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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 18, 2003
CONTACT: Diane
Gramley 1.814.271.9078 or
1.814.437.5355
MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME COURT RULES TO DESTROY MARRIAGE
(Harrisburg) -- A Pennsylvania pro-family group responded to today's
Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling that a ban on same-sex marriage was
unconstitutional by issuing a statement accusing the state high court of
destroying marriage and harming children.
Diane Gramley, president of the American Family Association of PA
(AFA of PA) said,
"The decision made in Massachusetts today will
have a horrendous ripple effect throughout the country. Children are being given the message not only that 'gay is
okay,' but gay marriage is on the same plain as heterosexual marriage.
The very foundations of this nation are being undermined."
The Massachusetts Supreme Court decision seeks to validate a lifestyle
that is proven to shorten the lives of men by up to 20 years.
Those who engage in homosexual activity are more likely to also
engage in other life-threatening activities such as alcohol and drug
abuse. They have a greater
chance of being exposed to HIV/AIDS and other STDs, anal and breast
cancer, domestic violence, eating and psychological disorders. Why would
the Massachusetts Supreme Court seek to encourage this destructive
activity?
A recent poll released by the Pew Research Center for the People and the
Press found that 59% of Americans opposed same-sex marriage.
This percentage has grown from 53% when in mid-summer the U.S.
Supreme Court struck down the Texas sodomy law.
"The majority of Americans know that marriage is between one man
and one woman and don't want the courts to redefine it.
They know that if the foundations of the nation crumble, the
nation itself will fall," continued Gramley.
Homosexuality is not a civil right.
This small group of about 3% of the population do not meet the
criteria of a minority -- unchangeable characteristics such as skin
color or nationality, political powerlessness or financial
discrimination. Their
apparent purpose is to redefine American thought and culture and to mold
it into their image.
AFA of PA calls on both federal and state legislators to take every step
possible to protect the institution of marriage as between one man and
one woman and to stop any attempt to create counterfeit marriage through
civil unions.
" The Puritans and Pilgrims who first settled in Massachusetts are
rolling over in their graves today," Gramley concluded.
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