http://iowaprogress.com/2006/03/15/iowa-gay-marriage-debate/ Politics in Iowa from a progressive viewpoint. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:18:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/03/15/iowa-gay-marriage-debate/#comment-31 Iowa Progress » Focus on the Family Focuses on Iowa Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:56:37 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/03/15/iowa-gay-marriage-debate/#comment-31 [...] According to the Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier, this week Focus on the Family ran ads in Iowa newspapers claiming that Senate Democrats are preventing Iowans from voting on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.  The bill is currently deadlocked in committee.  In typical Republican fashion, the ad didn’t have much to do with reality (coughcoughdannycarrollcoughcough): When it comes to marriage, the people of Iowa should be seen and not heard,” the ad reads. “At least that’s the way Sen. Mike Gronstal would have it, as he refuses to let the people of Iowa vote on the Iowa Marriage Amendment.” [...] […] According to the Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier, this week Focus on the Family ran ads in Iowa newspapers claiming that Senate Democrats are preventing Iowans from voting on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.  The bill is currently deadlocked in committee.  In typical Republican fashion, the ad didn’t have much to do with reality (coughcoughdannycarrollcoughcough): When it comes to marriage, the people of Iowa should be seen and not heard,” the ad reads. “At least that’s the way Sen. Mike Gronstal would have it, as he refuses to let the people of Iowa vote on the Iowa Marriage Amendment.” […]

]]> http://iowaprogress.com/2006/03/15/iowa-gay-marriage-debate/#comment-24748 Gloria Wilke Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:50:04 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/03/15/iowa-gay-marriage-debate/#comment-24748 I think people need to grew up. No one should be allowed to tell people who they are allowed to love or marry. The lord is the only one who should be allowed to pass judgement not people. He tells us not to judge people. Everyone nneeds to remember that. Gays and lesbians are never going to go away, so everyone needs to open their minds and get used to us. We live in America, and should have the freedom to choose what we want to do in our own lives!!!! I think people need to grew up. No one should be allowed to tell people who they are allowed to love or marry. The lord is the only one who should be allowed to pass judgement not people. He tells us not to judge people. Everyone nneeds to remember that. Gays and lesbians are never going to go away, so everyone needs to open their minds and get used to us. We live in America, and should have the freedom to choose what we want to do in our own lives!!!!

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