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Goldman Sachs CEO Says Supporting Gay Marriage Is "Not Without a Price"

The Financial Times: Lloyd Blankfein told a group of Wall Street gay activists that Goldman Sachs had lost at least one client because of its stance in favour of gay marriage. “It’s not without a price,” the Goldman chief executive told an audience on Wednesday. “There was some adverse reaction by someone … They didn’t […]

Audio: NOM Chairman John Eastman on Steve Deace Show Discussing the IRS Leak

NOM Chairman of the Board John Eastman discusses the IRS leak of NOM’s private tax information: “There are only a couple explanations [for how NOM’s tax documents came to be online]: either somebody illegally hacked into the IRS computer systems, which is troubling, or an IRS official leaked it, which is a felony, or somebody […]

Pope's Prayer Intention for May: Defend the Family!

Pope Benedict posts prayer intentions each month for Catholics around the world to join him in praying. This month his prayer intention is “that initiatives which defend and uphold the role of the family may be promoted within society.” Amen!

Video: Why More Minnesotans Are Voting for Marriage

Here are more Minnesotans explaining why they are voting for marriage in November: Learn more at MinnesotaForMarriage.com

U-Turn Tory MPs Tell Constituents: "We Were Wrong on Gay Marriage" in Bid to Win Back Voters

Buyer’s remorse? David Cameron is under intense pressure to ditch his gay marriage initiative amid claims that Tory MPs fear they are ‘haemorrhaging’ votes over the issue. The Mail on Sunday has been told that Chief Whip Patrick McLoughlin has privately assured anxious Tory backbenchers that the Prime Minister’s same-sex marriage plan will ‘not come […]

District Attorneys, Law Enforcement Officials Rebut Allegations of Domestic Violence Impact of Marriage Amendment

A follow-up from yesterday’s press conference hosted by Vote for Marriage NC featuring a wide array of experts rebutting the false claims spread by opponents of the Marriage Amendment: Today, a coalition of District Attorneys, legal professionals, and other law enforcement officials sharply rebutted claims that the pending constitutional amendment on marriage would strip citizens […]

Digging Deeper into the North Carolina Polls: The "Seven Point Effect"

We just reported two polls that show the NC Marriage Amendment up by 14 and 20 points respectively. Why the disparity? The most recent PPP poll overestimates 18-29 year olds by about 4 points, and, more importantly, underestimates voters over the age of 66 by about 10 point: This alone is worth 3-4 points for […]

SurveyUSA Poll Shows North Carolina Amendment Up 20%!

It is interesting to note that according to this poll the Marriage Protection Amendment leads by a wider margin among people who have yet to vote: “One week until votes are counted, a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman leads by a 5:3 margin, according to this latest […]

Latest PPP Poll: NC Marriage Amendment Still Leads by 14%!

Despite deceitful campaign ads from the opposition claiming the Marriage Protection Amendment will do things it simply will not do, left-leaning PPP still finds the marriage amendment up by 14 points, the same margin as it was last week: PPP’s newest poll on the North Carolina marriage amendment shows little movement from a week ago. […]

BP: Half of North Carolina Marriage Amendment Signs Stolen; Vandalism Reported

The Baptist Press: Roughly half of the yard signs around North Carolina supporting a proposed constitutional marriage amendment have been stolen or damaged, according to the communications director for the group promoting the amendment. … “We have distributed tens of thousands of yard signs across the state, and about half of them are now gone […]

NC Marriage Battle: What Does it Look Like From the Other Side?

In the gay paper The Advocate, those who are running the campaign against North Carolina’s marriage amendment are expressing frustration and disappointment that so many “big players” have declined to play in North Carolina: …Jeremy Kennedy, campaign manager for the anti-Amendment One coalition, said he maintained hope that the DNC and other large organizations would […]

Audio: Son of Billy Graham Endorses Marriage Protection Amendment

Vote for Marriage NC: Dr. Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, released a recorded statement in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. The voters of North Carolina have waited for over a decade to preserve marriage in North Carolina with a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. […]

CNN Blog: Columnist Dan Savage Stands by Comments on "Bulls**t in the Bible"

Dan Gilgoff at CNN’s Belief Blog: Columnist and gay-rights advocate Dan Savage is standing by his comment that “we can learn to ignore the bulls**t in the Bible about gay people” at a recent conference for high school students, a line that prompted some to walk out and spurred intense online debate. … Some Christian […]

Photo: Marriage Amendment Sign Vandalism in North Carolina

Opponents of North Carolina’s Marriage Amendment have embarked on a malicious campaign to destroy pro-Amendment signs. Here is one example of the aftermath, which took place near a children’s playground: Source: Vote for Marriage NC on Facebook

Update: Elderly Woman Files Criminal Report Against Man Who Attacked Her Over Marriage Amendment Support

An update from Vote for Marriage NC on their official Facebook page: UPDATE: An elderly woman has filed a police report in Lumberton charging a man with aggravated assault. While looking for her sister, she claims the individual had committed a hate crime by physically assaulting her during an argument over her position on the […]