Wolfson spends a good deal of time saying that marriage should never be put to the vote of a people. Has he checked that argument with gay marriage activists in Maine, who have chosen to go that route? Wolfson also says “there are basic rights, basic freedoms that are protected for everyone under the Constitution. […]
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Breaking News: Prop 8 Decision to be Released Tomorrow
February 6, 2012 – 2:15 pm
We will have comment shortly after the decision is released tomorrow, so stay tuned: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to release its opinion on the constitutionality of California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday morning. The appeals court is deciding whether to uphold or reverse a federal judge’s 2010 ruling that Proposition […]
George Will on Generational Fatherlessness
February 6, 2012 – 12:45 pm
George Will’s moving column on a society that has failed (among other things) to attach sons to their fathers: The worst day of Sugar Bear’s 55 years was one of the days — there have been many of them — when he got out of prison. In the early 1990s, in a prison where people […]
Victory! VA House Approves Bill 71-28 to Protect Faith-Based Adoption Agencies
February 6, 2012 – 11:30 am
The news broke late last Friday. This via the Associated Press: Legislation that would allow private adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality, sailed through the Virginia House of Delegates by a wide margin and without debate Friday. The House passed the Republican-backed bill 71-28 […]
Seattle Times on NOM's Promise to Help WA Defeat SSM
February 3, 2012 – 1:00 pm
The Seattle Times: With same-sex marriage virtually assured in Washington state, opponents seeking to undo it are looking ahead to summer and fall, and to a campaign they say will draw on the resources of national organizations that have waged and won these kinds of fights. A day after the state Senate approved same-sex marriage […]
AP: Ballot Challenge Certain for WA Gay Marriage Bill
February 3, 2012 – 12:30 pm
The Associated Press: Washington state is likely to become the seventh state to legalize same-sex within the next two weeks, but opponents have already promised a ballot challenge would halt any summertime weddings. As supporters celebrated the Senate’s 28-21 vote passing the measure on Wednesday night, a coalition of religious groups promised to start collecting […]
New Jersey Assembly Committee Passes SSM Bill on Party Lines
February 3, 2012 – 12:00 pm
APP.com: After a long hearing that produced heated and emotional testimony Thursday, an Assembly committee voted 5-2 along party lines in favor of a bill from Democrats that would allow gay couples to marry in New Jersey. The measure still faces votes in both houses of the Legislature, with the Senate vote set for Feb. […]
Maggie's Column: The Happiest Wives in America
February 3, 2012 – 10:00 am
NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher’s latest syndicated column in Human Events: Let’s take a break from politics to ask the burning question: How did Karen Santorum and Ann Romney get so lucky? Just who are the happiest wives in America? According to a new report by the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project, “When Baby Makes […]
Spain's New Government Tosses Controversial Curriculum
February 3, 2012 – 9:00 am
LifeSiteNews: Spain’s new government, swept into power in November after seven years of socialist rule, has announced the elimination of a controversial program to indoctrinate students with homosexualist and socialist ideology. The government’s new Minister of Education, Culture, and Sports, Jose Ignacio Wert, says frankly that the civics course, which was imposed on all public […]
Audio: 14-Year-Old Girl Testifies Against SSM In Maryland
February 2, 2012 – 3:45 pm
A brave young girl testifies on her 14th birthday against the gay marriage bill in Maryland. She says at one point: “Today is my 14th birthday and it would be the best birthday present ever if you vote no on gay marriage … I don’t want any more kids to get confused about what’s right […]
Victory: Even 9th Circuit Decides Lawless Judge Walker Can't Violate His Promise and Release Trial Tapes
February 2, 2012 – 1:45 pm
The Los Angeles Times on the breaking news: A federal appeals court refused Thursday to make public the video of the Proposition 8 same-sex marriage trial, a victory for opponents of gay marriage. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the video from the 2010 federal trial in San Francisco […]
SPLCenter Comes Out for Gay Marriage, Asks Courts to Overturn DOMA
February 2, 2012 – 1:00 pm
From their website: The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of Cooper-Harris and her partner, charging that the Department of Veterans Affairs discriminated against them by denying these benefits but granting them to spouses in heterosexual marriages. It also charges the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional because it bans federal […]
Video: Maryland Rallies for Marriage At the Statehouse!
February 2, 2012 – 12:00 pm
TFP filmed this video of a massive gathering of pro-marriage supporters in Annapolis earlier this week. One pastor says: “Never in human history has marriage been defined as two men. Never in human history has marriage been defined as two women. Who has the right to redefine it? [Crowd shouts: “No One!”] This is reckless […]
Washington Senate Approves SSM Bill 28-21
February 2, 2012 – 11:30 am
The Associated Press: The Washington state Senate passed a bill Wednesday night that would legalize same-sex marriage, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The measure now heads to the House, which is expected to approve it and could take action on it as […]
Maggie's Latest Column: The High Cost of Being a Tiger Mom
February 1, 2012 – 4:30 pm
NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher’s syndicated column in Human Events: American women are both incredibly dogmatic and anxious about our mothering. When Amy Chua described her intense efforts to push her two daughters into high achievement in school, in music and, hence, in life, she caused an uproar among many Americans who consider her methods bordering […]
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