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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 12:13 PM
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Battle to reverse gay marriage to start with Parliament Hill rally
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=f8325f2f-68ea-4bd9-8c07-3d4b74eb6058&k=77868

The ground war to reverse same-sex marriage legislation starts in earnest today when an estimated 200 Christians and two backbench Conservative MPs rally on Parliament Hill in an effort to win over the several dozen politicians who have yet to state their position on the controversial issue.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said earlier this month that the House of Commons will vote on a motion this fall seeking to reopen the law, and today's rally will be the first outing in what is expected to be a months-long campaign by religious and ethnic groups that could see members of Parliament threatened at their nomination meetings and publicly attacked in advertisements.

The afternoon demonstration will include several busloads of Christians from Toronto, including representatives from the Chinese, Filipino, Jamaican and Spanish communities, said Warren Booth, an organizer with the group called Man and Woman Union.

"We're just the start of something," he said in an interview from Toronto. "I know (MPs) make their break soon for a couple of months, but we want to leave them with a thought before they take off for their vacation."

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AX10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 12:14 PM
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1. Oust these damn Cons already and put Alberta on lockdown.
Alberta is like Utah and Alabama combined. They, with their Cons will ruin Canada in the same way Bush has ruined America.
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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 11:59 PM
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4. but what about the Calgary Stampede?
:shrug:
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closeupready Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 12:16 PM
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2. Just because you're a Christian and opposed to that sinful gay lifestyle
doesn't mean that you are a bigot or a homophobe!!!! :mad:

:sarcasm:
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 02:13 PM
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3. How discusting! Discusting. Discusting.
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