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Debate at Black Spectrum Theatre: Can Women Raise Boys to be Men?

The Queens Chronicle: Boys will be boys — but can they be raised to be men by single mothers? That was the topic on everyone’s minds last Saturday afternoon at the Black Spectrum Theatre, where a debate, hosted by Councilman James Sanders Jr. (D-Laurelton) as part of a salute to Women’s History Month, at times […]

Ruth Institute's Prof. Jennifer Roback Morse to Appear on EWTN's “Women of Grace"

A press release by the Ruth Institute: SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA, April 10, 2012 – Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., founder and president of the Ruth Institute in San Marcos, CA, is traveling to the EWTN studios in Alabama to tape nine episodes of the popular women’s Catholic TV program, Women of Grace with host and executive […]

Maggie Gallagher: Republicans Risk Losing NY Senate Over SSM

YNN’s Capital Tonight (New York’s Only Statewide Political Program): National Organization for Marriage co-founder Maggie Gallagher said in an interview that Republican control of the Senate is in danger after the leadership allowed a vote on the issue last June. “I do think the Republicans control of the Senate is going to be in danger. […]

DumpStarbucks.com: Liberty Counsel Action Edition

On the Liberty Counsel Action blog: The National Organization for Marriage currently has a “Dump Starbucks” campaign. It launched the campaign in response to the Starbucks’ corporate-wide position that the definition of marriage between one man and one woman should be eliminated and that same-sex marriage should become equally “normal.” And because January 12th, 2012, […]

Video: Highlights From the LUV (Let Us Vote) Rally in Iowa

Here is a video showcasing some of the best moments of the recent LUV (Let Us Vote) Rally in Iowa, co-sponsored by NOM and featuring our President Brian Brown: More on the Let Us Vote campaign here.

British Sperm Donor May Have Fathered 600-1,000 Children

The UK Sun: A BRITISH scientist may have fathered 600 children after making donations to a fertility programme he ran with his wife. And one of his biological children has suggested the number may even be as high as ONE THOUSAND. Bertold Wiesner – who was born in Austria – ran the Barton Clinic in […]

Video: Brian Brown Fires Up the Let Us Vote Rally in Iowa!

This is (overdue!) video of our President Brian Brown’s speech at the LUV (Let Us Vote) Rally in Iowa! More on the Let Us Vote campaign here.

Update: Student at Rhode Island High School Will Paint "Traditional Family" Mural as Planned

The Providence Journal with an update about the story we covered yesterday: A Pilgrim High School student will finish a corridor wall mural as she originally intended — showing a boy’s phases of life from childhood through marriage and parenthood. The mural, still largely in pencil-sketch form, became a subject of debate last week when […]

OneNewsNow: What Coffee is Your Church Drinking?

Charlie Butts of OneNewsNow interviews Maggie Gallagher about NOM’s Dump Starbucks campaign (which has now passed 30,000 signatures): The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is continuing to encourage churches and believers to “Dump Starbucks.” Maggie Gallagher, co-founder of the traditional marriage advocacy group, says her group launched its boycott because of Starbucks’ strong endorsement of […]

National Organization for Marriage Endorses Romney for President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “We hope our endorsement will help focus social conservatives on the need to defeat President Obama.” —Brian Brown, NOM president— Washington, D.C. — The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today announced its endorsement of Mitt Romney for President of the United States. […]

Politico, NYT, TPM, CNN, Other News Outlets Cover NOM's Endorsement of Mitt Romney

Numerous major news outlets are covering NOM’s endorsement of Mitt Romney announced today: Politico: “…While he may have a ways to go in terms of firing up the base, it’s a welcome development for Romney that a group like NOM is already prepared to get on board with him publicly, and that an activist like […]

Rick Warren: Churches Do Best When They Stand Up to the Culture on SSM

This Easter Sunday megapastor Rick Warren was interviewed by Jake Tapper on ABC’s This Week about same-sex marriage, among many other issues. Here’s what he had to say: “…Tapper asked if Warren’s church, Saddleback Church in Southern California, needs to adjust its opposition to same-sex marriage in order to remain relevant in the culture. “If […]

Lawsuit Filed to Overturn Marriage in Nevada

Via the Metro Weekly (a gay newspaper): Today, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund took what one of its lawyers calls “a strategic step” in the national effort to advance marriage equality by filing a federal lawsuit in Nevada seeking equal marriage rights for eight same-sex couples in the state. The lawsuit, Sevcik v. Sandoval, […]

Bishop McKinney: "The Black Church’s Respect for Marriage Deserves Respect from the Media"

Bishop George McKinney is a member of the board of the Church of God in Christ: On March 30, an MSNBC news anchor accused the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) of “race-baiting” for (among other charges) writing in a 2009 in-house document, “We … need to … interrupt the attempt to equate gay with black, […]

LATimes Politics Blog: Obama Faces Pressure Over SSM

In the Los Angeles Times Politics Now blog: President Obama, who has fended off questions about his position on same-sex marriage for nearly a year and a half by saying his views are “evolving,” faces increasing pressure within his party as momentum builds to declare support for marriage equality in the party’s official platform. … […]