COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP)--A recent vote in Colorado against same-sex partner benefits demonstrates the strength Christians and pro-family groups have when involved in the political process, Focus on the Family's Glen Stanton noted.
The Colorado Springs city council eliminated heath benefits for partners of homosexual city employees April 22 by an 8-1 vote -- just three weeks after an election that focused heavily on the issue produced sweeping change.
During the election, six of the seven council members who won promised to eliminate the same-sex benefits. One of those six was mayor Lionel Rivera, a voting council member.
The ideological shift on the council was sharp. The same-sex benefits package had passed the city council last December by a 5-4 vote.
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