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Vietnam Veteran to Gov. Cuomo: Don't Question My Patriotism Because I Support Marriage

November 25, 2011 – 1:00 pm

Via New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms: Hundreds of you told Governor Andrew Cuomo, “It’s not anti-American to be pro-family.” You weren’t the only ones, though. Asm. Daniel Burling (R-Warsaw) also sent a letter to Gov. Cuomo. In the letter, Burling tells Cuomo: “…I am deeply concerned that you would characterize those who are opposed to […]

Posted in New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (24)

NY Senate Leader Taking Steps To Save Sen. Grisanti, Now Vulnerable Because of SSM Flip-Flop

November 25, 2011 – 11:00 am

Actions speak louder than words, and the actions of New York Senate Leader Dean Skelos show that he’s worried that Sen. Grisanti will lose re-election next November: …Republican Senators are also reportedly cutting predominantly black churches out of Senator Mark Grisanti’s Buffalo district so the churches there can’t hurt him after his vote for same-sex […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage Election Watch, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (3)

New Hampshire Citizen Argues Marriage Laws Not Motivated by Bigotry

November 25, 2011 – 9:00 am

William J. of Concord, NH writes in The Concord Monitor: Granite Staters in any other generation would have scoffed at the idea of gay marriage. Because they were all bigots? Of course not! It’s because it goes against a basic common sense truth of who we are as human beings. We are male and female, […]

Posted in Marriage, New Hampshire, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)

Obscure Gay Rights Figures to Have Place in CA History Classes

November 23, 2011 – 11:00 am

The San Diego Union-Tribune: Often obscure, figures and events in the history of the gay rights and disabled rights movements will soon have a mandatory place in the classroom right along side Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez and Susan B. Anthony. … “Our history is more complete when we recognize the contributions of people from […]

Posted in California, Children, Education, Prop 8 | Comments (56)

WaPo: GOP Primary Race for New Hampshire Governor Heats Up

November 23, 2011 – 10:00 am

The Washington Post’s The Fix blog: After three unsuccessful bids for office, the stars appeared to be aligning for Republican businessman Ovide Lamontagne to win the New Hampshire governorship in 2012. He declared his gubernatorial bid back in September, just a few days before Gov. John Lynch (D) announced he would retire, a decision that reset the […]

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Kathryn Lopez Interviews Domestic Policy Expert on The New Singleness

November 23, 2011 – 9:00 am

Kathryn Lopez of National Review interviews Jennifer A. Marshall, author of “Now and Not Yet: Making Sense of Single Life in the 21st Century” on how we are to understand the new trend of young people delaying (or giving up entirely on the idea of) marriage: … LOPEZ: “We need to restore cultural respect for […]

Posted in Divorce, Marriage, Youth | Comments Off on Kathryn Lopez Interviews Domestic Policy Expert on The New Singleness

9th Circuit To Rule on Prop 8 and Judge Walker's Impartiality Simultaneously

November 22, 2011 – 2:30 pm

Metro Weekly (a gay newspaper): The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will be deciding the appeal of U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional alongside the appeal of U.S. District Court Judge James Ware’s ruling denying the Proposition 8 proponents’ attempt to have Walker’s ruling vacated […]

Posted in California, Law, Marriage, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (3)

Prop 8 Lawyer: Case is Headed to the Supreme Court

November 22, 2011 – 2:00 pm

The Christian Post: Proponents and opponents of California’s Proposition 8, the amendment that essentially bans gay marriage in the state, are in a fierce legal battle. But one thing they can agree on is that the case will likely head to the U.S. Supreme Court. Andrew Pugno, general counsel of ProtectMarriage.com, the official proponents of […]

Posted in California, Marriage, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (25)

Video of Presidential Thanksgiving Forum: Protecting Marriage and Family

November 22, 2011 – 1:30 pm

Here’s an 8-minute video of the candidates at the Presidential Thanksgiving Family Forum answering the question of whether and how they would protect marriage (yes, that’s our own Brian Brown asking the question!):

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

Psychiatry Expert on the Flawed Studies Claiming Kids Don't Need a Mom & Dad

November 22, 2011 – 1:00 pm

Rick Fitzgibbons, director of Comprehensive Counseling Services in West Conshohocken PA, has practiced psychiatry for 35 years. He writes in MecatorNet about the numerous studies that show children do best with a mom and dad. He also takes some space to point out the deep flaws that try to claim the opposing view: Not surprisingly, […]

Posted in Same Sex Marriage | Comments (13)

Pew Study: NOM Among Fastest-Growing "Religious Advocacy" Organizations

November 22, 2011 – 12:48 pm

Roll Call: …  among the top spenders are organizations fighting for or against abortion rights and groups that endorse traditional cultural values, according to the report by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The report examined direct lobbying to influence legislation and issue-oriented public policy work, offering the first detailed analysis of religious […]

Posted in Marriage, News, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (10)

LifeSiteNews Editor Says Damian Goddard "Fearlessly on Fire for the Truth"

November 22, 2011 – 12:30 pm

Steve Jalsevac of LifeSiteNews in Canada has kind words to say about the new spokesman for our Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance project: I met and took part in a lengthy discussion this morning with Damian Goddard, the TV sportscaster fired for a tweet supporting hockey agent Todd Reynold’s tweet defending true marriage. Damian is impressive. He […]

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NJ Family Policy Council Points Out Overwhelming Disinterest in Civil Unions Despite Lawsuits

November 22, 2011 – 12:00 pm

Reacting to a recent court case attempting to overturn marriage, they write: A few months back, same-sex couples filed suit in New Jersey, seeking to avoid the legislative process and force same-sex “marriage” on New Jersey through the courts. This month, Judge Linda Feinberg agreed to hear their case, but only on limited grounds. Since […]

Posted in Civil Unions, Law, New Jersey, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

EPPC Launches American Religious Freedom Program

November 22, 2011 – 11:00 am

Via their announcement: [The Ethics and Public Policy Center’s] American Religious Freedom program is devoted to protecting and enhancing the inherent religious freedoms of Americans of all religious faiths. The American Religious Freedom program works to inculcate a sound understanding of America’s religious freedoms among members of the media, government officials, the legal and academic […]

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At Iowa Family Forum, Ron Paul Refuses to Defend Marriage

November 22, 2011 – 10:30 am

From World Net Daily’s report of the NOM co-sponsored event: The two hot topics of abortion and same-sex marriage became even hotter when Luntz, as well as representatives from Focus on the Family and the National Organization for Marriage, questioned the candidates whether the issues were a matter for the states or whether AbrahamLincolnwas right […]

Posted in DOMA, Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (9)
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