Dear Friends of Marriage,
Many thanks to each of you who have already sent emails to Congress urging them to reject the Kagan nomination for Supreme Court.
Together, we have already sent Congress nearly 100,000 emails and faxes, telling them to vote NO on Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court.
And Washington is taking notice! Read More
Dear Friends of Marriage,
A vote for Elana Kagan is a vote to impose gay marriage on all 50 states.
Don't be fooled, Pres. Obama today has nominated a radical justice who will vote to overturn Prop 8 in California, the federal Defense of Marriage Act and the laws protecting marriage in all 50 states. Read More
Dear Friends of Marriage,
Late last week, Newark Archbishop John Myers -- a great friend of marriage -- publicly expressed concern over a new course on same-sex marriage to be offered at Seton Hall University next fall, calling on the board of regents to take action to protect Catholic teaching on marriage.
As Archbishop of Newark, Archbishop Myers provides oversight for Catholic educational institutions in the archdiocese, and is responsible for ensuring adherence to Catholic doctrine and teaching. Read More
Dear Friends of Marriage,
I wanted to be sure that you saw this terrific column by Archbishop Nienstedt, Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, published this week in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. In the column, Archbishop Nienstedt clearly and compassionately lays out the case for marriage, and for a marriage amendment to the Minnesota Constitution.
Dear Friends of Marriage,
Join us Tuesday at 9am in front of the DC Court of Appeals as we rally for marriage!
On Tuesday morning, the Court of Appeals will be hearing the appeal in the DC Marriage Initiative case. As the media covers the arguments inside, NOM is joining Bishop Harry Jackson (also lead plaintiff in the case) and the Stand4Marriage DC team in calling on all marriage supporters to come together in a public display of support for marriage and for the rights of DC voters. Read More
Dear Friends of Marriage,
I wanted to be sure that you saw the terrific column by Archbishop Nienstedt, Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, published this week in the Star-Tribune. In the column, Archbishop Nienstedt makes the case for a marriage amendment to the Minnesota Constitution.
If you haven't already seen it, you can click here to read the full column, but I wanted to highlight the first couple of paragraphs: Read More
Dear Friends of Marriage,
It's on.
The Governor of New Hampshire is losing it over our "Lynch Lied" ad and has launched a fluffy rebuttal ad, heavy on the slick, light on the substance. It's called "Lynch Leads" and you can view it here.
After viewing the ad, you might wonder why Governor Lynch didn't respond to the facts laid out in our ad "Lynch Lied" (which you can view here). We all know why: as the Union Leader wrote, "Unfortunately for Gov. Lynch, the criticisms are valid and he knows it." Read More
Dear Friends of Marriage,
Maybe New Hampshire Governor John Lynch will learn a lesson after his antics this past week. It was just a week ago that NOM launched a 30 second issue ad, "Lynch Lied" and Lynch flipped out by throwing a world-class temper tantrum.
He called it "an attack on the people of New Hampshire" that made him "disgusted, disgusted, disgusted." He even held a press conference to denounce the ad.
Talk about playing fast and loose with the facts! Read More
Dear Friends of Marriage,
I have some very good news to announce for you today: NOM has a new president.
Today, the board of NOM announced that we are promoting Brian Brown, who you all know as NOM's capable and charismatic executive director, to the position of President of NOM.
This move is in part a recognition of Brian Brown's incredible record of achievement for the past three years in shepherding NOM's growth, and in part a recognition of the increasing political profile we hope to build for NOM in 2010 and beyond.
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Dear Friends of Marriage,
Yesterday afternoon, Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper, reported on new proposed House ethics rules that would same-sex partners as "spouses" -- a clear violation of the Defense of Marriage Act.
After Roll Call inquired about the new draft rules, which had been posted on the Ethics Committee website, the rules were promptly removed from the site and have been replaced with the 2008 disclosure rules.
Given the outspoken desire of many Congressional Democrats to repeal DOMA -- and the growing implausibility of doing so in an election year -- it's hard not to be suspicious of what is going on here.
Even under the most generous interpretation, it's a clear violation of federal law. The Defense of Marriage Act states that for all purposes of federal law (including laws, rules, regulations and interpretations), "the word 'spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife." Read More
