Counter-demonstrators at the corner of Dexter Avenue and South Bainbridge Street during the Sanctity of Marriage Rally at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

Counter-demonstrators at the corner of Dexter Avenue and South Bainbridge Street during the Sanctity of Marriage Rally at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

Two of them are holding signs that read, "The Courthouse Is Not Your Church / Your religion Is Not Under Attack! / Is Not Relevant to This Legal / Secular / Civil Rights / Issue" and "A Baptist Cannot Tell a Jewish Clerk She Cannot Give a Marriage License to a Gay Atheist Couple! / Ma...

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Main Author: Robinson, Christiane
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/robinson/id/1650
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description Two of them are holding signs that read, "The Courthouse Is Not Your Church / Your religion Is Not Under Attack! / Is Not Relevant to This Legal / Secular / Civil Rights / Issue" and "A Baptist Cannot Tell a Jewish Clerk She Cannot Give a Marriage License to a Gay Atheist Couple! / Marriage for All." Another demonstrator has a sign that features a red and pink equal sign (a version of the Human Rights Campaign logo originally designed to promote marriage equality). The event, hosted by Sanctity of Marriage Alabama, was organized after the state began issuing same-sex marriage licenses on February 9, 2015. (From SOMA's Facebook page: "We stand with God's Word and the law of our land for marriage as defined by God - union between one man and one woman.") Members of the League of the South, a neo-Confederate group based in Killen, Alabama, were among the participants.
spelling LPP125_20150221_SanctityofMarriageRally_0072Counter-demonstrators at the corner of Dexter Avenue and South Bainbridge Street during the Sanctity of Marriage Rally at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.Two of them are holding signs that read, "The Courthouse Is Not Your Church / Your religion Is Not Under Attack! / Is Not Relevant to This Legal / Secular / Civil Rights / Issue" and "A Baptist Cannot Tell a Jewish Clerk She Cannot Give a Marriage License to a Gay Atheist Couple! / Marriage for All." Another demonstrator has a sign that features a red and pink equal sign (a version of the Human Rights Campaign logo originally designed to promote marriage equality). The event, hosted by Sanctity of Marriage Alabama, was organized after the state began issuing same-sex marriage licenses on February 9, 2015. (From SOMA's Facebook page: "We stand with God's Word and the law of our land for marriage as defined by God - union between one man and one woman.") Members of the League of the South, a neo-Confederate group based in Killen, Alabama, were among the participants.2015-02-212010-2019Robinson, ChristianeAnti-LGBTQ discrimination--Alabama; Demonstrations; LGBTQ rights--Alabama; Same-sex marriage--Alabama; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)Still imageDigital photographsRobinson, ChristianeChristiane Robinson photograph and video collectionLPP125Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and HistorySanctity of Marriage Rally and Counter-Protest (February 21, 2015)http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/robinson/id/1650
title Counter-demonstrators at the corner of Dexter Avenue and South Bainbridge Street during the Sanctity of Marriage Rally at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
spellingShingle Counter-demonstrators at the corner of Dexter Avenue and South Bainbridge Street during the Sanctity of Marriage Rally at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
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