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  1. For a long time, same-sex marriage was not legal. Then, here in California, it was legal for like 25 minutes. Then it was not legal again because of something called Prop 8, which banned same-sex marriage.
    SOURCE: Aces Showbiz 2 days ago
  2. This proposal as it was suppressed our 1st Amendment rights. I am greatly concerned that the remaining proposal will regress us to a pre-Civil Rights era.
    SOURCE: NBC Chicago 3 weeks ago
  3. The president is presenting the opposition to same-sex marriage because he is concerned that coming out for gay marriage will hurt his chances, both by energizing his base and hurting him with black voters
    SOURCE: The Daily Caller 4 weeks ago
  4. It's not about money ... This is about civil rights and freedom of speech.
    SOURCE: The Post Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  5. It's not about money ... This is about civil rights and freedom of speech.
    SOURCE: United Press International 3 weeks ago
  6. It's not about money. This is about civil rights and freedom of speech
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 3 weeks ago
  7. What does the 1st Amendment say with respect to freedom of religion?
    SOURCE: The Daily Caller 1 month ago
  8. Clooney, a vocal supporter of gay marriage, added, ‘I think everyone sort of understands it might be the last leg of the civil rights movement.’
    SOURCE: New York Post 3 weeks ago
  9. The African-American Civil Rights Movement . . . refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rights to them.
    SOURCE: Dallas South News 1 week ago
  10. The AFL-CIO has a long history of standing up for the civil rights of all workers, and opposes all forms of discrimination.
    SOURCE: The Nonprofit Quarterly 1 week ago
  11. American Catholics are more likely to stress the personal importance to them of the church's theological beliefs and helping the poor while seeing the Vatican's teachings on contraception, same-sex marriage and abortion as less important
    SOURCE: Baltimore Sun 1 day ago
  12. People need to witness what happened in the Prop. 8 trial, if for no other reason than to see inequality and discrimination unequivocally rejected in a court of law where truth and facts matter
    SOURCE: Playbill 3 weeks ago
  13. I think... On Friday, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen granted a gay rights group permission to move forward with a petition seeking to reinstate same-sex marriage... Glee
    SOURCE: TV Squad 2 days ago
  14. Civil rights acts were put in place to protect people ... These bills are derived in greed and discrimination and we're going to fight them as hard as they can.
    – Steve Webb SOURCE: St. Louis Beacon 1 week ago
  15. For a long time, same-sex marriage was not legal. Then, here in California, it was legal for like 25 minutes. Then it was not legal again because of something called Prop 8, which banned same-sex marriage. And I'm happy to say that yesterday an appeals court ruled that Prop 8 was unconstitutional.
    SOURCE: New York Daily News 1 day ago
  16. Obviously, our country was founded on protest, it was founded on freedom of speech
    SOURCE: The Huffington Post 3 weeks ago
  17. Obviously, our country was founded on protest, it was founded on freedom of speech
    SOURCE: Chicago Public Radio 3 weeks ago
  18. He fought for freedom of speech, the freedom to vote and the freedom to protest
    SOURCE: The Herald-Mail Online 3 weeks ago
  19. Abortion is the prime issue because of the sheer numbers of abortions performed in the nation. Same-sex ‘marriage’ is not something that most people want to debate
    SOURCE: National Catholic Register 1 week ago
  20. Freedom of speech includes speech about religious viewpoints ... If you took that away, it could be seen as discrimination. Someone could have an atheist opinion, and that's OK, too.
    SOURCE: WFMY | DigTriad.com 3 weeks ago
  21. I vote for this person even though they want to destroy my family, impose their religion on my freedom of religion, and negate my civil rights.
    SOURCE: towleroad 1 month ago
  22. The Constitution of Pakistan provides for fundamental rights, which include freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press and the right to bear arms.
    SOURCE: The Express Tribune Pakistan 1 month ago
  23. There’s an attempt by wealthy activists to force same sex marriage on New Jersey without a public vote. It’s urgent that you call your state senator and urge him to vote no on same sex legislation
    SOURCE: Joe. My. God. 2 weeks ago
  24. There's a myth that history is on a trajectory moving toward same-sex marriage
    SOURCE: The Marion Star 2 weeks ago
  25. Among students entering college, we're seeing a more unified support for same-sex marriage that reaches across political party lines
    SOURCE: PhysOrg.com 2 weeks ago
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