While it's now legal for homosexuals to "marry" in California -- regardless if they are citizens of that state -- at least three counties have decided to get out of the civil-marriage business. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Norway has legalized same-sex marriages.
Several CA counties quit performing civil marriages - Officials in Kern, Calaveras, and Butte counties in California have said they plan on closing their doors to performing all civil wedding ceremonies rather than be forced to "wed" same-sex couples under the state's Supreme Court ruling permitting same-sex "marriage" ...
News from MassResistance on the marriage law referendum petition:
Catholic activist and organizer Larry Cirignano is back and aboard to help our push for this last month of signature-gathering for the Referendum Petition, to force the "1913 Law" to a vote of the people.
Also this week, paperwork to create the official Ballot Committee for the effort, named "Citizens for Fair Marriage Laws" was filed. That committee will directly raise money and pay for expenses relating to the ballot question. Most recently, Larry attended both the Democratic and Republican national conventions, as well as the Values Voter summit in Washington, DC last week. "There's a lot of interest and excitement around the country in this petition drive," he said. "People are angry about the Massachusetts Legislature's arrogance, they're really afraid of what could happen, and they're praying for the referendum's success."
And as we've been saying, this is also our opportunity to make a bold statement to our public officials that we're not taking it any longer - that we are standing up to them and not backing down or giving up. It's extremely important to send that message, that the fight has only begun and we intend to win it.
This weekend: the churches!
Although supermarkets, post offices, events, etc., are good, your churches are the best place to collect signatures. We need to get EVERY person we can! If you haven't already, contact us for a packet of signature sheets or download them from the website, Massresistance.com