A TV commercial that opponents of Washington's same-sex marriage referendum started airing Tuesday says, "Experience shows how Referendum 74 can harm people who oppose gay marriage." It then goes on to spotlight three people who say they have been harmed: Damian Goddard and Jim and Mary O'Reilly. Is there evidence to link these cases to what will happen if Referendum 74 passes in Washington?
A TV commercial that opponents of Washington’s same-sex marriage referendum started airing Tuesday says, “Experience shows how Referendum 74 can harm people who oppose gay marriage.”
It then goes on to spotlight three people who say they have been harmed: Damian Goddard and Jim and Mary O’Reilly.
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Social conservatives have lost the fight on gay marriage. Regardless of what the Supreme Court rules, public opinion seems to have shifted irreversibly. Here are seven ways social conservatives fumbled the issue:
The substantive case against gay marriage collapsed in the Supreme Court last week.
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor confirmed that he is not making himself available to perform same-sex marriages, due to “philosophical and religious reasons.”
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor confirmed that he is not making himself available to perform same-sex weddings, due to “philosophical and religious reasons.”
Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, the 12th state to take the step, as thousands of onlookers cheered.
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