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Letters Reveal Maryland's Governor Martin O'Malley Ignored His Archbishop to Support SSM

August 9, 2011 – 12:45 pm

Governor O’Malley’s office reportedly released his private correspondence with Archbishop Edwin O’Brien of Baltimore at the media’s request: Two days before Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) announced plans to sponsor a same-sex marriage bill, a Catholic archbishop strongly urged that he reconsider the move, suggesting the governor was acting out of “mere political expediency.” Edwin […]

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NY Daily News: SSM Bill's Passage Proof of Dysfunctional Albany Legislature

August 9, 2011 – 12:19 pm

Along the way, they agree with many points raised by those suing to overturn the law: By the standards of good government […] the case [against NY’s SSM law] is a dead-on indictment of Albany dysfunction. Lawmakers negotiated crucial changes in last-minute secrecy, disclosing the exact wording only moments before passage. The public was also […]

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Talk of Primary Opponents for Pro-SSM Sen. Roy McDonald (NY-43)

August 9, 2011 – 11:54 am

Consequences: While earlier this month freshman GOP 198th District Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin suggested he wouldn’t primary Sen. Roy McDonald over the senator’s vote for same sex marriage, McLaughlin seems to be easing off that stance a bit, noting that he’s heard from several conservative Republicans who would like to see him run. He stressed that his […]

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ElectionWatch '12: Rick Perry and Rudy Giuliani?

August 9, 2011 – 11:11 am

A Texas columnist proposes an odd combination, which is plausible because Rick Perry endorsed Rudy Guiliani in 2008: Bloggers and other chatterers are already writing and talking about a Perry-Giuliani ticket, one of those balanced-ballot concoctions that asks the political diners if they’d like some octopus on the plate to offset the sweetness of the […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage Election Watch, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (1)

CNN Video: Huntsman, Who Refused to Sign Marriage Pledge, Says He's Fine with SSM in NY, Iowa

August 8, 2011 – 12:00 pm

In a recent interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN:

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Iowa, Marriage Election Watch, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (42)

UK Council: "Mum's the Word when it Comes to to Children's Happiness"

August 8, 2011 – 11:00 am

Children are affected when their parents are unhappily married or “partnered” but amazingly not that much, in this study by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council. The majority of kids whose mothers say they are unhappy with their husband or partner, say they are “completely satisfied” with their family life. As part of the study, […]

Posted in Children, Parenting, Research/Study, United Kingdom | Comments (2)

Katherine Kersten: Wisconsin, Colorado & Minnesota Have Most Advanced Progressive Infrastructure

August 8, 2011 – 10:00 am

Katherine Kersten, a senior fellow at the Center of the American Experiment, looks at the way progressives carefully organize human and financial resources to push their political goals in states: … today, a phalanx of left-wing influence groups — heavily dependent on government union power and money — is transforming Wisconsin politics. With lavish funding, […]

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Citzen Link: APA Does Not Represent All Psychologists

August 8, 2011 – 9:30 am

A good piece by Catherine Snow at Citizen Link to which we would add: unlike the definition of homosexuality as a mental illness, which is clearly within the APA’s alleged expertise, there’s also no particular reason to think psychologists are the experts on what the definition of marriage should be: …Rogers H. Wright and Nicholas […]

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Ethics Expert Asks: "Whose Rights Do We Value Most: Those of Children or of Homosexual Adults?"

August 8, 2011 – 9:00 am

That question forms the core of Margaret Somerville’s case against same-sex marriage. She’s the director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law in Montreal: Same-sex marriage creates a clash between upholding the human rights of children with respect to their coming-into being and the family structure in which they will be reared, and […]

Posted in Canada, Children, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (3)

Sao Paulo OKs Pride Day—for Heterosexuals

August 8, 2011 – 9:00 am

Weird news, via the AP: The city council of South America’s biggest city has adopted legislation calling for a Heterosexual Pride Day to be celebrated on the third Sunday of each December. … The legislation’s author, Carlos Apolinario, said the idea for a Heterosexual Pride Day is “not anti-gay but a protest against the privileges […]

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New Poll: 58% of NJ Voters Oppose SSM, if Civil Unions Offered As Option

August 8, 2011 – 7:00 am

In the New Jersey Star Ledger, the difference between giving people all the options and narrowing their choices becomes clear: The poll [PDF], by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, found 47 percent of voters [in New Jersey] wanted to legalize marriage between same-sex partners, while 42 percent wanted to keep it illegal. … But […]

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Video: Christian Therapist in UK Could Lose License After Gay Man Poses As Someone Seeking Therapy

August 7, 2011 – 1:00 pm

CBNews reports:

Posted in Culture, Religious Liberty, United Kingdom | Comments (36)

Carolyn Moynihan on How TV, Professors and Judges Collaborate to Promote Polygamy

August 7, 2011 – 9:00 am

Carolyn Moynihan connects some dots: … Community leader Warren Jeffs, already in trouble before the raid, is currently in jail awaiting trial in Texas on sexual assault and bigamy charges. If he sits tight a bit longer, though, the bigamy charge may collapse; with same-sex marriage apparently in the bag, polygamy is looking like the […]

Posted in Culture, Law, Media, Polygamy | Comments (11)

William Duncan on Congress Weighing-In on DOMA Litigation

August 6, 2011 – 1:00 pm

William C. Duncan in National Review’s The Corner blog: Congress, represented by former solicitor general Paul Clement, has filed two briefs in one of the cases challenging the Defense of Marriage Act in a federal court in New York. One is a memorandum providing legal reasons the court should deny the ACLU’s motion for summary […]

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NYT: Among Conservative Rabbis, a Wide Disagreement Over Same-Sex Marriage

August 6, 2011 – 11:00 am

Joseph Berger of the New York Times reports: … The two rabbis’ contrasting viewpoints are reflective of the wide disagreement within Conservative Judaism on an issue that continues to roil many of its synagogues even after passage of laws in New York and five other states that legalize same-sex marriage. The other denominations of Judaism […]

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