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		<title>Midnight Disgrace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York passes Same Sex Marriage law  in the middle of the night.  Governor Andrew Cuomo then signed it just hours ago in a bizarre response to his pledge to sign it as soon as he gets it.  Republican betrayal in the Empire State will likely lead to a proverbial civil war.  The party obtained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Parish on the SB 30 Aftermath</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sussex County Clerk of the Peace, George Parish took a stand for traditional marriage, he has not backed off.  Now he must plan the next step. How will he accommodate the new rights of gay couples without losing his own right of conscience? It is the debate of the decade.]]></description>
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		<title>Calling the Roll on SB 30</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SB 30, The Civil Unions bill, unsurprisingly passed the State House 26-15 yesterday. Sadly all 9 attempts to improve the legislation were turned down. Here is your Roll Call. Atkins N Q. Johnson Y Ramone Y Barbieri Y Keeley Y Schooley Y Bennett Y Kenton N Schwartzkopf Y Blakey N Kowalko Y Scott Y Bolden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois New Civil Union Law Impacts Faith Based Adoptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[same sex marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Science and Religion agree that a mother and father are the best arraignment for children. Sadly, the new civil union law, which like Delaware amends the definition of the family is erupting in controversy. It is forcing Faith based organizations to adopt to gays couples. We all know that sometimes the ideal situation is not available. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Next Step</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SB 30 passed yesterday.  Missing from the argument was an emphasis on its redefining of the family.  Senator Venables did expose the marriage agenda with his amendment number 1.  It would have allowed people who are not in a sexual relationship like a couple of sisters who share a household to have the same privileges.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote on It</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DE General Assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same sex marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds showed up to Legislative Hall to oppose SB 30, but advocates say the majority is with them.  I have a simple solution, pass the Venables referendum amendment.  Are you afraid of a vote of the people or do you just disrespect their opinion?]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Union Fraud Exposed: The End of the Traditional Family</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarepolitics.net/civil-union-fraud-exposed-the-end-of-the-traditional-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Anderson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action File]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same sex marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delawarepolitics.net/?p=14588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you take the time to read Senate Bill 30, you will see that it amends several sections of Delaware law pertaining to the definition of family.  Its advocates say that it does not change the definition of marriage, but it undeniably reshapes the legal status of the family.  SB 30 bestows the rights of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delaware Civil Union Bill Clears Senate Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Bill 30 cleared a senate panel which was its toughest challenge when Senator Marshal voted to allow the bill to proceed on its merits.  The Wilmington News Journal&#8217;s Beth Miller wrote a compelling and balanced account here.]]></description>
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		<title>SB 30, Civil Union Bill Introduced</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarepolitics.net/sb-30-civil-union-bill-introduced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[civil liberties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same sex marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delawarepolitics.net/?p=14341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Opponents will decry this as the beginning of an assault on the very definition of marriage and family, but today belonged to the proponents of Civil Unions.  To the advocates of  Delaware Senate Bill 30, this bill is just another step along a long road of equality and civil rights.  The bill would create a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Coons joins colleagues in introducing repeal of Defense of Marriage Act</title>
		<link>http://www.delawarepolitics.net/senator-coons-joins-colleagues-in-introducing-repeal-of-defense-of-marriage-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.delawarepolitics.net/senator-coons-joins-colleagues-in-introducing-repeal-of-defense-of-marriage-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tennessee Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chris Coons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release Senator Chris Coons Cosponsors “Respect for Marriage Act” to give federal protections to same-sex couples Wednesday, March 16, 2011 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today reiterated his call for a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, cosponsoring a bill introduced today by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and 17 other Democratic [...]]]></description>
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