Sacramento, Calif., Sep 1, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Pro-family groups are expressing horror and outrage today after the California State Senate passed 21-15, a measure which could redefine marriage in the state from constituting a “man and woman” to simply “two persons.”
Thursday’s vote makes the California senate the first legislative body in the country to approve a same-sex marriage bill.
Observers now say that the stage is set for a battle over AB 849 in the state assembly, which had narrowly shot down the bill in June.
Randy Thomasson, president of the California-based Campaign for Children and Families, said Thursday that, "Every Californian who believes marriage is for a man and a woman must rise up today and demand that their state assembly member oppose AB 849."