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"R H& ( ,"G ! ,"F ,ALMIOLD ,S5KBEIL 7_+HSENKBEIL@DOXOLOGY.US_:7 IS ,,DOXOLOGY,''S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR = _SUAL C>E4 333333333333 ,,M>RIAGE ,,MATT]S ,X'S EASY = 4CUS.NS AB SAME-SEX M>RIAGE 6G NO": :5 SP1K+ ) P :O DON'T 2LIEVE :AT \R ,"L HAS 6SAY AB M>RIAGE & FAMILIES4 ,6EASE 96T 3V]S,N1 TRY \ ^! TALK+ PO9TS4 #A4 ..,H[ DOES MY GAY M>RIAGE H>M YR .M>RIAGE8 ,M>RIAGE IS N 9 ESS;E A PRIVATE REL,N%IP CR1T$ EXCLUSIVELY =! B5EFIT ( ^? :O 5T] X4 ,X IS A PUBLIC 9/ITU;N T S]VES A SOCIAL PURPOSE1 H;E ! R1SON = POLICY RECOGNI;N ( X4 #B4 ..,:AT CD 2 M PRO-FAMILY ?AN EXP&+ ! RULES ON :O C 2 .M>RI$8 ,REDEF9+ M>RIAGE S5DS ! MESSAGE T M>RIAGE IS AB ADULT DESIRE & N AB ! NE$S ( *N1 T X IS AB ADULT EMO;NAL SATISFAC;N1 N A P]MAN5T UNION (A *'S P>5TS4 #C4 ..,IF P DON'T *OOSE 6BE GAY1 :Y %D !Y 2 D5I$ ! "R 6M>RY :OM !Y .LOVE8 ,! NATURE ( SEXUAL ORI5T,N IS V M* SUBJECT 6DEBATE1 B REG>D.S ( "O'S VIEWS ON T DEBATE1 X DOESN'T *ANGE ! NATURE ( M>RIAGE1 : IS 9TR9SIC,Y ! 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