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As Newark mayor Booker was noted for refusing to allow any straight marriages until [[gay marriage]] was "legalized;"<ref>http://swampland.time.com/2013/10/18/booker-looking-to-wed-same-sex-couples-before-taking-senate-seat/</ref> Booker adamantly opposed a [[democracy|democratic]] [[referendum]] on the issue.<ref>[https://articles.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/01/newark_mayor_cory_booker_again.amp]</ref> After a victory in the courts, then Senator-elect Booker presided over New Jersey's first gay wedding.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cory-booker-presides-weddings-time-article-1.1491284</ref>
As Newark mayor Booker was noted for refusing to allow any straight marriages until [[gay marriage]] was "legalized;"<ref>http://swampland.time.com/2013/10/18/booker-looking-to-wed-same-sex-couples-before-taking-senate-seat/</ref> Booker adamantly opposed a [[democracy|democratic]] [[referendum]] on the issue.<ref>[https://articles.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/01/newark_mayor_cory_booker_again.amp]</ref> After a victory in the courts, then Senator-elect Booker presided over New Jersey's first gay wedding.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/cory-booker-presides-weddings-time-article-1.1491284</ref>
Booker has shown hostility toward Christianity as a Senator and pushed for religious tests on nominees.<ref>Adams, Becket (February 5, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cory-booker-beclowns-himself-during-neomi-rao-confirmation-hearing Cory Booker beclowns himself during Neomi Rao confirmation hearing]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref><ref>Tennant, Michael (February 6, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/31415-booker-reveals-hostility-to-religion-cruz-rebukes-him Booker Reveals Hostility to Religion; Cruz Rebukes Him]. ''The New American''. Retrieved February 6, 2019.</ref>
Booker, a [[Democrat]], has been beset by [[sexual predator]] allegations.
Booker, a [[Democrat]], has been beset by [[sexual predator]] allegations.
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31408-christian-gomez-trevor-loudon-cory-bookers-communist-connections Presidential Hopeful Cory Booker's Communist Connections], by ''The New American''
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