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Prof. Patrick Lee: Same-Sex Marriage "Unjust and Incoherent"

January 30, 2012 – 6:00 pm

Patrick Lee is the John N. and Jamie D. McAller Professor of Bioethics at Franciscan University of Stuebenville. He writes in Public Discourse that “the conjugal conception of marriage is just and coherent; the same-sex marriage proponents’ unjust and incoherent”: The “marriage equality movement”: that’s the name chosen for themselves by same-sex “marriage” supporters. The […]

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Is This the Kind of Judge a President Christie Would Nominate?

January 30, 2012 – 4:00 pm

Maggie Gallagher on NRO’s The Corner blog: There’s a brouhaha brewing in New Jersey over Gov. Chris Christie’s nomination to the New Jersey Supreme Court of Bruce Harris. Turns out Harris wrote a letter in 2009 supporting gay marriage — and equating support for our marriage tradition with slavery. Bruce Harris wrote this in a […]

Posted in Law, Marriage, New Jersey, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (14)

Superbowl Legend David Tyree On Supporting Marriage and Life After the NFL

January 30, 2012 – 2:00 pm

USAToday Sports tells us where Superbowl legend David Tyree is now: …The spectacular catch launched [Tryree] into various marketing opportunities and, more important for him, onto a pedestal to share his views. He co-wrote a book, More Than Just the Catch, in which he discussed his strong religious convictions. Tyree and his wife, Leilah, are […]

Posted in Same Sex Marriage | Comments (19)

Detroit FreeP: EMU Counseling Student Wins OK to Sue

January 30, 2012 – 1:00 pm

The Detroit Free Press on Julea Ward’s victory at the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: An Eastern Michigan University student who was expelled from a counseling program because she refused to counsel gays and lesbians about their lifestyles won a key victory today in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-member panel of […]

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Mitt Romney to Faith Leaders: Obama's Assault on Marriage and DOMA

January 30, 2012 – 12:30 pm

Mitt Romney on a call with faith leaders said about Obama’s record on Marriage: “There’s been an assault on marriage. I think [the President] is very aggressively trying to pave the path to same-sex marriage. I would, unlike this President, defend the Defense of Marriage Act. And I would also propose and promote once again […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

Newt to Faith Leaders: Gay Marriage a "Fundamental Violation of our Civilization"

January 30, 2012 – 12:00 pm

On a call with faith leaders, Newt Gingrich said about gay marriage: “Marriage is between a man and a woman. This is a historic doctrine driven deeply into the bible. Both in the old testament and in the new testament. And it’s a perfect example of what I mean by the rise of paganism. The […]

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Gov. O'Malley's Wife Apologizes for Calling Opponents of SSM "Cowards"

January 30, 2012 – 11:00 am

Matt Palmer of the Catholic Review: Maryland First Lady Katie O’Malley has apologized for calling members of the House of Delegates who opposed voting on changing the definition of marriage in 2011 “cowards.” A bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage in Maryland was never voted on in the House of Delegates after passing in […]

Posted in Civility, Marriage, Maryland, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (21)

Proposed NY Redistricting Attempts to Save Flip-Flopper Grisanti

January 30, 2012 – 10:30 am

A sign that the GOP leadership is worried about Sen. Mark Grisanti’s re-election effort because of his vote for gay marriage? The long-awaited proposals to redraw state Senate and Assembly boundaries are finally out. And reviews are harsh particularly for the redrawn Senate map which would grow from 62 seats to 63. “When you have […]

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NY Redistricting Proposal Sidesteps Storobin Challenge for Ex-Sen. Kruger's Seat

January 30, 2012 – 10:00 am

The New York Daily News Politics blog: If the new Senate redistricting lines are approved, it would render the upcoming March 20 special election to fill the Brooklyn seat of convicted ex-Sen. Carl Kruger practically meaningless. That’s because the two candidates running, Democrat City Councilman Lew Fidler and Republican David Storobin would no longer live […]

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Georgetown U's Tom Farr on the Critical Need to Respect Conscience

January 29, 2012 – 11:00 am

Thomas Farr, visiting associate professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, served as a diplomat and was the State Department’s first director of the Office of International Religious Freedom. Farr talks to Joan Frawley Desmond at the National Catholic Register on the challenges ahead for religious liberty and respect for conscience: …When it comes […]

Posted in Ethics, Law, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (7)

Charles Murray on The New American Divide Over Marriage

January 29, 2012 – 9:00 am

Charles Murray essay in last Saturday’s Wall Street Journal previewing his new book Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010: … When Americans used to brag about “the American way of life”—a phrase still in common use in 1960—they were talking about a civic culture that swept an extremely large proportion of Americans of […]

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The Invention of Heterosexuality?

January 28, 2012 – 9:00 am

Thomas Rogers interviews Hanne Blank in Salon: Blank mentions her personal story at the beginning of her provocative new history of heterosexuality, “Straight,” as a way of illustrating just how artificial our notions of “straightness” really are. In her book, Blank, a writer and historian who has written extensively about sexuality and culture, looks at […]

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PPP Polling: Marriage Amendment Winning in Minnesota

January 27, 2012 – 4:45 pm

Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling finds the Minnesota marriage amendment leading in the polls (PDF results here): Should the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota? Yes – 48% No – 44% Not sure – 8% We’ve […]

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Dr. Morse to WA Legislature: "History Will Not Be Kind To You"

January 27, 2012 – 4:00 pm

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute testifies to the Washington State Legislature. “I’m here today to address you who’ve already made up your minds to redefine marriage. History will not be kind to you. Previous generations of social experimenters have caused unimaginable misery for millions of people. Particular people advocated the policies that […]

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Christopher Plante to WA Legislature: "Marriage Should be Left to the People"

January 27, 2012 – 3:00 pm

NOM Regional Director Christopher Plante speaks before the Washington State Legislature. “[Marriage] is a decision that should be left to the people. NOM is committed to making sure that if [you] redefine marriage … the people of Washington will have the say that they deserve, that basic right to vote on marriage and the definition […]

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