BOSTON - The gay "marriage" fight in Massachusetts might not be over after all.
Opponents of same-sex "marriages" are seeking a ballot question that would prevent gay and lesbian couples from getting married here if their union wouldn't be legal in their home state.
Brian Camenker of the group Mass Resistance said Friday lawmakers and Gov. Deval Patrick bowed to the will of the "gay lobby" last month by approving the repeal of a 1913 statute that banned such marriages.
Patrick, the state's first black governor and the father of a daughter who recently announced she's a lesbian, said the 1913 law had racial undertones from a period when interracial marriage was discouraged.
"The Legislature and the governor changed our marriage laws to please the well-connected minority and force a social experiment into other states that's very offensive to a majority of the people, at least the way the votes have been going," Camenker said, referring to recent votes in favor of gay "marriage" bans in other states.
He was particularly critical of an emergency preamble attached to the repeal. It bypassed a normal 90-day waiting period and made the law effective immediately. Opponents typically use the 90 days to present signatures and delay the law until it can be put to a ballot vote.
"The fact that this happened the way it happened just adds to the sense of sleaziness and underhandedness of the whole process," Camenker said.
The group will need about 32,000 signatures to get their question on the ballot.
Gay "marriage" advocates who had celebrated the repeal said they were disappointed but not surprised by the petition.
"I've learned that when it comes to equality for gay and lesbian people, the struggle is never over because there are certain people that are just strongly opposed to any rights for gay people. It's never shocking; it is disappointing," said Marc Solomon of MassEquality.
Gay Massachusetts residents have been allowed to legally marry since 2004. Opponents, such as former Gov. Mitt Romney, said the 1913 law prevented Massachusetts from becoming the "Las Vegas of same-sex marriage." California also permits same-sex marriage and has no restriction on out-of-state couples.
Mass Resistance filed paperwork with the secretary of state's office on Wednesday. The measure has been forwarded to the attorney general's office for review.
The state constitution prohibits referendum questions on subjects that relate to religion, judges, the courts, particular localities of the commonwealth, state appropriations and certain provisions of the constitution's Declaration of Rights. Attorney General Martha Coakley has 14 days to review the proposed question.
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The God of Truth most certainly was not telling you to speak in the ways you have on this article. God does not support bullies.
Ok, knock yourself out.
But I am truly done on this article. I've spoken the truth, and that's all God told me to do.
As a teacher, I will not stand for bullying, which means I have to put them in their place.
And you've proven that you say one thing and do another. You said you weren't going to talk to me anymore about this, and yet continue on.
So far, you've proven nothing. Well, I mean you have proven that you are a hypocrite and narrowminded, but that's about it.
I know that God loves you. That has never been a question. But you have to accept His love, and want to change into His image. And that goes the same with homosexuals too. He loves them, and wants them to separate themselves from that which is destroying them. Because their sin separates them from God, and He longs to have a relationship with them. But He can't as long as they hold on to their sin.
God, please help them.
Now go back to your playground and find someone else to try and pick on
Homosexuality is a sin. And I pray daily for those who are in bondage to such sin. I pray that God will someday open the eyes of those who claim to be Christians and yet remain, willfully, in their sin. And I pray that God will show mercy upon them for their arrogance in blaming God for their sin, and even claiming that God condones it. I'm not sure what judgement awaits them, but I pray for God's mercy.
Well seeing as how I have the truth, you should know its hard to handle. You are like a scummy school yard bully who can't keep their ignorant mouth shut, so you keep saying the same things over and over again in an attempt to be hurtful. I pity your ignorance, and pray that one day you will realize the hurt you are trying to inflict is anything but Christian. My spirit sores over yours, regardless of how many times you spew your hatred.
Homosexuality is no different from incest or polygamy. Well, actually it is. Homosexuality is worse. At least in incest and polygamy, for the most part, the relationship is between those of opposite sex.
So to fight for the homosexuals right to marry, but deny those people the same right is hypocritical and judgemental. You are denying them the right to marry whom they want.
Homosexuals say that love is between consenting adults. Adult incest and polygamy falls well within those guidelines....
Argue all you want, the truth is hard to handle.
Yo've got to admire people who say "I'm done talking to you about this" but keep on going anyway.
You said incest is a sexual orientation, but that's different from pointing something out. To point something out is to say a fact, and its a fact that sexual orientations are homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual. What you do during sex, in the case you are speaking of being incest, does not determine your sexual orientation. That would be like saying people who are attracted to blonds have a certain sexual orientation.
I am not judgmental, you are quite the pot calling the kettle black. You falsely lump anything you consider sexual deviancy into the same group and think we all must stick up for one another, yet you refuse to entertain dialogue. Rather, you reiterate the same point over and over without ever really listening to the other side. You are hopelessly ignorant.
MIke,
I thought you were done talking to me about this?
You said "You did not point out incest is a sexual orientation"
Check out my post at Friday, the 12th at 8:52.
I said "Incest is a sexual orientation."
I also said "A brother loves his sister and wants to marry her...he's heterosexual. A sister wants to marry her other sister...she's lesbian."
So don't lie and say that I didn't say something I did.
As with almost every homosexual, or homosexual advocate, I've discussed this with, they have refused to grant the same respect for those of other preferences because they think it's gross. They judge others as they complain about being judged. They claim that homosexual relationships are about love, but for some unexplainable reason, incest relationships BETWEEN CONSENTING ADULTS isn't about love. Almost every time the talk of ADULT inscestuous relationships are brought up, they suddenly start spouting about pedophilia. What in the world does incestuous relationships BETWEEN ADULTS have to do with kids?
They say that incest marriages breed defects among their children. But what kind of children do homosexuals create? The homosexuals respond that marriage isn't about procreation, but about love. Does anyone see how childish the argument is?
And if birth defects were truly on their list of things that they want to do away with, then they would be better off fighting to keep those who already have genitcally created defects from breeding (such as those with dwarfism.) But they wont. Because they are hypocritical. They aren't serious about their concerns. They will make up whatever they want to justify their sin.
For those who are homosexual, or their advocates: If you want to marry, and you refuse that right to anyone else, you are just a bunch of hot air, self-centered, and judgemental.
My, haven't we reversed the roles now! When did I ever say they deserve to marry. You did not point out incest is a sexual orientation, and that isn't a matter of opinion.
Hey, I'm not the one who consistantly (and erroneously) talks about pedophilia when we are obviously talking about relationships between adults.
If a person wants to legalize homosexual marriages, they are intolerant and narrowminded if they won't support other relationships, regardless of your personal aversion to their taste.
As pointed out, incest is a sexual orientation. If a brother wants to marry his sister, he is a heterosexual and deserves to marry. If a brother wants to marry his brother, he is a homosexual, and (according to you) deserves to marry.