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Article: FRC Statement on San Francisco Mayor Granting Same-Sex 'Marriage' Licenses.
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- February 12, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the news that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has begun distributing marriage licenses to same- sex couples, Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins released the following statement:
"It could not be clearer that the institution of marriage is under a direct assault by homosexual activists, and the people of America must make their voices heard. On both coasts -- in Massachusetts and in San Francisco - - an activist court and an out-of-line mayor have commenced to redefine marriage with no regard for the legal or societal implications of doing so.
"The people of California have already ...