1.   At a recent news conference, Stenberg was asked why a relationship between two men could not be as strong as a heterosexual union.

2.   At a recent news conference, Stendberg was asked why a relationship between two men could not be as strong as a heterosexual union.

3.   In Hawaii and Alaska, voters were asked to decide whether marriage should be defined only as a heterosexual union.

4.   It would also define marriage as a heterosexual union for such federal purposes as Social Security and immigration law.

5.   Some even cited passages in the Bible regarding the sanctity of heterosexual unions.

6.   The bill would define marriage as a heterosexual union and allow states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in another state.

7.   The bill, called the Defense of Marriage Act, would define marriage as a heterosexual union for federal purposes such as entitlement programs and tax law.

8.   The legislation would define marriage as a heterosexual union for the purposes of federal law and permit states to deny same-sex marriages legalized in another state.

9.   The report, which has not been made public, recommends the homosexual marriages be performed with a different ceremony than heterosexual unions, the newspaper said.