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Video: Oregon Bakery Sees Boom in Business After Refusing S-S Wedding Cake

February 25, 2013 – 4:00 pm

A great story showing a community in Oregon rallying around a Christian couple who run a bakery and chose to stand up for their belief in marriage:

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Paul Clement Argues DOJ Can't Litigate DOMA

February 25, 2013 – 1:00 pm

Paul Clement giving marriage (and DOMA) a strong defense: Attorneys representing House Republicans in litigation against the Defense of Marriage Act before the Supreme Court are asserting that the Justice Department lacks standing to participate in the lawsuit. The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, under the direction of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, makes the argument […]

Posted in DOMA, Law, Supreme Court | Comments (1)

House GOP to SCOTUS: Obama Administration Has No Right to Attack DOMA

February 25, 2013 – 12:30 pm

Lyle Denniston of the SCOTUS blog on the the House GOP pointing out to SCOTUS that the Obama administration is trying to strike down DOMA after refusing to defend it: The Republican leaders of the House of Representatives urged the Supreme Court on Friday to cast aside the Obama administration’s appeal on the constitutionality of […]

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Politico: W.H. Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down DOMA

February 25, 2013 – 12:00 pm

It remains to be seen if the White House will also call on the Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8: The Obama administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. By forcing a federal definition of “spouse” and “marriage,” the administration argued in a brief, DOMA “violates […]

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Philosoraptor Thinks About Gay Marriage

February 25, 2013 – 11:30 am

Hmm.

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LDS Professor: Gay Marriage Debate Should Focus on Children

February 25, 2013 – 11:00 am

Jenet Jacob Erickson teaches in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University at writes in Deseret News: “…What is conspicuously absent from the “civil rights” argument for gay marriage is an appreciation for the rights of children. Marriage exists to ensure children’s rights to be reared, as much as possible, by both their […]

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Australian Judge Tosses Out Claim that Marriage = Gender Discrimination

February 23, 2013 – 1:00 pm

Bloomberg: An Australian judge threw out a challenge to the nation’s ban on same-sex marriage, ruling it doesn’t amount to gender discrimination. Neither gay men nor lesbians are allowed to marry under the legislation and thus both sexes are treated equally, Federal Court of Australia Justice Jayne Jagot said in her ruling in Sydney yesterday. “A […]

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Anthony Bradley: Black Marriage Matters

February 23, 2013 – 11:00 am

Anthony Bradley, professor of theology at the King’s College in New York City, writes in PowerBlog: Brittney C. Cooper, Assistant professor of Women’s and Gender studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, writes at Ebony Magazine.com that President Obama is being unfair to the black community by pointing out that many of the violence-related pathologies […]

Posted in Children, Marriage, Politics | Comments (2)

Dr. Christensen in Journal of Public Policy: Mark Regnerus Gets it Right

February 23, 2013 – 9:00 am

Reprinted from The Family in America: A Journal of Public Policy: Although the American Psychological Association (APA) boasts scholarly objectivity, the social-science guild has for years conducted studies that generate the results—from the alleged benefits of the “good” divorce to the virtues of homosexuality—that progressive activists’ itching ears want to hear. Consequently, it often falls […]

Posted in Children, Parenting, Research/Study | Comments (40)

Amazing Video: Hundreds of Thousands Rally for Marriage in Puerto Rico!

February 21, 2013 – 11:30 am

Our earlier post containing one photo from this week’s rally to protect marriage in Puerto Rico did not do the crowds justice. This panorama video taken during the rally shows the massive numbers and energy in the crowd! We are part of something big! Learn more about our March 26 march to protect marriage at […]

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Video: CO Civil Union Author Sen. Steadman Claims that Christians "Want Separate Water Fountains" for Gays

February 21, 2013 – 9:00 am

State Senator Pat Steadman (D-Denver), co-sponsor of the Colorado same-sex civil union bill SB11, went to the floor of the Colorado Senate this week and lashed out at people of faith, claiming they want to “establish separate water fountains” for gay people and straight people in their churches and believe “My religion says I can’t […]

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More than 3,000 Lobby to Protect Marriage in Illinois!

February 21, 2013 – 8:00 am

Thank you to all of our supporters who joined the Defend Marriage Lobby Day in Springfield! The Journal Star: “…“Defend Marriage Lobby Day,” the event that bought the Grace Presbyterian contingent to Springfield, attracted more than 3,000 people, according to David E. Smith, executive director of Illinois Family Institute, based in Carol Stream, the event’s […]

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Hundreds of Latino Catholics Gather in Defense of Marriage in Illinois

February 20, 2013 – 1:15 pm

The Beacon News: Several hundred Hispanic Catholics withstood the chill rain and wind to walk and pray in defense of heterosexual marriage Monday evening. The Processional and Prayer in Defense of Marriage at Sacred Heart Church was organized by Bishop David Malloy, who led the parishioners in prayer, and the Diocese of Rockford in response […]

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Between 120,000-200,000 Rally to Protect Marriage in Puerto Rico!

February 19, 2013 – 2:30 pm

Puerto Rico is ardently pro-marriage! George Will writes that “91% oppose same-sex marriage”. The entire population of Puerto Rico is three-and-a-half million, so about 5% of the total population rallied to show their support for marriage: Between 120,000 and 200,000 people blanketed the Capitol Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, today to encourage the island’s […]

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Oklahoma Introduces Bills Aimed at Keeping Married Couples Together

February 19, 2013 – 12:00 pm

FOX25: “…”Till death do us part… not till difficulties do us part,” says State Sen. Josh Brecheen, R- Coal County. He’s going after the number one reason Oklahomans are filing for divorce– incompatibility. In his proposed bill, Oklahomans would have the option of choosing a “covenant marriage.” “When they choose the option of a covenant […]

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