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Elton John Would Have Voted No on Gay Marriage
Politics Daily — Filed under: Gay RightsMichael Medved posts over at Townhall.com that "one of the world's most prominent gay entertainers" doesn't want the right to get married. Said Sir Elton: I don't want to be married! I'm very happy with a civil partnership. The word 'marriage,' I think, puts a lot of people off. You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships Medved goes on to praise the "irrefutable logic of this clear-thinking superstar." Ironically, two years ago, almost to the day, Medved wrote a piece on Townhall ...

Dissecting Leftism — Google have found a new way to harass conservative bloggers I get the following message from Google when I query why this blog is allegedly blocked: Your blog is locked Blogger's spam-prevention robots have detected that your blog has characteristics of a spam blog. Since you're an actual person reading this, your blog is probably not a spam blog. Automated spam detection is inherently fuzzy, and we sincerely apologize for this false positive. We received your unlock request on November 19, 2008. On behalf of the robots, we apologize for locking your non-spam blog. Please be patient while we take a look at your ...

Medved: Full Civil Equality For Gay Couples
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — But not the M-word. A key member of the religious right backs civil unions containing all the rights - federal and state - that apply to civil marriages. So if the far right now favors comprehensive civil unions at the state and federal level, why won't Obama propose a federal civil unions bill? Or will the Human Rights Campaign try to dissuade him? ...

A new 'middle ground' on gay rights?
Political Animal — A NEW 'MIDDLE GROUND' ON GAY RIGHTS?.... Michael Medved, a very conservative voice, believes Elton John has " solved " the gay marriage controversy by endorsing civil unions. ( via Sullivan ) One of the world's most prominent gay entertainers offered some rare common sense on the explosive issue of same sex marriage. In New York City for a gala AIDS benefit, rock legend Sir Elton John appeared with his long-time partner, David Furnish. "We're not married," he told the press, "Let's get that straight. We have a civil partnership...I don't want to be married! I'm very happy with a civil partnership. The word 'marriage,' I think, puts a lot of ...

ENDA vs civil unions
Citizen Crain — November 26, 2008 ENDA vs civil unions Posted by: Andoni Europe It's been two weeks since I first noticed and reported that we have a tremendous opportunity to take a giant leap forward in civil rights by passing a federal recognition of civil unions law. Chris has elaborated on this proposal here and here. I was prompted to think about this by all my religious conservative relatives who called me after the repeal of same sex marriage in California (Prop 8). They said they could not support marriage for us, but certainly believe our relationships should be honored equally and that they could support civil unions. These are ...