Huge protest in France (again) with hundreds of thousands of people marching against same-sex marriage.
AP reports -
Will they listen? Doubtful. The liberals have hearts (or is it something else?) set on this gay marriage agenda and the wishes of the people don't come into it.
AP reports -
Paris riot police fought back crowds who pushed their way onto Paris' landmark Champs-Elysees avenue as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.
Hundreds of thousands of people - conservative activists, children, retirees, priests - converged on the capital in a last-ditch bid to stop the bill, many bussed in from the French provinces.
The lower house of France's parliament approved the "marriage for everyone" bill last month with a large majority, and it's facing a vote in the Senate next month. Both houses are dominated by French President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party and its allies.
Sustained protests led by opposition conservatives in this traditionally Catholic country have eroded support for the draft law in recent months, and organisers hope the march will weigh on the Senate debate.
The first few hours of the protest were peaceful. But as it was meant to be winding down, about 100 youths tried to push past police barricades onto the Champs-Elysees, the avenue that cuts through central Paris and draws throngs of tourists daily.
Will they listen? Doubtful. The liberals have hearts (or is it something else?) set on this gay marriage agenda and the wishes of the people don't come into it.
Fletcher, we should be doing the same.
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