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Pro-Family Groups Laud Landslide Victory for Traditional Marriage
Charisma News Service

Pro-family Christian leaders are praising the resounding, coast-to-coast rejection of gay marriage this week. Voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments Tuesday limiting marriage to one man and one woman. Often by huge margins, the amendments won in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Utah and Oregon -- the one state where gay-rights activists hoped to prevail. The bans won handily in Kentucky, Georgia, Ohio and Mississippi, the Associated Press (AP) reported. "[This] vote reveals once again the broad support for protecting marriage among the American people," Family Research Council president Tony Perkins said. American Values President Gary Bauer added: "This issue does not deeply divide America. The country overwhelmingly rejects same-sex marriage, and our hope is that both politicians and activist judges will read these results and take them to heart." The amendments on banning gay marriage reportedly unified evan

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