Jack Kingston: “I also will submit into the Record at this point some groups who want to go on the record as being in support of this.…”

“I also will submit into the Record at this point some groups who want to go on the record as being in support of this. Coalitions for America, Washington, DC, July 17, 2006. Dear Representative, I want you to know that I am in fu11 support of your efforts and appreciate your leadership role in helping to defend traditional marriage by sponsoring House Joint Resolution 88, a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. As a conservative, amending the Constitution is not something I or others should take lightly, but with the continuous assault from the left on traditional marriage ``day in and day out'' it is an issue that must be addressed, I believe, by amending the Constitution. Sincerely, Paul M. Weyrich, National Chairman. ____ Position Statement of Focus on the Family on the Marriage Protection Amendment, H.J. Res. 88 Marriage is a sacred, legal, and social union ordained by God to be a lifelong exclusive relationship between one man and one woman. Focus on the Family holds this institution in the highest esteem, and strongly opposes any legal sanction of marriage counterfeits, such as the legalization of same- sex ``marriage.'' History, nature, social science, anthropology, religion, and theology all coalesce in vigorous support of traditional marriage as it has always been understood: a lifelong union of male and female for the purpose of creating stable families.…”