What a time we’ve had this week! With three rallies in our four days on the road, things have been going great . . . and we’re just getting started!
We started off in Augusta with close to 200 people on Wednesday, had roughly 150-200 in Manchester on Thursday, and around 100 in Albany today. People [...]
Author Archives: Brian Brown
Marriage Tour Update: Albany
July 17, 2010 – 11:19 pm
Judge Tauro Does DOMA
July 9, 2010 – 1:51 pm
A must-read analysis of the recent federal district court decision attacking DOMA, written by Hadley Arkes, one of DOMA's architects.
Judge Tauro Does DOMA
July 09, 2010 8:33 AM
By Hadley Arkes
Judge Joseph Tauro, in the federal district court in Boston, took it upon himself to strike down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). With that stroke [...]
Mark Your Calendar! NOM Marriage Tour Comes to Augusta!
July 8, 2010 – 5:03 pm
The NOM Marriage Tour 2010: One Man, One Woman is coming to Augusta!
Mark your calendar now for next Wednesday, July 14th. The NOM Tour RV will be rolling into Augusta Wednesday morning, with the rally in Capitol Park, across from the State House starting at noon. Click here for directions.
Joining me in speaking at the [...]
NOM National Marriage News, July 1, 2010
July 1, 2010 – 12:23 pm
Big news! NOM is coming soon to a city near you!
This week we announced the launch of our new "Summer for Marriage" 2010 Bus Tour. That's me, my wife, and six kids on a tour bus, along with thousands of other Americans holding rallies for marriage in 19 cities across the country.
Judge Walker will issue [...]
NOM's Founding Chairman Princeton Prof. Robert George Receives Canterbury Medal for Defending Religious Liberty
June 25, 2010 – 10:04 am
NOM's founding Chairman of the Board, Robby George, is a renaissance man. Here's a photo of Robby at the Becket Fund gala (which I attended) where he was honored with the Canterbury Medal for his contribution to the religious liberty of all faith communities.
We here at NOM certainly understand that SSM and related laws based [...]
Support the Prop 8 Legal Defense!
June 17, 2010 – 6:00 pm
After a marathon day of closing arguments, interviews, and press conferences yesterday, one thing is certain: The fight for Prop 8 is just beginning and we’re in this for the long haul.
Let me be clear: The battle over Prop 8 is a battle for the future of marriage in America. Ted [...]
Rules, schmules: Larsen doesn't care
June 3, 2009 – 12:32 pm
Union Leader, June 3, 2009
Legislators vote today on amending the same-sex marriage bill so it meets Gov. John Lynch's approval and can become law. It's telling, however, that Senate President Sylvia Larsen had to violate Senate rules to get this language passed.
Senate rules require that all committee of conference votes be unanimous. They also require [...]
RI Marriage Alert: Same-Sex Divorce Hearing Tomorrow!
June 2, 2009 – 5:15 pm
Tomorrow, Wednesday June 3 at 4:00 PM, another important bill is coming before the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee. Bill Number 5926 would pave the way for the Rhode Island Family Court to issue divorce decrees in the case of same-sex marriages performed in other states. The bill states,
"Regardless of whether the parties would have [...]
NOM Launches New York Campaign!
May 28, 2009 – 2:24 pm
Today, NOM announced a major new initiative to mobilize grassroots opposition to same-sex marriage in New York State.
One of our largest state efforts to date, the New York campaign is highlighted by an initial $100,000 radio and TV ad buy, with ads running in Long Island, Albany, Poughkeepsie, and a handful of other New York [...]
Redefining Religious Liberty: Gay marriage and the conflict between church and state.
May 28, 2009 – 11:16 am
By Maggie Gallagher
Prop 8 won yesterday. Even in California, they could find only one supreme-court justice willing to strip 7 million people of their core civil right to amend the state constitution, guaranteed by the constitution itself. Why do I feel, absurdly, that I should be grateful?
Liberals who support gay marriage may understand what their [...]
