Generally, and most famously in ancient Greece, erotic attraction and sexual pleasure between males has been an ingrained, accepted part of the cultural norm. In cultures under the sway of Abrahamic religions, the law and the church established sodomy as a transgression against divine law, a "crime against nature" practiced by choice, and subject to severe penalties, including capital punishment—often inflicted by means of fire so as to purify the unholy action. Similarly, some recommend completely avoiding usage of homosexual as having a negative and discredited clinical history and because the word only refers to one's sexual behavior, and not to romantic feelings. Homosexual behavior occurs among numerous animals other than humans, particularly among social animals. The condemnation of penetrative sex between males, however, predates Christian dogma, as it was frequent in Ancient Greece, whence the theme of action "against nature," traceable.

Gay Marriage Amendment

Todays Letters: Be honest about real threats to marriage

St. Petersburg Times - Wow, here we go again. So now there will "almost certainly" be a vote on a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in November 2008. According to John Stemberger, who heads a coalition of groups sponsoring the amendment, this is needed ... Read more...

Truth squad exposes Giuliani's gay policy shifts

Detroit News - Flabbergasted by this kind of "then and now" change in tone and substance by Giuliani on a host of gay issues -- hate crimes, civil unions and domestic partnership, a federal anti-gay marriage amendment -- a New York gay-rights group recently ... Read more...

Gay Marriage Amendment

President Calls for Constitutional Amendment Protecting Marriage
Tuesday said, "The amendment should fully protect marriage, while leaving the all these reasons, the Defense of Marriage requires a constitutional amendment.

Gay Marriage Amendment Fails in Senate
By Shailagh Murray.Washington Post .A constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, backed by President Bush Gay Marriage Amendment Fails in Senate

FOXNews.com - Senate Rejects Bid for Marriage Amendment - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political...
Senate Rejects Bid for Marriage Amendment, Senate Republicans promise to continue their push for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

CNN.com - Bush calls for ban on same-sex marriages - Feb. 25, 2004
a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would restrict marriage to two people two weeks ago to begin giving marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

Keith Ellison for U.S. Congress
.Would a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage help us to welcome the I've been hearing about this constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage

Senate nixes gay marriage ban - Politics - MSNBC.com
rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, dealing a defeat to Gay marriage ban defeated in Senate vote Senate rejects gay marriage amendment

Gay Marriage Amendment - News | WMBB TV
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007 - 04:42 PM Updated: 11:48 PM passed constitutional amendments banning gay marriage -- if voters approve a .Gay Marriage Amendment

NoGayMarriage.com -- Help Save Marriage! Sign the Marriage Protection Amendment petition
Includes information about the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment and articles defending marriage as a heterosexual institution..From the American Family Association

Federal Marriage Amendment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Gay marriage amendment) Jump to: navigation, search called for an amendment which would have outlawed gay marriage, and which would

Bush urges marriage amendment - Politics - MSNBC.com
amend the Constitution to define marriage as a union between a calls for a federal marriage amendment banning gay unions are nothing more than politics.