France’s Surprising Resistance to Gay Marriage

[AmyNation]

Islam set to be dominant religion in France :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

64% of French define themselves as roman catholic

 

[American_Jihad]

Islam set to be dominant religion in France :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

64% of French define themselves as roman catholic

From 70% to 64%, rolmao keep going...

By the way islam and LGBT don't mix, they are hung up on beliefs...

 

[waltky]

New French Revolution over gay marriage...

Clashes at French anti-gay marriage protest
Mar 24,`13 -- Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.

Hundreds of thousands of people - conservative activists, schoolchildren with their parents, retirees, priests - converged on the capital Sunday in a last-ditch bid to stop the bill, many bused in from the French provinces. The violence took protesters and police by surprise, and suggested that the anti-gay marriage protests have become outlets for anger and disappointment in the presidency of Francois Hollande's presidency. The lower house of France's parliament approved the "marriage for everyone" bill last month with a large majority, and it's facing a vote in the Senate next month. Both houses are dominated by Hollande's Socialist Party and its allies. Sustained protests led by opposition conservatives in this traditionally Catholic country have eroded support for the draft law in recent months, and organizers hope Sunday's march will swing the Senate debate against it.

The first few hours of the protest were peaceful. But as it was meant to be winding down, about 100 youths tried to push past police barricades onto the Champs-Elysees, a tree-lined avenue that cuts through central Paris and draws throngs of tourists daily. In an indication of the sensitivity of the issue, protesters had been barred from marching on the Champs. Police officers wrangled with the youths, some with shaven heads and others wearing hoods or masks, and fired tear gas to force them back. Gaining momentum, more and more protesters took side streets to reach the avenue, blocking a key intersection - and some made it within 100 meters (yards) from the grounds of the president's Elysee Palace. Police fired more tear gas, primarily at aggressive youths at the front of the crowd. Protesters of all ages were among those coughing and clutching their stinging eyes. "Hollande, Resignation!" they chanted, before breaking into the French anthem, "La Marseillaise."

When Hollande took office in May, most voters supported the idea of gay marriage and few expected it to face much of a challenge. But disillusionment with the president's failure to stem rising unemployment or revive the economy - a much bigger concern for the French - have fueled resentment at the "marriage for everyone" bill. An official with the Paris police headquarters said two people were arrested and no injuries were reported in Sunday's clashes. The police official was not authorized to be publicly named in accordance with police policy.

The official estimated that 300,000 people took part in Sunday's march, slightly less than a similar march in January. Organizers estimated some 1.4 million people took part in Sunday's march, more than in the January protest. Polls indicate a shrinking majority of French voters back gay marriage, which is legal in about a dozen mostly European nations and some U.S. states. But polls show French voters are less enthusiastic about adoption by same-sex couples. Frigide Barjot, the stage name of an activist who has led protests against the bill, insisted the anti-gay marriage movement wasn't a lost cause, declaring: "It's the second round, sir. It's not the last battle."

Source

 

[blackcherry]

The vast majority of people know homosexuality is disgusting, and should not be condoned.

Does anyone really want children to be exposed to, much less raised by queers? Everyone knows queers are more likely to molest children. It is after all, how most of them were "recruited".

Obvious baiting post is obvious.

There are still people as moronic as Amy Nation is . Or pretends to be .
It is quite amazing to people living in more civilised parts of the planet .
However , another generation or two and such figures will seem like bad past memories .And be the cause of much laughter .

 

[American_Jihad]

New French Revolution over gay marriage...

Clashes at French anti-gay marriage protest
Mar 24,`13 -- Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.

Hundreds of thousands of people - conservative activists, schoolchildren with their parents, retirees, priests - converged on the capital Sunday in a last-ditch bid to stop the bill, many bused in from the French provinces. The violence took protesters and police by surprise, and suggested that the anti-gay marriage protests have become outlets for anger and disappointment in the presidency of Francois Hollande's presidency. The lower house of France's parliament approved the "marriage for everyone" bill last month with a large majority, and it's facing a vote in the Senate next month. Both houses are dominated by Hollande's Socialist Party and its allies. Sustained protests led by opposition conservatives in this traditionally Catholic country have eroded support for the draft law in recent months, and organizers hope Sunday's march will swing the Senate debate against it.

The first few hours of the protest were peaceful. But as it was meant to be winding down, about 100 youths tried to push past police barricades onto the Champs-Elysees, a tree-lined avenue that cuts through central Paris and draws throngs of tourists daily. In an indication of the sensitivity of the issue, protesters had been barred from marching on the Champs. Police officers wrangled with the youths, some with shaven heads and others wearing hoods or masks, and fired tear gas to force them back. Gaining momentum, more and more protesters took side streets to reach the avenue, blocking a key intersection - and some made it within 100 meters (yards) from the grounds of the president's Elysee Palace. Police fired more tear gas, primarily at aggressive youths at the front of the crowd. Protesters of all ages were among those coughing and clutching their stinging eyes. "Hollande, Resignation!" they chanted, before breaking into the French anthem, "La Marseillaise."

When Hollande took office in May, most voters supported the idea of gay marriage and few expected it to face much of a challenge. But disillusionment with the president's failure to stem rising unemployment or revive the economy - a much bigger concern for the French - have fueled resentment at the "marriage for everyone" bill. An official with the Paris police headquarters said two people were arrested and no injuries were reported in Sunday's clashes. The police official was not authorized to be publicly named in accordance with police policy.

The official estimated that 300,000 people took part in Sunday's march, slightly less than a similar march in January. Organizers estimated some 1.4 million people took part in Sunday's march, more than in the January protest. Polls indicate a shrinking majority of French voters back gay marriage, which is legal in about a dozen mostly European nations and some U.S. states. But polls show French voters are less enthusiastic about adoption by same-sex couples. Frigide Barjot, the stage name of an activist who has led protests against the bill, insisted the anti-gay marriage movement wasn't a lost cause, declaring: "It's the second round, sir. It's not the last battle."

Source

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PJCL7mHRO8]Raw: Tear Gas Used Against Protesters in France - YouTube[/ame]

 

[American_Jihad]

Gay Marriage Is Protested in France​

By STEVEN ERLANGER
Published: May 26, 2013

PARIS — Thousands of French marched on Sunday, France’s Mother’s Day, to protest the recent legalization of gay marriage. Despite initial worries, the demonstration was largely peaceful, with the police estimating that about 150,000 people took part.

Separately, the French police said they were continuing to search for the man responsible for stabbing a uniformed soldier in the neck on Saturday evening, an act that may have been inspired by the murder of a British soldier last week in retaliation for Western military intervention in Muslim countries.

The anti-gay-marriage march occurred as a recent poll shows many French are losing patience with the protests against the “marriage for all” law that passed May 18. The demonstrations have broadened to include those angry at the president for his overall leadership and some far-right protesters who have been violent.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/w...arch-in-france-against-gay-marriage.html?_r=0

 

[skye]

Love everything French!

vive la différence ....(between the sexes)

 

[Vikrant]

On contrary to the stereotype, France is a very religious society.

 

[skye]

France.... and old Paris most gorgeous city in the world!!! Lord.... too beautiful for words!

 

[Vikrant]

^ How about French food?

 

[skye]

^ How about French food?

Oh Lord yes!

food, pastries ...oh yes!





don't even ask what it is...it's going to be delicious!

 

[Vikrant]

There is a French restaurant in the town where I live. It was voted #1 restaurant in the world. I forgot the year. The food is very expensive there. You are looking at a tab of $2K/person for a very simple dinner. I have never eaten there. I am assuming it is good.

 

[American_Jihad]

There is a French restaurant in the town where I live. It was voted #1 restaurant in the world. I forgot the year. The food is very expensive there. You are looking at a tab of $2K/person for a very simple dinner. I have never eaten there. I am assuming it is good.

Bon Appetit and don't forget the tip...​

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

800,000 homophobes, right there.

Good thing I don't live in France.

Replace that adjective with 'Catholics' and you'd be closer to the truth. But why do homosexuals have to hijack a ceremony that belongs to the church? Why not push for the enactment of a recognised union of their own?

It's not my business, what ceremonies gays do. It is my business, what the government sanctions.

 

[American_Jihad]

800,000 homophobes, right there.

Good thing I don't live in France.

Replace that adjective with 'Catholics' and you'd be closer to the truth. But why do homosexuals have to hijack a ceremony that belongs to the church? Why not push for the enactment of a recognised union of their own?

What would they call that union, let's have a contest, that should be a hoot...