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UKDailyMail: "Christian Opponents Easily Outnumbering Advocates for Gay Marriage"

The UK Daily Mail on our march to the Supreme Court yesterday: “…Both sides of the debate were out in force, with Christian opponents easily outnumbering advocates for gay marriage. Inside, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could determine whether the federal government or the 50 states will decide what a […]

Eastman: DOMA Does Not Violate Due Process

Dr. John Eastman, NOM’s Chairman, is inside the Supreme Court again today for the oral arguments in the Defense of Marriage Act cases. Today he explains in US News & World Report why DOMA isn’t mandated by the Due Process clause: Those seeking to redefine marriage into a genderless institution must be pessimistic about their […]

Some Early Media Coverage of the March for Marriage

Some are noting the lack of mainstream coverage of our march for marriage including one blogger who attended and posted their own photos to prove it was happening. Many outlets, however, did cover the thousands who showed up to show their strong support for marriage! Here are a few. ABC 7 “Thousands march on mall”: […]

Video: Brian Brown on FoxNews Previewing Supreme Court Showdown

Today our President Brian Brown is leading the March for Marriage on the national mall in Washington, D.C. but this weekend he was on FoxNews defending marriage in front of a national audience: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

Schubert: Why Gay Marriage Is Not Conservative

Frank Schubert, NOM’s National Political Director, in NRO’s The Corner: Same-sex “marriage” advocates are orchestrating a series of high-profile public events intended to influence the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court to impose same-sex marriage on an unwilling public. The announcements of several Republicans who say they now support gay marriage provide clear evidence of this. […]

Video: Speaker Boehner Says Supreme Court Decides What's Constitutional, Not the Obama Administration

When asked about the Defense of Marriage Act, Speaker of the House John Boehner said: “Let’s not confused DOMA and the Administration’s decision that it was unconstitutional. It’s not their role to decide what’s constitutional. DOMA was a law passed by the House, the Senate, and signed into law by President Clinton, and in our […]

Local Paper Mentions North Carolinians Coming to DC to March for Marriage

The Winston-Salem Journal: Nearly a year after voters in North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue Tuesday and Wednesday in two different cases that could have national implications. Winston-Salem residents who are on both sides of the issue will be watching closely. At 7 […]

Online Media Promoting the March for Marriage

In addition to scores of national TV, cable and radio news covering the March for Marriage, online media is promoting it as well: Chicago Examiner.com: Tuesday, March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to determine if Proposition 8 – the citizens initiative approved by the people of California in 2008 to protect marriage […]

Video: What is Marriage Co-Author Anderson Defends Marriage on CNN

What is Marriage? Co-author Ryan Anderson of Heritage ably defends marriage on this weekend CNN segment:

BuzzFeed: Moderate Democrats Walk Back Support for SSM in Face of Electoral Realities

Props to Buzzfeed for noticing that, while the media focuses on the very few Republicans who have abandoned the GOP platform on marriage, there are prominent Democratic Senators walking back from their previous support of SSM in the wake of recognizing their constituents strongly oppose SSM: One week after Republican Sen. Rob Portman declared his […]

Iowa GOP Chairman Stands Strong for Marriage

The head of the Iowa GOP is 32-year-old A. J. Spiker, here’s what he said about the GOP and marriage: “While inclusion is important, elected Republicans (we all know the most recent example) and National/State Party leaders who embrace so-called same sex marriage are doing grave harm to our Party and the whole of society. […]

Breitbart: Judge Who Threw Out Prop 8 Wanted to Attend Supreme Court to Support Gay Marriage Side

Emails obtained and posted online highlight the cozy relationship between anti-Prop 8 Judge Walker and lead anti-Prop 8 attorney Ted Olson: Vaughn R. Walker, retired judge who overturned California’s Proposition 8 in 2010, asked attorneys who will be defending same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court next week if he could attend oral arguments, as revealed […]

Photos: Hundreds of Thousands Marching in Paris Again!

“Le Manif Pour Tous” (“The Rally for All”) is taking place in Paris, France right now, with hundreds of thousands marching: You can follow live updates of what is happening here. Meanwhile, their American friends gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. yesterday and sent us this photo with the message: “We will be […]

NPR: 'Severing Love From Diapers': The Other Case Against Gay Marriage

National Public Radio discovers the secular arguments against SSM — a good thing!: Gay marriage opponents say they’re protecting women and children first. When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments about same-sex marriage next week, much of the debate will turn on legal questions surrounding issues such as federalism and due process. But the underlying […]

Stanton: Pediatrics Association’s Support for SSM Rooted in Activism

Glenn Stanton at CitizenLink: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued what appears to be a politically motivated statement suggesting that children raised by same-sex parents do just fine. In fact, the AAP goes so far as to suggest that children are more affected by the health of the relationship between the people raising […]