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Fired Twice for Standing Up For Marriage

September 7, 2011 – 10:00 am

The Christian Post: Just months after being fired from Cisco Systems in California over an anti-gay marriage book, Christian consultant Dr. Frank Turek was also given the boot from Bank of America. “I get a lot of flak for just actually agreeing with what a majority of Americans agree on and that is that marriage […]

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Gay Activists Pressure Corporations to Withdraw Funding for Pro-Marriage Charities

September 7, 2011 – 9:00 am

LifeSiteNews: Major U.S. companies that had offered consumers the ability to donate a portion of their purchase to faith-based charities are now under pressure from gay activists to end their support for any charities that support traditional marriage. The activists are taking aim at the Charitable Give Back Group (CGBG), formerly known as the Christian […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Free Speech, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (1)

Prop 8 Hearing Live Blog

September 6, 2011 – 1:23 pm

[Note: You can watch the California Supreme Court hearing live-stream here. Also visit Prop8Case.com for more updates.] The court now stands in recess. We’ll post an update as soon as a decision is announced. Please re-read this post for our thoughts about the outcome legal experts are predicting. Oral arguments WRAP UP: It seems clear […]

Posted in California, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (33)

NOM's Live Coverage of Prop 8 Hearing to Begin at 1PM ET -- What To Expect

September 6, 2011 – 1:00 pm

Welcome to NOM’s live coverage of today’s hearing in the California Supreme Court on the question of whether the proponents of Prop 8 have standing to appeal Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling that claimed Prop 8 was unconstitutional. [Note: You can watch the California Supreme Court hearing live-stream here. Also visit Prop8Case.com for more updates.] Many […]

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Will Sen. Grisanti Turncoat Again?

September 6, 2011 – 12:33 pm

Speculation that he may try to run as a Democrat in Buffalo: Speculation is intensifying over the political future of State Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, who earned an improbable victory in an overwhelmingly Democratic district last year and who has never ruled out the possibility of returning to the Democrats he left in 2010. … […]

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

NY Press Takes Note of NOM Billboard Campaign Against Pro-SSM Senators; "This is Not Going to End" Brian Brown Vows

September 6, 2011 – 11:04 am

The Capital Confidential: This simple but cutting message has gone up on Rt. 40 in Schaghiticoke, Rensselaer County, just in time for the county fair there: The New York Daily News adds much more: The National Organization for Marriage plans to place billboards in the districts of four GOP state senators who broke ranks and […]

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"Bordering on Bigotry" -- CNN's Piers Morgan Attacks Santorum's Marriage Beliefs

September 6, 2011 – 10:20 am

LifeSiteNews: In the course of drilling Rick Santorum on homosexuality, CNN’s Piers Morgan accused the presidential candidate’s views of “bordering on bigotry” and challenged him as a fellow Catholic with different beliefs on the issue. … “I had Piers Morgan call me a bigot, because I believe what the Catholic Church teaches with respect to […]

Posted in Civility, Culture, Free Speech, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (17)

Video: Weprin Questioned by Voter on His SSM Vote

September 6, 2011 – 9:00 am

Via Capital New York: In a conversation captured on video, a man recently asked David Weprin how, as an Orthodox Jew, he could vote to legalize same-sex marriage. (The man also raised hypothetical problems faced by “catering halls” that may have to comply with the new law.)

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Yeshiva World: "Can Weprin Represent Orthodox Jewish Views?"

September 6, 2011 – 8:00 am

Dave Hirsch is a political analyst and columnist who penned this op-ed in the Yeshiva World: David Weprin deserves credit for his past commitment to the Jewish community; yet, the placing of his career and party before his faith is troubling and makes him the wrong contender for this position. His loyalty to the liberal […]

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NOM To Co-Host Social Issues Iowa Forum with GOP Presidential Candidates

September 5, 2011 – 5:00 pm

The Des Moines Register: Republican presidential candidates will gather ’round the table at Thanksgiving-time in Des Moines. The Family Leader, an Iowa-based conservative Christian advocacy group, is sponsoring a “Thanksgiving Family Forum” in November that will bring together several of the contestants in next year’s Iowa caucuses. Candidates Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Ron Paul and […]

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The Perry Pull-Out: Texas Wildfires or Fear of Robby George?

September 5, 2011 – 2:52 pm

Enquiring minds are just asking! Rick Perry has decided to pull out of this afternoon’s Palmetto Freedom Forum, citing a need to return to Texas to deal with wildfires in the state.“The governor is in close contact with emergency operations officials regarding fires in Texas, including calls with his emergency management chief this morning,” Perry […]

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Prof. Robby George: "The Man the Campaigns Dread Facing"

September 5, 2011 – 12:56 pm

Political reporter Jon Ward at the Huffington Post: “…the sleeper threat will be the third panelist asking questions Monday in Columbia: Robert George, a Princeton professor who [formerly chaired] the National Organization for Marriage. George, a 56-year old constitutional scholar who leads a new vanguard of conservative culture warriors, will force each of the candidates to articulate, […]

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Groups Claim White House is Hiding Truth on its DOMA Decision

September 5, 2011 – 12:00 pm

Charlie Butts at One News Now: “You know, they made this decision, and … based on the timing of certain court filings [it looks like] it was made in concert with the homosexual activists and those who are seeking to redefine marriage,” explains Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton. “… We just want to figure out […]

Posted in DOMA, Law, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (9)

English EP Demands UK Force Churches to Perform Same-Sex Marriages Or Forfeit Ability to Marry At All

September 5, 2011 – 10:00 am

More evidence that same-sex marriage threatens religious liberty. Conservative MP Mike Weatherley writes to Prime Minister David Cameron: Several campaigns are currently calling for, variously, the creation of a right to a Marriage for same-sex couples and the creation of a right to a Civil Partnership for opposite-sex couples. Such proposals may seemingly be the […]

Posted in Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (8)

SSM for Scotland?

September 5, 2011 – 8:00 am

BBC News Scotland: A consultation on the issue of same-sex marriages and religious ceremonies for civil partnerships has been launched by Scottish ministers. The Scottish government said its initial view was that same-sex marriage should be introduced. However, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said faith groups who did not want to “solemnise” gay marriages should not […]

Posted in Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (7)
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