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David Tyree on Fox News: "This Country is Built on Judeo-Christian Values"

June 22, 2011 – 10:28 am

We love this guy! Watch him speak out for marriage on Fox Business last night: Related: “David Tyree and NOM Fighting for Marriage in Albany”

Video: Whoopi Goldberg Mischaracterizes David Tyree, Elizabeth Hasselback Defends Tyree

June 22, 2011 – 10:19 am

Notice Whoopi doesn’t actually play the quote; Elizabeth Hassleback defends David Tyree on The View: Related: “David Tyree and NOM Fighting for Marriage in Albany”

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USDA Brands Marriage "Heterosexism"; Offers Urgent Training to Combat it

June 22, 2011 – 7:30 am

Rowan Scarborough in the Washington Times: U.S. Department of Agriculture activists want to impose their intense brand of homosexual sensitivity training governmentwide, including a discussion that compares “heterosexism” – believing marriage can be between only one man and one woman – to racism. … USDA officials have asked the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which […]

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Was the NOM Poll Skewed Old or the Siena Poll Skewed Young?

June 22, 2011 – 7:00 am

Possibly both. After the Albany Times Union attributed NOM’s 57% of New Yorkers rejecting SSM to an unusual number of old people, we decided to check NOM’s poll and the Siena poll against the 2010 vote. Here are the percentages of voters in 2010 by age (source: civicyouth.org – page 10): 18-24 5% 25-29 6% 30-44 […]

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Christian Post: New Poll Shows New Yorkers Oppose Same-Sex Marriage

June 22, 2011 – 6:30 am

The Christian Post picks up on the new poll we released today, showing that New Yorkers oppose same-sex marriage and don’t want Albany taking the question into their own hands: A poll released Tuesday by the QEV Analytics, a public opinion research firm in Washington D.C., shows that 57 percent of New York voters oppose […]

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Brazilian Judge Declares Civil Unions Unconstitional

June 22, 2011 – 6:00 am

An update from Brazil: A Brazilian judge has nullified the civil union of two homosexuals in the state of Goias, and has declared that a recent decision by the nation’s Supreme Federal Tribunal legalizing the practice is “unconstitutional.” Jeronymo Pedro Villas Boas, a municipal judge, says the nation’s highest court “went beyond the limits” of […]

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Raw Video: Marriage Rally in Albany

June 22, 2011 – 12:07 am

We think our supporters would enjoy seeing the entire, unedited video from our marriage rally in the New York State House this week — please continue to take action to contact the undeclared Senators by phone, email and social networks:

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New Poll: 57% of New Yorkers Reject Same-Sex Marriage, Just One in Four Want the Legislature to Decide the Issue

June 21, 2011 – 5:00 pm

“Kill this divisive bill, and let the people of New York decide.” -Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) NEW YORK – The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) commissioned a poll in New York asking voters their view on marriage. Some of the results include: · Only about 1 in 4 New […]

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ESPN Columnist: Tyree "Isn't Going to Back Down", Has Right to His Views

June 21, 2011 – 4:45 pm

Jemele Hill writes at ESPN: If you’re expecting Tyree to recant anything he said, prepare to be disappointed. When ESPN.com reached him Monday night, Tyree wasn’t backing down. “As great as a catch as that was, that doesn’t define me as a person,” Tyree told me. Tyree’s comments have, predictably, generated two reactions: disdain and […]

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Video: Sen. Greg Ball Discusses the Marriage Debate on CNN

June 21, 2011 – 4:25 pm

This interview was conducted yesterday: A couple highlights from the transcript: On the bad consequences of gay marriage: “We’ve seen this happen in other states that have [passed gay marriage], so we’re not talking some fairy land, we’re talking about something very real and we don’t want to see this play out in New York […]

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Video: Sen. Leader Skelos Talks to Reporters After Cuomo Meeting

June 21, 2011 – 4:12 pm

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos spoke with reporters this morning after meeting with Governor Cuomo and the State Assembly leader: There’s still time to call and email the New York Senators and make your voice heard! The SSM vote could happen anytime in the next 24 hours.

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Breaking News: Gov. Cuomo Avoids the Press After End-of-Session Framework Omits SSM

June 21, 2011 – 2:08 pm

More rumblings that our message is resonating in the halls of the New York State House: State leaders have the framework of an agreement on end of session issues — a property tax cap, rent control, state university tuition — but the deal does not appear to include an agreement on same-sex marriage. The log jam […]

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Diaz Corrects The Record: Gay Marriage is NOT Inevitable -- It's the Republican's Fault

June 21, 2011 – 2:02 pm

The MSM always mines marriage advocates’ words to find the message point they think will hurt. We were with Sen. Diaz at the capitol yesterday and what he was clearly communicating is: if gay marriage comes, it’s not because it’s inevitable, it’s because the Republicans caved. He’s not capitulating, he’s fighting mad. His statement makes […]

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Update in NY: SSM Not Discussed Today (So Far), Senate Focusing on Pressing Issues Instead

June 21, 2011 – 1:39 pm

An updated on what is happening in NY from the AP: The Republican leader of New York’s Senate says gay marriage wasn’t discussed during meetings today with the governor and top Assembly leader. National advocates and opponents are watching the marriage debate, waiting to see if New York will restart momentum or kill it the […]