A typical whine from Charlie Butts at OneNewsNow:

Same-sex ‘marriage’ [sic] advocates won’t take no for an answer

On Thursday, the New Jersey Senate ended the chance for approval of homosexual “marriage” [sic] in the legislature, but the fight to push the measure through continues.

…[D]espite the defeat, says Greg Quinlan of New Jersey Family First, homosexuals will continue to push for approval. ”The homosexual lobby has threatened now to go back to the New Jersey Supreme Court to have them change the definition of marriage as courts have imposed it in other states like Iowa and Massachusetts,” he explains.

Not taking “no” for an answer?  You betcha!   And why would that be, Greg?  Well, you see, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in 2006 (Lewis v. Harris) that it’s unconstitutional to give lesser rights to same-sex couples and deferred to the Legislature to correct the problem.  The legislature shirked its responsibility, and so now, we go back to the courts.

Capisce?

Let us know if there’s anything else we need to clear up for you people.

What happened when the New Jersey Senate vote on marriage equality went down? If you skip to around 1:12 in this video, you’ll see a woman named Aughtney Khan, whose religion apparently trumps her humanity, and whose expression of joy at the prospect of hurting gay people can be described as nothing less than unmitigated, sadistic glee. She appears to be a normal human being, but then the religious programming* kicks in:

(h/t Good-As-You)

And oh lookie, she’s a minister.  Isn’t that the kind of mentally stable person you want leading you spiritually?

*And look, I’m not knocking all religious faith.  I’m knocking the kind that causes people to lose their moral compasses and their humanity, in the service of meaningless, unfalsifiable dogma.  The kind that causes people to rejoice in the suffering of their neighbors.  In short, I’m knocking religious sadism.

14-21.

Not a surprise, but still disappointing.

UPDATE: Ah, but it looks like they’ll be going back to court, and Garden State Equality seems to think they’re in a better position to win than they were a few months back.

Focus on the Family and Alliance Defense Fund inaccurately reported today:

In a Nov. 26 press release, ex-gay ministry network Exodus International says it’s “disappointed” and “saddened” that matchmaking company eHarmony is launching a dating site for GLBT singles.

Now, we’ve heard a lot about eHarmony of late: The site founded to serve Christian unmarrieds in 2000 initially discriminated against gays and lesbians seeking mates. Recently, the company announced plans to open CompatiblePartners.net, a companion site that will serve the GLBT community. Some have reacted with glee, while others find eHarmony’s separate-site approach to attracting gay dollars offensive. Still, this is the first time we’ve heard an entity admit to feeling sadness over the matter.

Exodus had wanted the issue surrounding eHarmony’s former no-gays-allowed policy settled by a judge. Two years ago, a gay man filed suit, claiming the company’s old plan violated New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law, which covers sexual orientation. (Exodus, interestingly, felt the need to surround the words “sexual orientation” with quotation marks.)  Rather than risk a negative outcome in court, eHarmony decided to found CompatiblePartners.net as a way to settle the legal complaint.

This makes Exodus President Alan Chambers sad.

“Raising a white flag of surrender over foundational Christian principles cannot be an option when we truly believe that such truths are the gateway to freedom and new life,” Chambers said in the release. “The Bible is clear that homosexual relationships were never part of God’s creative design for humanity, nor is it His best plan for individuals. Those of us who have experienced the emptiness of gay life know that promoting it will inevitably lead to more heartache for many.”

What this has to do with the way in which a business chooses to operate escapes us. And what does eHarmony’s outreach to prospective gay and lesbian clients have to do with Exodus’ work? The group leadership says again and again that ex-gay ministries and likeminded reparative therapists exist to help those seeking relief from unwanted same-sex desires. In order to make a profit, eHarmony seeks to serve those looking to act on those desires. How does this threaten the work of Exodus and its hundreds of affiliates?

Chambers should take comfort knowing that eHarmony’s new GLBT-focused site may clear the decks, so to speak, so he can avoid wasting time on happy gays and more easily locate and “save” those not so accepting of their sexuality. And he shouldn’t take the existence of gay men and lesbians being happy and well-adjusted as a cause of misery — that’s just… sad.

Press Release from:
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