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Article: Court-stripping' bill "passes House with White House support.(People & Events)
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- Church & State
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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A Religious Right-spawned measure that would strip the federal courts of their ability to hear challenges to a federal law barring same-sex marriages passed the House of Representatives July 22.
The Marriage Protection Act passed 233-194 with strong Religious Right support. It also enjoyed a big push from the White House.
"The president believes that no state should be forced to recognize the same-sex marriage entered into in another state," Tim Goeglein, a White House religious liaison, told AgapePress. Goeglein said Bush "strongly supports" the Marriage Protection Act and will continue to advocate for a constitutional amendment barring same-sex ...