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| Thousands Protest [against] Gay Marriage in Seattle ... no really... |
| 2004-05-01 |
| Yes this did indeed happen in Liberal Seattle. SEATTLE - Thousands of people protested gay marriage at a rally Saturday at the city’s baseball stadium, facing hundreds of chanting, shouting counter-protesters outside. The "Mayday for Marriage" worship service and rally drew between 20,000 and 25,000 people from conservative Christian churches supporting traditional marriage, officials said. The protesters arrived by busloads at Safeco Field. "This is a place where we’re taking a stand," said James Dobson, founder of the evangelical Christian group Focus on the Family, told the crowd. "If this happens, the culture war is over and everything associated with it is lost." The rally was slated as a worship service including music and a choir. "We believe marriage was designed for a man and a woman," said Bill Hanford, 46, of Redmond. "We think the biblical concept of marriage is important and people should take a stand on that side of the argument as well as the one that’s in the media right now." Between 2,500 and 3,000 gay-rights protesters waved signs and chanted, "Bigots go home!" and tried to shout down the anti-gay marriage protesters. Arrivals had to walk between the counter-protesters to enter the stadium. One man was arrested, police said. Jeffrey Steinberg, 52, carried a sign that said, "Religious bigots love lies, not God! Bear your false witness elsewhere." "Unfortunately religion has often been a tool for hatred," he said. Ok.. so how is a rally in support of traditional marriage ’hatred’? I am getting really tired of these people labeling anything which does not line up with their liberal ’anything goes’ line ’haterd’. Organizers spent $120,000 to rent the stadium, said the Rev. Joseph Fuiten, pastor of Cedar Park Assembly of God church in Bothell. The Seattle Mariners, who operate the ballpark, and Safeco Insurance, whose name is on it, received phone calls from people criticizing the use of the stadium for the anti-gay marriage rally, The Seattle Times reported Saturday. I bet they received more calls in support of the rally. But that would not be ’newsworthy’.. Some threatened to cancel insurance policies while others said they would give up their Mariners tickets, the newspaper said. Given the Mariner’s record.... that isn’t much of a threat.... |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #3 I really wish this wasn't an issue. |
| Posted by: joe 2004-05-01 11:12:02 PM |
| #2 Marriage, it's for the children. Blood lines and all. I say let the me generation pretend all they want. But make no mistake. Homosexuals want the cover of marriage, for the children. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-05-01 9:11:32 PM |
| #1 hey! I can't stand dishonesty in reporting even if it makes me snicker. Therefore, I must point out that this article says, "Thousands of people protested gay marriage at a rally Saturday at the city’s baseball stadium, facing hundreds of chanting, shouting counter-protesters outside. But then it says, "Between 2,500 and 3,000 gay-rights protesters waved signs and chanted" In all fairness...that's not "hundreds" ...that's "thousands". Gay marriage is not really my issue; I could care less. But let's keep things real..honesty is the best policy. |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-01 8:09:16 PM |