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Emmer: Hamline U. Guilty of "Political Bigotry"

Jim Bonilla, Hamline University’s consultant on diversity in higher education and founding director of their “Race, Gender, & Beyond” program confirmed Emmer’s charge that Hamline refuses to let him teach there because he supported the Minnesota Marriage Amendment: For [Jim] Bonilla, listed on the school’s website as a consultant on diversity in higher education and […]

Gay Marriage Founder Andrew Sullivan Endorses Ron Paul!

Back in 1989, Andrew Sullivan launched the gay marriage movement with a cover story in The New Republic called “The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage.” Yesterday, he endorses Ron Paul for president. Prominent blogger Andrew Sullivan announced Wednesday that he would endorse libertarian Ron Paul for the GOP nomination, scoring the Texas congressman an unconventional […]

Video: Brian Brown Asks Ron Paul If He Will Support a Marriage Amendment

At the Thanksgiving Family Forum co-hosted by NOM recently, our President Brian Brown asked Ron Paul if he would support a federal marriage amendment — here is a video of the exchange: Here is our unofficial transcript of the exchange: Brian Brown: “Hi, I’m Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage. My first […]

"Ultimate Betrayal" Says Wife of Alabama Official Who Donated Sperm to Lesbian Couple

The New York Daily News: A former Republican official in Alabama who crusaded against same-sex marriage anonymously donated his sperm to lesbian couples while doing relief work in New Zealand, according to a shocking new report. Bill Johnson, who made a failed bid for governor in 2010, used the online alias “chchbill” to meet with […]

Minnesota College Republicans Ask: Why Can't Emmer Teach at Hamline?

Joe Kimball of MinnPost.com shares this statement in support of Tom Emmer by Ryan Lyk, chairman of the Minnesota College Republicans: “This sends the wrong message to conservative students at Hamline, and any students looking to apply there. Hamline University is a school that allegedly stands for diversity of opinion, but apparently that only applies […]

UK Government Leaves Christian Registrar Out in the Cold Before European Court Trial

The Christian Institute: Lillian Ladele, a Christian registrar who was disciplined for her stance on civil partnerships, will not receive the backing of the UK Government when her case reaches Europe. Miss Ladele’s case is one of a quartet of religious liberty cases involving Christians that are set to appear before the European Court of […]

Gov. Cuomo Mocks Marriage Supporters, Misrepresents Their Arguments to GQ Magazine

As part of Governor Cuomo’s victory lap for redefining marriage, he sat down for an interview with GQ Magazine, where he proceeds to mock supporters of marriage and mischaracterizes their arguments for preserving our marriage tradition: GQ: And you got the [marriage equality] activists to work together— Andrew Cuomo: Yeah. Because they were a fractured […]

Tom Emmer: Hamline University Won't Let Pro-Marriage Professors Teach

Tom Emmer’s pro-marriage views played a big role in his race for governor against Mark Dayton. Now he says Hamline University rescinded a job offer over his marriage views, as the Pioneer Press reports: Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer is accusing Hamline University of caving to faculty opposition and reneging on an agreement for […]

Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Says They Will Remain Neutral on Marriage Amendment

The Post Bulletin Political Notebook blog: Looks like the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is going to stay on the sidelines in the political fight over the marriage constitutional amendment — at least for now. Bill Blazar, the chamber’s senior vice president of public affairs and business development, told Rochester business leaders on Friday that the […]

Election Watch 2012 - Iowa

Less than 20 days to go until the Iowa Caucuses: National Public Radio: Iowa Evangelicals Are Divided Over GOP Candidates Associated Press: Social Issues Bubbling Up in GOP Campaign Des Moines Register: Pastors: Newt Gingrich Is Empty Suit With Broken Zipper

Andrew Breitbart Resigns from GOProud After They "Out" Perry Adviser

Matt Lewis at Daily Caller: A prominent conservative voice has resigned from the advisory board of the gay conservative group GOProud after a leader of the organization “outed” a top Rick Perry adviser on Twitter. A source who received a copy of the resignation email from Andrew Breitbart sends this along: It is with sincere regret […]

Is It Still Wrong If Another Culture Says It Is Right? A Canadian Teacher’s Surprising Discovery.

A Canadian high school teacher writes: I decided to open [a class on Ethics] by simply displaying, without comment, the photo of Bibi Aisha. Aisha was the Afghani teenager who was forced into an abusive marriage with a Taliban fighter, who abused her and kept her with his animals. When she attempted to flee, her […]

The Problem With Relativism: It Ruins the Game

Marc Barnes writes over at Patheos: “…the problem with moral relativism is that it takes the fun out of everything, and makes the world hellishly Puritanical.There are two ways to ruin a game. The first to add too many rules, and the second is too eliminate all of them. If a man were to sit […]

Senate Provision Allows Chaplains to Opt Out of Performing Same-Sex Ceremonies

LifeSiteNews: A provision added to the Senate defense authorization bill would give military chaplains the right to opt out of performing same sex “marriages.” The amendment was introduced last month by Republican Senator Roger Wicker and approved by a unanimous voice vote. “Protections for military chaplains should be guaranteed in any policy changes being implemented,” […]

Video: Legal Eagle Chuck Cooper's Passionate Closing Statement in Prop 8 Hearing

ProtectMarriage.com’s brilliant lead attorney Chuck Cooper delivered an impassioned closing statement at last Thursday’s Prop 8 Hearing at the 9th Circuit of Appeals. In this video, he’s arguing that Judge Walker ought not have hidden the fact that he was in a long-term relationship with a man and that by not doing so Walker in […]