Your Catholic Voice Announces Radio Ads in Massachusetts

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Your Catholic Voice Announces Radio Ads in MassachusettsUrges Legislative Support for MA and PA with No Compromises

BOSTON (3/9/04)-- Today, Your Catholic Voice President, Ray Flynn, announced that the lay led movement is sponsoring radio ads across Massachusetts addressing the importance of preserving marriage - for our families and for the future. The ads, which encourage people to call their legislators and demand their right to participate in the democratic process, are airing in every media market in the state.

"The Massachusetts legislature must act now and give the people a right to vote on such a defining issue as marriage and the family in Massachusetts," said Ambassador Flynn. "The question is whether the legislature will respect our democracy and yield to a popular vote expressing the will of the people when it meets on Thursday. The eyes of the nation are watching this cradle of liberty very closely."

"Massachusetts should not rush into same-sex marriage without a healthy debate and public vote after considering all of the consequences," said social anthropologist Dr. Stanley Kurtz. "Evidence from places like Scandinavia, which has had same-sex unions for over a decade, indicates it has been a significant contributor to marital decline. In areas where same-sex unions are most accepted, marriage itself has almost totally disappeared, with 80 percent of first born children and nearly 60 percent of subsequent children born out-of-wedlock."

"I've known and fought for civil rights, and same-sex marriage is no civil rights issue," said Rev. Eugene F. Rivers 3d, head of the National Ten Point Leadership Foundation. "It is wrong to misappropriate the moral legacy of our struggle, and most African-Americans reject it," Rev. Rivers added.

"Our community has suffered tremendously from the decline of marriage, and the absence of fathers" Rivers continued. "While we are trying to send messages to our children to build strong marriages and families, legalizing same-sex alternatives that deny children their right to a mother and a father would send the wrong message. The legislature must let the people vote on MA & PA with no compromises," Rev. Rivers concluded.

To listen to the spots, go to: http://www.yourcatholicvoice.org/index.php?id=audio_video



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