Louisiana Says "Absolutely Not" to Gay Marriage
09/19/2004 20:06 Filed in: Culture Watch
Just in case you missed it on the nightly news...
I don't know how much attention this will receive on television news--especially since it occurred over the weekend--but my home state of Louisiana voted overwhelmingly to ban same-sex marriages . In an overwhelming 80% (that's -80-, EIGHTY) vote, residents of the state voted for a constitutional amendment that would limit legal marriage to that between a man and a woman.
That's an incredibly large majority and no doubt a huge surprise to proponents equal legal status for gays. Missouri held a similar vote in August, and there are ten more states who will vote on this issue in November. I would be willing to bet that all votes will be along similar lines.
This confirms my hunch that the average American citizen is not for changing a 5000-year old understanding of the institution of marriage. Rather than letting politicians debate this, all states should have the guts to follow Louisiana and Missouri's lead and put the issue before the people.
Maybe this will also offset a little bit of what you witnessed on Bourbon Street last time you visited New Orleans.
I don't know how much attention this will receive on television news--especially since it occurred over the weekend--but my home state of Louisiana voted overwhelmingly to ban same-sex marriages . In an overwhelming 80% (that's -80-, EIGHTY) vote, residents of the state voted for a constitutional amendment that would limit legal marriage to that between a man and a woman.
That's an incredibly large majority and no doubt a huge surprise to proponents equal legal status for gays. Missouri held a similar vote in August, and there are ten more states who will vote on this issue in November. I would be willing to bet that all votes will be along similar lines.
This confirms my hunch that the average American citizen is not for changing a 5000-year old understanding of the institution of marriage. Rather than letting politicians debate this, all states should have the guts to follow Louisiana and Missouri's lead and put the issue before the people.
Maybe this will also offset a little bit of what you witnessed on Bourbon Street last time you visited New Orleans.