Groups gear up to oppose anti-gay marriage amendment

[...] The National Organization for Marriage has been and will be very active in Minnesota. Their side has begun organizing. From Andy Birkey of the Minnesota Independent. [...]

What a wonderul state – Palwenty as gov vetoed a bill that would have let gay parteners decide the burial etc situation for a partner who had passed. People who often were together for decades victimized by republicans in the worst way.

I think that speaks for itself and the attitudes of some people who always babble about god. While espousing the worst of the worst traits of humanity – hate they neighbor as thyself.

while Jesus told us to love thy neighbor as thyself.

BTW note the “Minnesota family council” this is almost certainly a subsidiary in fact if not in law, of the AFA. Headquartered in Mississippi – the most bigoted state in the union.

the AFA is listed by the SPLC as a hate group for demonizing gay people and spreading falsehoods about them.

Xtians – ugh.

@ Stan James –

(1) “Love thy neighbor” does not include sanctioning their perversion. Jesus didn’t die on the cross so you can wallow in your favorite sin. He demands REPENTANCE.

(2) Who gave the SPLC the Constitutional authority to decide for everyone else what is and isn’t a “hate group”?

(3) While you stayed in the closet, your abomination was on your own head. But legalizing “homosexual marriage” places state approval on this abomination and therefore transfers guilt onto every citizen. Don’t think for a minute that God won’t judge, curse, and destroy what He calls an abomination.

Mary – the only abomination here is that of those that think like you trying to use their fairy tale to justify their hatred and bigotry. The perversion is that of those who try to force their religion into government, and it also stands as the highest hypocrisy as well when folks like yourself want government to stay out of your affairs but expect it to bend to your outdated, fascist beliefs against anyone who is different than your interpretation of your fairy tale.

This is great news. Sensible people standing up against those who spew hatred towards our gay brothers and sisters.

I am grateful for this visible and timely “push back” from religious Minnesotans, especially since as far as I’m aware, the Star Tribune hasn’t acknowledged any pro-marriage-equality presence from the many GLBTQ-friendly houses of worship and religious organizations in the state.

I also am wondering how people of faith would have me resolve this quandary:

As a religious person who has been in a long-term, committed, and loving relationship for more than 11 years, married under the care and witness of my religious community, how am I to choose between being authentically all that God made me to be, versus lying about who I am–such as on a U.S. customs form or on my state and federal tax forms, indicating that I am “single” or not part of the same household or family as my spouse?

God, my religious tradition, other religions, and the U.S. court system require me to be truthful and honest, yet my fellow religious Minnesotans and federal law seem to encourage me to lie and betray who I am and who my family is.

It would seem that those who support the proposed constitutional amendment to define [restrict] marriage are also supporting lie-telling rather than truth-telling: I can lie to Customs and say I am single when I am not; or I can lie to myself and say I am heterosexual when I am not.

@Mary:

1) If you can quote your religious texts as fact, so can I. The Charge of the Goddess tells us that ALL acts of Love and Pleasure are sacred.

2) No one has to. The fact is that the AFA KNOWINGLY AND DELIBERATELY spreads falsified information about GLBT people in order to slander us and incite people to discriminate against and attack us. The reality is that the AFA is partially responsible for at least a couple dozen murders every year and Goddess knows how many more hate crimes.

3) Your god does not make public policy for the United States, and his “laws” do not have the force of civil law. I wonder how many times your god can fail to punish us. ;)

Poor Mary – Dellusional as they come…..a woman who has ZERO CLUE about women’s history…and the Plight of women to obtain RIGHTS. Who Fought against women obtaining rights….????? MEN And Religious Institutions Mary – that’s who. See, according to them….IF women VOTED – Society as we know it would crumble….women were to just SHUT UP, have babies, and be subserviant to men. But of course Mary is too stupid to even know that……Hey Mary, Look up the name Alice Paul and educate yourself deary….women like you make me sick.

As the president of Minnesota’s National Organization for Women chapter, I am very proud that we are a part of this important coalition. All who support justice need to join us!

@Mary

If your god will punish all, then shouldn’t he be the god and do the work? are you your own god?

I’m waiting for the major MN institutions, Guthrie, Twins, Vikings, Target, 3M, etc to take stand and get active in Vote No Campaign.