CHRISTIANS DEMONSTRATE OUTSIDE CITY HALL AGAINST GAY RITES: From the New York Sun
 
Hundreds of members of Christian churches from the New York metropolitan area gathered yesterday at City Hall to rally against what their leaders say is a growing assault on traditional marriage.

Some even said "I do"--again.

The rally, which included members of Chinese and Latino congregations, was held partly as a show of strength by Christian pastors who strongly oppose same-sex marriage and who say they can mobilize ten of thousands of voters in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. ...

Rev. Mattera said the coalition was forming a political action group led by bishops, pastors, and others. He vowed to fight against "redefining marriages or watering down [marriage] with domestic partnerships."

The event was a broad follow-up to a similar event held in March at City Hall during which the coalition called for protecting "biblical" marriage, defined as the union between a man and a woman.

Yesterday, a much larger crowd stood for hours at a stage set up on Broadway to pray, cheer, and listen to revival-style music. Dozens of married couples also came to renew their vows on a day dubbed "Traditional Marriage Renewal Sunday." ...

Meanwhile, Rev. Mattera urged the crowd to protect marriage by resisting adultery and divorce, and the gathered clergy to provide premarital counseling to their congregations.

He also repeated his call for political activism, saying that the Constitution does not provide for separation of church and state.

"The church is out of the closet with regard to society," he said. "Our focus will also be on earth."

[I don't understand how their online edition works, so this is all you get, folks. --Eve]

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