Tania, from the Social Justice Program (UMass-Amherst) sends out this email:
"The American Family Association has decided to try and "prove a
point" by having a poll on their website for folks to take about
their opinion on gay marriage. They intend to present the results of
this poll to the United States Congress in an attempt to instate a
constitutional amendment against Gay Marriage.
"It's obvious that they think that this poll will come out in their
favor, and that the vast majority of people will vote to keep
marriage for "traditional" heterosexual couples only. So far, they're right
with 76% against gay marriage or civil unions.
"I ask you all to please visit
http://www.afa.net/petitions/marriagepoll.asp
and let your opinion be heard. It takes about 45 seconds, and it is
SUCH an important topic. Whether you are gay or straight,
conservative or liberal, your opinion matters, and you NEED to vote
here.
"The only folks who were even made aware of the poll's existence were the
people on the AFAs mailing list (which includes hundreds of conservative
churches) and the people who happened to wander across their website. They
have absolutely every intention of presenting this poll in the form of a
petition to congress against gay marriage. I wonder if they will still
present it when the YAYs outweigh the NAYs?
PLEASE let your voice be heard."
