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Daniel_Cheung
10-13-2009, 06:23 PM
Gay Rights Activity Escalates in Washington
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/2009/10/gay_rights_acti.html

Sexual orientation is on the brink of being added to the list of federally prosecuted hate crimes, after the House approved the Matthew Shepard Act last week. Fifteen Democrats and 131 Republicans opposed the act, which was attached to a $680 billion defense bill. The Senate is expected to approve the bill this week....

-57 percent of Americans favor civil unions for gay and lesbian couples
-53 percent oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry
-49 percent say homosexual behavior is morally wrong