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Former Chairman of UK Conservatives: Gay Marriage is Not Conservative

March 24, 2012 – 9:00 am

As the UK Telegraph introduces him, Lord Tebbit of Chingford is one of Britain’s most outspoken conservative commentators and politicians. He was a senior cabinet minister in Margaret Thatcher’s government and is a former Chairman of the Conservative Party: “…Certainly, no one seems to have thought through the massive legislative ramifications of the Prime Minister’s […]

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Maggie Gallagher: Dump Starbucks

March 23, 2012 – 5:00 pm

NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher’s latest syndicated column is on our Dump Starbucks campaign. An excerpt: I don’t generally support boycotts, especially not the kind gay marriage advocates have launched that target whole business enterprises if any one major partner personally donates to a measure like California’s Proposition 8. It’s wrong because the basic norms of […]

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Huge Marriage Victory?! Storobin Still Leads After Recount!

March 23, 2012 – 4:30 pm

The Brooklyn Daily: Republican rookie David Storobin is clinging to a 143-vote lead over Councilman Lew Fidler (D–Marine Park) in the hard-fought race to replace disgraced former state Sen. Carl Kruger, according to the results of a recount on Wednesday. Storobin’s razor-thin lead grew by 23 votes after poll workers recounted machine ballots from Tuesday […]

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OneNewsNow Poll Shows 57% Believe "Conscience Supersedes Coffee"

March 23, 2012 – 3:45 pm

OneNewsNow did a poll of over 8,000 of their readers asking them “I would support a boycott of Starbucks because I believe…” Here’s how they responded:

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FRC Asks if Starbucks is "Brew Heaven"?

March 23, 2012 – 3:00 pm

The Family Research Council’s Washington Update includes a prominent mention of our Dump Starbucks campaign today: If Starbucks is a part of your daily grind, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is giving customers a reason to reconsider. A portion of every cup of coffee helps to fund the corporate assault on marriage, the group […]

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HRC Promotes NOM Video Promoting DumpStarbucks.com!

March 23, 2012 – 2:30 pm

Sometimes help comes from unexpected places! In the first press release sent out by the Human Rights Campaign (helpfully re-posted by The Rainbow Times) they end their pitch with this: HRC has launched a petition calling on consumers to support Starbucks and take a stand against NOM’s anti-equality campaign. To watch the video of the […]

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FRC's Bazikian Offers Hope For Those Considering Divorce

March 23, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Obed Bazikian is an intern for the Family Research Council and writes on Dr. Pat Fagan’s blog about some surprising statistics about divorce: [Andrew] Mrozek [of the Institute for Marriage and Family] references some interesting findings from The Institute for American Values. One study states that of couples who have filed for divorce, 40% of […]

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CBS: More Than 1,000 Churches Circulating Petition to Protect Marriage

March 23, 2012 – 12:00 pm

CBS Baltimore: More than 1,000 churches across Maryland are expected to offer a petition to their members so the issue can get on the ballot. …On Sunday, churches across Maryland will offer the referendum petitions to its members. Burns, also Pastor Burns, expects to collect at least 2,000 signatures at his church alone. …“The churches […]

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AP: Gay Divorce Case Heads to Maryland Supreme Court Before Gay Marriage Bill Takes Effect

March 23, 2012 – 11:00 am

The Associated Press: Maryland’s highest court is scheduled to hear a case that could set a statewide precedent for same-sex divorce even before a gay marriage law takes effect. The Baltimore Sun reports Maryland’s Court of Appeals will hear the case next month of Jessica Port and Virginia Anne Cowan. The women were married in […]

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Simon Heffer: The Real Bigots in the UK Gay Marriage Row are the Liberals

March 23, 2012 – 10:00 am

Simon Heffer is a columnist for the UK Daily Mail: …anyone wishing to make the case against same-sex marriage must do so rationally. Calling its advocates rude names, or deriding their arguments, would simply weaken the case. This view is plainly not shared by Lynne Featherstone, the Lib Dem MP who is Equalities Minister. She […]

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Law.com: Unheard Voice in Surrogate Case ­-- the Birth Mother's

March 23, 2012 – 9:00 am

Law.com (subscription required): The New Jersey Supreme Court heard oral argument on March 1 in a surrogate-mother suit, The Matter of the Parentage of a Child by T.J.S. and A.L.S., and in so doing, exposed the case’s greatest weakness. The class of women with the greatest rights at risk was unrepresented. While the parties and […]

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UK Telegraph: Muslims Oppose Cameron's Gay Marriage Plan

March 23, 2012 – 8:30 am

Just about every major faith group has condemned the plan to redefine marriage at this point: “…the Muslim Council of Britain said case for the government’s proposals was “strikingly weak”. Farooq Murad, Secretary General of the MCB, said: “Whilst we remain opposed to all forms of discrimination, including homophobia, redefining the meaning of marriage is […]

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Senior Jew and Sikh Join UK Fight Against Gay Marriage

March 23, 2012 – 8:00 am

The UK Telegraph: A Sikh peer and a senior rabbi added their voices to protests by Anglican and Catholic bishops against the Coalition’s plans to allow homosexuals to marry. Lord Singh, head of the Network of Sikh Organisations, and Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet, who advises the Chief Rabbi on family issues, accused the Coalition of launching […]

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PolitickerNY on the Central Role Marriage is Playing in NY Politics

March 22, 2012 – 2:00 pm

PolitickerNY took an extensive look at the critical dynamics which shaped the Storobin v. Fidler race — and the future of New York politics: “… Mr. Storobin’s campaign was seen as a longshot, but he had heavy support from the local and state Republican Party, which was betting a campaign focused on Mr. Fidler’s liberal […]

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Pro-SSM Sen. Alesi Loses Support of Local GOP Over Marriage Flip-Flop

March 22, 2012 – 1:00 pm

The four Republican Senators were told, time and time again before casting their votes that betraying marriage has consequences. The New York Times with yet another example of this fact: Senator James S. Alesi, one of four New York State Republicans who voted in favor of same-sex marriage last year, is unlikely to receive the […]

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