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Brian Brown, to NPR, on MN: "We've Never Lost"

May 26, 2011 – 3:35 pm

NOM President Brian Brown was asked by National Public Radio to comment on polling in Minnesota (more on that from us soon): … supporters of the Minnesota amendment say the notion of that state as a bellwether for change in same-sex marriage attitudes is hogwash. “People doing polls want to get the results they’re getting,” […]

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Canadian Sociologist on Why Mothers Matter

May 26, 2011 – 10:38 am

Andrea Doucet is a sociology professor at Carleton University in Ottawa and author of “Do Men Mother?”. He writes at MercatorNet: British researcher John Bowlby first brought to light the unique importance of the mother-child relationship after he observed a consistent pattern of disrupted relationships and later adult psychopathology (Bowlby, 1944). Children who were deprived […]

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Reader Fed Up with Star Tribune's Editorial Slant on Marriage

May 26, 2011 – 10:32 am

He writes to the paper: It’s too bad the Star Tribune loves to paint all people who disagree with gay marriage as hypocrites and extremists. It seems to me only the extreme views and rhetoric of people on the subject get media attention. I guess that sells papers. What is lost in all of this is […]

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Facebook Decides Only Friends Get Free Speech

May 26, 2011 – 10:27 am

In the Daily Caller: Facebook’s managers are deploying a new software upgrade that will dismantle myriad groups of like-minded political activists unless they get a special software-key from the company. But Facebook managers are providing very limited information about which groups are being favored with the new key, prompting some activists to complain about possible […]

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Young Conservative: Don't Count Us Out of Marriage Debate

May 26, 2011 – 10:09 am

In the Christian Post: Do young people care about traditional marriage? Young Republican National Federation Chairwoman Lisa Stickan says membership in their group is growing nationwide ahead of the 2012 election and states that within the YRNF, there is a “groundswell” of support for traditional marriage. … Stickan maintained that she and other young supporters […]

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Gov. Dayton Goes for Theater Over Substance

May 25, 2011 – 3:29 pm

Still no budget?  Engage in political theatrics… Even though he can’t keep it off the ballot, Gov. Mark Dayton today vetoed the bill that proposes a constitutional amendment [allowing the people to vote on] marriage to show his strong opposition. … No previous governor has tried to veto constitutional amendment legislation, Peter Wattson, the governor’s […]

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Video: Mayday for Marriage Rally in Albany, NY

May 25, 2011 – 2:29 pm

Local YNN reports that “Capping off a statewide tour, hundreds of MayDay for Marriage ralliers are bringing their message to the Capitol” and includes this video:

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NY Senate Republicans Who Support SSM "Face a Very Real Threat" in Elections

May 25, 2011 – 1:10 pm

This report from The Capitol suggests that NY republicans understand where their constituents are on the question of marriage: In private conversations around the Capitol, top Democratic lawmakers expressed serious misgivings about the likelihood that any bill would pass this session. At a certain point, they said, political reality takes over: The Senate is controlled […]

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MN Legislators Receive Uncivil Emails from HRC's National List

May 25, 2011 – 11:21 am

After the Minnesota legislature voted to allow Minnesotans to vote on the definition of marriage, HRC sent out an alert to its national email list telling their supports to “voice your anger and disappointment” at the legislators (presumably on both sides of the aisle) who voted for the bill. Many of HRC’s supporters evidently opted […]

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Gay Press: Equality Maryland in Disarray, HRC Will Mount Effort to Pass SSM in 2012

May 25, 2011 – 10:12 am

In the Washington Blade: Equality Maryland will likely lay off its four remaining staff members and could be forced to close if sufficient funds aren’t raised to cover costs, according to its board president, who blames the organization’s former executive director for the crisis. … The flap over Meneses-Sheets’ termination has offered a glimpse into […]

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Minnesota Pastor Pledges to Protect Marriage--and Gay People!

May 25, 2011 – 10:05 am

Minnesota nice on display in the Fergus Falls Journal’s letters to the editor section: Although I understand some of the reasons for it, I was disappointed to read that the reporter could not find any minister who was willing to publicly state their position on the gay marriage issue, except two. And, unfortunately, the two […]

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Police Investigating Possible Satanist Graffitti at Cathedral in MN

May 25, 2011 – 9:45 am

In the Twin Cities Pioneer Press: Graffiti was discovered on the Cathedral of St. Paul last weekend and police are investigating it as a possible hate crime. White-colored upside-down crosses were spray-painted on five of the six main doors on the Summit Avenue side, according to a police incident report. It occurred between Friday night and Saturday […]

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Odd News: The Divorce Curse in Oregon's 5th

May 25, 2011 – 9:00 am

Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire: With Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and his wife filing for divorce last week, The Oregonian reports that every lawmaker who has represented Oregon’s 5th congressional district has divorced while in office.

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New York Attorney: "[SSM] Isn't About Love; It's About Devaluing Marriage"

May 25, 2011 – 8:00 am

Raymond Belair also serves as general counsel to Family First of Eastchester and the Children First Foundation of Eastchester. He writes (and mentions our NY “Consequences” Ad in the second paragraph): Recent news stories about the homosexual lobby’s push for so-called same-sex marriage have been heavily fortified with statements about love for all people who find […]

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A North Carolinan Voice for a Marriage Amendment

May 24, 2011 – 4:08 pm

Victory in Minnesota is encouraging North Carolinans to call for their right to vote for marriage, in the op-ed pages of the Winston-Salem Journal: Marriage serves as the basis for social organization; it is not a consequence of it. Marriage signifies a particular relationship among the many unions that individuals freely enter; it’s the one […]

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