The New Jersey Legislature is headed toward the creation of same-sex "marriage" after supporters made significant gains in this week's election.
New Jersey Democrats added to their majority, thanks to generous support from Garden State Equality, a gay-rights political action committee. According to news reports, the group contributed more than $100,000 to the election and said the Democrat gains will help as it presses for gay "marriage."
In February, the state Supreme Court created civil unions that grant the same rights as marriage.
Two groups are running pro-gay-marriage TV commercials. And the Legislature is set to convene a lame-duck session in which the issue could come up, in spite of the fact that Senate President Richard Codey and Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts Jr., both Democrats, have said the issue will not be brought up this year.
"The people of the Garden State and of this nation need to be prepared if the Legislature attempts to pass same-sex 'marriage' before the end of the year," said Mona Passignano, state issues analyst for Focus on the Family Action. "If pro-marriage advocates will be willing to speak up when the time comes, they can make a difference."
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