Monday, April 18, 2011

WATCH: Highlights From the "Defending Marriage" Hearing


Last Friday, Maggie Gallagher and other bigots gathered in D.C. to discuss saving marriage from the evil gays and lesbians.

The Washington Blade reports: 

In testimony before the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, Gallagher, NOM’s chair and co-founder, said marriage should restricted to one man and one woman because such unions are the only kind that can produce children and because state voters by referenda have affirmed 31 times that marriage shouldn’t be extended to gay couples.


“Marriage is the union of husband and wife for a reason: these are the only unions that create new life and connect those children in love to their mother and father,” Gallagher said. “This is not necessarily the reason why individuals marry; this is the great reason, the public reason why government gets involved in the first place.”

The hearing, which was titled “Defending Marriage,” took place on the heels of President Obama’s announcement on Feb. 23 that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and that his administration would no longer defend the anti-gay law against litigation in court.
Please watch this clip that has some highlights from this mess of a hearing

1 comment:

Greg said...

If the sole purpose of marriage is to procreate, then once the couple reaches the age where childbearing isn't feasible, should that marriage be dissolved? And what about all those who marry multiple times without producing any offspring?

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