WV Christians use sniper metaphor to say gays are targeting children & marriage
“Same sex marriage in West Virginia is a closer reality than you may think. Thirty states have already passed constitutional amendments defining marriage. But activists outside our state are already targeting the remaining 20, including West Virginia, working tirelessly to redefine marriage away from God’s design, to favor the deisres of adults over the needs of children for the naturally balanced model of a mother and a father…. [Judges] have arbitrarily redefined marriage and religious freedom, and virtually every area of ministry is coming under legal attack, threatening out ability to freely and legally follow the faith…. With alarming swiftness these sweeping changes are moving from the courtroom to the classroom…. A weekend trip to San Francisco for a West Virginia same-sex couple plus a pro-bono ACLU attorney could easily become a nightmare for marriage in West Virginia….
Quotes taken from nearly 6-minute video posted by the Family Policy Council, a West Virginia Christian group which is trying to pass a constitutional ban on gay marriages in that state. The video repeatedly claims gay desires and same-sex marriage are using the law to destroy interests of heterosexual couples, children, church members and all of West Virginia. At one point in the video a graphic representing the cross-hairs of a rifle’s site are placed over face of a little girl who’s blowing bubbles with her family on what appears to be the steps of a church. (Family Policy Council of West Virginia)
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