Texas is the 19th State to Protect Marriage

from Agape Press
by Jody Brown

"State constitutional amendments protecting traditional marriage continued their unbeaten streak on Tuesday when Texans overwhelmingly (76%) voted in favor of keeping marriage what it has been for centuries: the union of a man and a woman.

Conservative spokesman Gary Bauer wonders if national leaders are paying attention. 'How many of these votes do we have to win by such lop-sided margins before Congress finds the political will to support the people’s values?' he asks. Bauer, chairman of the Campaign for Working Families, is a strong proponent of the need for a federal marriage amendment.

So why didn't the campaign of deception staged by advocates of same-sex marriage work? Bob Knight of the Culture and Family Institute attributes it to the common sense found in the people of Texas. 'Most Texans are down-to-earth folks,' Knight says, 'which is why the attempt to fool them into thinking a marriage protection amendment was actually a threat to marriage didn't wash.' " [Found this link that explains beautifully: Conservative By Nature Blogs]

"Several more states are slated to vote on state constitutional marriage amendments next year. Among those are Alabama, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Tennessee." [This will be these states' chance to define marriage as between a man and a woman bringing the total to 23.]

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