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Catholic Bishop Urges Congress at Hearing to Defend Religious Liberty, DOMA

October 30, 2011 – 11:00 am

A press release from the U.S. Bishops: The head of the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called on Congress to defend the American legacy of religious liberty on October 26, during a hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House of Representatives Judiciary […]

Posted in Catholic Church, DOMA, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (37)

Report: Gay Groups in Scotland Received 10x More Funding Than Church Groups

October 30, 2011 – 9:00 am

The UK Christian Institute: Homosexual groups in Scotland have received nearly ten times as much Government funding as church groups over the past decade. New figures reveal that since 2001-2, three homosexual lobby groups have received a total of £5.9m. However over the same period only £600,000 has gone to church groups. Christian groups Solas […]

Posted in Statistics, United Kingdom | Comments (5)

Report: ‘Baby Trafficking’ Scandal the Tip of the IVF/Surrogacy Iceberg

October 29, 2011 – 1:00 pm

LifeSiteNews: After a CNN report this week condemned an illegal surrogacy ring run by high-profile fertility lawyers, one expert says that media and the pro-life community alike still fail to acknowledge the corruption endemic in the entire “baby trafficking” business – whether legal or not. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Sandra Endo this week reported on […]

Posted in Children, Ethics | Comments (8)

New Zealand Poll: Majority Oppose SSM

October 29, 2011 – 11:00 am

Bob McCoskrie, national director of Family First NZ, in The Dominion Post: “…polling commissioned by Family First of 1000 New Zealanders through independent research company Curia Market Research in March found 52 per cent of respondents support defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, with 42 per cent opposed and 6 per […]

Posted in Poll, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)

ABC Australia Challenged Over Biased Marriage Coverage

October 29, 2011 – 9:00 am

At an Australian Senate hearing, ABC Australia’s managing director Mark Scott was asked pointedly by Liberal Senator Eric Abetz about how ABC has presented the marriage debate: Senator ABETZ: I turn to the ABC program Compass and, once again, the issue of balance. I think it was on 6 July 2011. ‘Marriage right vs rite’ […]

Posted in Australia, Media, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (10)

Florida Columnist Calls 60 Percent of Florida Voters "Haters"?

October 28, 2011 – 2:00 pm

In 2008, more than 60 percent of Florida voters approved a state marriage amendment, protecting marriage as the union of husband and wife. Are they all haters? Gary Stein a columnist at the Sun-Sentinel, apparently can’t resist flinging the insult. We work hard to stay on the civil side of civil discourse but mainstream pro-gay […]

Posted in Civility, Florida, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (44)

"Massive Overreaction" Says Lawyer for UK Man Demoted Over Marriage Comments on Facebook

October 28, 2011 – 1:00 pm

The BBC: “Adrian Smith had his pay cut by 40% when he lost his managerial post at Trafford Housing Trust (THT) and was redeployed as an adviser. Mr Smith, 54, who stated that he was a THT manager on his Facebook page, wrote that “marriage is for men and women”. The trust said he had […]

Posted in Free Speech, Law, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (2)

Gay liberation Network Refuses to Condemn Attack, Threats Against Christian Liberty Academy

October 28, 2011 – 1:00 pm

Charlie Butts at OneNewsNow: A Chicago-based homosexual activist group says it won’t condemn a vandalism attack against a Christian academy and pro-family group. On October 15, homosexual activists, who later took credit for the attack, threw concrete bricks through the door and windows of the Christian Liberty Academy in suburban Chicago (see earlier story). The […]

Posted in Civility, Free Speech | Comments (4)

AP Profiles NY Clerk Belforti, Up For Reelection Soon

October 28, 2011 – 12:00 pm

The Associated Press: Belforti was on a glide path to re-election when Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York lawmakers approved the same-sex marriage measure June 24. The bill was passed only with the last-minute support of four fence-sitting Republicans state Senators, and advocates on both sides of the issue are trying to influence their political […]

Posted in New York, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

The FOX Take on Two Dads in the Allen Gregory Show

October 28, 2011 – 11:00 am

If we said it, we’d be homophobes. We have no clue how representative Richard and Jeremy are, but gee, does FOX think they could be? Watch and let us know what you think:

Posted in Culture, Media, NOM on Facebook, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (13)

British Hate Speech Laws Spawn "Heresy Hunters"

October 28, 2011 – 10:00 am

LifeSiteNews: British government officials and employees have become the new witchfinders general, “obsessively” searching for the slightest deviation from the doctrines of political correctness, a legal expert has told LifeSiteNews.com. “The obsession with hate crime and hate speech has created a new generation of publicly paid heresy-hunters,” said Neil Addison, an expert in religious discrimination […]

Posted in Free Speech, Law, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (4)

IL Catholic Adoption Agencies Given Just 45 Days to Transfer All Children

October 28, 2011 – 9:00 am

LifeSiteNews: Lawyers for Catholic Charities affiliates in three dioceses in Illinois are protesting in court after the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) said it would transfer over 1,000 children from the church-run agencies by only a fraction of the original timeline. … the accelerated transfer time frame means that all children will […]

Posted in Adoption, Catholic Church, Civil Unions, Illinois, Religious Liberty | Comments (6)

Reader Poll Has NH Marriage Repeal in the Lead 56%-43%

October 27, 2011 – 3:20 pm

Gay activists typically swamp these online polls once they are discovered but right now “Should New Hampshire Repeal Same-Sex Marriage?” is winning 56%-43%:

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

Daily Caller: NOM Urges Herman Cain to Sign Marriage Pledge

October 27, 2011 – 3:13 pm

Matt Lewis at The Daily Caller: Add the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to the growing list of socially conservative organizations pressuring Herman Cain to clarify his support for their issue by signing a pledge. In a blog post, NOM’s president praised Cain, saying his “position on marriage is moving in the right direction.” But […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage Election Watch, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (10)

NJ Paper Readers Support 2-1 Viki Knox Keeping Her Job

October 27, 2011 – 3:04 pm

Online polls are never scientific but the New Jersey Star-Ledger asked its readers “Should the Union teacher who made anti-gay remarks on Facebook be fired?” Here’s how they answered:

Posted in Education, Free Speech, New Jersey, Poll | Comments (23)
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