After his speech, Dobson fell off the 6-foot tall stage and had to
have five stitches to a gash above his right ankle.
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Dobson speaks against gay marriage during rally

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SIOUX CITY (AP) --- Thousands attended a rally in western Iowa to hear
Christian psychologist James Dobson condemn gay marriage.

During the "Take a Stand for Marriage" rally on Sunday, Dobson -- an
author, radio host and founder of the national group Focus on the
Family -- talked about same-sex marriage and judicial activism. He
said that 70 percent of voters have shown at the polls that they don't
want the government to allow same-sex marriages.

"Now judges are telling us they want to redefine the definition of
marriage. We say not in our lifetime," Dobson told the crowd.

The evangelical Christian said the attack on marriage underway in the
United States has prompted him to tour the nation for a variety of
speaking engagements. Dobson said he had not delivered a speech in
Iowa since 1975.

Organizers said Dobson was drawn by a November ruling made by an Iowa
District Judge Jeffrey Neary terminating a civil union between a
lesbian Sioux City couple joined in Vermont.

Sponsors of the rally, Iowa Family Policy Center, is the group whose
legal arm appealed Neary's dissolution decree.

Dobson said the court system is determined to allow same-sex
marriages, led by activist judges who are creating laws rather than
interpreting them. He encouraged the audience to voice their opinions
by voting and "maybe find some of these people another line of work."

"I don't mean to be disrespectful but you've got one of them right
here, Judge Jeffrey Neary," Dobson said.

The Judicial Accountability Group, a political action committee formed
in September to try to unseat Neary, had information tables at the
event entrance and distributed printed materials asking residents to
vote against retaining Neary.

Neary told The Sioux City Journal that he is not an activist judge and
is not out to change the definition of marriage. He said he was simply
resolving a dispute between two parties.

Dobson "is dead wrong if he thinks I favor same-sex marriages or
same-sex unions. The truth of the matter is I don't. I am just as firm
a believer as he is in the sanctity of traditional marriage," Neary
said.

After his speech, Dobson fell off the 6-foot tall stage and had to
have five stitches to a gash above his right ankle.

Paul Hetrick, vice president of media relations for Focus on Family,
said Dobson was treated at the event site and later examined at Mercy
Medical Center.

"It could have been a lot worse and we are regarding it as a real
blessing," Hetrick said.

Hetrick said Dobson's vision was impaired by spotlights focused on him
during his speech and he was not able to see where two platforms met
when he walked across the dark stage.

Outside the event, about 18 protesters gathered to protest against
President Bush and the rally.

"We are letting people know in Siouxland that not everyone agrees with
what is being preached inside the events center today. We are letting
people know we believe in marriage equality and equal rights for every
American," Jason Morgan, 34, of Sioux City, said as he waved a
rainbow-colored flag.

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, also spoke at
the event.

After his speech, Dobson fell off the 6-foot tall stage and had to
have five stitches to a gash above his right ankle.
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Dobson speaks against gay marriage during rally

http://tinyurl.com/6jtw6

SIOUX CITY (AP) --- Thousands attended a rally in western Iowa to hear
Christian psychologist James Dobson condemn gay marriage.

During the "Take a Stand for Marriage" rally on Sunday, Dobson -- an
author, radio host and founder of the national group Focus on the
Family -- talked about same-sex marriage and judicial activism. He
said that 70 percent of voters have shown at the polls that they don't
want the government to allow same-sex marriages.

"Now judges are telling us they want to redefine the definition of
marriage. We say not in our lifetime," Dobson told the crowd.

The evangelical Christian said the attack on marriage underway in the
United States has prompted him to tour the nation for a variety of
speaking engagements. Dobson said he had not delivered a speech in
Iowa since 1975.

Organizers said Dobson was drawn by a November ruling made by an Iowa
District Judge Jeffrey Neary terminating a civil union between a
lesbian Sioux City couple joined in Vermont.

Sponsors of the rally, Iowa Family Policy Center, is the group whose
legal arm appealed Neary's dissolution decree.

Dobson said the court system is determined to allow same-sex
marriages, led by activist judges who are creating laws rather than
interpreting them. He encouraged the audience to voice their opinions
by voting and "maybe find some of these people another line of work."

"I don't mean to be disrespectful but you've got one of them right
here, Judge Jeffrey Neary," Dobson said.

The Judicial Accountability Group, a political action committee formed
in September to try to unseat Neary, had information tables at the
event entrance and distributed printed materials asking residents to
vote against retaining Neary.

Neary told The Sioux City Journal that he is not an activist judge and
is not out to change the definition of marriage. He said he was simply
resolving a dispute between two parties.

Dobson "is dead wrong if he thinks I favor same-sex marriages or
same-sex unions. The truth of the matter is I don't. I am just as firm
a believer as he is in the sanctity of traditional marriage," Neary
said.

After his speech, Dobson fell off the 6-foot tall stage and had to
have five stitches to a gash above his right ankle.

Paul Hetrick, vice president of media relations for Focus on Family,
said Dobson was treated at the event site and later examined at Mercy
Medical Center.

"It could have been a lot worse and we are regarding it as a real
blessing," Hetrick said.

Hetrick said Dobson's vision was impaired by spotlights focused on him
during his speech and he was not able to see where two platforms met
when he walked across the dark stage.

Outside the event, about 18 protesters gathered to protest against
President Bush and the rally.

"We are letting people know in Siouxland that not everyone agrees with
what is being preached inside the events center today. We are letting
people know we believe in marriage equality and equal rights for every
American," Jason Morgan, 34, of Sioux City, said as he waved a
rainbow-colored flag.

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, also spoke at
the event.
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After his speech, Dobson fell off the 6-foot tall stage and had to
have five stitches to a gash above his right ankle.
----------

Dobson speaks against gay marriage during rally

http://tinyurl.com/6jtw6

SIOUX CITY (AP) --- Thousands attended a rally in western Iowa to hear
Christian psychologist James Dobson condemn gay marriage.

During the "Take a Stand for Marriage" rally on Sunday, Dobson -- an
author, radio host and founder of the national group Focus on the
Family -- talked about same-sex marriage and judicial activism. He
said that 70 percent of voters have shown at the polls that they don't
want the government to allow same-sex marriages.

"Now judges are telling us they want to redefine the definition of
marriage. We say not in our lifetime," Dobson told the crowd.

The evangelical Christian said the attack on marriage underway in the
United States has prompted him to tour the nation for a variety of
speaking engagements. Dobson said he had not delivered a speech in
Iowa since 1975.

Organizers said Dobson was drawn by a November ruling made by an Iowa
District Judge Jeffrey Neary terminating a civil union between a
lesbian Sioux City couple joined in Vermont.

Sponsors of the rally, Iowa Family Policy Center, is the group whose
legal arm appealed Neary's dissolution decree.

Dobson said the court system is determined to allow same-sex
marriages, led by activist judges who are creating laws rather than
interpreting them. He encouraged the audience to voice their opinions
by voting and "maybe find some of these people another line of work."

"I don't mean to be disrespectful but you've got one of them right
here, Judge Jeffrey Neary," Dobson said.

The Judicial Accountability Group, a political action committee formed
in September to try to unseat Neary, had information tables at the
event entrance and distributed printed materials asking residents to
vote against retaining Neary.

Neary told The Sioux City Journal that he is not an activist judge and
is not out to change the definition of marriage. He said he was simply
resolving a dispute between two parties.

Dobson "is dead wrong if he thinks I favor same-sex marriages or
same-sex unions. The truth of the matter is I don't. I am just as firm
a believer as he is in the sanctity of traditional marriage," Neary
said.

After his speech, Dobson fell off the 6-foot tall stage and had to
have five stitches to a gash above his right ankle.

Paul Hetrick, vice president of media relations for Focus on Family,
said Dobson was treated at the event site and later examined at Mercy
Medical Center.

"It could have been a lot worse and we are regarding it as a real
blessing," Hetrick said.

Hetrick said Dobson's vision was impaired by spotlights focused on him
during his speech and he was not able to see where two platforms met
when he walked across the dark stage.

Outside the event, about 18 protesters gathered to protest against
President Bush and the rally.

"We are letting people know in Siouxland that not everyone agrees with
what is being preached inside the events center today. We are letting
people know we believe in marriage equality and equal rights for every
American," Jason Morgan, 34, of Sioux City, said as he waved a
rainbow-colored flag.

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, also spoke at
the event.
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