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Minnesota Companies Stay on Marriage Amendment Sideline

October 25, 2011 – 10:00 am

The Republic: Opponents of the marriage amendment on the 2012 ballot see natural allies in the state’s prominent companies, long seen as integral to preserving the state’s fabled quality of life. But the symbolic and financial firepower of companies like Target, General Mills and others with a history of supporting gay causes may not be […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

NYCF Demands Gov. Cuomo Apologize for "Anti-American Accusations"

October 25, 2011 – 9:00 am

New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms: Recent media reports indicate that at an October 18 panel hosted by the New York Times New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was asked what arguments from authentic marriage advocates he found persuasive. At the same event, Cuomo was quoted as saying: “There is no answer from the opposition. There really […]

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

Archdiocese of NY Official: "We Are Now Enemies of the State"

October 25, 2011 – 8:00 am

Ed Mechmann, a graduate of Harvard Law School, writes on an Archdiocese of New York blog about Gov. Cuomo’s recent inflammatory comments: I have been warning for some time about the intolerance that we are likely to face from the forces of “tolerance” who backed the bill legalizing same-sex “marriage” here in New York. The […]

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

New Hampshire Panel to Vote on Marriage Restoration Bill Tomorrow

October 24, 2011 – 2:38 pm

Good news from the Granite State! A [New Hampshire] House panel votes Tuesday whether to recommend repealing New Hampshire’s gay marriage law and replacing it with civil unions for any unmarried adults including relatives. The Judiciary Committee will consider a subcommittee recommendation that the House pass the bill repealing the law that took effect last […]

Posted in Marriage, New Hampshire, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (16)

Readers Write in Support of NY Clerk Rose Marie Belforti

October 24, 2011 – 11:00 am

Two readers write to the Syracuse newspaper in support of NY Clerk Rosemarie Belforti after the paper’s editors claim she was wrong to “defy” New York’s SSM law: A professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University Robert George recently stated: “There is no groundswell of public support for redefining marriage to include same-sex sexual partnerships.” …Less […]

Posted in New York, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (7)

Herman Cain Promises to Support a Federal Marriage Amendment

October 24, 2011 – 10:15 am

An exclusive from the Brody File: Herman Cain met with me one-on-one for a few minutes after the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition event in Des Moines, Iowa. David Brody: (In your Faith and Freedom speech) “You mentioned marriage as well so you’re also, just so I understand, you’re for a constitutional marriage amendment as […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage Election Watch, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (7)

The "Birth Dearth": Over 60 Million Fewer Children in Developed World Than in 1965

October 24, 2011 – 10:00 am

Catholic Culture: The National Marriage Project, joined by universities in five nations, has published The Sustainable Demographic Dividend–a report that links the strength of families and the economy. “A turning point has occurred in the life of the human race,” the report found. “The sustainability of humankind’s oldest institution, the family—the fount of fertility, nurturance, […]

Posted in Children, Culture | Comments (3)

Video: NY Clerk Belforti Answers Questions at Wells College

October 24, 2011 – 9:00 am

The Syracuse Post-Standard: Ledyard Town Clerk Rose Marie Belforti, who gained national attention for refusing to issue a same-sex marriage license, told a crowded room of college students and community members Wednesday night that she was not going to back down from her beliefs. “This is who I am and I can’t do it,” Belforti, […]

Posted in New York, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

Video: Couple Married 72 Years Dies One Hour Apart Holding Hands

October 23, 2011 – 10:00 am

Lifelong married love is possible: An Iowa couple who was married for 72 years died one hour apart last week in the hospital as they held hands. Family said the story of Gordon, 94, and Norma Yeager, 90, is a real-life love story.

Posted in Marriage | Comments (5)

After SSM, What Next? Redefining Fatherhood

October 23, 2011 – 9:00 am

The Calgary Sun: In what’s being called a groundbreaking ruling, a gay Calgary man has been granted legal parent status in place of his ex-partner, the child’s biological father. … The ruling granting parenthood to a gay male non-biological figure amid two separate guardians is unheard of in this country, said Edward McCann, lawyer for […]

Posted in Children, Law, Parenting, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (10)

Together Until The End: Couple Married For 66 Years Die Within Hours of One Another

October 22, 2011 – 10:00 am

UK Daily Mail: A devoted couple who were happily married for 66 years – and hardly spent a day apart – died within hours of each other. Harold Luty, 86, would visit his beloved Mary, 87, every day at her nursing home where they would sit together holding hands and talking. But he had not […]

Posted in Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (5)

ADF's Brian Raum on the "Mounting Doubts About Same-Sex Marriage"

October 22, 2011 – 9:00 am

Brian Raum is the senior counsel and head of marriage litigation for the Alliance Defense Fund. In First Things he explains the many reasons to doubt same-sex marriage will ultimately become the law of the line, including (for instance) the ambivalence of gays to entering marriage in states that have redefined it: In the wake […]

Posted in Culture, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (24)

NOM Video: Viki Knox Supporters and Protestors at NJ School Board Hearing

October 21, 2011 – 12:40 pm

NOM cameras were there in New Jersey this week to fill-out local media coverage of Viki Knox’s school board hearing:

Posted in Education, Free Speech, New Jersey, Religious Liberty | Comments (20)

Student-Led Organization Supports Marriage at Eastern Kentucky University

October 21, 2011 – 12:00 pm

The Ruth Institute blog: A group of individuals have come together on campus with the intent of reminding Eastern of what they said is a forgotten value: marriage between a man and a woman. The group, Love and Truth, was approved by Student Life two weeks ago and immediately began advertising and recruiting around campus […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Youth | Comments (6)

E. Iowa Government: NOM Involved In Iowa Senate 18 Race

October 21, 2011 – 11:06 am

Eastern Iowa Government news site: Both candidates in a special election in Iowa Senate 18 are downplaying the issue, but a national group opposed to same-sex marriage is backing the Republican candidate with a series of mailers into the Linn County district. The National Organization for Marriage said is the latest national groups to get […]

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