"I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
Barack Obama
"The charade is now over."
Senator Rick Santorum
"While President Obama has played politics on this issue, the Republican Party and our presumptive nominee Mitt Romney have been clear. We support maintaining marriage between one man and one woman and would oppose any attempts to change that."
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus
Statement in defense of the GOP platform on marriage.
"There's no question that the issues of the debate today have demonstrated a very stark divide in worldview, perspective, and values. And there's no question that our party, Mitt Romney, and his stance on social issues is in stark contrast to this President. Most of us have a position that's been unchanged, and that is we believe in marriage as a traditional partnership between a man and a woman."
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
"..But changing the definition of marriage is not something I can support. The sanctity of marriage is not to be taken lightly. Sanctioned by God, this sacred union between a man and a woman must be respected, preserved, and fostered as the foundation for healthy and prosperous families and communities."
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
"In all fifty states across the nation two people of the same sex can live together, have their religious community bless their union, and have their workplace offer them various joint benefits--if the religious communities and workplaces in question so desire... There's nothing illegal about this. There's no ban on it. What's at issue is whether the government will recognize such unions as marriages--and then force every citizen and business to do so as well... The same-sex marriage debate is so frequently framed in terms of granting gays and lesbians the freedom to do what they wish that few people realize that they already have that freedom--the question is whether the rest of society will have the freedom to choose which type of relationship to honor as marriage."
Ryan Anderson
"The stakes for the nation have never been higher. Now that the White House has ended its hypocrisy on marriage, the window of opportunity for the GOP is wide open. Despite the Establishment's aversion to social issues, life and marriage have been the deciding factors in a number of national elections. In 2004, President Bush owed his reelection to the marriage amendment on the Ohio ballot. If Republicans will take this opportunity to distinguish themselves from the President and his party on marriage, they will create the intensity that's been lacking in their core constituency."
"Let's be clear: when the leader of the free world pledges to redefine the family, that's not a distraction. That's a declaration of war against the very fabric of Western civilization--and defending it should be a priority for Republicans."
Tony Perkins
Family Research Council
"Once marriage falls, only one institution will be left standing in their way: traditional Christianity." And if religion dies, "so will the culture and civilization it spawned."
Jeffrey Kuhner
"President Obama has, in my view, shaken his fist at the same God who created and defined marriage. It grieves me that our president would now affirm same-sex marriage, though I believe it grieves God even more. The institution of marriage should not be defined by presidents or polls, governors or the media. The definition was set long ago and changing legislation or policy will never change God's definition."
Franklin Graham, son of the great Billy Graham
The President has "perfectly played the press. But they forgot that there are voters out there... Now he is firmly aligning himself with the cultural elite against the base of the country... [And] I believe the whole thing is a colossal, huge, gigantic mistake--because he is literally saying, 'I am the tool of Hollywood and of the New York eastern establishment.' And for somebody that's trying to be every man... he's getting clobbered in the polling."
Dick Morris, a former Clinton advisor
Barack Obama
"The charade is now over."
Senator Rick Santorum
"While President Obama has played politics on this issue, the Republican Party and our presumptive nominee Mitt Romney have been clear. We support maintaining marriage between one man and one woman and would oppose any attempts to change that."
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus
Statement in defense of the GOP platform on marriage.
"There's no question that the issues of the debate today have demonstrated a very stark divide in worldview, perspective, and values. And there's no question that our party, Mitt Romney, and his stance on social issues is in stark contrast to this President. Most of us have a position that's been unchanged, and that is we believe in marriage as a traditional partnership between a man and a woman."
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
"..But changing the definition of marriage is not something I can support. The sanctity of marriage is not to be taken lightly. Sanctioned by God, this sacred union between a man and a woman must be respected, preserved, and fostered as the foundation for healthy and prosperous families and communities."
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
"In all fifty states across the nation two people of the same sex can live together, have their religious community bless their union, and have their workplace offer them various joint benefits--if the religious communities and workplaces in question so desire... There's nothing illegal about this. There's no ban on it. What's at issue is whether the government will recognize such unions as marriages--and then force every citizen and business to do so as well... The same-sex marriage debate is so frequently framed in terms of granting gays and lesbians the freedom to do what they wish that few people realize that they already have that freedom--the question is whether the rest of society will have the freedom to choose which type of relationship to honor as marriage."
Ryan Anderson
"The stakes for the nation have never been higher. Now that the White House has ended its hypocrisy on marriage, the window of opportunity for the GOP is wide open. Despite the Establishment's aversion to social issues, life and marriage have been the deciding factors in a number of national elections. In 2004, President Bush owed his reelection to the marriage amendment on the Ohio ballot. If Republicans will take this opportunity to distinguish themselves from the President and his party on marriage, they will create the intensity that's been lacking in their core constituency."
"Let's be clear: when the leader of the free world pledges to redefine the family, that's not a distraction. That's a declaration of war against the very fabric of Western civilization--and defending it should be a priority for Republicans."
Tony Perkins
Family Research Council
"Once marriage falls, only one institution will be left standing in their way: traditional Christianity." And if religion dies, "so will the culture and civilization it spawned."
Jeffrey Kuhner
"President Obama has, in my view, shaken his fist at the same God who created and defined marriage. It grieves me that our president would now affirm same-sex marriage, though I believe it grieves God even more. The institution of marriage should not be defined by presidents or polls, governors or the media. The definition was set long ago and changing legislation or policy will never change God's definition."
Franklin Graham, son of the great Billy Graham
The President has "perfectly played the press. But they forgot that there are voters out there... Now he is firmly aligning himself with the cultural elite against the base of the country... [And] I believe the whole thing is a colossal, huge, gigantic mistake--because he is literally saying, 'I am the tool of Hollywood and of the New York eastern establishment.' And for somebody that's trying to be every man... he's getting clobbered in the polling."
Dick Morris, a former Clinton advisor
Link to AFTAH release on "Obama's Religious Left Folly":
http://americansfortruth.com/2012/05/10/obama%E2%80%99s-religious-left-folly-using-the-bible-to-justify-homosexual-marriage/
http://americansfortruth.com/2012/05/10/obama%E2%80%99s-religious-left-folly-using-the-bible-to-justify-homosexual-marriage/
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