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SacBee on NOM Chairman John Eastman: "A New General in the Marriage War"

October 17, 2011 – 11:34 am

Dan Morain writes at the Sacramento Bee: After failing to get elected California attorney general last year, John Eastman, a conservative law professor, has emerged as a different sort of general, one taking a lead in the cultural war over marriage. Eastman, 51, has been appointed chairman of the National Organization for Marriage, the main […]

Posted in News, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (1)

Is Reading the Bible on TV Hate Speech? Canadian Human Rights Commission Asked to Decide

October 17, 2011 – 10:30 am

LifeSiteNews: A case argued before the Supreme Court yesterday, if decided the wrong way, could result in “a virtual open season on anyone communicating a religiously informed position on any matter of public policy,” according to Don Hutchinson, general legal counsel for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, which intervened in the case – Saskatchewan Human […]

Posted in Canada, Free Speech, Religious Liberty | Comments (13)

Grisanti Attacks NOM For Criticizing His Taking Billionaires' Money For Betraying Voters

October 17, 2011 – 10:15 am

Buffalo News: Grisanti called [NOM] “hypocritical” because, he said, it would have been donating to him had he voted against the [SSM] bill. … Grisanti sought to portray the fundraiser as an afterthought. He said he had to be in New York for a hearing of his environmental conservation committee today, so he went down […]

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NJ School Officials Investigate Teacher Over Expressing Her Views on Homosexuality on Facebook

October 17, 2011 – 9:40 am

The Star-Ledger: School officials in Union Township are investigating allegations that a teacher at Union High School posted comments on her Facebook site criticizing a school display recognizing Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History Month and calling homosexuality [“a perverted spirit that has existed from the beginning of creation.”] On Saturday, a local attorney who […]

Posted in Education, Free Speech, New Jersey | Comments (31)

NBC Celebrates "End of Traditional Marriage"; Perpetual Female Singlehood

October 16, 2011 – 11:00 am

The Culture and Media Institute: The mainstream media’s campaign against traditional marriage sunk to new depths on NBC’s October 11 “Today.” Anchor Ann Curry teased a nearly seven-minute piece on the rapid increase of single women in society by touting “a new spin on romance, dating, and what some are calling the end of traditional […]

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Canada’s ‘Hate Speech’ Provision Faces the Chopping Block

October 16, 2011 – 9:00 am

LifeSiteNews: A private members bill introduced into the Canadian House of Commons is seeking to delete the controversial “hate speech” provision in the Human Rights Act that has been used to silence Christians and conservatives who express politically incorrect opinions. … Critics of section 13 have long argued that the clause creates the precise equivalent […]

Posted in Canada, Free Speech, Religious Liberty | Comments (11)

Victory in Australia for Marriage!

October 15, 2011 – 10:00 am

The Australian opposition leader confirms: there will be no vote on SSM. The Australian: The Greens push to legalise same-sex marriage is doomed, with Tony Abbott confirming he will deny Liberal Party MPs a conscience vote on the issue, even if Labor grants its MPs a free vote. The Opposition Leader’s position, confirmed yesterday, means there is […]

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Catholics in Scotland Send 100,000 Protest Cards Against SSM

October 15, 2011 – 9:00 am

The Scotsman: The Catholic Church has warned government ministers that they face a major rebellion over same-sex marriage plans, after sending 100,000 “protest cards” to its parishioners. The Church warned that the SNP would pay the price at the ballot box, with those practising the faith unlikely to back a party “that would dismantle the […]

Posted in Catholic Church, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (15)

Former Editor of Numerous Top UK Papers: "Gay Marriage Is Not As Simple As David Cameron Believes"

October 15, 2011 – 8:00 am

Charles Moore is the former editor of the UK’s The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator. He writes in The Telegraph: For the entire history of civilisation, marriage has been defined as being between a man and a woman. Throughout that history, almost all civilisations have regarded marriage as central to their survival. […]

Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (17)

New Poll: 64% Don't Support SSM

October 14, 2011 – 12:00 pm

Deseret News: When it comes to polls about same-sex marriage, it’s all about how you ask the question. A new national poll by Lawrence Research found that 64 percent of Americans feel that marriage should only be between one man and one woman. Thirty-three percent feel marriage should be redefined to include any two people. […]

Posted in Marriage, Poll, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (19)

After SSM, What Next? NYC Councilman Pushes for California-Style Pro-Gay History Curriculum

October 14, 2011 – 11:00 am

CitizenLink: A New York City councilman on Tuesday introduced a resolution asking the city to adopt a new education curriculum — one that makes a point of promoting individuals’ sexuality. An openly gay councilman from Queens asked the city’s Department of Education to buy new textbooks. The curriculum would be similar to one that will […]

Posted in Children, Education, New York | Comments (17)

Stephen Heaney: "Abortion, Divorce and Same-Sex Marriage: No Blood, No Foul?"

October 14, 2011 – 10:00 am

Stephen Heaney, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Saint Thomas, argues in Public Discourse that political legitimization of “private” sexual and marital choices causes much public harm, and that “we have been personally harmed by the regimes of abortion and easy divorce”: For as long as I have debated topics of grave social […]

Posted in Culture, Divorce, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (5)

Cartoon: Obama's Defense of Gay Marriage Act

October 14, 2011 – 10:00 am

The President may still claim his views on marriage are “evolving” but what about his undermining of DOMA? Source: U.S. News & World Report

Posted in DOMA, Humor, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (17)

Drag Queen (and Single Dad) Against SSM?

October 14, 2011 – 9:00 am

The Chicago Tribune: By the time Marcus Parker left his hometown of Chicago in 2005 for California, he was well known around the city’s drag-queen show circuit as Flame Monroe, the 5-foot-8, stacked diva with the crimson wig and extra-blue comedy act. What most people wouldn’t guess about the flamboyant Parker, who returns to Chicago […]

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WaTimes: Social Conservatives Make Their Mark in Washington

October 14, 2011 – 7:00 am

And among them, pro-marriage conservatives especially: Although the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit wrapped up last weekend, social and evangelical activists are networking and appear ready to make sure their opinions are understood in 2012. …“I’ve already had a handful of people come up to me and say that they changed who they wanted […]

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