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Article 8 Alliance - Massachusetts - ** Sept. 16 Email Update **
It's gone too far: Movement to remove the SJC 4, take back our government and stop ALL same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
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In this email update:

1. Homosexual activists continue to harass Boston church over program on ex-gays; plan confrontation this Sunday at noon. This could happen to you!

2. First Article 8 Annual Banquet this Oct. 17. A speaker you won't want to miss.

3. Gay lobby organizes huge turnout at State House (see photos) as Travaglini-Lees marriage amendment voted down.

4. Mass. Lieutenant Governor (a Republican?) announces full support for civil unions -- which new amendment would allow!

"The logical end to defensive warfare is surrender." - Napoleon

NEWS ITEM: "Federal judge rules that Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional." (Associated Press, Sept. 15). No, this is not a joke. This actually happened. If you think that this nightmare will be solved by anything less than taking back our courts, you are very wrong.

Click here for article.

=== 1. Homosexual activists continue to harass Boston church over program on ex-gays; plan confrontation this Sunday at noon. This could happen to you! ===

If you think that your church is safe, think again. Already, in Canada churches and church leaders are being harshly silenced for activities deemed "hateful" of homosexuality. It can be quite brutal. And it starts with public threats and intimidation.

You may remember when (current State Representative) Carl Sciortino and his homosexual lover (and other activists) made headlines disrupting a Catholic Mass over their objection to the Catholic Church's stand against same-sex marriage. It was horrific.

There's been more. This past June, homosexual activists picketed a church in Natick that allowed David Parker to speak. And last year lesbian activists went into a church, stood up in the sanctuary and yelled "Heil Hitler" during a talk on homosexual issues they disagreed with.

Now, homosexual activists are targeting the Tremont Baptist Church in downtown Boston because they have scheduled a presentation in their church next month featuring ex-gays -- people who have successfully left the homosexual lifestyle. Claiming to the Boston Herald that this is somehow "designed to suppress their voices and rights" Boston-area homosexual activists, led by a group called www.queertoday.com has been conducting various acts of harassment against the church and its parishioners.

They have planned a demonstration -- and confrontation with parishioners as they leave services -- for this Sunday, September 18, at noon. We aren't going to ignore this outrage. We will be there, too. If you want to get involved, give us a call!

Read more about this here.

=== 2. First Article 8 Annual Banquet this Oct. 17. A speaker you won't want to miss. ===

Mark your calendars for Monday evening, Oct. 17! It's Article 8 Alliance's first annual banquet.

"The Resistance in Massachusetts: Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor"

Our speaker, Stephan Ross, is a survivor of ten Nazi concentration camps including Auschwitz, and lost his entire family except for a brother. He is the founder of the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston. He will reflect on the depths of evil that can be reached once society lets down its guard. He will inspire us to not turn away, but to face our challenges here in Massachusetts.

Each year there are fewer survivors like Mr. Ross still alive who can bear witness to what happened. You will hear things that are unimaginable. You may not have another chance to hear a speaker like him.

Monday, October 17, 2005
The Radisson Marlborough, Routes 20 & 495, Marlborough

Registration from 6:15 p.m. - Dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Price: $40 per person.

Seating is limited, so reserve your place soon!

To RSVP : Call 781-899-4905 or email John@Article8.org
Make checks payable to Article 8 Alliance

PO Box 1612, Waltham, MA 02454

=== 3. Gay lobby organizes huge turnout at State House (see photos) as Travaglini-Lees marriage amendment voted down. ===

As expected, the joint Legislature meeting in Constitutional Convention defeated the deeply flawed compromise Travaglini-Lees marriage amendment (which had passed last year and needed one more vote in the Legislature before going to the voters). Since it both eliminated same-sex marriage AND mandated civil unions in the Constitution, the homosexuals and we both didn't like it. (Until recently, the "compromise" wing of the pro-family movement still supported it.)

Unfortunately, more Republican moral collapse was also there to be seen and heard. To quote the Senate Republican Minority Leader, Brian Lees (who had co-sponsored it), "Today, gay marriage is the law of the land...Gay marriage has begun and life has not changed for the citizens of the Commonwealth with the exception of those who can marry who could not before. That is why I would vote no today on this amendment." Not exactly what we wanted to hear.

The "other" marriage amendment ignored. Last week we reported that our "clean" amendment (which was intended to be a bill, not an amendment) that prohibits both same-sex marriage and civil unions, might be considered. But, no. They ignored it. The fight continues.

But what was really disturbing was the show of force by the homosexual lobby. Even though the amendment faced certain defeat, they brought in hundreds of people, both inside and outside the building. Believe us when we say that it was organized like a presidential primary event. Slick signs, stickers, handouts, you name it. Very well-orchestrated, with trained area coordinators using walkie-talkies. They even got enough people inside at 8:00 am (the meeting started at 1:00 pm) to get ALL the seats in the gallery, and even had a crowd on hand waiting in line when anybody had to leave. Very well-planned, well-organized, and expensive.

Since they knew they were going to "win" (because both sides wanted the same result) the homosexuals it as a rallying / cheerleading event, actually claiming "victory" to the news media. Interesting psychology.

Take a look at some of the pictures here.

=== 4. Mass. Lieutenant Governor (a Republican?) announces full support for civil unions. Watch out if new "unclean" amendment gets signatures & passes! ===

Ho, hum. Another Republican public official caves in a little more to the homosexual movement. This past week, Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey told the Boston Globe that she doesn't quite favor same-sex marriages, but she supports civil union legislation because it "provides a legal framework for the protection of same-sex couples." Of course, this begs the question: If Healey feels that homosexual liaisons are legitimate and not destructive -- why not let them marry? (We think that privately, she agrees with that, too!)

As Gov. Romney looks like he's going off to try and become President, Healey becomes an important part of the picture.

Click here for article.

And as you know, the newest proposed amendment from the "VoteOnMarriage" coalition not only "grandfathers in" and continues to recognize all homosexual "marriages" up to 2008, but it also allows the Legislature to create civil unions! That makes us very worried.

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AS WE'VE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG - IT'S UP TO THE PEOPLE NOW! THIS CAN AND WILL BE WON.

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