Rob Schwarzwalder is the Senior Vice President for the Family Research Council: “…Starbucks last month endorsed the effort of some of the Evergreen State’s leading politicians to enact homosexual “marriage.” Although this initiative passed in the state legislature and was signed into law by departing Gov. Christine Gregoire, it likely will be on the state […]
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Bill Duncan: AG Holder's New Justification to Abandon DOMA Is "Just Made Up"
February 22, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Bill Duncan, director of the Marriage Law Foundation, on Attorney General Holder’s decision to cease defending another key aspect of the Defense of Marriage Act: The Obama administration did an about-face concerning military policy and the federal Defense of Marriage Act on Friday, when Attorney General Eric Holder informed Congress the Department of Justice will […]
Thomas Peters: Social Media Activism "Contributes to a More Robust and Free Democracy”
February 22, 2012 – 11:00 am
NOM’s Thomas Peters was interviewed in Red Alert Politics, an online hub for young conservatives sponsored by The Weekly Standard and The Washington Examiner, about how he uses social media to fight for protecting marriage and other good causes: … In addition to blogging, Peters works at the National Organization for Marriage where he is […]
CitizenLink: 9th Circuit En Banc Sought to "Keep All Options Open"
February 22, 2012 – 10:30 am
CitizenLink: …Though the [Prop 8] case will certainly be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court eventually, CitizenLink Judicial Issues Analyst Bruce Hausknecht pointed out the advantages of asking for an en banc review by the 9th. “This keeps all options available,” he said. “Although the 9th Circuit is dominated by Democrat-appointed judges, there is always […]
Proposition 8 Appeal to Full 9th Circuit Gives Appellate Court Opportunity to Reverse Grievous Error
February 22, 2012 – 10:00 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) Washington, D.C.—The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today said that the decision of the proponents of Proposition 8 to seek review of the panel’s split decision to overturn Prop 8 gives the Ninth Circuit the opportunity to correct a grievous error and […]
LifeSiteNews: Top UK Gay Lobby Presents Legislation to Abolish "Husband" and "Wife"
February 22, 2012 – 9:45 am
LifeSiteNews: Last week, the UK’s most powerful homosexualist lobby group, Stonewall, presented legislation to Parliament that proposes five steps to resolve the legal complexities involved in introducing same-sex “marriage” Among the suggested legal changes, Stonewall’s draft bill would amend the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 to remove the terms “husband” and “wife” and replace with “parties […]
Bill McGurn in WSJ: "The Most Glaring Double Standard in American Life Today" is How We Frame Marriage
February 22, 2012 – 9:00 am
Bill McGurn in the Wall Street Journal: When Barack Obama was campaigning for president in 2008, he declared that marriage is between a man and a woman. For the most part, his position was treated as a nonissue. Now Rick Santorum is campaigning for president. He too says that marriage is between a man and […]
NYTimes on Desperately Trying to Keep Prop 8 Case Out of the Supreme Court
February 21, 2012 – 3:00 pm
Gay marriage advocates admit the dream team’s legal arguments failed at the 9th Circuit–because the goal is to try to keep this case out of the Supreme Court where legal advocates think it will lose, according to the New York Times: “…The majority did not accept the broadest argument pressed by Theodore B. Olson and […]
Maggie Gallagher on Al-Jazeera English: "It's Not a Winning Issue to Be for Gay Marriage"
February 21, 2012 – 10:00 am
Here are some highlights from NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher’s recent appearance on Al-Jazeera English TV. On the question (which often comes up in interviews) that more people support redefining marriage, Maggie reminds us: “…Only 40% [of Americans] support gay marriage. What we’ve found is the polls have consistently overstated support for gay marriage because Americans […]
SurveyUSA Poll Shows Wide (And Notable) Support for Minnesota Marriage Amendment
February 21, 2012 – 9:00 am
A SurveyUSA News poll from a few weeks ago shows support for the marriage amendment even among groups that some forget are also part of our broad pro-marriage coalition: Overall, 47% support the marriage protection amendment, 39% oppose and 4% say they are not sure (these tend to vote for marriage more often that not). […]
Maryland Pastors React to SSM Vote: "A Wake-Up Call For the Faith Community"
February 20, 2012 – 4:30 pm
The Washington Post follows the liberal line that Maryland pastors are “split” on marriage, but actually, as numbers show, the pastors are united and energized to protect marriage: Holding a Bible and an 8-month-old baby, the Rev. Nathaniel B. Thomas stood before his congregation at Forestville New Redeemer Baptist Church on Sunday and declared that […]
Obama Campaign Spokesman "Unsure" Whether Democratic Platform Will Endorse SSM
February 20, 2012 – 12:00 pm
The Hill: A top adviser for President Obama’s campaign said Sunday he was unsure whether Democrats would run on a platform of same-sex marriage for the 2012 election. Robert Gibbs, a former White House spokesman, said he had not talked to Obama yet about the possibility of bringing the issue of same-sex marriage rights into […]
FoxNews: Legislatures Open Same-Sex Marriage Brawl on Multiple Fronts
February 20, 2012 – 11:30 am
FoxNews.com: The same-sex marriage debate has exploded back onto the national stage in a matter of days, exposing sharp divisions within and between the parties while offering a muddy portrait of where Americans stand on the issue. Same-sex marriage bills advanced toward the governor’s desk in three states since last week, with different results. Washington […]
Support for SSM: The New Democratic Litmus Test?
February 20, 2012 – 11:00 am
Reid Wilson for National Journal’s On The Trail blog: … After decades of avoiding what was once a toxic issue, Democrats are on the verge of establishing a new litmus test, one that will demonstrate just how quickly and dramatically the political landscape will change: When a new crop of Democrats run for the White […]
William Duncan: Is Gay Marriage Inevitable?
February 20, 2012 – 10:30 am
William Duncan in NRO’s The Corner: A common refrain in the debate over same-sex marriage is that we ought to support the idea as soon as possible in order to be on the right side of history (every day in every way, we’re getting equaler and equaler) but this “inevitable” idea just can’t seem to […]
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