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Tories Paying at the Polls for SSM

The Christian Institute reports that the Conservative Party in the UK is potentially facing huge losses in tomorrow’s elections due to the Prime Minister’s policies pushing same-sex marriage: The ComRes poll, commissioned by the Coalition for Marriage, reveals that one in four of those who voted Conservative in 2010 say the policy is putting them […]

SSM Advocates Brazenly Jeopardize Immigration Reform

POLITICO reports on a proposed amendment to the bi-partisan immigration reform bill so long in the making which could end up killing the bill altogether: The most serious threat to bipartisan immigration reform doesn’t involve border security or guest workers or even the path to citizenship. It’s about gay rights. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), an outspoken defender […]

PM David Cameron's Constituents Turn Out to Protest Plans to Redefine Marriage

A video produced by the UK Coalition for Marriage shows the many protesters that came out to stand against Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to redefine marriage: In addition to this great show of support, a petition being run by the Coalition for Marriage has already gleaned over half a million signatures!

NYU Professor and SSM 'Expert Witness': "Why Should There Be Marriage At All?"

In a recent debate with Ryan Anderson of the Heritage Foundation, NYU Professor and frequently-sought-after “expert witness” in court cases to redefine marriage, made some very telling remarks revealing the underlying agenda of many of those who say that same-sex marriage “won’t affect the rest of us.” Hear what she has to say in this […]

Texas AG: Same-Sex Partner Benefits Violate State Constitution

From a CBS affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth comes this story: Local governments and school districts that offer marriage benefits to same-sex partners are violating the state constitution, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott stated in an opinion Monday. […] In a six-page opinion, Abbott found that the constitution “prohibits political subdivisions from creating a legal status […]

Is Obama Spending Your Taxpayer Dollars to Promote Gay Marriage in the Developing World?

LifeSiteNews reports on a “new partnership” between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and various LGBT groups internationally to forge “a new LGBT Global Development Partnership.” The agency’s announcement reads in part: Our aim is to unleash the potential of hundreds of millions of people globally who are LGBT to have the freedom and […]

"What's More Harmful to Kids?"

That’s the question asked by blogger Lindy West at Jezebel: What’s more harmful to kids—being awkwardly micromanaged by adults, or being warped by lifetimes of gender normativity? What is Lindy talking about? Well, news is buzzing this week about Sweden’s “gender-neutral” policies after the country officially added its “gender-neutral” pronoun, Hen, to the country’s national encyclopedia. […]

Marriage Redefinition Fails in Northern Ireland

From the Belfast Telegraph: Unionists voted down a motion at Stormont’s Assembly which called on the power-sharing ministerial Executive to legislate. […] DUP Finance Minister Sammy Wilson defended his party’s veto and said colleagues would use it again to defeat “reckless” legislation. Congrats to the brave DUP for standing up for families and the rights of […]

White Ribbon Movement Supports Marriage

The Christian Post: In the face of the continued national push to legalize same-sex marriage, individuals who believe in the longstanding social institution comprising only of one man and one woman are urged to join a recently launched campaign to support traditional marriage. The new campaign, “God’s Marriage Bow,” was created by the Salt & […]

Victory in NY!

In an important victory, a higher court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by NOM that sought to protect our rights to fully and fairly participate in the political process. Reuters reports: The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan will force a lower court to address whether a New York state election […]

Minnesotans Divided over Marriage Redefinition

After a contentious battle to defeat a ballot initiative that would have enshrined man-woman marriage in Minnesota State law last November, same-sex marriage activists are now pushing the Minnesota legislature to redefine marriage – even though they claimed repeatedly that this wouldn’t happen! But the  Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party-sponsored initiative has very little support in rural areas, […]

Nevada Senate Continues to Push Marriage Redefinition, Despite Governor’s Opposition

From the Las Vegas Sun: Despite Gov. Brian Sandoval’s belief that marriage should be between a man and a woman, the Senate Judiciary Committee is poised Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment on gay marriage. Committee Chairman Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, says there are enough votes for Senate Joint Resolution 13 to clear both […]

Portman's Support Dips over SSM Flip-flop

Ohio Senator Rob Portman’s recent announcement that he has decided to favor same-sex marriage has had some political fallout, according to a poll from Quinnipiac University: Portman’s job approval rating among voters slips to 40 – 31 percent, fueled mainly by a dip in Republican support, since he came out in favor of gay marriage, […]

"Wedding... just another vehicle to get the word out about safe sex"

Is same-sex marriage the same time-honored institution of marriage that societies everywhere have always recognized and celebrated, or does it represent a fundamental shift in principles and values, an essential and complete redefinition of marriage itself? Well, imagine this promotion running in your grandparents’ Wall Street Journal as hopeful GI’s returned from World War II, […]

SPLC's "King of Fearmongers"

In an article entitled “King of Fearmongers,” Charlotte Allen at The Weekly Standard takes an in-depth and incisive look at the Southern Poverty Law Center and its founder, Morris Dees. Allen concludes: [T]here may soon come a day when the SPLC’s donation-generating machine, powered by Dees’s mastery of the use of “hate” to coax dollars […]