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<P><STRONG>Something must have been lost in the translation, because I had a really hard time trying to understand that. But, to me, it sounded like you're a good bible-thumping homophobe and a tad racist to boot. . . .all cuz God sez so.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Ellen Roskovich</STRONG><BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I><pkraut@moscow.com></I><BR>To: <I>vision2020@moscow.com</I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Vision2020] Jeb Bush Featured in Gay Marriage Ads</I><BR>Date: <I>Sun, 3 Jun 2007 22:31:10 GMT</I><BR>>You are trying to argue with the state and this is a church issue. The<BR>>church does not want to marry homosexuals because the bible talks about it<BR>>being an no-no. The church also questioned marrying outside of their<BR>>religion and race because the bible suggests it is not a good thing. By<BR>>taking the issue to the church you would actually have to discuss this<BR>>problem with some reality which of course is why it is presented to the<BR>>state. If the church decided to marry outside of race you need to seek the<BR>>answer from churches. There are churches that are willing to marry<BR>>homosexuals
also...with some of the same problems that happened when some<BR>>chose to marry outside of race.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> > >From today's (June 3, 2007) Spokesman Review -<BR>> ><BR>> > ---------------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> > Jeb Bush featured in gay marriage ads<BR>> > Lesley Clark<BR>> > McClatchy<BR>> > June 3, 2007<BR>> ><BR>> > WASHINGTON - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the poster child for gay<BR>> > marriage?<BR>> ><BR>> > A coalition of civil rights groups that back gay marriage is using<BR>>photos of<BR>> > prominent couples like the former Republican governor and his Mexican-<BR>>born<BR>> > wife, Columba, in an advertising campaign marking the 40th anniversary of<BR>> > Loving v. Virginia, a U.S. Supreme Court decision
that gave interracial<BR>> > couples the right to marry.<BR>> ><BR>> > The groups say they hope to use the couples and the court case to bolster<BR>> > their contention that marriage is a civil right that should know no<BR>>bounds -<BR>> > even for those of the same sex.<BR>> ><BR>> > "We're honoring and celebrating something that just over 40 years ago<BR>>some<BR>> > Americans said was immoral and wrong and could not happen," said Jimmy<BR>> > Creech, the executive director of Faith in America, a gay rights advocacy<BR>> > group that is bankrolling the ad campaign. "We're celebrating the wisdom<BR>> > that prejudice and bigotry was removed from the law books and Americans<BR>>were<BR>> > given the right to marry the person they loved, regardless of race."<BR>> ><BR>> > The "Freedom to Marry"
advertising campaign - to be launched Monday -<BR>> > consists of six ads that will run in two Capitol Hill publications, Roll<BR>> > Call and Politico. They feature photos of interracial couples like golfer<BR>> > Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin, and former U.S. Defense Secretary Bill<BR>>Cohen<BR>> > and his wife, Janet Langhart, who have authored a book about their<BR>>marriage,<BR>> > "Love in Black and White." Couples married to someone of a different<BR>> > ethnicity, like the Bushes, are also featured.<BR>> ><BR>> > The ads note that 16 states still banned interracial marriages until the<BR>> > Supreme Court struck down a Virginia law in 1967, finding "the freedom to<BR>> > marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights<BR>>essential<BR>> > to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free
men."<BR>> ><BR>> > "Jeb and Columba Bush couldn't marry today if discrimination were still<BR>>the<BR>> > law of the land," the ad that features the former Florida first couple<BR>> > reads.<BR>> ><BR>> > Bush didn't respond to a request for comment. But John Stemberger, an<BR>> > Orlando attorney who is spearheading a petition drive to put a gay<BR>>marriage<BR>> > ban up for a vote in Florida in 2008, called the ads "a little bit<BR>>silly."<BR>> ><BR>> > ---------------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> > Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> ><BR>> > Tom Hansen<BR>> > Moscow, Idaho<BR>> ><BR>> > "Gays and lesbians stood up for civil rights in Montgomery, Selma, in<BR>> > Albany, Georgia and St. Augustine, Florida, and many other campaigns
of<BR>>the<BR>> > Civil Rights Movement. Many of these courageous men and women were<BR>>fighting<BR>> > for my freedom at a time when they could find few voices for their own,<BR>>and<BR>> > I salute their contributions."<BR>> ><BR>> > - Coretta Scott King (March 30, 1998)<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> > http://www.fsr.net<BR>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> > =======================================================<BR>>
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