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Video: Sen Rubio at CPAC: It's Not Bigotry for Me to Be Pro-Marriage

March 15, 2013 – 1:00 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, during his CPAC speech, calls out those who would label pro-marriage Americans like him “bigots” simply for supporting marriage:

Posted in Civility, Culture, Marriage, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (49)

Sen. DeMint at CPAC: Marriage is the Path to Limited Government

March 15, 2013 – 12:30 pm

Last night at the CPAC banquet Sen. DeMint strongly spoke out in defense of marriage: “…We cannot hope to limit government if we do not stand up for our core civil society institutions, beginning with marriage. Marriage is the foundation of America’s cultural stability and economic prosperity and the courts have no business overruling the […]

Posted in DOMA, Marriage, Politics, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (14)

Examples of Excellent Testimony Against SSM in Minnesota

March 12, 2013 – 1:30 pm

Minnesota for Marriage has been showcasing some of the best examples of testimony given today in opposition to the bill to redefine marriage — read for yourself: Grace (age 11) testified in the House Civil Law hearing today. She asked the Committee: “Which parent don’t I need, my mom or my dad?” The committee had […]

Posted in Debating Marriage, Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (28)

Minnesota SSM Bill Would Make "Mother" and "Father" Gender-Neutral Terms

March 11, 2013 – 3:00 pm

Katherine Kersten writes in the Star Tribune that “even concepts like ‘mother,’ ‘father’ are threatened by the activist onslaught: “…a look at SF925 reveals that something much more insidious than advocates let on is underway. This bill would strip the words “mother” and “father” of meaning under Minnesota law. Henceforth, the bill states, these words […]

Posted in Children, Debating Marriage, Marriage, Minnesota, Parenting, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (47)

Two UK Teachers Punished for Not Teaching About Gay Marriage

March 11, 2013 – 1:00 pm

The UK Christian Institute: A primary school teacher faced disciplinary action because she didn’t want to read to her class from a storybook about gay penguins. The teacher, who has not been named, works in a school in a London Borough and her case has been told to a committee of MPs looking at the […]

Posted in Education, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (47)

Broad, Diverse Defense of Marriage at Supreme Court (50+ Briefs in Support of Prop 8/DOMA)

March 11, 2013 – 12:00 pm

Ryan Anderson at Heritage’s The Foundry blog: Scholars have filed more than 50 amicus briefs with the Supreme Court urging it to uphold California’s Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). While the media seems intent on ignoring these briefs and hyping the briefs on the other side, the sheer number and […]

Posted in Law, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (36)

Top Gay Groups Tell Lesbian Couple to Back Down Rather Than Risk Sixth Circuit Rebuke

March 11, 2013 – 11:45 am

More evidence that top gay activist groups are worried that their legal case before the Supreme Court is hardly airtight: … Hoping to avoid a marriage case being heard by the more conservative Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, several organizations fighting for marriage equality — including the American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights Campaign, Lambda […]

Posted in DOMA, Law, Marriage, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (6)

Doug Mainwaring: "I'm Gay and I Oppose Same-Sex Marriage"

March 8, 2013 – 1:00 pm

Doug Mainwaring writes in the Public Discourse that “while religion and tradition have led many to their positions on same-sex marriage, it’s also possible to oppose same-sex marriage based on reason and experience”: “I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and […]

Posted in Gay Voices, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (71)

AP Reports: Justice Kennedy Signals Marriage Should be Decided by the People

March 8, 2013 – 12:00 pm

Enlightening comments from Justice Kennedy about the role of the Supreme Court on issues such as gay marriage: Justice Anthony Kennedy says he is concerned that the U.S. Supreme Court is increasingly the venue for deciding politically charged issues such as gay marriage, health care and immigration. The 76-year-old associate justice said Wednesday that major […]

Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (71)

NOM's Thomas Peters: Pro-Marriage is Pro-Life

March 7, 2013 – 1:15 pm

NOM’s Communications Director Thomas Peters shares in the Daily Caller his conviction that the pro-life and pro-marriage movements must unite to become one united voice for justice to children: How can you be pro-life unless you are also pro-marriage? I’ve been thinking about that question ever since I moved over from pro-life activism to pro-marriage […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Politics, Same Sex Marriage, Youth | Comments (29)

Buyer's Remorse: Strong Majority in Minnesota Opposes Gay Marriage

March 6, 2013 – 1:00 pm

More proof that Minnesotans understand they were sold a bill of goods last November when they were told by gay marriage advocates that there was no plan to redefine marriage for the whole state. And yet, the same gay marriage activists who also condemned efforts to protect marriage as a “distraction” from the other pressing […]

Posted in Marriage, Minnesota, Poll, Polling, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (24)

Video: NOM's Peters: Obama Has No Credibility on Marriage

March 6, 2013 – 12:00 pm

NOM’s Thomas Peters appeared on the Christian Broadcasting Network to discuss President Obama’s recent decision to get involved in the Proposition 8 case — and also got a chance to spread the word about the March for Marriage! When asked about the impact of Obama’s choice to weigh in, he responded: “I think if it […]

Posted in California, Marriage, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (7)

New National Poll: Majority of Tea Party, Majority of GOP, 1/3rd of Democrats Support Marriage!

March 5, 2013 – 2:00 pm

Forget the push polls offered by MSNBC and CNN claiming a clear majority support redefining marriage. We know from 34 actual state votes on marriage and scores of polling this is not true. A new national poll commissioned by Fox reflects the reality that redefining marriage is hardly a consensus or even a majority: American […]

Posted in Marriage, Politics, Polling, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (16)

CNSNews: DOJ Says Children Do Not Need—and Have No Right to--Mothers

March 5, 2013 – 1:00 pm

CNSNews.com: The Obama Justice Department is arguing in the United States Supreme Court that children do not need mothers. The Justice Department’s argument on the superfluity of motherhood is presented in a brief the Obama administration filed in the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry, which challenges the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative […]

Posted in Children, Law, Marriage, Parenting, Politics, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (44)

LSN: March for Marriage Planned in D.C. as Supreme Court Hears SSM Case

March 5, 2013 – 12:00 pm

LifeSiteNews: On March 26, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Hollingsworth v. Perry case, which will determine if Proposition 8 – the 2008 ballot initiative protecting traditional marriage in California – is constitutional or not. Their decision will have grave implications for the entire nation.  A decision against Prop 8 would set a […]

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