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Scottish Official Warns Catholic Adoption Agency: Place Kids With S-S Couples or Be Shuttered

January 24, 2013 – 12:00 pm

PinkNews: Scottish adoption charity St Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society has been warned that if it does not start accepting applications from gay couples it will lose its charity status. St Margaret’s policy states that “We expect applicants to have been married for at least two years”. Following a complaint by the National Secular […]

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Rev. Rutler on Humpty Dumpty's Wedding (and the Meaning of Words)

January 24, 2013 – 10:00 am

Rev. George Rutler who is a pastor in New York City reflects on the meaning of words and inquires into who has a right to define their meaning: “…But Alice’s author made Humpty Dumpty immortal in Through the Looking Glass. Humpty Dumpty boasted: “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to […]

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BuzzFeed: House Republicans Slam Administration For "Attacking" DOMA

January 24, 2013 – 9:00 am

Buzzfeed seems dubious that the President’s choice to unilaterally cease enforcing key aspects of the Defense of Marriage Act constitutes an attack — Republican lawmakers obviously disagree: The House Republican leadership Tuesday filed a brief in the Supreme Court urging the Supreme Court to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act as constitutional, arguing that the […]

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SCOTUSBlog: House GOP Leaders Defend DOMA

January 23, 2013 – 2:30 pm

Llye Denniston with SCOTUSblog notes that the new brief filed by GOP lawmakers points out how gay and lesbians can hardly be considered politically powerless: Arguing that the federal government has the same power as state governments do to define marriage, the Republican members of the House of Representatives’ leadership told the Supreme Court on […]

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Atlantic Blogger: Pro-Marriage Forces "Make Strongest Case Yet" In Prop 8

January 23, 2013 – 1:30 pm

Andrew Cohen of The Atlantic acts as if these strong pro-marriage arguments offered by the proponents of Proposition 8 haven’t existed before — they have — but at least he and other writers are acknowledging them now that the question has reached the Supreme Court. Ted Olson may hog the cameras, but Chuck Cooper is […]

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MPs to Plan for Gay Royals Marrying Same-Sex Partners and Their Children Becoming King or Queen

January 23, 2013 – 11:30 am

PinkNews: MPs look set to debate a change in the law to allow royals in same-sex relationships to marry or be in civil partnerships and for their children to be recognised as the heir to the throne. Parliament is due to pass legislation shortly to allow for the first child of Prince William, the Duke […]

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Amendment to Approve SSM Introduced in New Mexico

January 23, 2013 – 9:00 am

Sante Fe New Mexican: New Mexico voters would decide whether same-sex couples could get married in the state if the Legislature approves a proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by state Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe. … The proposal probably won’t have an easy time in the Legislature. Lawmakers in recent years haven’t even been able to […]

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Civil Unions Bill to Be Heard in Colorado Today

January 23, 2013 – 8:00 am

This report was filed last week: State legislators will once again debate a bill that would allow for civil unions in Colorado. State Sen. Pat Steadman (D – Denver) confirmed to 9NEWS political reporter Brandon Rittiman Thursday that he is introducing the Colorado Civil Unions Act. The bill will get its first hearing in the […]

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"Shocking Impact on Schools if SSM Allowed", UK Experts Warn

January 22, 2013 – 2:00 pm

The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children: There will be a shocking impact on schools if same-sex marriage is passed into law, experts warned at Westminster press conference today. Experts on family policy, sex education and ethics agreed that schools will become a focus for the promotion of radical and explicit homosexual material to […]

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Bobby Lopez on Lessons from France on Defending Marriage

January 22, 2013 – 1:00 pm

Bobby Lopez, a self-identified bisexual raised by lesbians, describes the unique voices presenting the case for marriage in France: “…The best parallel one could offer [to gay voices against gay marriage in France] is that many Jewish commentators are particularly harsh in their critiques of Israel not in spite of, but rather because of, the […]

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Video: What is Marriage? Authors Present Their Case in Half an Hour

January 22, 2013 – 11:30 am

Here is the link for the video of the presentation made at Heritage by the authors of What is Marriage? A Defense: One Man, One Woman — Prof. Robby George, Ryan Anderson and Sherif Girgis: http://www.heritage.org/events/2013/01/what-is-marriage They make the case for marriage in about 30 minutes and then offer 25 minutes of Q&A. This is […]

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"A Student Who Voices Reservations About SSM Could be Accused of Bullying LGBT Students"

January 22, 2013 – 10:30 am

Katherine Kersten in the Star-Tribune on the agenda behind Minnesota’s anti-bullying initiative: “…Why this new law? The task force appears to presuppose that bullying is a pervasive and growing problem. In fact, however, incidents of bullying and intimidation have dropped markedly in recent years, according to surveys by the Department of Justice. And while the […]

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"If Some People Can Oppose SSM for Reasons Other Than Hate, Bigotry and Small-Mindedness, Why Can’t Others?"

January 22, 2013 – 9:00 am

Glenn Stanton at First Things asks a provocative question: “…As David Mills notes below, Wendell Berry has recently claimed that opponents of same-sex marriage are necessarily and categorically rejecting a whole class of people. He tells us this kind of “categorical condemnation is the hatred of the mob” and as such is the worst kind of hate. … […]

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National Organization for Marriage Criticizes President's Decision to Divide Nation Over Marriage on Inauguration Day

January 21, 2013 – 10:00 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 21, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) National Organization for Marriage Criticizes President’s Decision to Divide Nation Over Marriage on Inauguration Day “Gay and lesbian people already enjoy full equal rights under the law.” – Brian Brown, NOM president – Washington, D.C. — Brian Brown, President of the National […]

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Video: European Court of Human Rights Cases Discussed on BBC News

January 19, 2013 – 11:00 am

The BBC reviews the decisions made in the cases of four Christians, three of whom lost their bids to defend their conscience rights: Andrea Williams of the Christian Legal Centre says at one point: “… in the case of Lillian Ladele, [there was never] any refusal of a service to any homosexual couple. So I […]

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