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Statements on Gay Marriage and Family Issues

"More than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children."

Barack Obama on Sunday, June 15th, 2008 in a speech at a Chicago church >>Details

"As a state senator, he (Obama) even refused to support a measure to stop sex businesses from opening near schools or places of worship!"

Focus on the Family Action on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 in an article written by Tom Minnery >>Details

Obama supports "teaching schoolchildren — in 2nd grade, no less — about homosexual relationships."

Focus on the Family Action on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 in a Web article >>Details

"He told gay organizers in Massachusetts he would be a stronger advocate for special rights than even Ted Kennedy."

John McCain on Monday, January 28th, 2008 in an automated call to voters >>Details

"He's (Romney) the one who said that he would be to the left of Teddy Kennedy on gay rights."

Rudy Giuliani on Monday, November 26th, 2007 in MSNBC's "Morning Joe" >>Details

"In the African-American community today, 68 percent of kids born are born out of wedlock."

Mitt Romney on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla. >>Details

“I have not changed my position on the (gay) marriage amendment or anything else related to marriage."

Mitt Romney on Friday, September 14th, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC >>Details

"I don't think that Rudy or Fred or John McCain support the marriage amendment."

Mitt Romney on Friday, September 14th, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC >>Details

In countries that allow gay marriage, the rates of heterosexual marriage “have plummeted to where you have counties now in northern Europe where 80 percent of the first-born children are born out of wedlock.”

Sam Brownback on Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H. >>Details

"Currently, we’re at 36 percent of our children born out of wedlock."