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Conservatives Rally Against Gay Marriage Ruling

By Barbara Bradley Hagerty, Nina Totenberg

Published November 18, 2003 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 21 years ago.

Tuesday's ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that homosexuals have the right to wed spurs a response from opponents. Religious conservative groups vow to push for a federal constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriage. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg and NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty.

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Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Barbara Bradley Hagerty is the religion correspondent for NPR, reporting on the intersection of faith and politics, law, science and culture. Her New York Times best-selling book, "Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality," was published by Riverhead/Penguin Group in May 2009. Among others, Barb has received the American Women in Radio and Television Award, the Headliners Award and the Religion Newswriters Association Award for radio reporting.

Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.