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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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