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CBN News Video: NOM's Christopher Plante Responds to Mayors for SSM

January 23, 2012 – 3:45 pm

NOM’s Regional Coordinator Christopher Plante talks with CBN News on the recent move by some mayors to support redefining marriage. He says in response to the economic “argument” for redefining marriage: “When we talk about redefining marriage, we’re talking about redefining terms like mother and father. And motherhood and fatherhood and binding moms and dads […]

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Gay Press Asks: Will Obama Endorse Gay Marriage in State of the Union?

January 23, 2012 – 3:30 pm

His press secretary wouldn’t rule the possibility out, when asked by the gay press: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Friday he wouldn’t rule “in or out” the possibility of President Obama endorsing same-sex marriage in the upcoming State of the Union address. Carney made the remarks on whether Obama would announce support […]

Posted in Marriage, Politics, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

News Coverage: NOM's $250K Washington State Commitment

January 23, 2012 – 3:00 pm

The Associated Press: Earlier this week, the National Organization for Marriage announced that it would spend $250,000 to help fund primary challenges to any Republican who crosses party lines to vote for same-sex marriage in Washington state. The News Tribune: With same-sex marriage legislation only one vote short of approval in the state Senate, pressure […]

Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (15)

Couple Boasts About Hiding Gender of Son for Five Years

January 23, 2012 – 2:30 pm

From Yahoo!’s lifestyle blog: It’s a boy! And he’s five. Beck Laxton, 46, and partner Kieran Cooper, 44, have spent half the decade concealing the genderof their son, Sasha. “I wanted to avoid all that stereotyping,”Laxton said in aninterview with the Cambridge News. “Stereotypes seem fundamentally stupid. Why would you want to slot people into […]

Posted in Children, Culture, Parenting | Comments (43)

News Coverage: NOM's $250K New Hampshire Commitment

January 23, 2012 – 2:00 pm

The Associated Press: The National Organization for Marriage has pledged to spend $250,000 to help elect New Hampshire lawmakers who support repealing the state’s gay marriage law. The organization said Friday it will work to hold accountable lawmakers who oppose the repeal. The Union-Leader: After playing a big role in the 2010 elections, the National […]

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Sen. Diaz: "Very Good Chance" Democrats Will Lose Ex-Sen. Kruger Seat

January 23, 2012 – 10:00 am

In a letter to his fellow Democrat Senators in New York: “I am not a political analyst, I am not a political consultant, neither am I a political strategist, but looking at our recent situation as Democrats in the New York State Senate, I cannot refrain from putting in my two cents.” “Can our leadership […]

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Maggie Gallagher on "The Growing Science of Sex Difference"

January 23, 2012 – 8:00 am

NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher’s syndicated column in Human Events: The headline at the online magazine Miller-McCune.com just about says it all: “Sex on the Brain Proves Costly for Men.” In an intriguing set of empirical studies just published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, a team of social scientists led by professor Sanne Nauts shows […]

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Culture Wars Go International: Pushback on Obama's Use of U.S. Power on Social Issues

January 22, 2012 – 10:00 am

Wendy Wright for C-FAM: The citizens of several countries are pushing back against President Obama’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender foreign policy imperative. Leaders in El Salvador launched a website on “Obama’s Corrupting Foreign Policy” and are asking the U.S. Senate to reject Obama’s nominee for ambassador to their country. President Obama announced in December […]

Posted in Culture, Politics, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage, South America | Comments (23)

Black Pastors Join Pro-Family Groups to Condemn Southern Poverty Law Center for Bigotry

January 22, 2012 – 9:00 am

LifeSiteNews: A coalition that includes black pastors and pro-family organizations held a protest outside the headquarters of the Southern Poverty Law Center yesterday to protest the organization’s ongoing “slander” against pro-family organizations. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which has traditionally sought to counteract racist organizations in the south, has recently begun to categorize pro-family […]

Posted in Same Sex Marriage | Comments (12)

Annoyance as Gay Marriage Activists Attempt to Hijack Australian Open

January 21, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Almost 75% of almost 3,000 online respondents said gay marriage activists ought not to be protesting the Australian Open over tennis champion Margaret’s Court views on marriage, according to the Herald Sun: Gay rights activists plan to storm the Australian Open in protest at anti-gay comments by Australian tennis champion Margaret Court. Activists plan to […]

Posted in Australia, Civility, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (16)

Billie Jean King: "I'm For SSM, But Not Against Margaret Court"

January 21, 2012 – 11:00 am

Billie Jean King, who dines with Margaret Court every year at Wimbledon, unsurprisingly comes out for gay marriage but perhaps more surprisingly says she respects and remains friends with Margaret Court. King also asks this question: “But I would like for people to think about this in reverse? If we controlled the world and the […]

Posted in Australia, Civility, Culture, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (14)

UK Think Tank: Cost of Equality Act "Far Outweigh" Any Benefits

January 21, 2012 – 9:00 am

The UK Christian Institute takes on the same faulty economic arguments used here to redefine marriage being used as an excuse to curtail religious rights in the UK: Supposed financial benefits of the Equality Act will be far outweighed by costs, a report published by a think-tank has said. Statistician Nigel Williams asserts that instead […]

Posted in Economics, Law, United Kingdom | Comments (9)

NOM Pledges $250K to Support New Hampshire Legislators Who Stand Up For Restoring Traditional Marriage; Will Challenge Those Who Vote Against the Same-Sex Marriage Repeal Bill

January 20, 2012 – 3:30 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2012 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Anath Hartmann at (703-683-5004) “We intend to hold every legislator accountable for his or her vote on marriage. Those who support HB 437 will be rewarded, while those who don’t will suffer the consequences.” —Brian Brown, NOM’s President— Concord, NH — The National Organization for […]

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Gov. Christie: My Opposition to SSM "Very Well Publicized"

January 20, 2012 – 2:30 pm

Governor Chris Christie begins to break his silence on the attempt by New Jersey Democrats to pass a same-sex marriage bill: Christie noted in a interview with WNYC on Wednesday that the Legislature hasn’t been succeeded so far in passing a same-sex marriage bill, and emphasized that his opposition has been “very well publicized.” “I […]

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Psychology Prof: The Social Sciences Cannot Settle the Moral Status of Homosexuality

January 20, 2012 – 2:00 pm

Stanton L. Jones is provost and professor of psychology at Wheaton College. He writes in First Things: Many religious and social conservatives believe that homosexuality is a mental illness caused exclusively by psychological or spiritual factors and that all homosexual persons could change their orientation if they simply tried hard enough. This view is widely […]

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