Yesterday’s New York Times contained a piece on the fierce battle over California’s Proposition 8, a referendum that would ban same-sex marriages in the state–a process which began with a California Supreme Court decision in May. The conservative base is riled up, led by familiar evangelical stars such as Tony Perkins and ex-Watergate felons such as Charles Colson. And on the other side, gay-rights activists are hoping to keep the Proposition from passing and overriding the Court.

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