" They oppose criminal penalties against homosexuality.

They were believed to oppose free trade and hinder technological innovation, technology transfer and business development.

They would include the withdrawal of toleration of speech and assembly from groups and movements which promote aggressive policies, armament, chauvinism, discrimination on the grounds of race and religion, or which oppose the extension of public services, social security, medical care, etc "

They also oppose the idea of a " revolutionary party ", since council communists believe that a revolution led by a party will necessarily produce a party dictatorship.

They oppose hierarchical leadership structures, such as vanguard parties, and most are opposed to using the state to create socialism.

They oppose the expropriation of land owned by indigenous people and discrimination by the military regime.

They also oppose the idea of a " revolutionary party ", since council communists believe that a revolution led by a party will necessarily produce a party dictatorship.

They support conservatism and economic liberalism, oppose socialism and communism.

They oppose integration because they believe that integration involves " meeting in the middle " and do not think that the Swedish people should not have to bear the burden of what they see as a reckless immigration policy.

The Moabites were to be excluded from the assembly of worshipers, because: “ They did not come to meet you with food and drink when you were on your way out of Egypt, and even hired Balaam, son of Beor, to oppose you by cursing you .” ( Deuteronomy 23: 3-5 ) The Israelites were allowed to harass Moab, but were forbidden to wage war on them, so they defeated Midian as a result of the advice that Balaam gave that led to a plague in punishment for the worship of idols at Baal Peor.

They oppose what they see as a ' separate-but-equal ' system ; some supporters of Hindutva see it as the Indian National Congress party's effort to woo the sizable minority vote bank at the expense of true equality.

They don't oppose Malay rights.

They agree to oppose piracy and not provide hiding places or protection to pirates or allow the sale of pirated goods.

They oppose the Iraq War in principle, citing in some cases that they believe it is illegal, and in others that it required a United Nations mandate.

They believed the " leave it in the ground " argument was doomed to fail, and the best way to oppose the pipeline would be to propose an ineffective alternative which could be easily defeated.

" They who affect to head an opposition ,…, must be equal, at least, to those whom they oppose …" ( cf.

* They say that traditionalists of this kind treat papal authority in much the same way as the dissident, liberal Catholics whom traditionalists claim to oppose.

They tended to oppose Marinetti's artistic and political direction of the movement, and in 1924 the socialists, communists and anarchists walked out of the Milan Futurist Congress.

They may promote or oppose a particular philosophical or political position.

They oppose inter-marriage with other races and seek separate schools, businesses, churches and other institutions or even separate societies, territories and governments. Territories considered for Reconquista ( Mexico ) | Republica del Norte (" Aztlán ")

They are distinguished by having fangs that oppose each other and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae ( tarantulas and their close kin ), which have fangs that are nearly parallel in alignment.

They fiercely oppose any Exoduses, spreading propaganda on the evils effects of Exoduses on the Earth's environment, and using military force to prevent any attempted Exodus.

They have had a long-standing friendship with the Blues, and generally oppose the Reds, though in recent events Greens sided with the Reds in many issues before the White Tower split.

They were in no position to oppose or impede the German extermination of the Jews even if they had wanted to.

They were included in the army levied by Fulvia and Lucius Antonius ( Antony's wife and brother ) to oppose Octavian, but ended by surrendering in Perugia, in the winter of 41 BC.

They tend to interpret biblical verses on homosexual acts to mean that the heterosexual family was created by God and that same-sex relationships contradict God ’ s design for marriage and violate his will.

They view Levitical laws as sometimes seen to be referring to prostitution, making it a stand against Jews adopting the idolatrous fertility cults and practices of the neighbouring Canaanite nations rather than a blanket condemnation of same-sex intercourse or homosexuality.

They questioned a system that explicitly allowed same-sex partners to parent, but denied them ( and their adopted children ) the benefits and security of marriage.

They view Levitical laws as sometimes seen to be referring to prostitution, making it a stand against Jews adopting the idolatrous fertility cults and practices of the neighbouring Canaanite nations rather than a blanket condemnation of same-sex intercourse or homosexuality.

They studied 289 pairs of identical twins ( monozygotic or from one fertilized egg ) and 495 pairs of fraternal twins ( dizygotic or from two fertilized eggs ) and found concordance rates for same-sex attraction of only 7. 7 % for male identical twins and 5. 3 % for females, a pattern which they say " does not suggest genetic influence independent of social context.

They further argue that the same-sex marriage movement within the gay community discriminates against families that are composed of three or more intimate partners.

They cite Pew Research Center exit polls from the 2004 elections finding that 25 % of polled voters support same-sex marriage and another 35 % support civil unions.

They were married on June 16, 2008 in the first same-sex wedding to take place in San Francisco after the California Supreme Court's decision in In re Marriage Cases legalized same-sex marriage in California.

They were married at their Beverly Hills home on 16 August 2008 ( during the brief window wherein same-sex marriage was legal in California ), witnessed by their mothers and 19 other guests.

" They further stated, " FRC does not support the Uganda bill, and does not support the death penalty for homosexuality-nor any other penalty which would have the effect of inhibiting compassionate pastoral, psychological, and medical care and treatment for those who experience same-sex attractions or who engage in homosexual conduct ".

They married in Oslo, same-sex marriage in Norway being legalised 8 days before, on 9 January 2009.

" They married in California on October 24, 2008, just days before Proposition 8 was adopted as law, banning same-sex marriages in the state.

They were the first same-sex couple to be legally married in Quebec.

They recommended that a civil partnership scheme would resolve most of the issues for same-sex and cohabiting couples, while providing less benefits than marriage.

They also point out that Gene Roddenberry had made statements in later life favourable to acceptance of homosexuality and the portrayal of same-sex relationships in Star Trek, but that the franchise's coverage has remained meagre.

They also supported union activities and lobbied the federal government in support of equal employment benefits to those in same-sex relationships ; coordinated coalitions of equality groups in cases on same-sex pension benefits and equal funeral leave for same-sex families.

They also helped convince Statistics Canada to include same-sex families in the nation-wide census, and worked with LEGIT to advance equal immigration rights for gays and lesbians.

They are vocal supporters of human and civil rights, which they consider to include abortion, same-sex marriage, euthanasia, artificial insemination, stem cell research, abolition of capital punishment all around the world and legalisation of soft drugs.

They had been members of Yellowknife's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada until it started to share communion and the pulpit with the United Church -- a denomination which had begun blessing same-sex unions.

They both actively work for same-sex marriage equality, having married each other in Massachusetts.