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Video: Minnesotans Voting Yes on the Marriage Amendment

November 15, 2011 – 10:00 am

Minnesota for Marriage with another great video showcasing why people are voting YES on the marriage amendment next November!

Posted in Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (2)

Why Did the New Yorker Reject This Gay Marriage Cover?

November 15, 2011 – 9:00 am

Don Surber at a Daily Mail blog writes: The subject of gay marriage apparently has the editors of New Yorker uptight. W[h]ile New York state legislators debated gay marriage, the editors solicited artwork for a gay marriage cover — and promptly rejected one from R.Crumb, without explanation. Now, that takes a certain either arrogance or […]

Posted in Culture, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (12)

US Bishops Unveil New Website: "Marriage, Unique For a Reason"

November 14, 2011 – 2:00 pm

The US Bishops are holding their annual meeting in Baltimore beginning today and one of their first orders of business was to announce a new website to support and educate about the institution of marriage: What is marriage? Are a man and a woman really essential to marriage? What about the child … and the […]

Posted in Catholic Church, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (25)

NY Clerk Belforti Subjected to Online Abuse, Calls for Business Boycotts

November 14, 2011 – 1:30 pm

Patrick Krey, president of Catholic Attorneys for Life and Liberty, writes in the New American: Rose Marie Belforti, a part-time town clerk for the small town of Ledyard, a rural farming community in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, won her reelection on Tuesday, November 8; however, her struggle is just beginning. The […]

Posted in Civility, New York, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (18)

Lawsuit Challenging Legality of New York Gay Marriage Law Gets First Hearing

November 14, 2011 – 1:00 pm

An update from New Yorker’s Family Research Foundation: A lawsuit challenging the legality of the process that brought gay “marriage” legislation to the floor of the New York State Senate was filed in the Livingston County Supreme Court on Monday, July 25, 2011. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, Rev. Jason J. McGuire, Rev. Duane R. […]

Posted in Law, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (12)

Washington Legislature To Consider Gay Marriage Bill in 2012

November 14, 2011 – 12:45 pm

Gay marriage activists in Oregon recently gave up their bid to redefine marriage by letting the people decide. Now, Washington opts to skip the people and push for gay marriage in the legislature: State Rep. Jim Moeller announced Thursday he’ll join dozens of other legislators next week in introducing a bill to legalize same-sex marriage […]

Posted in Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (5)

House Advisory Group Seeks to Defend DOMA in Cozen Case

November 14, 2011 – 12:30 pm

Law.com: The number of interested parties in the same-sex marriage benefits dispute involving a deceased Cozen O’Connor partner continues to grow as a congressional committee seeks to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives asked a federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to […]

Posted in DOMA, Law, Pennsylvania, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)

Family Leader, CitizenLink, NOM Presidential Debate in Iowa (Nov 19th) Creating Buzz

November 14, 2011 – 12:05 pm

The Des Moines Register Caucuses blog: Evangelical conservatives seeking an alternative in the not-Mitt Romney six-pack have yet to flock to a candidate they believe can salvage enough credibility to beat Romney in Iowa. But some leading evangelicals see a different question arising from their quandary: Should Romney himself be working to be their man? […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Iowa, Marriage Election Watch, Same Sex Marriage | Comments Off on Family Leader, CitizenLink, NOM Presidential Debate in Iowa (Nov 19th) Creating Buzz

Conservative Gay Reality TV Star: Gay Movement "Demonizes" Anyone Who Disagrees With SSM

November 14, 2011 – 11:17 am

Taylor Garrett, a cast member of a gay reality TV show, says he was phsyically attacked for being friendly towards Ann Coulter: A cast member of the gay reality TV show “A-List Dallas” tells The Daily Caller that he was punched to the ground and bloodied Friday night by someone vandalizing his car because he’s […]

Posted in Culture, Free Speech, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (19)

George Will on Vanderbilt U. and "Conformity for Diversity's Sake"

November 14, 2011 – 9:00 am

George Will comments on a situation we’ve mentioned before at Vanderbilt University: Illustrating an intellectual confusion common on campuses, Vanderbilt University says: To ensure “diversity of thought and opinion” we require certain student groups, including five religious ones, to conform to the university’s policy that forbids the groups from protecting their characteristics that contribute to […]

Posted in Education, Free Speech, Religious Liberty | Comments (7)

Who Does Gay Marriage Effect? Every Employer in New York.

November 14, 2011 – 8:00 am

For those not up on their tax law, a New York law firm has issued a tax guidance for same-sex marriage and employee benefits. While this area of law is complex, one particularly interesting thing to note is that New York’s redefinition of marriage means employers will now have to offer health coverage to unmarried […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Law, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (11)

For New York Quarterback, Losing (His Wedding Ring) Is Not an Option

November 13, 2011 – 9:00 am

The New York Times with an uplifting story: Ryan Fitzpatrick, married for nearly five and a half years, says he never removes his wedding band. Not when he clips his nails. Not when he changes diapers. Not when he slings footballs around the field on Sundays for the Buffalo Bills. For Fitzpatrick, the conscious decision […]

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Poll: David Cameron's Gay Marriage Plan Will Cost Him Votes

November 12, 2011 – 11:00 am

Redefining marriage continues to be an unpopular proposal, even in the UK: David Cameron risks losing the votes of churchgoers by pressing ahead with controversial plans to redefine marriage, a new survey has revealed. The poll, conducted by ComRes, has revealed that 83 per cent of churchgoers are opposed to Mr Cameron’s plans to rewrite […]

Posted in Poll, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (22)

Study Finds More Marital Problems in Materialistic Couples

November 12, 2011 – 10:00 am

LifeSiteNews: A study by researchers at Brigham Young University focusing on marriage stability and relationship quality found that materialistic couples may have more money, but also have more marital problems. An analysis of data collected from 1,734 couples showed that even among spouses who shared the same materialistic values, “materialism had a negative association with […]

Posted in Marriage, Research/Study | Comments (1)

South Korean Men Must Take Marriage Classes

November 12, 2011 – 9:00 am

Newser: Men in South Korea who wish to marry a foreign woman are now required to enroll in courses designed to teach them how to be a good husband to a non-Korean bride, reports the Christian Science Monitor. The mandatory lessons come on the heels of a surge in failed marriages among middle-aged men and […]

Posted in Culture, Divorce, Marriage | Comments (6)
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