New York City Archbishop Dolan is in Spain for an international gathering of young Catholics. EWTN interviews him about promoting a healthy marriage culture among young people: Archbishop Timothy Dolan predicts that the recent redefinition of marriage in New York will have a “big impact” on future attempts by young people to build up Catholic […]
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Archbishop Dolan to Young Catholics: "Form Happy Marriages and Speak The Truth!"
August 18, 2011 – 9:30 am
Kansas Pursues Innovative Program to Promote Marriage to Unwed Parents
August 18, 2011 – 9:00 am
In the AP: [Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas] has long been an advocate of promoting healthy marriages, contending that children raised by married couples are more likely to succeed in school, less likely to have behavior problems or live in poverty. He promised a focus on family life when he appointed Rob Siedlecki, a former […]
Citizen Link: Few SS Couples in Rhode Island Enter Civil Unions
August 18, 2011 – 8:00 am
CitizenLink: In early July, Rhode Island became the fifth state to pass a law creating civil unions for homosexual couples. Since then, only nine couples have applied for them. … “Same-sex marriage advocates will seek to redefine marriage again in January,” [NOM-RI’s Christopher] Plante said. “I’m not sure what they’ll be asking for this time. […]
NOM Wins Victories Before Minnesota Campaign Finance Board
August 17, 2011 – 5:18 pm
NOM wins two big cases in Minnesota today: In a ruling issued Wednesday, the Campaign Finance board dismissed the complaints brought by nonprofit Common Cause Minnesota, which alleged that the Minnesota Family Council (MFC) and the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) teamed up on an ad buy last fall to push for a constitutional amendment […]
Maggie's Column -- The Divorce Paradox
August 17, 2011 – 4:17 pm
NOM Chairman Maggie Gallagher’s latest column: The kids are not doing just fine. The Institute for American Values’ new updated report, “Why Marriage Matters: 30 Conclusions From the Social Sciences,” is signed by an impressive list of family scholars ranging from professor John Gottman to professor Brad Wilcox. It concludes: “The intact, biological, married family […]
Virginia SSM Advocates Try, Try, Again to Outlaw Religious Adoption Agencies for Failing to Do Gay Adoptions
August 17, 2011 – 3:30 pm
The Family Foundation of Virginia: Today, the Virginia Board of Social Services is scheduled to consider a request by several homosexual activist groups to reopen its decision to protect the rights of private, faith-based adoption agencies. …Oddly, groups like Equality Virginia and the ACLU that today are advocating for more public comment were silent for […]
Can You Normalize Pedophilia?
August 17, 2011 – 3:08 pm
Some mental health professionals are, apparently, going to try, according to The Daily Caller (yes, we know many –probably most– in the gay community would be as outraged as anyone else by the idea): The August 17 Baltimore conference is sponsored by B4U-ACT, a group of pro-pedophile mental health professionals and sympathetic activists. According to […]
SSM Advocates in Maine Claim They Will Try, Try Again
August 17, 2011 – 2:45 pm
The Kennebec Journal reports: Proponents of a citizens’ initiative to allow same-sex marriage in Maine said today the language for the legislation they drafted was recently approved by the Secretary of State. This allows supporters to begin printing petitions and gathering signatures to reach their goal of placing the issue before Mainers on the November […]
Scholars Reveal: Tea Partiers ARE Religious Conservatives!
August 17, 2011 – 2:30 pm
This is not news to anyone on the right, but the New York Times just discovered: Next to being a Republican, the strongest predictor of being a Tea Party supporter today was a desire, back in 2006, to see religion play a prominent role in politics. And Tea Partiers continue to hold these views: they […]
MN NPR Commentator Dismayed by Incivility Shown Her After NOM Blog Quotes Her
August 17, 2011 – 1:56 pm
A couple weeks ago we quoted excerpts of Minnesota Public Radio Commentator Carrie Daklin calling for more civility in the debate over same-sex marriage. Today she reveals that simply because we picked up some of her points, she has been inundated by hateful attacks in response. We of course had no intention of exposing her […]
Tomorrow: Brian Brown on FOX Business at 10PM ET
August 17, 2011 – 10:39 am
NOM President Brian Brown will be debating gay marriage with columnist David Harsanyi on John Stossel’s FOX Business show, tomorrow night at 10PM ET. Tune in if you can!
PPP Poll: Michigan Voters Oppose SSM 53%-33%
August 17, 2011 – 9:00 am
In 2004 Michiganders approved a constitutional marriage amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman, 58%-41%. Today, as reported by Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling, even less support legalizing same-sex marriage: 33% (with 53% opposed). When given the option for civil unions, there is even less support for redefining marriage (full cross-tabs here): “Which […]
Double Standard? Sen. Grisanti Wants to Grant New Yorkers More Time to Review New Rules
August 17, 2011 – 8:00 am
New York Senator Mark Grisanti had no problem voting on SSM before his constituents had a chance to read the law: Dozens of groups across New York want more time to review the state’s proposed “fracking” rules. … “The public itself doesn’t have time to review it,” Grisanti told WNED News. The DEC’s draft regulations […]
Video: Why Rick Santorum Suddenly Moved Up in Iowa: Marriage and Life
August 16, 2011 – 2:19 pm
Rick was nowhere in the polling but fourth in the Ames Straw poll. It wasn’t money or organization–it was the message: stand strong for life and marriage. Michelle Bachmann, winner of the Ames Straw poll also signed NOM’s Marriage Pledge.
Sen. Diaz and NOM Demand Equal Air Time for Marriage
August 16, 2011 – 1:57 pm
From the office of New York Senator Ruben Diaz (as published by the Albany Times Union): In response to the news we broke yesterday that Time Warner Cable gave over $70,000 of free airtime to advocates of same-sex marriage, proponents of traditional marriage are demanding equal time. “Many New Yorkers have been wondering why their […]
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