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Jumat, 10 Februari 2012

NY Sen. Ruben Diaz On Prop 8

"The Ninth Circuit Court in California has decided to overrule Proposition 8, a ballot measure that added a provision to the California Constitution that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California”. You should know that this Ninth Circuit Court panel of unelected judges has decided that they know better than the will of more than half of California’s population. People often ask me how I cope with all of the chaos that surrounds us. I tell them that as a Christian, I am not afraid. I know that no matter whatever trials and tribulations life presents to any of us, I trust the Lord. This does not give me nor anyone else the right to sit back and do nothing." - New York Sen. Ruben Diaz, writing on this official state webpage.

RELATED: You may recall that Diaz has twice led hate marches through the streets of Manhattan in which tens of thousands of raving Hispanic evangelicals waved anti-gay placards as their religious leaders used loudspeakers to cite biblical verses calling for the executions of homosexuals.

Senin, 06 Februari 2012

New York Senate Votes Overwhelmingly To Allow Church Services In Public Schools

By vote of 54-7 today the New York Senate voted to allow churches, many of them viciously anti-gay, to conduct services in public buildings when they are "not in use for school services." Only seven Democrats opposed the bill, including openly gay Sen. Thomas Duane. But even this lopsided victory was not enough for Sen. "Reverend" Ruben Diaz:
I am disappointed that seven Senators: Senator Liz Krueger, Senator Daniel Squadron, Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Senator Tom Duane, Senator Bill Perkins, and Senator Suzi Oppenheimer – all Democrats – voted against this bill. You need to know that the 160 religious groups, including churches that rent space in public schools for their activities are all located in Democratic areas, and mostly minority members of the Democratic Party.
The Bronx-based Diaz went on to slam the NYC Council for refusing to support "even a simple resolution" endorsing the bill. The bill has 70 cosponsors in the Assembly, which has not yet voted on the item.