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UPDATE
FROM THE
OHIO
CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT MARRIAGE
If
you have not already planned to do so, use the
Independence Day weekend to conduct voter
registration drives alongside signature
gathering for the marriage protection amendment.
4th of July events and patriotic church services
are opportune times to remind people of their
opportunities to be good stewards of the
freedoms we enjoy in America.
News
from across Ohio...
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Brett and Dan took several days off work for a
road trip through southeast Ohio. As they drove
through more than a dozen counties, they stopped
in each town they came to, targeting the
churches with information about the petition
campaign. The men said they were overwhelmed at
the tremendous response they received from one
after another. They called the campaign office
to testify that they are changed men from their
experience. "The good people we came
across, mile after mile, showed us that the
heart of American and Ohio is still good, and it
exists in our churches," Brett said. He
believes that their trip could very likely
produce the minimum number of signatures needed
in 8 or 10 or 12 of those counties. Thanks,
Brett & Dan, for your labor of love!
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Many churches have contacted us to let us know
that they plan to take the month of July to have
concentrated efforts to circulate petitions and
register voters. Let is know of your plans by
clicking on the CONTACT US button!
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How could a marriage amendment on Ohio's ballot
affect the November elections? Weekly
Standard
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Homosexual groups hire full-time staff to fight
Ohio marriage amendment - Gay
People's Chronicle
* Click
here to print a FACT SHEET on the petition drive
for an Ohio Marriage Amendment.
* Click
here to listen to PSAs running on Salem Radio
across Ohio - 30sec MP3 (487kb)
Other
news from across the nation...
Other
states continue to work toward qualifying
marriage protection amendments to appear on the
upcoming ballots for voters this fall:
* OREGON
- Same-sex marriage
foes turn in record number of signatures
- Statesman
Journal, Salem, OR, legal challenges
expected by same-sex marriage advocates
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MONTANA - Marriage amendment sails to the
ballot; record number of signatures submitted - Laurel
Outlook
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ARKANSAS - Group to submit ban proposal - Arkansas
News Bureau
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MICHIGAN - More than enough signatures to be
submitted to Secretary of State in Lansing on
July 5 - Detroit
Free Press
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MISSOURI - Amendment to appear on the Tuesday,
August 3 ballot - Waynesville
Daily Guide
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States to vote on a marriage protection
amendment in November - KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI,
GEORGIA, OKLAHOMA, UTAH - all placed on the
ballot by state legislatures
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR OHIO
"Only
a union between one man and one woman may be a
marriage valid in or recognized
by this state and its political subdivisions.
This state and its political subdivisions shall
not create or
recognize a legal status for relationships of
unmarried individuals that intends to approximate
the design, qualities, significance or effect of
marriage."
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
In his latest
book, Marriage
Under Fire, Dr. James Dobson defends the
sanctity of traditional marriage, presenting
clearly defined reasons for it in the legal,
financial, social and emotional arenas. Dobson
says Christians everywhere must rally to become
a solid force now more than ever.
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