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Could this be one of the reasons for her unpopularity during the 2008 elections? The current and reelected
President of the United States thinks otherwise and claims to be a Christian. On May 9, 2012, President Barack
Obama announced in an interview with ABC News that after wrestling with the subject for many years, he had
come to believe same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. In the same interview, he stated his belief that
individual states should have the final say as to whether same-sex marriage is recognized. The announcement
made Obama the first United States president to publicly declare his support of same-sex marriage while in
office. It marked a departure from his previous stance on the issue. During the 2008 presidential campaign,
Obama had stated, “I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. For me as a Christian, it is a sacred
union. You know, God is in the mix.” However, he is supportive of the increased interest in domesticated sodomy.
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He doesn’t explain if he believes it is the right of an individual to pursue such immoral homoerotic acts or not.

Same-Sex Marriage
The majority believes that it is the right of the citizen to decide what is right for his life. There is no absolute
truth. There is no need to follow God’s first command to be “fruitful and multiply.” With same-sex marriage and
the killing of babies, there will be a decline in new born children in this country. New children are needed to
support the continued taxation by government. If there is a decline in the population, then there must be an
increase in taxes to support the spending base. The downward spiral will continue based upon governmental
actions until there is a turning away from these evil ways. One way to defile God’s intended Law is to make it
lawful in a nation to do what is seen in God’s eyes as an abomination. It continues to be done through states
offering their blessing to engage in homosexual activity by honoring and making it lawful for same-sex marriage.
Same-sex marriage in the United States is recognized in several states. As of January 2013, nine states which are
Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Washington and including
the District of Columbia have legalized same-sex marriage. In addition, Rhode Island recognizes same-sex marriages
performed in other states and California had recognized them briefly on a conditional basis until the voter
overturned it in 2008 under California Proposition 8. On May 15, 2008, the Supreme Court of California issued a
decision in which it effectively legalized same-sex marriage. It ruled that California's existing opposite-sex
definition of marriage violated the Constitutional Rights of same-sex couples. It was overturned by the actions
taken by the faithful Christian people in the State of California to bring it to a public vote. Proposition 8 on the
November 2008 ballot was for the purpose of restoring an opposite-sex definition of marriage. Proposition 8
was passed on Election Day 2008 as were proposed marriage-limiting amendments in Florida and Arizona. The
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on February 2012 ruled that the state of California could not take away a right
to same-sex marriage that it had previously allowed. The court rejected what the voter had approved in
Proposition 8 as unconstitutional. The decision in that case has been appealed. The case was ultimately decided
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and dismissed by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, 2013. The lower court had struck down Prop 8.
Several states have legalized same-sex marriage through court rulings, legislative action and popular vote.
Nevertheless, nine states prohibit same-sex marriage by statute and 30 prohibit it in their state constitutions. The
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) of 1996 prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex
marriages and allows each state to refuse recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states. The
provision of DOMA forbids the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. What has become
apparent is that it is just a matter of time before this Defense of Marriage Act will be overturned by the courts. It
has been found unconstitutional in eight federal courts, including two federal appeals courts. Five of these cases

150 Scott Conroy, "Palin Breaks With McCain On Gay Marriage Ban", CBS News, October 20, 2008.

151 "Report: Obama Changed His View on Gay Marriage". FoxNews.com. April 7, 2010
152 "States". Freedom to Marry. April 16, 2010.