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March 16, 2012 | icon-comment 3 Comments
By on March 16, 2012
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Members of the Westboro Baptist Church protest same-sex marriage in Washington DC

Some brief local news affecting Baltimore and the area.

  • A poll commissioned by Marylanders for Marriage Equality released on March 8 indicated 52 percent of voters would support marriage equality in a referendum while 44 percent would oppose. The survey, conducted by Public Policy Polling, contacted 600 voters during the period March 5-7 and has a margin of error of plus/minus 4 percent.
  • An effort was launched on Facebook to counter the protest by members of the Westboro Baptist Church against the students of Glen Burnie High School on March 13.  Possible reasons for the WBC demonstration include the school’s active Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club and its production of “The Laramie Project.”
  • On March 27, Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk will be the main speaker at a meeting held by PFLAG-Baltimore County. Quirk helped pass Bill 3-12 last month that added sexual orientation and gender identity to the county’s list of protected classes. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Towson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1710 Dulaney Valley Rd., Lutherville.
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  • Tony March 17, 2012 at 5:40 am

    Pro 1:20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
    Pro 1:21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
    Pro 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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  • Phil Reese March 19, 2012 at 11:36 am

    Clearly not a fan of the bulleted news briefs format?

    Tony

    Pro 1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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  • Leo Degrandmaison March 22, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    if thy where to put this much energy in to helping people think of the good thy can do in sted of hateing

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