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Yearly Archives: 2006
What’s that smell?
Not Larry Sabato is taking predictions on the outcome of the constitutional amendment against single people. The consensus seems to be that 1) People will vote for it to the extent that they don’t understand what it says, and 2) … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Marshall-Newman Amendment, Pants on Fire, Public opinion, VA "Family" Foundation
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Sign of the Times
We are fascinated by the idea suggested by the person this writer is responding to, that churches should keep their views on marriage “inside their church.” That’s not at all a bad idea. It’s a little late for that, though, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Commentary
Tagged Civil rights, Constitution, Faith, Letters, Marriage, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Media
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Harry Parrish
Delegate Harry Parrish of Manassas passed away yesterday at the age of 84. Delegate Parrish was a decent, fair-minded man. Sometimes this put him on the business end of right wing attacks. One memorable radio ad from the 2005 primary … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News
Tagged Doing the right thing, General Assembly, GOP
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Ohio domestic violence law excludes unmarried people
Dayton Daily News March 26, 2006 by Amelia Robinson County prosecutors in Dayton, Ohio are now prohibited from enforcing the state’s domestic violence laws if the involved parties are not married. The appeals court for the 2nd District finds that … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News
Tagged Abuse, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Unintended consequences
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Sometimes, nothing but sarcasm will do
Virginia Centrist wonders what we should do if the constitutional amendment against single people passes; it involves “torches and pitch forks.” We think he’s being a little too pessimistic about the degree to which Virginians are getting fed up with … Continue reading
Being Gay in Virginia
Burke Connection March 23, 2006 By Kelly Schlageter, Vienna As another Virginia General Assembly comes to a close, I ask myself again why I choose to live in Virginia. The attacks on me and my community came from all angles, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy
Tagged Community, Editorials, Equality Fairfax, Family values, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Media, Reality-based world
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Yes, Virginia, we’re everywhere
It looks like other Virginia bloggers have noticed that Some Families Foundation alert. Too Conservative for the most part gets it. The specious implication that opponents of the anti-civil union constitutional amendment are non-religious, the ideological blindness that is causing … Continue reading →