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100,000 Evangelicals Protest Gay Marriage In Brazil

An estimated 100,000 evangelical Christians marched Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to protest a ruling that effectively legalizes gay marriage in the nation.

According to the AFP, the demonstrators ended their march at the Cinelandia square, where pastors spoke out against such unions and the faithful prayed. Gospel singers such as Marcelo Aguiar and Bruna Karla and the rap group Ao Cubo were among those who performed at the annual March for Jesus (Marcha para Jesus).

Several elected officials appeared at the event, including Mayor Eduardo Paes.

“We say no to sin, no to corruption, no to homosexuality,” a participant was quoted as saying. “We say yes to Jesus.”

The ruling, handed down earlier this month by the National Council of Justice, says notary publics cannot deny a gay couple's request for a marriage license. Claiming that the ruling was unconstitutional because Congress has not legalized marriage equality, Brazil's conservative Social Christian Party has legally challenged the decision.

Thousands March Against French Gay Marriage Law 

 

Tens of thousands of people protested against France's new gay marriage law in central Paris on Sunday. The law came into force over a week ago, but organizers decided to go ahead with the long-planned demonstration to show their continued opposition as well as their frustration with President Francois Hollande, who had made legalizing gay marriage one of his keynote campaign pledges in last year's election.
Marchers set off from three separate points across Paris, and by early evening they filled the Invalides esplanade just across the Seine River from the Champs Elysees.
Police estimated around 150,000 people took part in the demonstration, but march organizers claimed on their Twitter account that more than a million people did.
A similar protest in March drew about 300,000.
Around 5,000 police were on duty Sunday because previous anti-gay marriage protests have seen clashes between far-right protesters and the police.