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Politics Sorry if We Offend Anti-gay marriage protesters assembled at the Supreme Court today. Was this their final march? By David Weigel Posted Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013, at 10:52 PM ET "The dominoes are falling," said Dr. Bob Borger. "They're falling faster than I ever thought they could." Borger, an Annapolis, Md. pastor, was walking back from the first-ever March for Marriage with two fellow Marylanders. They'd rallied outside the Supreme Court as justices heard arguments for the repeal of California's Proposition 8. All of the Marylanders had worked on the 2012 campaign to ban gay marriage in their state, too. They were carrying huge signs from that campaign, with the slogan Tell the Governor, Tell the President: Protect Marriage. But they'd lost. Maryland was one of three states that voted to legalize last year, and that fed into the liberals' case that gay marriage was mainstream. "The margin was around 100,000 votes," said Borger. "It was close, and up until the day of the election I thought we would win." Tuesday's march to the court was put together in six busy weeks by the National Organization for Marriage. More than 5,000 conservatives showed up—better than NOM had expected, not shabby for photos. Less than half of them were white. Spanish-speaking chaplains and families called for every child to have una mama y un papa. Chinese prayer groups gathered in circles to sing English hymns translated into Mandarin. Isolde Cambourne, a French student at D.C.'s Catholic University, waved a Tricolor and spread the news about the mega-rallies for marriage in her country. And yet the mood varied between nervous, defensive, and ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate The Nine Senate Democrats Who Still Don't Support Gay Marriage What Happened in Vegas? The Best Variations on the Red Equals Sign	Advertisement
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