SPECIAL GIFT FROM GOD – ADF Receives EIGHTH Big Victory for Marriage in Less than Six Weeks – This time in ADF’s Home State of Arizona!!!!”

Website: “A Maricopa County Superior Court judge today ruled against opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment affirming marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The judge found that the amendment did not violate the Arizona Constitution’s “single subject” rule, thwarting an attempt to prevent Arizona voters from having a say on the amendment at the polls in November.”

Email alert: “Last Friday, August 4th, ADF Senior Counsel Glen Lavy, assisted by Peter Gentala, general counsel for the Center for Arizona Policy, participated in oral arguments before the Maricopa County Superior Court to stop another attempt by advocates of homosexual behavior to derail the democratic process…As they have done before, advocates of homosexual behavior and their allies filed a lawsuit to deny Arizona voters the right to decide this nation-shaping issue. Their lawsuit was based on the so-called “single-subject” rule since the proposed amendment addresses not only marriage, but “marriage substitutes” such as civil unions.”

Website: “ADF and its allies have recently been victorious in other legal battles involving marriage in New York, Washington, Connecticut, Nebraska, Tennessee, Georgia, and Massachusetts. For more information on the battle to protect marriage, visit …”

Email alert: “This is the eighth God given win in eight states for God’s plan for marriage this summer. But as expected, the advocates of homosexual behavior and their allies will immediately appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court, and the court will hear the case and render a decision quickly because of the proximity of the November election. Please be in prayer for this appeal ““ and the continued legal battles to defend aand affirm marriage between one man and one woman across America. Despite these recent God-given victories, the BATTLE IS FAR FROM OVER.”

The Alliance Defense Fund is a franchise of Focus on the Family, and was co-founded by James Dobson. The Virginia contact for Focus on the Family is listed on their website as Victoria Cobb and the Virginia Family Foundation.