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Weigel on Why the State Has No Right to Redefine Marriage

January 19, 2013 – 9:00 am

Public intellectual George Weigel continues his series for First Things describing what the marriage debate is about: “…Throughout history, just states (whether democratic or not) have understood that there are limits to their powers: There are certain things that just states simply cannot do. With rare exceptions, the just state cannot interfere in the doctor-patient […]

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Support for SSM in France Falls From 65% to 50% in Wake of Paris Rally

January 18, 2013 – 2:30 pm

CBN: President Francois Hollande is planning to legalize same-sex marriage, but the country’s Catholic bishops and other religious leaders are fighting the initiative. Public opinion appears to be moving in their favor, with a recent poll showing about 50 percent of French support same-sex marriage, down from 65 percent in August. France has already legalized […]

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Photo: Paris Pro-Marriage Rally Featured on Front Page of Sao Paulo, Brazil Newspaper

January 18, 2013 – 1:00 pm

Brazil has noticed what happened in France! When will the United States media catch up?

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Italy's Prime Minister Says No to Gay Marriage

January 18, 2013 – 11:00 am

GayStarNews: Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti, who is running for re-election in February, has rejected same-sex marriage. Interviewed by SkyTg 24, Monti explained: ‘I think that a family is only made of a man and a woman. Children should grow with a father and a mother.’ But he indicated he was in favor of giving […]

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UK Coalition for Marriage Hands Out One Million Leaflets in Swing Precincts

January 18, 2013 – 9:00 am

More massive mobilization for marriage, this time in Britain. This from a gay news source in the UK: One million leaflets against government’s plans to legalise marriage equality are being sent out to voters in constituencies marginal on the issue by an anti-equal marriage campaign group which has deemed the plans “undemocratic”. The target of […]

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Video: Frigide Barjot's Rousing Pro-Marriage Speech in France!

January 17, 2013 – 1:00 pm

Frigide Barjot, a French humorist, columnist and socialite, is a somewhat unlikely hero for marriage but a hero she has become! At the rally for marriage last Sunday, she led a spirited public recitation of diverse voices calling on President Hollande to acknowledge their points and understand the damage his proposal to redefine marriage will […]

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Cartoon Lampoons French President's Refusal to Acknowledge Size of Pro-Marriage Opposition

January 17, 2013 – 12:00 pm

President Hollande is attempting to claim there were 2/3rds less than the actual number of pro-marriage demonstrators last Sunday. This french cartoon translated reads: Advisor: “There are more than 1 million, Mr. President.” President Hollande: “We will say that they are only 340,000. After all, this law is to end with what is real, isn’t […]

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BCN: Nearly One Million March for Marriage in Paris

January 17, 2013 – 11:30 am

Actually, event organizers peg the attendance at over 1,000,000: World Congress of Families (WCF) hailed Sunday’s march for traditional, natural marriage in Paris. WCF Managing Director Larry Jacobs commented: “Hundreds of thousands marched in Paris yesterday, in bitterly cold temperatures, to oppose plans by President Francois Hollande to force a bill legalizing so-called same-sex marriage […]

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European Court of Human Rights Dismisses Case of British Christian Who Wished to Opt Out of Administering S-S Civil Partnerships

January 17, 2013 – 9:00 am

A defeat for the rights of a Christian, Lillian Ladele, who lives in Britain, and her case now sets a precedent for other European countries: “…cases [heard by the European Court of Human Rights] involved nurse Shirley Chaplin, 57, whose employer also stopped her wearing necklaces with a cross, Gary McFarlane, 51, a marriage counsellor […]

Posted in Europe, Marriage, MarriageADA, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (5)

Hundreds Rally to Protect Marriage in Rhode Island!

January 16, 2013 – 9:30 am

A police officer interviewed in this story pegged the crowd at 1,000 — ABC 6’s Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis sees this as a sign that the people of Rhode Island want to protect marriage: Hundreds of opponents of same sex marriage rallied in the [Rhode Island] Statehouse rotunda, led by clergy members who say […]

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Victory: Angela McCaskill Reinstated After Signing Maryland Marriage Petition

January 15, 2013 – 11:00 am

The university quietly reinstated Angela McCaskill over the holiday recess, after some gay marriage activists called for her to be fired simply for petitioning to allow the people of Maryland to vote on the question of marriage: Gallaudet University has reinstated its chief diversity officer after a 3-month paid suspension for signing a petition circulated […]

Posted in Marriage, MarriageADA, Same Sex Marriage, Washington DC | Comments (61)

Socialist Politician Says Spanish Bishop Should be "Muzzled"

January 14, 2013 – 2:00 pm

CNA/EWTN News: A socialist government official in Andalusia, Spain, called for a local Catholic bishop to be “muzzled” for arguing that men and women are both different and complementary. Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Cordoba should be silenced for leveling attacks against “real and effective equality between men and women,” charged Miguel Angel Vazquez, a member […]

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Video: NOM Chairman John Eastman Comments on Same-Sex Ceremonies at the National Cathedral

January 14, 2013 – 1:00 pm

NOM’s Chairman John Eastman was on FoxNewsHQ this Sunday speaking about the National Cathedral’s decision to offer ceremonies to same-sex partners. “The step that [the National Cathedral] has taken … is directly in violation of international Anglican law and the Book of Common Prayer. So they can do this if they want but redefining marriage […]

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GOP Chair Pat Brady In Danger of Being Ousted Over Betrayal of Marriage

January 14, 2013 – 12:00 pm

Our grassroots activism is having an effect! The Illinois Review: Illinois Review has learned that the Illinois Republican Party’s State Central Committee may very well have the votes needed to force Chairman Pat Brady’s resignation. We’re told that the SCC is working out a plan for IL GOP Vice Chairman Carol Donovan to step in as the interim chairman, and will […]

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"More Than 1,000 Priests Sign Letter Claiming Gay Marriage is Biggest Threat to Religious Freedoms Since the Reformation"

January 14, 2013 – 10:00 am

The UK Daily Mail: More than 1000 priests have signed a letter voicing concerns about how same-sex marriage will threaten religious freedoms and may even lead to Catholics being excluded from jobs. In the letter, which is one of the biggest open letters of its type ever written, the priests claim that same-sex marriage could […]

Posted in Catholic Church, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (6)
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