[Grem] Vive la France! Vive marriage!

[Emoke Greschik]

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* January 14, 2013*


Massive Demonstrations in France
in Support of Marriage
Should be an Inspiration to Us All!


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*On Sunday, French citizens took to the streets in a massive demonstration
to protest their president’s new bill to legalize same-sex marriage by
June.  Not only did French citizens demonstrate in their own capitol, but
they also demonstrated in capitols around the world.  Estimates of the
crowds in Paris alone range from 500,000 to 800,000, with one official even
estimating 1,300,000 participants!  We understand some 5000 elected
representatives also participated in the demonstrations.  *You can watch a
video clip of the crowd as seen from the Eiffel Tower (VIDEO:)
*here*<https://www.youtube.com/embed/rafbNjSpytA>.
The photos of the demonstration provided by Maria Hildingsson, Secretary
General of the Catholic Family Association in Europe, also show the massive
number of people that filled the streets.

As you have probably read in the Family Watch clips highlighted in our
newsletter, in recent months, there has been increasing turmoil in France
over marriage.  The victory of the socialists in the last election and the
promise of President François Hollande to quickly legalize homosexual
marriage set off this massive backlash.  Hopefully, Hollande’s enthusiasm
to legalize same-sex marriage has been dramatically dampened by this
growing resistance.

Hollande himself is not married to his female partner who is reported to be
someone else’s wife.

Ironically, a few years ago, the French National Assembly, the lower house
of the country’s parliament, created a commission to look at what could be
done to strengthen families and protect children in that country.  Among
its recommendations was that France not legalize homosexual marriage, not
allow homosexuals to adopt children and not support same-sex couples who
wanted to have children through artificial reproductive techniques.  We
have posted a *summary of this
report*<http://www.familywatchinternational.org/fwi/France_Report_Family_exec_summary.pdf>and
the
*executive summary translated into
English*<http://www.familywatchinternational.org/fwi/Eng_trans_Exec_Summary_of_Assemblys_report.pdf>on
the
*Family Policy Resource
Center*<http://www.familywatchinternational.org/fwi/resources.cfm>on
our website.

The fact is, that in every place homosexual marriage has been legalized,
same-sex marriage advocates have tried to cover up the scientific and
historical evidence showing that generally men, women and children do best,
according to all measurable indicators of well-being when they reside in a
mother/father family and that any deviation from the model generally leads
to negative outcomes for all involved.

Since we have found that when people understand these facts they will
usually reject proposals to legalize homosexual marriage, our continuing
challenge is to disseminate this information to good people everywhere that
marriage is threatened.

Several years ago, when pro-family forces were trying to protect marriage
in Spain, I had the privilege of speaking to a rally in Madrid that
numbered over a million people.  I can tell you that there is an energy in
such gatherings that is tremendously inspiring and highly motivating.

I hope you feel as inspired as I am by this overwhelming show of support
for marriage in France.  The French have set an example that family
defenders around the world can follow.  We at Family Watch are ready and
motivated to redouble our efforts to protect marriage and the family
wherever we can.  How about you?

Sincerely,
[image: Sharon Slater]
Sharon Slater
President


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