Religious Conservatives Hope to Use Opposition to Civil Unions to Take Over Hawaii in 2010

Religious conservatives have scored few victories in Hawaii beyond ousting a half-dozen pro-gay marriage lawmakers and successfully pushing a constitutional amendment to reject same-sex marriages a decade ago. But Catholic and evangelical Protestant leaders hope to push Hawaii politics rightward by preparing an election-year effort in 2010 to organize their parishioners into voting blocks that can help elect like-minded candidates. And they are hoping to use the issue of same-sex civil unions to get them there. Legislators next year are expected to reconsider a proposal to allow gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions. Full Story from KITV.com: http://www.kitv.com/news/21261191/detail.html

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