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(RNS2-JUNE08) A voter in Brunswick, Maine, signs a petition to overturn a state law that legalized same-sex marriage. Conservative groups have successfully fought same-sex marriage through voter initiatives. For use with RNS-BALLOTS-GAYS, transmitted June 8, 2009. Religion News Service photo courtesy Miriam Conners/StandForMarriageMaine.com

(RNS2-JUNE08) A voter in Brunswick, Maine, signs a petition to overturn a state law that legalized same-sex marriage. Conservative groups have successfully fought same-sex marriage through voter initiatives. For use with RNS-BALLOTS-GAYS, transmitted June 8, 2009. Religion News Service photo courtesy Miriam Conners/StandForMarriageMaine.com