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Herman Cain Decides to Run on Marriage -- "Impeach Obama for Not Defending DOMA"

August 22, 2011 – 10:57 am

Rick Santorum’s mini-surge in the Ames Straw Poll appears to have persuaded Herman Cain he needs to amp up his marriage message–with this result: Asked on a conference call with bloggers […] why Republicans can’t just impeach Barack Obama, Herman Cain answers that it’s mostly a matter of legislative politics, Politicos’s Elizabeth Titus reports: “That’s […]

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NOM Founding Chairman Robert George to Moderate South Carolina Presidential Debate

August 22, 2011 – 10:00 am

On the Mirror of Justice blog: Palmetto Freedom Forum to Feature Top GOP Candidates Columbia, SC – U.S. Senator Jim DeMint has announced a Presidential Forum – The Palmetto Freedom Forum – to feature the top Republican candidates for President. The Forum is being sponsored by the American Principles Project and will take place on […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, South Carolina | Comments (1)

Some Thoughts on NY Poll Claiming Majority is Okay with SSM

August 22, 2011 – 9:00 am

Recently a NY1/Marist poll claimed a majority of New Yorkers support the new same-sex marriage law. Generally speaking, people are reluctant to change an existing law when they don’t think it adversely affects them directly. Using buzz words like “allow” and “legally” also drives up favorable responses, while asking if people want to “overturn” something […]

Posted in New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (18)

Dr. Morse on Why She Isn't Using the Phrase "Same-Sex Marriage" Anymore

August 20, 2011 – 11:00 am

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute explains: You may have noticed that I do not use the term “same sex marriage” very often. In fact, I am making a conscious decision not to use the term at all any more. I think the term gives away too much ground to our opponents. Continually […]

Posted in Culture, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (62)

Video: A Glimpse Into the Australian Marriage Debate

August 20, 2011 – 9:00 am

In case anyone is interested in what folks are saying Down Under: Via NewsOnABC

Posted in Australia, NOM on Facebook, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (5)

IL Foster Parents: Judge's Decision Will Force Us To Abandon Helping Kids

August 19, 2011 – 3:45 pm

In the Chicago Tribune’s coverage of Catholic Charities losing its right to foster care, a human face to the story: Casey Teckenbrock, of Herrin, said he and his wife expect any transition to delay the adoption of their foster daughter. But after that is complete, they likely will cease to be foster parents for Catholic […]

Posted in Adoption, Children, Civil Unions, Illinois, Parenting, Religious Liberty | Comments (31)

Update: Judge Rules Against Catholic Charities in Illinois Adoption Dispute

August 19, 2011 – 3:33 pm

From the Chicago Tribune — we will have more to say about this decision soon: A Sangamon County judge has ruled that the state can decline to renew its contract with Catholic Charities in Illinois to provide foster care and adoption services, meaning children can be transferred to other social service agencies. … Lawyers for […]

Posted in Adoption, Catholic Church, Civil Unions, Illinois, Religious Liberty | Comments (17)

Liberty Counsel: Florida Teacher of the Year Suspended for Facebook Comment Against SSM

August 19, 2011 – 3:31 pm

Liberty Counsel: Jerry Buell, last year’s “Teacher of the Year” at Mount Dora High School, has been suspended from the classroom for a comment he made on his own personal Facebook page, expressing his disapproval of legalized same-sex marriage in New York. Buell commented that homosexuality is a sin and that seeing two “grooms” kissing […]

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National Organization For Marriage To Herman Cain: "Pledge To Actions, Not Just Words On Marriage!"

August 19, 2011 – 10:27 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 19, 2011 CONTACT: Elizabeth Ray or Mary Beth Hutchins at 703-683-5004 WASHINGTON – GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain has raised the profile of marriage in his campaign by calling President Obama’s views on marriage “an impeachable offense.” The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) shares Mr. Cain’s sentiment that marriage should be […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage Election Watch, Press Releases, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

Pro-SSM NY Assemblyman Losing Key Support Among Orthodox Jews Ahead of Special Election

August 19, 2011 – 10:00 am

City Hall News: The first New York politician imperiled by voting for same-sex marriage isn’t an upstate Republican senator – it’s a Democratic Assemblyman from New York City scrambling to hold his support in a special election. Insiders say Assemblyman David Weprin, running in the special election for Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat, is facing a […]

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William Duncan of Marriage Law Foundation in SCOTUSblog's Marriage Symposium

August 19, 2011 – 9:00 am

William Duncan, director of the Marriage Law Foundation, contributes to the SCOTUSblog symposium on marriage: [One strategy to redefine marriage has been] to have a constitutional challenge to the legal recognition of the social institution of marriage brought by highly motivated and well-financed opponents with the collusion of the titular defendants who would offer none […]

Posted in Law, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (21)

ADF's Brian Raum in SCOTUSblog's Marriage Symposium

August 18, 2011 – 3:44 pm

Brian Raum, senior counsel and head of marriage litigation for the Alliance Defense Fund, contributes to the SCOTUSblog symposium on marriage: Marriage has always been society’s way of endorsing and promoting legally binding relationships between men and women for the good of all. The government saw that it was good for men and women to […]

Posted in DOMA, Law, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (10)

Coptic Christians Refuse to Bow Under Media Pressure, Demand Freedom to Exercise Their Faith in Schools

August 18, 2011 – 11:00 am

LifeSiteNews: After facing criticism from the media and the Canadian Egyptian Congress, Toronto’s Coptic Orthodox leaders have renewed their threat to remove up to 4,000 families from the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) should it fail to protect Catholic teaching in the schools. … News of the Coptics’ warning sparked a vehement media reaction […]

Posted in Canada, Education, Law, Religious Liberty | Comments (11)

George Soros Wants to Take Away Your Right to Vote on Judges

August 18, 2011 – 10:30 am

Surprise, surprise! Justice At Stake (JAS) — Funded by George Soros’s Open Society Institute … JAS suggests [a] system where judges are not elected but instead are appointed (or are recommended for appointment) by nonpartisan, independent commissions in a process known as “merit selection.” Pushing for the implementation of such a system one state at […]

Posted in Law, Politics, Polling | Comments (10)

Kathryn Lopez on What Bachmann Didn't Say About Marriage

August 18, 2011 – 10:00 am

In Headline Bistro: The whole segment [of Michele Bachmann on Meet The Press with David Gregory] saddened me — not necessarily because of what she had said, but what she didn’t say. Perhaps what she couldn’t ever possibly say effectively on a political Sunday show. The only way that conversation could have truly progressed would […]

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