"MAYDAY FOR MARRIAGE" RALLY FRIDAY: From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

More than 100,000 Christians are expected to flood the National Mall tomorrow to uphold marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and to remind politicians of their power at the polls.

The massive gathering in Washington, D.C., was conceived by the Rev. Ken Hutcherson of Antioch Bible Church in Redmond, who organized the Mayday for Marriage rally at Safeco Field on May 1.

With support from a number of national Christian ministries, including Focus on the Family, Hutcherson led the planning of tomorrow's event, also called Mayday for Marriage. ...

Following are excerpts from a Seattle Post-Intelligencer interview with Hutcherson earlier this week:

What's the value of traditional marriage to society?
It's the whole foundation of what society is about. It is so important to understand that if you break down the family, you break down culture. ... We believe this fight is so important because (those wanting to expand the definition of marriage) are trying to get the Christian influence, religious influence, out of society. The Constitution never says there was a separation of church and state. It is the freedom of religion, not the freedom from religion. And that's why we're fighting so hard. ...

If heterosexuals are divorcing at high rates, why uphold only traditional marriage and ban same-sex marriage?
We agree that divorce is bad. We agree that divorce has hurt our society. Why would I want another evil? That doesn't make things better. You know, my house is on fire in the living room, so let me go start a fire in the kitchen. It doesn't make sense to me.

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