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MN Star Tribune: Prayer Controversy Jeopardizes Marriage Amendment Vote

May 21, 2011 – 10:56 am

The suggestion of violence (if this account is true) is abhorrent, especially from a man of the cloth. But should the people of Minnesota be deprived of the right to vote because somebody in the state legislature did not vet a so-called pastor?  

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Newspaper Names Effort to Redefine Marriage in NY a "Loser" This Week

May 20, 2011 – 5:26 pm

City Hall picks “Winners and Losers” every week. The losers this week, it says, include: New Yorkers United for Marriage — The coalition working so hard to pass a gay marriage bill has spent major money trying to flip Republican Senate votes. But with weeks left to go in the session, all their celebrity endorsements […]

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NY Senator and Bloomberg Ally Repeats Commitment to Defending Marriage

May 20, 2011 – 5:11 pm

The New York Post: Gay marriage-advocate Mayor Bloomberg suffered a setback in Albany yesterday after his closest state Senate ally introduced legislation to roll back existing same-sex marriage rights. The bill sponsored by Sen. Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn) voids recognition of gay marriages performed in other states, and comes just two days after the mayor traveled […]

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Pro-SSM Judicial Nominee Goodwin Liu Loses Senate Vote

May 20, 2011 – 5:11 pm

Via Keen News Service: The nomination of a liberal judicial candidate considered supportive, at least personally, of [redefining marriage], failed to muster enough votes in the U.S. Senate Thursday, May 19, to bring his confirmation to the floor. The Senate voted 52 to 43 on a motion for cloture—to end debate on the nomination of […]

Posted in Law, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

Fellow Olympian Medalist, Others, Voice Support for Vidmar

May 20, 2011 – 5:09 pm

Deseret News reports on people who are speaking in defense of Peter Vidmar’s fitness to represent the U.S. in the Olympics: John Naber, winner of four 1976 Olympic gold medals in swimming, said the USOC was “absolutely correct” in selecting Vidmar. “Peter believes and practices the Olympic ideals of integrity, sportsmanship and respect for the […]

Posted in California, Free Speech, Prop 8, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (2)

New Ruling Ends Donor Anonymity in Canada

May 20, 2011 – 2:39 pm

Via the Vancouver Sun: A B.C.-born woman has won a landmark court battle to give children of gamete donors the same rights as adopted children to learn about their biological parents, after a judge struck down B.C.’s Adoption Act as being unconstitutional. Olivia Pratten filed the lawsuit — the first of its kind in North […]

Posted in Canada, Children, Parenting, Science | Comments (3)

Should NOM Be Allowed to Run Ads in New York?

May 20, 2011 – 2:09 pm

Some people don’t think so.  A snapshot of the future they seek? In a May 12 letter to NY1, Time Warner Cable’s all-news station serving the five boroughs, West Village Democratic Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the longest serving out lesbian or gay member of the New York State Legislature complained about the station’s decision to air […]

Posted in Free Speech, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (14)

Spotted! Pro-Marriage Supporters in Minnesota!

May 20, 2011 – 2:04 pm

John Croman from Minneapolis tweets this photo of “Backers of Traditional Marriage amendment gather[ing at Minnesota legislature]” yesterday: Thanks for showing up, standing up and lending your voice to the cause! We hope to have good news to report soon!

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Dr. Jenet Erickson on Why Having a Mother Really Matters

May 20, 2011 – 8:00 am

One of the most interesting ways a mother contributes to the development of her child – by helping her husband be a better father: … mothers influence how fathers provide their essential contributions to children’s development. Andrea Doucet’s recent analysis of caregiving found that fathers nurture development in ways that are unique to mothers by […]

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NOM Marriage News Roundup

May 19, 2011 – 2:24 pm

As you know, NOM has been pushing on all fronts these days — in Minnesota to introduce a marriage amendment, in Rhode Island to oppose the bad civil unions bill proposed there, and in New York to stop a push there to redefine marriage. Here are some of the stories that may have been lost […]

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NYT: Mike Long, Conservative Party Stands Firm Against SSM in NY

May 19, 2011 – 12:40 pm

The New York Times on Mike Long, chairman of the state’s Conservative Party: “He’s a man of his word, and his handshake is one of the last handshakes completely trusted in New York politics,” said Bruce N. Gyory, a Democratic political consultant and adjunct professor of political science at the University at Albany. “And when […]

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Tired Meme Alert: Gay Writer Claims SSM is Helping Reduce MA's Divorce Rate

May 19, 2011 – 12:29 pm

David Valdes Greenwood – a gay man married in MA – tries to cherry-pick stats about national divorce rates to promote his claim that SSM in Massachusetts is the cause for why heterosexual couples are divorcing there less than couples in other states with marriage amendments. Greenwood’s argument is re-treading territory already explored (in more […]

Posted in Divorce, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (15)

Thousands Rally in NC for Marriage Amendment!

May 19, 2011 – 12:03 pm

The local press seems reluctant to provide a photo showing the full size of the crowd which gathered to support a marriage amendment in North Carolina on Tuesday, but the capital police put their numbers at least 3,500! Here’s a slideshow of photos from the event (click on “gallery’) and here is a video report […]

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Gay Press Claims MERI Made Backroom Deal to Scuttle SSM in RI

May 19, 2011 – 11:29 am

In a wild attempt to come up with some other explanation besides—legislators were hearing massive objections from their constituents–the gay press is posting a conspiracy by gay marriage advocates to scuttle gay marriage in Rhode Island. GoLocalProv reports: Amid the fallout over the failure to pass a gay marriage bill, a national gay news site […]

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What's Next After SSM? BC Parents Face School Policies Condemning "Heterosexist" Ideas

May 19, 2011 – 9:00 am

Via LifeSiteNews (based in Canada): Debate is heating up over the adoption of a controversial “homophobia/heterosexism” policy in the Burnaby School District of British Columbia. Concerned parents say Draft Policy 5.45 would promote homosexuality to their children and discriminate against those who oppose a homosexual lifestyle. Trustees, on the other hand, maintain the policy merely ensures […]

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