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Brian Brown on Fire in Albany: "NOM Head Seeking an Army to Undo a Lie"

July 25, 2011 – 12:48 pm

A sample of Brian’s barnburner speech in Albany: “All we have done is put into statute a lie,” said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage. … Brown said his group, and others, should build a new coalition to push for a statewide referendum on same-sex marriage. He proposed amending New York’s constitution, […]

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Impromptu Syracuse Rally: Let the People Vote!

July 25, 2011 – 12:30 pm

NOM helped organize rallies in Manhattan, Albany, Buffalo and Rochester (more on that soon!). … Syracuse joined on its own! …Several dozen people gathered for the “Let the People Vote Rally” in Clinton Square Sunday afternoon. Organizers believe that the same sex marriage law should have been something that New Yorkers voted on rather than […]

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Over 10,000 Join NYC "Let the People Vote" Rally -- Thousands More Gather Across NY!

July 24, 2011 – 8:22 pm

We’ll have a full report up tomorrow, but in the meantime, the Associated Press reports on the thousands upon thousands of you who joined us in New York City and across the state to stand up for marriage and the right of the people to vote (find out more at the official LTPV website)! Thousands […]

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Can't Attend Our Rallies in NY Today? Show Your Support Virtually!

July 24, 2011 – 12:27 pm

For those of you unable to attend our rallies in New York today in person: become a virtual marcher!.

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Senator Ruben Diaz Disavows Any Message of Hatred

July 24, 2011 – 12:23 pm

A press release from his office issued yesterday about today’s Let The People Vote rally: “No one is welcome to bring any message of hatred to our “Let the People Vote Rally” tomorrow. Tomorrow Christians will stand together to prayerfully and peacefully demand a public referendum on the question of same-sex marriage laws in New […]

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Outside of NYC, Few Requests for SSM

July 24, 2011 – 11:27 am

The Poughkeepsie Journal reports, gay marriage is legal in N.Y. today, but local clerks are getting few license requests: More than 35 same sex couples in the city and town of Poughkeepsie, City of Beacon and Village of New Paltz have expressed interest in getting married now that it is legal in New York. Several […]

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Brian Brown: Sunday Rallies Across New York Could Draw Total of 5,000+!

July 22, 2011 – 3:33 pm

We’re all getting excited about this Sunday’s Let The People Vote! rallies across New York. The Christian Post caught up with Brian Brown and asked him how the final preparations are going: The [rallies] will take place at 633 3rd Ave in front of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office at 3 p.m. on July […]

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Members of the Rockville Centre Tea Party Call for Dean Skelos's Resignation Over SSM

July 22, 2011 – 1:40 pm

Via LIHerald.com: Members of the Rockville Centre Tea Party held a protest outside State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’s district office on Front Street on July 15, prompting a spontaneous counterprotest by some patrons of the Vibe Lounge next door, during which the two groups of demonstrators traded verbal barbs. The Tea Party protesters voiced […]

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More on the Positive Economic Effect of Two-Biological-Parent Families

July 22, 2011 – 1:37 pm

In The Public Discourse: William Jeynes continues his argument about family structure and wellbeing, offering five suggestions on how our nation can regain a healthy marriage culture-and the economic prosperity and personal flourishing that comes with it. The five suggestions are as follows (in shortened form, click here to read the full article): [First] Although […]

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NYTimes Interviews Young New Yorkers on Marriage

July 22, 2011 – 10:00 am

Some examples: The New York Times interviewed dozens of people in recent days to get their perspective on the topic. With more teenagers coming out in high school, many said that homosexuality and bisexuality was more mainstream than it was a generation ago. Nevertheless, their gay peers, relatives and siblings still faced challenges. “You’d be […]

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Hadley Arkes on Gay Marriage and Surprises for Liberals

July 22, 2011 – 9:00 am

Legal scholar Hadley Arkes predicts where the fight over marriage is headed: What hasn’t quite dawned yet, even on good liberal citizens, open to novelties in the law, is that same-sex marriage is not the ultimate, culminating end for gay-lesbian activists. It is only an intermediate end, on the way to the state of things […]

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NY Attorney: SS Couples Shouldnt Rush into Marriage

July 22, 2011 – 8:00 am

CBS New York: “Well, I am concerned that a lot of people are going to get married because of the emotions of the day and they’re going to make mistakes,” says Hyer. “Of course, with the rewards of a contract, there’s also duties and obligations.” He says couples need to think long and hard about […]

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NYPost Blogger on Clerks: "If We Fail to Protect Those with Whom We Disagree, Everyone's Liberty is at Risk."

July 21, 2011 – 4:08 pm

Andrea Peyser at The New York Post comes to the defense of NY clerks in danger of losing their job over same-sex marriage: Rosemary Centi has per formed marriage ceremonies in upstate Guilderland for the past 10 years, hitching hundreds of satisfied men and women. For good, she hopes. This morning, Centi is doing her […]

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Video: Austin Nimocks of ADF Defends DOMA at Senate Hearing

July 21, 2011 – 1:51 pm

Here is Mr. Austin Nimocks, Senior Counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, testifying in defense of DOMA at yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing:

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How to Handle Polygamy? Consertative Party-Run British Government Ponders Recognizing Sharia Marriages

July 21, 2011 – 12:55 pm

Paul Goodman writes for The Tory Diary: The Government may recognise polygamous shariah marriages. The suggestion is contained in a discussion paper for the Government’s draft integration strategy, which is in front of me as I write. The paper for an internal “Integration and Tolerance Working Group”, titled “Creating the conditions for integration”, says: “Similarly, […]

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