Jason Adkins of the Minnesota Catholic Conference: …Love and commitment are necessary for marriage, but not sufficient. Society has an interest in supporting and sustaining a legal institution that is fundamentally about begetting children, attaches those children to their parents, and carries with it social norms of permanence and fidelity — which research clearly indicates […]
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Jason Adkins Answers "Why A Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment? Why Now?"
November 2, 2011 – 11:00 am
New Jersey Attorney General Seeks to Dismiss New SSM Lawsuit
November 2, 2011 – 10:00 am
The Associated Press: The latest lawsuit that seeks to force New Jersey to recognize gay marriage will soon be going before a judge for the first time. State Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg has scheduled a hearing for Friday on the state’s motion to have the suit dismissed. The state Attorney General’s Office says the […]
PA Family Institute: Lawsuit Shows Need for Constitutional Marriage Amendment
November 2, 2011 – 9:00 am
From a recent action alert by the Pennsylvania Family Institute: Attorneys for a lesbian woman who was “married” to her partner in Canada have petitioned the court to declare Pennsylvania’s marriage law to be unconstitutional. That means a single judge could, by his decision, rewrite the definition of marriage in the state to allow same-sex […]
Deseret News on How Archbishop Dolan is Redefining the Marriage Debate
November 2, 2011 – 8:00 am
McKay Coppins of Deseret News has published an in-depth interview with the Archbishop of New York: … As it’s been framed, the debate over gay marriage has so far revolved around the rights of same-sex couples. But going forward, Archbishop Dolan said, he will work to shift the focus onto the First Amendment rights of the […]
New HRC Campaign Targets African Americans
November 1, 2011 – 4:06 pm
Frank Bruni of the New York Times: Without drawing much attention to it yet, one of the leading groups promoting same-sex marriage has taken an interesting tack, one that implicitly acknowledges the complicated relationship between gay Americans and another minority group not firmly on their side. Two weeks ago the Human Rights Campaign inaugurated a […]
Audio: Rep. Trent Franks on the Threat of SSM
November 1, 2011 – 2:00 pm
Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona recently spoke on FRC’s “Washington Watch Weekly” on the harmful consequences of redefining marriage:
Cindy Golding in Iowa 18: Let the People Vote
November 1, 2011 – 1:00 pm
She notes that the people always vote for our marriage tradition. An off-the-cuff advice to volunteers that reflects her heart on this:
Republicans Expect Victory in DOMA Fight
November 1, 2011 – 12:00 pm
OneNewsNow: A fresh push is under way among Senate Democrats to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 federal law that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman and allows states not to recognize “gay marriages” performed in other states. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is to consider […]
Chile’s Constitutional Court Rejects Gay Marriage in 9-1 Vote
November 1, 2011 – 11:00 am
The Santiago Times: Chile’s Constitutional Tribunal will officially release their verdict next week rejecting as “inapplicable” arguments for the legalization of same-sex marriage, according to an early report by El Mercurio on Friday. The year-old case sought to challenge the decision of a Civil Registry official who refused to grant a marriage license to a […]
Gov. Cuomo Calls for Redefining Marriage In Every State
November 1, 2011 – 10:00 am
Does every state want its legislature to operate like Albany? How does Cuomo suggest 31 states with constitutional amendments veto the people’s will? …Cuomo is calling for [redefining marriage] to happen elsewhere, with a loud demand for a national marriage equality and gay rights platform. “We need marriage equality in every state in this nation, […]
Irish Presidential Candidate Mired in Scandal Finishes Distant Fourth in Election
November 1, 2011 – 8:00 am
Ireland had its presidential election over the weekend and Sen. David Norris (who jumped back into the race after withdrawing over a scandal involving his support for pedophilia) came in a distant fourth: David Norris had led polls early in the race to become Ireland’s president, before he dropped out and then jumped back in […]
Video: The Facebook Martyr -- "He Can't Be Punished for His Belief"
October 31, 2011 – 12:59 pm
This week’s video update by the UK Christian Institute tells more of Adrian Smith’s story:
Rick Perry Praises New Hampshire Effort to Repeal SSM
October 31, 2011 – 11:00 am
The Concord Monitor: Presidential candidate Rick Perry praised the legislators working to overturn New Hampshire’s same-sex marriage law last night in Manchester. “As conservatives we believe in the sanctity of life. We believe in the sanctity of traditional marriage,” Perry said. “And I applaud those legislators in New Hampshire who are working to defend marriage […]
Will Spain Repeal SSM?
October 31, 2011 – 9:30 am
After New Hampshire, next Spain? Next month’s general elections threaten to undo Spain’s 6-year-old gay marriage law. The Socialist government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, which swept into office in 2004, looks to be on the outs. Polling shows the conservative Popular Party (PP) with a 15-point lead over Socialists. Mariano Rajoy, the […]
Video: Christian Broadcasting Network Interviews NY Clerk Belforti
October 31, 2011 – 9:00 am
CBN News interviews New York town clerk Rose Marie Belforit (watch her interview with marriage-ADA here):
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