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Brian Brown on 5 States Voting on Marriage: "We View it as a Massive Opportunity for a National Referendum"

March 12, 2012 – 11:00 am

Marching orders from our President Brian Brown, in the Associated Press: Foes and supporters of same-sex marriage are gearing up for five costly and bruising statewide showdowns in the coming months on an issue that evenly divides Americans. It’s an election year subplot sure to stir up heated emotions — even beyond the confines of […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (10)

Video: UK Popstar Says State Should Arrest Clergy Who Speak Against Gay Marriage

March 12, 2012 – 10:00 am

The Christian Institute: Openly gay popstar Will Young believes vicars who describe gay marriage as ‘abhorrent’ should be prosecuted for hate crimes. He made the comments live on national television as BBC1’s Question Time debated Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s remarks about same-sex marriage. Daily Mail columnist Janice Atkinson, who was also on the show, warned that […]

Posted in Free Speech, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (9)

GLAAD: Cameron's Views on Marriage are "Harmful And Have No Place in Modern America"

March 12, 2012 – 9:00 am

Kirk Cameron is fighting back against the hatred directed at him because of his views on marriage and morality: Kirk Cameron is fighting back against the “hate speech” he feels he’s endured since calling homosexuality “unnatural,” “detrimental,” and “ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization” during a Friday appearance on “Piers Morgan […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Media, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (39)

Gay Activists Promoting "30 Ways to Make a Baby" Children's Book

March 12, 2012 – 8:00 am

LifeSiteNews: A sexpert who believes that sexuality is defined simply by pleasure and penned a graphic ‘how-to’ article for men on masturbation is about to publish a children’s book about how babies are made. The homosexual rights community is getting behind the book for its positive portrayal of the dozens of alternative methods that can […]

Posted in Children, Education, Ethics, Parenting, Science | Comments (16)

CNA: Maine Diocese Will Oppose 'Gay Marriage' Ballot Question

March 11, 2012 – 11:00 am

Catholic News Agency: While some media outlets have presented Bishop Richard Malone of Portland’s new pastoral letter on marriage as a sign the Catholic Church in Maine will not back a ballot measure to recognize “gay marriage” in the state, the diocese maintains that is not the case. “There will be a ballot question committee, […]

Posted in Maine, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

FRC's Prof. Pat Fagan on The Difference Family Structure Makes

March 10, 2012 – 11:00 am

Prof. Pat Fagan of the Family Research Council on his personal blog: What is Marriage? Many arguments are proffered as to why traditional marriage (between a man and a woman) needs to be defended. In the end, all arguments come down to the question, what is marriage and does marriage matter? Do intact marriages have […]

Posted in Children, Marriage, Parenting, Research/Study | Comments (8)

Melanie McDonagh's Spirited Defense of Marriage

March 10, 2012 – 9:00 am

Melanie McDonagh, a journalist who lives in London, offers a provocative and creative defense of marriage in the UK Spectator: …In other words, objection to gay marriage isn’t about religion at all and the letter that the bishops are sending to Catholic churches does, to do them credit, make that clear. It’s all to do […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (3)

23-Year-Old Tells Minnesota RINOs: Protecting Marriage Won't Alienate Young Voters

March 9, 2012 – 3:00 pm

Janet Rother writes to the Minnesota Post-Bulletin: In their Feb. 25 column in the Post-Bulletin, Republican State Reps. Tim Kelly and John Kriesel state that the Minnesota Marriage Amendment is not Republican and that it will further alienate young voters. As a 23 year-old conservative, I beg to differ. … Government is involved in marriage […]

Posted in Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (20)

CNN Politics: Same-Sex Marriage Trouble for the Democrats?

March 9, 2012 – 2:00 pm

CNN Politics: Same-sex marriage could become a nettlesome issue for Democrats this election year. On Wednesday the Chair of the Democratic Convention, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, said he believes same-sex marriage should be included in the Democratic Party platform but the Obama campaign is trying to put the issue off to another day. Democrats […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (10)

UK Poll: 70% Support Marriage; 84% Think Kids Do Best With Mom and Dad

March 9, 2012 – 1:00 pm

The UK Christian Institute: Most people in Britain want to keep the current definition of marriage unchanged, according to a new survey. The survey showed that seven out of ten people agree that marriage should remain a “life-long exclusive commitment between a man and a woman”. It also revealed that 84 per cent of respondents […]

Posted in Children, Marriage, Parenting, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (18)

Prof. Heaney: Protecting Marriage Prevents a Flood of Social Ills

March 9, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Prof. Stephen Heaney, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, uses a metaphor to help illustrate the importance of protecting marriage: …The institution of marriage, defined as between man and woman, is like a hydroelectric dam; the accompanying laws about sexual activity are like flood barriers channeling the water into the […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (9)

BuffaloNews: "Gay Marriage Vote is Causing Problems" for Sen. Grisanti as New Challenger Emerges

March 9, 2012 – 11:00 am

Tom Precious and Robert McCarthy of BuffaloNews: “I don’t think I’m going to have a cakewalk at all,” Grisanti said in an interview with The Buffalo News at the Capitol, acknowledging his troubles with Conservatives and religious groups in Buffalo after his vote on the state’s gay marriage law last year. The lawmaker’s comments came […]

Posted in Marriage, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

Maryland Resident: SSM Bill "Poorly Thought Out and Poorly Planned For"

March 9, 2012 – 10:00 am

Robert Helm of Ellicott City writes to the Baltimore Sun: “… The basic principle in Maryland seems to be that “marriage” is whatever the majority in the legislature defines it to be, without regard to those millenia of human experience that preceded us. … A final observation is that our traditional law of the family […]

Posted in Marriage, Maryland, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

Sen. Grisanti Begs Gov. Cuomo for Help

March 9, 2012 – 9:00 am

BuffaloNews on marriage flip-flopper Sen. Grisanti: Buffalo Republican Senator Mark Grisanti acknowledged his re-election battle this year will not be easy, and said he would “very much appreciate’’ if Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives him some political support. “I don’t think I’m going to have a cakewalk at all,’’ Grisanti said in an interview today […]

Posted in Marriage, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (24)

The DC: Democratic Platform Fight Reveals "Deep Division" Between Progressive Leadership & Socially Conservative Elements

March 8, 2012 – 2:00 pm

The Daily Caller: President Barack Obama’s campaign manager on Wednesday backed away from calls for the Democratic convention platform to endorse marriage licenses for same-sex couples. “There is a process to go through this discussion,” said campaign manager Jim Messina. By the end of the September convention, he said, “we will have a platform,” but […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (5)
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