Sentences with phrase «voted against the marriage»
There's really no telling the motive due to the anonymity of the people that voted against the marriage.
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And yet you would vote against their marriage.
«When marriage was redefined, Andrew Cuomo and his billionaire friends like Paul Singer and Michael Bloomberg said they'd protect anyone who voted against marriage from political harm.
State Senator Tom Duane, the marriage equality bill's lead sponsor, has released a statement regarding today's vote: Today's vote against Marriage Equality makes me very angry.
«Just as we look forward to hearing her explanation of supporting Donald Trump, why she supports turning NYPD into a deportation force, and why she voted against marriage equality and raising the minimum wage.»
«Anybody who voted against marriage, obviously, has marginalized the LGBT community and doesn't consider us a part of the civil rights movement,» said Allen Roskoff, the president of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, a citywide LGBT club.
Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., the only Democrat in the New York State Senate who voted against the marriage equality bill in 2011, has been busy lately supporting evangelical minister Erick Salgado in his long - shot bid to become the next mayor of NYC.
«We want to build excitement and momentum in advance of that,» said Ellner... As part of that strategy, the Human Rights Campaign and its allies are spending heavily to oust three New York state senators — all Democrats — who voted against the marriage bill last year and who face opponents in the primary on Tuesday: William Stachowski of Buffalo, Shirley L. Huntley of Queens and Rubén Díaz Sr. of the Bronx.»
The Empire State Pride Agenda, the Human Rights Campaign, Freedom to Marry and Marriage Equality New York — will form a single organization called New Yorkers United for Marriage which will shortly undertake a coordinated effort to sway three Democrats and 12 Republicans who voted against marriage equality last year in an effort to pass it by early summer, the NYT reports:
Those Republicans include «Kemp Hannon of Nassau County, Charles Fuschillo of Suffolk County, Betty Little of Glens Falls, Andrew Lanza of Staten Island, Greg Ball of Putnam County, James Alesi of Rochester, and Roy McDonald of Rensselaer County» — all senators who voted against a marriage - equality bill last time it came before the body, back in 2009.
Today's vote against Marriage Equality makes me very angry.
Kruger is a reported closet case, and cast a vote against marriage equality last year when the bill came up.
In 2011, during her first term in the Assembly, Malliotakis voted against marriage equality, when it was enacted into law, a vote she has since recanted.
The development may be particularly important in the senate, where Democrats hold a slim 32 - 30 majority, four Democrats have already said they will vote against the marriage bill, and equality advocates will need to pick up several GOP votes in order to pass the legislation.
Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat in the New York State Senate to vote against the marriage equality bill, blamed the loss on fellow Christians who, he says, «pray too much and act too little,» the Christian Post reports:
Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat in the New York State Senate to vote against the marriage equality bill, blamed the loss on fellow Christians who, he says, «pray too much and act too little,» the Christian Post reports: «Pastors... Read
«Marc Molinaro is a Trump mini-me with an «A» rating from the NRA who voted against marriage equality and is decidedly both anti-LGBTQ and anti-woman,» Cuomo campaign aide Abbey Fashouer said.
Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., the only Democrat in the New York State Senate who voted against the marriage equality bill in 2011, has been busy lately supporting evangelical minister Erick Salgado in his long - shot bid to become the next mayor of NYC... Read
As you may recall, Monserrate is a Democrat from Queens who voted against the marriage equality bill when it came up late last year.
Diaz, a pentecostal minister, voted against the marriage equality bill that was signed into law by Gov. Cuomo in 2011.
Lewis also called into question Robach's votes against marriage equality and the Dream Act, and his support for the death penalty.
He stated that when he got to the Senate Floor: «Almost all of the Republicans and Ruben Diaz, who'd voted against marriage equality were all gone.»
Not exact matches
Yes, except for the fact that a majority of blacks voted against gay marriage in California.
Yeah, those good old days when people could convince themselves they were good christians by voting against interracial marriage.
The German leader was among 226 politicians to vote against same - sex marriage, while 393 voted for it and four abstained.
Anyone who votes against the government recognizing gay marriage is a bigot and most of them are driven by religious views.
But if they do cast a vote against gay marriage then yes, they are a bigot.
In upholding the prohibition against artificial methods of birth control, the encyclical dashed the hopes of many believers for a change in church teaching — hopes that had been raised when the National Catholic Reporter leaked the news that the lay and clerical members of the hand - picked papal commission studying the matter had voted decisively to support the limited use of artificial contraception within the context of marriage.
Were religious people promoting peace when they voted down gay marriage (a civil rights issue, opponents of which will be viewed in the same light as the opponents against civil rights in the 50s and 60s) You are just so comfortable in the majority, you can't see the prejudice and bias you put on people that aren't like you.
The pastor proceeded to warn his audience against voting for a candidate in the upcoming midterm elections who supports gay marriage and abortion, even if that candidate, Carl DeMaio, is a Republican.
He is only saying it for the vote, I'd be willing you bet the house that he is still against gay marriage.
But, according to your own words, you would vote against gay marriage if it came up for a vote.
And, either way, voting against gay marriage is an attempt to deny rights to someone who can not possibly do you any harm.
We are called to be light and salt, and one way to do this is to stand up and speak out FOR BIBLICAL VALUES and against sin... yes, of course we should be preaching / teaching / living God's «theology of marriage» in our own marriages...... but God has clearly defined marriage as between one man and one woman, and therefore, when our government says it's otherwise, we should be light and salt and speak up, and vote accordingly.
Some voted for the same - sex marriage Bill and others voted against it.
However, the archbishop also said he did not regret voting against same - sex marriage in the House of Lords.
SEC members voted to remove the doctrinal clause which stated that marriage is a «union of one man and one woman», replacing it with a clause which asserts that clergy who do not wish to preside over same - sex weddings will not be compelled to do so «against their conscience».
But more unexpectedly, given that Hawaii was one of the first states where the issue surfaced, a Hawaii state representative has caused waves for becoming the first openly gay lawmaker to vote against a state's same - sex marriage bill.
Of note: In November, a lesbian lawmaker in Hawaii made national news when she voted against a draft of her state's bill legalizing same - sex marriage, citing religious freedom concerns.
Keep that in mind the next time you vote against gay marriage.
And she would never be so spitreful as to vote against gay marriage.
On this particular topic as long as people who vote their religious belief against gay marriage then it benefits people who believe differently — for any reason to be involved in the discussions since it affects them directly or indirectly.
The majority of CA voted against gay marriage in the prop8 vote.
In my opinion, Christians vote against gay marriage simply because they believe they shouldn't support something God says «no» to.
Have you ever voted against gay rights or gay marriage because of your faith?
This subject deserves better than the court of political correctness, whose authority, advocates of homosexual marriage hope, will prevail until the law is voted on — a tribunal they defend by means of disqualifying caricatures against anyone who dares to question their project and their motives.
LGBT supporters generally saw the vote as good news, even though it wasn't clear how — or whether — infractions against the denomination's ban on same - sex marriage and clergy in same - sex relationships will be disciplined in the meantime.
Diaz singles out Senator Shirley Hunter and Frank Padavan, as well as Hiram Monserrate (who has since been ousted in from the Senate, but is running for the Assembly) and thanks them for taking a political risk by voting against same - sex marriage.
Sen. Bill Stachowski is fighting back against Fight Back PAC, the political action committee created with the sole purpose of replacing senator who voted «no» on gay marriage with candidates who will vote «yes» on the issue.
Marchione was first elected after winning a Republican primary against Sen. Roy McDonald, one of the GOP lawmakers who voted in favor of the legalization of same - sex marriage.