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Judge Walker Flouts US Supreme Court Edict - NOM Marriage News 4/14/2011

Dear Marriage Supporter, Judge Vaughn Walker is in the news again, and it’s not a pretty sight for those who care about the rule of law and judicial process. First, Judge Walker gives an interview in which he acknowledges he’s been in a ten-year partnership with a man. No less a legal scholar than John […]

Urgent Marriage Alert: NY to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Bill

The New York State Legislature is expected to vote on a same–sex marriage bill soon. Please take action today urging your Senator and Assemblyman to stand for marriage. Today the legislature begins a 2–week vacation, returning to Albany on May 2nd. Reports out of Albany are indicating that the legislature will vote on same–sex marriage […]

"Gay Marriage Can't Pass RI House" - NOM Marriage News 4/7/2011

Dear Marriage Supporter, Is another great victory in the offing? The Rhode Island newsblog GoLocalProv is reporting this morning: “GAY MARRIAGE CAN’T PASS RI HOUSE”!!!! SSM Bill Blocked in Rhode Island House! Even Edith Ajello, a prominent Providence progressive, admits the bill is currently at least six to eight votes short of the 38 votes […]

FROM NOM'S NATIONAL NEWSLETTER: Virginia Governor to Block Mandate Requiring Agencies to do Gay Adoptions

Another great victory is looming in Virginia, thanks to you and your help! The Democratic administration of Tim Kaine left a little time bomb in the making for incoming Gov. Bob McDonnell, in the form of new regulations which would require all adoption and foster care agencies to do gay adoptions. The gay blogs flipped […]

FROM NOM'S NATIONAL NEWSLETTER: SSM Bill Blocked in Rhode Island House!

The Rhode Island newsblog GoLocalProv is reporting this morning: “GAY MARRIAGE CAN’T PASS RI HOUSE”!!!! Even Edith Ajello, a prominent Providence progressive, admits the bill is currently at least six to eight votes short of the 38 votes needed to pass the Rhode Island House. And the RI House was supposed to be the easy […]

URGENT ALERT: Tell Gov. McDonnell to Oppose Same-Sex Adoption Regs

The next 10 days will decide whether Virginia government is going to shut down adoption agencies because of their religious beliefs. Thanks to the hundreds of you who submitted comments last Friday opposing the proposed Virginia DPS regulations that would require religious adoption agencies to place children with same-sex couples, shutting them down if they […]

Act Now to Protect the Only Federal Law that Preserves Marriage

Defeated in state after state, gay marriage activists have taken their radical agenda to Washington, D.C., seeking to force same-sex marriage on the entire nation in one fell swoop. Only one federal law stands in their way. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA defines marriage as the union of a husband and wife—throughout federal […]

Advancing Marriage in the Heartland - NOM Marriage News (March 31, 2010)

Dear Marriage Supporter, This week, yet another great victory for marriage: Indiana. This week the Indiana Senate passed a state marriage amendment by a bipartisan margin of 40 to 10! And this after the amendment passed the House by an astonishing 70 to 26 margin! Several supporters of gay marriage, in what is, sadly, becoming […]

FROM NOM'S NATIONAL NEWSLETTER: Indiana Senate Holds the Line on Marriage Amendment

This week the Indiana Senate passed a state marriage amendment by a bipartisan margin of 40 to 10! And this after the amendment passed the House by an astonishing 70 to 26 margin! Several supporters of gay marriage, in what is, sadly, becoming a too-common recurring theme of lack of respect for the democratic process, […]

FROM NOM'S NATIONAL NEWSLETTER: Life and Marriage Part of “The Main Thing” at Iowa GOP Forum

Gingrich, Bachmann and Cain spoke passionately about the social and economic issues. On the panel I was on, Connie Mackey called Gov. Barbour out for seeming to suggest that the social issues are not part of the “main thing” we need to keep our eyes on. “The main thing I want to say,” Emmett McGroarty […]

FROM NOM'S NATIONAL NEWSLETTER: Has Your Congressman Signed on to Co-Sponsor the “Defend DOMA” Resolution?

Nationally, the big question on the table is: Has your congressman signed on to co-sponsor House Con Res 25, the “Defend DOMA” resolution? Fight back today–get your Congressman on board by clicking here to send an email telling him or her: Co-sponsor HCR 25, the Defend DOMA resolution. As of today, thanks to the amazing […]

Shining the Light of Truth - NOM National News 3/24/11

Defend DOMA now! This week, NOM launched a powerful new campaign to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)–the one federal law that protects marriage as the union of husband and wife. Thanks to Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who introduced the resolution condemning Pres. Obama for failing in his Constitutional duty to defend and uphold the […]

URGENT ALERT: Tell Your Congressman to Defend DOMA Now!

Dear Marriage Supporter, On Monday, we launched a new campaign to Defend DOMA—protecting the one federal statute defining marriage as the union of a husband and wife against increasing attacks in the courts, in Congress, and even from President Obama himself. In just 48 hours, nearly a thousand of you have already taken action, donating, […]

FROM NOM'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: FORD FOUNDATION FUNDS STUDY TO HELP VIEW GAY PARENTING WITH “POSITIVE ASSOCIATION”

This story is from NOM’s weekly national newsletter.  To read the whole newsletter, please click here. —————————————————————————————————————————————- Advocates of gay marriage have stopped persuading the American people that homosexual unions are marriages, so now the activists’ goal is to suppress, mislead, and depress the American people. What’s the definition of victory in war? It’s not […]

Stopping SSM in Maryland: “A Huge Victory”

Many thanks to each of you who wrote, picked up the phone, sent an email, went down to Annapolis, and/or reached down and gave generously to support NOM’s work in Maryland and across the country. Here’s how the Baptist Press put it: “It was a huge victory for traditionalists. Just two weeks ago, the bill […]