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Brian on NY SSM on CNN: "Republicans Should Not Do This"

June 18, 2011 – 10:45 am

NOM President Brian Brown on CNN yesterday:

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Another Libertarian Case for Protecting Marriage

June 18, 2011 – 10:00 am

Stella Morabito is a Maryland writer who focuses on issues of society, culture and education. She writes at the Washington Examiner: It’s ironic that many libertarians argue for repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), claiming government recognition of same-sex marriage is simply a civil liberties matter. A repeal of DOMA could well prove to […]

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Why Libertarians Should Oppose SSM: It is "At Odds With U.S. Liberties"

June 18, 2011 – 9:30 am

Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council writes in the Albany Times Union: Advocates of homosexual marriage are putting on a full-court press to overturn the definition of marriage as a male-female union. However, they still need one more Republican vote in the state Senate to succeed. Most Republicans support only male-female marriage, but a few […]

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Video: David Tyree on CBN News

June 18, 2011 – 7:00 am

Another fine segment: Read the related article here.

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NEW VIDEO -- David Tyree: Strahan's Video Made Me Do it!

June 17, 2011 – 4:10 pm

[For our ongoing live coverage of the fight to protect marriage in New York, click here and scroll down!] Take Action Related on the NOM blog: “EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: NOM’s Interview with Former New York Giant David Tyree!”

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Video: David Tyree Boldly Defends Marriage on CNN

June 17, 2011 – 3:52 pm

David did a great job! See David Tyree’s original video here.

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NOM Applauds Legal Experts' Call Not To Rush Bad Bill That Fails To Protect Religious Liberty

June 17, 2011 – 2:57 pm

NEW YORK – Today Harvard University professor Mary Ann Glendon and Princeton University professor Robert George released a letter calling on Greg Ball, Dean Skelos and the New York Senate to provide stronger religious liberty protection in the same-sex marriage bill before the NY state Senate. The academic experts who signed the letter (which also […]

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NY Archbishop Dolan: SSM Bill "Not A Done Deal"

June 17, 2011 – 2:49 pm

In the New York Times City Room blog: Timothy M. Dolan, the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York, who has been a low-key presence during the debate over same-sex marriage in the state, called in to a capital radio talk show Friday morning to warn that the proposed legislation posed an “ominous threat” to society. … […]

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NY Update: GOP Huddles, SSM Bill's Fate Uncertain

June 17, 2011 – 2:44 pm

Why should the NY GOP, after winning control of the senate from the pro-gay marriage Dem leadership, vote at all? New York state’s Republican senators were huddled on Friday to discuss a bill to legalize same sex marriage with the fate of the measure depending on one more Republican vote. … But with lawmakers set […]

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Will the NY Senate Vote on SSM?

June 17, 2011 – 11:30 am

At this point, it’s uncertain, as the Times Union reports: Senate Republicans continued to refuse to say whether they will bring a bill legalizing same-sex marriages to a floor vote, drawing charges they are delaying action for political reasons. … On top of personal misgivings — many of which are rooted in religion — Sen. John […]

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150 Hispanic Churches Represented at Yesterday's Marriage Rally in Front of Sen. Diaz' Office!

June 17, 2011 – 11:00 am

The Christian Post reports: NEW YORK – Hispanic ministers representing over 150 churches in New York rallied Thursday against the state’s gay marriage bill, which is one vote short of being legalized in the New York Senate. Supporters of New York Hispanic Clergy Organization gathered outside the office of Bronx Sen. Ruben Diaz to protest […]

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Action Alert: Make 4 Calls 4 Marriage in New York!

June 17, 2011 – 10:32 am

If you only make four calls today, call these four undecided Senators in New York and ask them to protect marriage as between one man and one woman! Stephen Saland: (518) 455-2411 Andrew Lanza: (518) 455-3215 Mark Grisanti: (518) 455-3240 Greg Ball: (518) 455-3111 Thank you, and please invite your friends now to do the […]

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Religious New Yorkers at Risk of Government Action Under SSM Bill, Professors Warn

June 17, 2011 – 9:57 am

There is particular uncertainty about adoption agencies, as this New York Sun article makes clear: As the question of same-gender marriage in New York goes down to the wire at Albany, experts on the legal impact of the changes being sought are warning that religious exemptions in Governor Cuomo’s bill have fallen far short of […]

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Undecided NY Senator Ball: SSM Bill "Would Open Up a New Era of Lawsuits Against Individuals and Religious Organizations"

June 17, 2011 – 9:35 am

The New York Times is reporting on the “slipping” support for the bill among New York Senators who take the religious liberty of organizations and individuals seriously: A senior Republican lawmaker from the Hudson Valley, seeking to balance religious liberty and gay rights, is emerging as a pivotal voice in the State Senate as Republicans […]

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NY Senator Supporting SSM Puts Sign Outside Office For "Bigots and Homophobes"

June 17, 2011 – 9:26 am

Both sides of this debate are actively lobbying New York lawmakers, though not all of them are being cordially received, as this New York Times reporter makes clear: Some lawmakers have been quite explicit about their frustration with some opponents of same-sex marriage. Senator Diane J. Savino, Democrat of Staten Island, taped a handwritten sign […]

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