Originally Posted by Captain Trips

"The so-called "gay agenda" is far-reaching, and it encompasses much more than the fight for marriage rights. If we do not immediately pass a Constitutional amendment protecting marriage, we will not only lose the institution of marriage in our nation, but eventually all critics of the homosexual lifestyle will be silenced. Churches will be muted, schools will be forced to promote homosexuality as a consequence-free alternative lifestyle, and our nation will find itself embroiled in a cultural, legal and moral quagmire." [ Tony Perkins, "FRC Statement on Massachusetts Homosexual "Marriages" (Washington, D.C.: Family Research Council, May 17, 2004) ]