Maine votes to reject gay marriage
Marriage is a foundational pillar in which our society rests. The vote in Maine was a bittersweet moment for marriage. It was good that marriage will remain as a bond between a man and a woman. Bitter, due to the fact that many within Maine and throughout the nation have turned away from biblical teachings concerning marriage.
*We need a spiritual revival within our land bringing healing to broken families, individuals and hearts that have been hardened.
*We need a land in which hearts will be turned back to God and the direction he calls for us.
You can argue with me, however it is hard to argue with scripture---
The Pharisees came and asked Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" testing Him.
And he answered and said to them, "What did Moses command you?"
They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her."
and Jesus answered and said to them,"Because of hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from the creation,God made them male and female.For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one; so then they are no longer two,but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."
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"As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live." Pope John Paul II
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Maine voters reject gay-marriage law
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Voters in the northeastern state of Maine repealed a state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.
Gay marriage has now lost in every single state -- 31 in all -- in which it has been put to a popular vote. Gay-rights activists had hoped to buck that trend in Maine -- known for its moderate, independent-minded electorate -- and mounted an energetic, well-financed campaign.
With 87 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the votes.
"The institution of marriage has been preserved in Maine and across the nation," declared Frank Schubert, chief organizer for the winning side.
Gay-marriage supporters held out hope that the tide would shift before conceding defeat at 2:40 a.m. in a statement that insisted they weren't going away.
"We're in this for the long haul. For next week, and next month, and next year -- until all Maine families are treated equally. Because in the end, this has always been about love and family and that will always be something worth fighting for," said Jesse Connolly, manager of the pro-gay marriage campaign.
At issue was a law passed by the Maine Legislature last spring that would have legalized same-sex marriage. The law was put on hold after conservatives launched a petition drive to repeal it in a referendum.
The outcome Tuesday marked the first time voters had rejected a gay-marriage law enacted by a legislature. When Californians put a stop to same-sex marriage a year ago, it was in response to a court ruling, not legislation.
Five other states have legalized gay marriage -- starting with Massachusetts in 2004, and followed by Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Iowa -- but all did so through legislation or court rulings, not by popular vote. In contrast, constitutional amendments banning gay marriage have been approved in all 30 states where they have been on the ballot.
The defeat left some gay-marriage supporters bitter.
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