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Gay Activists Believe NY Re-Election Fight Could Have National Consequences

July 11, 2011 – 9:00 am

… which gives us all the more reason and motivation to be victorious in defeating the New York Senators who flipped on marriage: Gov. Cuomo and gay rights advocates had the backs of the four senators – Sens. James Alesi of Rochester, Roy McDonald of Saratoga Springs, Stephen Saland of Poughkeepsie and Mark Grisanti of […]

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Will Sen. Kruger Resign?

July 11, 2011 – 8:00 am

The New York Post says State Sen. Carl Kruger will resign to cut a better deal as part of a guilty plea for corruption charges.  Kruger (one of the Democrats who flipped to vote for gay marriage this year) says no: It may be curtains for Carl Kruger. The state senator told confidants he’ll announce […]

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In India, Some People Paying Surgeons to Turn Girls into Boys

July 11, 2011 – 7:00 am

Horrendous: Madhya Pradesh state government is investigating claims that up to 300 girls were surgically turned into boys in one city after their parents paid about £2,000 each for the operations. Women’s and children’s rights campaigners denounced the practice as a “social madness” that made a “mockery of women in India”. India’s gender balance has already […]

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Will Hillary's Pakistani Gay Rights Meeting Sponsor More Terrorism?

July 10, 2011 – 5:32 pm

Pakistan is not happy about a U.S. embassy-sponsored gay rights meeting, calling it second only to a military drone strike as an attack on Pakistan. We do not concur, but we worry about our embassy’s priorities. Is this worth breaking an alliance or spurring more terrorism? Is Pakistan our business on this issue? America less […]

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"The Church Will Not Remain Silent in the Public Square"

July 10, 2011 – 9:00 am

Jason Adkins, director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, writes in response to those attempting to silence the churches: We hear it in various forms. Some complain that the church should not be speaking out on divisive issues, but instead should spend its time and resources feeding the poor and spreading God’s love. Others say the church […]

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After SSM, What's Next for Marriage: The NYT Debate

July 9, 2011 – 12:00 pm

We’ve already mentioned Stanford Law Professor Ralph Richard Banks view that now that New York has legalized same-sex marriage, incestuous and polygamous marriage equality ought to be sought, but here (briefly) are the other views represented in a New York Times panel debate: Mark Regnerus, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas […]

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After SSM, What Next? Stanford Law Prof. Argues in NYTimes for Incestuous and Polygamous Marriage Equality

July 9, 2011 – 11:00 am

Alliance Defense Fund responds: The New York Times last Sunday published an opinion piece [as part of their reaction series] by Stanford Law Professor Ralph Richard Banks that essentially argues that American society has notachieved “marriage equality” by allowing same sex couples to marry. He argues that polygamy and incestuous marriage between adults should be legalized in […]

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Cardinal George Asks "Are Men and Women Interchangeable At Will?"

July 9, 2011 – 10:00 am

Via Catholic Exchange: With the same nuptial imagery, and in accord with the natural moral law, the church recognizes that marriage is between a man and a woman, for life and for the sake of family. Marital union is based on a man and a woman becoming “two in one flesh.” Without such self-giving union, […]

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Matthew Franck Asks "Is Sex Just Like Race?

July 9, 2011 – 9:00 am

Over at The Public Discourse: Catholic University of America recently announced that it would return to single-sex dormitories. In response, a GWU law professor has announced he plans to sue CUA for reintroducing “separate but equal” and thus violating DC’s Human Rights Act. Matthew Franck explains why sex is not like race, and why it […]

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Tony Perkins on The Frum Flip Flop

July 8, 2011 – 6:03 pm

Tony Perkins in FRC’s Washington Update: David Frum is a writer who, in 1997, engaged in a spirited online debate with homosexual writer Andrew Sullivan over the topic of homosexual “marriage.” In over 5,500 words of text, Frum was articulate, cogent, and compelling in his opposition to radically redefining marriage, saying that “this request isn’t […]

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Michele Bachmann First to Sign Iowa Family Leader Marriage Pledge

July 8, 2011 – 5:48 pm

Slate makes fun of Michele, naturally, for taking the lead on this (as we reported earlier). But women know a thing or two about how women–and children–are abused by human trafficking and the sex industry generally. Your snark won’t hurt Michele.

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Maggie's Column -- Can We Keep Our Republic?

July 8, 2011 – 3:23 pm

NOM Chairman Maggie Gallagher’s latest column: … Over the long Independence Day weekend, I re-read Tom Holland’s “Rubicon” — a history of the fall of the Roman Republic. More than any history of the period I have read, Holland’s narrative illuminates Friedrich Hayek’s great truth that we all, even the most practical hard-headed realist among […]

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NOM Praises Bi-Partisan Coalition In US House For Passing Foxx Amendment Upholding DOMA In The Military

July 8, 2011 – 2:43 pm

WASHINGTON – By a large and bipartisan majority of 248 to 175, the House of Representatives voted late Thursday night to approve the Foxx Amendment, which affirms that DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act, remains the law of the land for all federal agencies, including the military. The amendment, which prohibits the use of Pentagon […]

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Iowa Family Leader Introduces Marriage and Family Pledge for 2012 Candidates

July 8, 2011 – 2:15 pm

From the Des Moines Register: The Family Leader, a prominent Iowa group that promotes Christian conservative social values, said Thursday it is asking all presidential candidates to sign a pledge regarding their personal convictions on traditional marriage. The pledge is entitled, “The Marriage Vow – A Declaration of Dependence upon Marriage and Family.” The organization’s […]

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Lawsuit Documents Real Threats and Vandalism by Pro-SSM Activists in Washington State

July 8, 2011 – 1:15 pm

Bob Unruh reports: A federal court in Tacoma, Wash., has been asked to order that the names of signatories of a state petition seeking to protect traditional marriage be redacted to protect them from death threats from homosexual activists. “What is becoming increasingly evident,” said James Bopp of the James Madison Center, “is that some […]

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