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The Denver Post
Viva la Familia! Event to Be Held Sunday, August 24, at the University of Colorado Denver from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. National Catholic and Evangelical leaders from Colorado, California, and Arizona will stand together to honor marriage and family in Denver this weekend. The Alliance for Marriage Foundation (AFM), the national group who drafted the Marriage Protection Amendment in Congress, is organizing the non-partisan celebration called Viva la Familia!, which will feature prominent Latino leaders and entertainers in celebration of marriage and family.
Catholic Association of Latino Leaders to Join AFM Rally for Marriage in Denver
The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders, whose executive board includes San Antonio Archbishop Jose Gomez, will join prominent national Latino leaders from across the country, including Rev. Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, to encourage political leaders to stand up for marriage.
Hispanic Americans to Rally for Marriage at Democrat
National Convention
Although sizable majorities of Hispanic voters vote Democrat, they also are some of the strongest supporters of the marriage protection amendment. After two years of a Democraticcontrolled Congress which has refused to consider the amendment, Hispanic voters will rally at the Democratic National Convention in Denver to press candidates to stand up for marriage. Key Latino leaders from across the country will join the Alliance for Marriage Foundation to host the event. “For far too long the votes of Latinos have been taken for granted,” said Rev. Sam Rodriguez, Jr., President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and Advisory Board Member of the Alliance for
Marriage Foundation. “As our numbers grow, our influence is growing, and it is time for leaders of both parties to put protecting marriage and strong family values at the center of their agenda. Candidates like to tout ‘family values’ on the stump, but then toss our values aside when they get to Washington. We’re not going to tolerate that any more.”
The Alliance for Marriage and Alliance for Marriage Foundation are non-partisan coalitions whose Board of Advisors include Rev. Walter Fauntroy -- the DC Coordinator for the March on Washington for Martin Luther King Jr. -- as well as other civil rights leaders, religious leaders and national legal experts.
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