Who has the authority to state what constitutes a marriage of souls?
Talk to those of many faiths, and they'll emphatically stress that homosexuality and same-sex marriages are wrong.
What people think about same-sex marriage will be determined in November when Floridians get to vote on Amendment 2. The Florida Marriage Protection Amendment states that a legal marriage consists of a man and woman.
The amendment goes on to state that "no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized."
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) oppose the amendment.
PFLAG, members of Celebration Metropolitan Church, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples, and the American Civil Liberties Union rallied Saturday at U.S. 41 North and Pine Ridge Road to ask people to vote "no."
The amendment will affect straight couples who live together but aren't legally married, PFLAG president Gabrielle "Gay" Gilmore said Saturday.
"There are many counties and cities in Florida (that recognize) cohabitation as a domestic couple," Gilmore said.
"Amendment 2 is a mean-spirited effort on the part of religious zealots, with the unintended consequence of punishing all domestic partnerships," Gilmore said.
Naples rally held to urge 'no' vote on man-woman marriage amendment
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