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DumpStarbucks.com: Bob Vander Plaats Drinks His Last Cup of Starbucks

From a recent update by the head of the Iowa Family Leader, Bob Vander Plaats: Our friends at the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) are urging customers across the globe to “Dump Starbucks” because the company has taken a corporate-wide position that the definition of marriage between one man and one woman should be eliminated […]

Audio: Rush Limbaugh on Obama & His DOJ's Hypocrisy on DOMA

Rush Limbaugh on his radio show last week: “This administration said not long ago they’re going to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act. Now, the day after Obama goes out and says ‘it’s unprecedented, the Supreme Court’s never overturned a law’ … his own Department of Justice is asking the First Circuit to strike […]

Smith: Alesi Has "Done Himself In" by Betraying His "Old Friends" on Marriage

Curt Smith argues that Sen. Alesi more than deserves all the ridicule and rebuke he has received from his constituents, and explains how the Senator’s betrayal on marriage has sealed his fate: “… In 2010, [Sen. Alesi] was reelected vowing to support traditional marriage. In spring 2011, neither apologizing nor explaining, Alesi helped the Republican-controlled […]

Audio: Mark Levin on HRC's IRS Leak: "It's a Felony"

Mark Levin used his syndicated talk show last Friday to pick up on the Matt Lewis exclusive in the Daily Caller. Levin concluded the segment by saying he “wouldn’t put anything past this administration”:

Former Governor: Maryland Will Be the 32nd State to Reject SSM

Robert Ehrlich, former Maryland governor and member of Congress, in his most recent Baltimore Sun column: Maryland’s present flirtation with gay marriage is only the latest chapter in a long-running culture war. In the “Free State’s” case, it will ultimately come down to the people through a ballot initiative. A likely result: a coalition of […]

AP: Gay Marriage Groups Split on Ohio Ballot Initiative

The Associated Press: A 30,000-member gay rights group won’t support a current ballot initiative aimed at overturning Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriages. Equality Ohio’s executive director Ed Mullen tell The Columbus Dispatch he’s concerned there may be problems with the language proposed by backers of the constitutional amendment and that more analysis is needed. Ian […]

ADF's Schowengerdt: "How Odd it is to Hear a DOJ Lawyer Argue a Law Passed by Congress is Unconstitutional"

Alliance Defense Fund attorney Dale Schowengerdt on National Review’s Bench Memos blog: It’s hard to describe how odd it is to hear a Department of Justice lawyer argue in court that a law passed by Congress should be struck down as unconstitutional. It is, after all, the DOJ’s job to defend laws passed by Congress. […]

Australian Catholic Archdiocese Mobilizing to Protect Marriage

From the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia’s Life, Marriage and Family Life Office: Presently our Federal House of Representatives is considering proposals that would redefine marriage to include same-sex couples. As our bishops have reminded us, our society is now at a critical turning point where truth is at stake. Our views are being sought by […]

Tory MPs Think Cameron’s Gay Marriage Law Will Not Succeed

The UK Telegraph: The majority of Conservative MPs believe David Cameron’s same-sex marriage plan is doomed to failure and is a source of deep concern for their constituents. An all-party poll of MPs found only 56 per cent believed the proposal to legalise same-sex marriage would succeed, with 41 per cent of Conservatives believing it. […]

AP: NOM Goes After New Hampshire GOPs Who Betrayed Marriage

The Associated Press: The National Organization For Marriage is criticizing Republican lawmakers who voted against repealing New Hampshire’s gay marriage law in a newspaper ad and looking for people to run against them. The full page ad New Hampshire newspapers on Friday says the Republicans betrayed the cause of marriage. The ad urges the public […]

Daily Caller Exclusive on Illegal IRS Activity Makes Drudge Report

Matt Lewis of The Daily Caller was given access in advance to our allegations against the IRS, HRC and the HuffingtonPost. His coverage made the front page of the Daily Caller and the front page of the Drudge Report yesterday: “It is likely that someone at the Internal Revenue Service illegally leaked confidential donor information […]

Is There Really A Conservative Case for Gay Marriage? England Expresses Doubts...

Conservatives are expressing increasing doubts about the wisdom electorally of David Cameron’s plan to make pushing gay marriage a priority: Ann Widdecombe has said that she did not campaign for David Cameron “all day, every day in the last general election” so that he could destroy traditional marriage. The former Cabinet Minister warned that the […]

NPR: NOM Launches Dump Starbucks Campaign Abroad

A National Public Radio affiliate based out of Seattle (and mirrored at OPB News): A group that opposes same-sex marriage is taking its boycott of Starbucks to the other side of the world. The National Organization For Marriage is upset that the Seattle-based coffee chain has come out in favor of legalizing gay marriage in […]

Video: The Unique Roles of Mothers and Fathers

Kalley Yanta of the Minnesota Marriage Minute debunks the myth that men and women are no different when it comes to raising children. “Equality does not mean sameness. Kyle Pruett, M.D. says ‘Fathers do not mother’ and ‘fatherhood [is] a complex and unique phenomenon with huge consequences for the emotional and intellectual growth for children.'”

Two Challengers For Flip-Flopper Sen. Grisanti – So Far

Capital Tonight on YNN: Tonawanda attorney Kevin Stocker created a campaign committee today for a run in the 60th Senatorial District, which is currently represented by Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti. According to the filing, Stocker, a Republican who ran a close race against Democratic Assemblyman Robin Schimminger in 2010, is serving as his own treasurer. […]