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NY Sen. Grisanti a "NO" on SSM

May 18, 2011 – 10:40 am

Here’s the news clip: Related: Politifact RI rules “1,700 rights to marriage” claim “Barely True”

Law Professor on Common Elements Describing Parenthood in 86% of World Constitutions

May 18, 2011 – 8:00 am

Elizabeth Marquardt writes about a lecture by professor Lynn Wardle exploring the fact that “86 percent of constitutions of nations around the world … contain provisions about parenting and parenthood”: Among the themes he identifies are: -The family is the basic unit of society and the concern of the whole society (for example, Kyrgyzstan, Iran) […]

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AP: Gay Marriage Group Doubts Cuomo's Resolve

May 18, 2011 – 8:00 am

Via the AP: There may be a crack in the united effort to legalize gay marriage in New York as a gay advocacy group on Tuesday questioned Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resolve to pass the measure he’s called a top priority. Queer Rising issued a joint statement with the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club in New York […]

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Op-Ed: "On Whose Side Does the Hate Really Lie?"

May 18, 2011 – 7:00 am

David Lanham writes to the News-Leader about the resignation of former gold medalist Peter Vidmar: The Olympics, of course, are about sport, not same-sex marriage. But Vidmar chose to resign from his appointment, citing the needs of the U.S. athletes over his own. As a successful businessman, motivational speaker, author and journalist, he was probably also […]

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Rhode Island House Committee Approves Civil Unions Bill Nobody Likes

May 18, 2011 – 6:00 am

Via the AP: Rep. Doreen Costa, R-North Kingstown, said she voted against the measure because no member of the public told her they supported it. “I’ve never seen so much opposition to a bill,” she said. …Rep. Arthur Handy, D-Cranston, is crafting the amendment. He said lawmakers should have the chance to vote on gay marriage. “We’ve never enshrined […]

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New Marriage Brief: 10 Years Later, SSM in Netherlands Failing to Deliver

May 17, 2011 – 4:20 pm

William C. Duncan writes at NRO’s The Corner blog: It has been ten years since the Netherlands created same-sex marriage, and a new research brief from the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, relying primarily on information from Statistics Netherlands, provides a snapshot of the institutional strength of marriage a decade later. (The article does not […]

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Gay Marriage: Can We Win?

May 17, 2011 – 3:07 pm

NOM Chairman Maggie Gallagher is participating in a symposium hosted by Patheos’ Catholic Portal and Evangelical Portal entitled, “For Life and Family: Faith and the Future of Social Conservatism.” Can we win? The future is unknown. But let me tell you the present: This spring, we fought and won the battle against gay marriage in […]

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Sociologist Brad Wilcox: The “Elite Wisdom” on Moms & Dads is Dead Wrong

May 17, 2011 – 3:05 pm

Mercator.net reports on a recent lecture by University of Virginia sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox in Canada: … Sociologist W Bradford Wilcox says that this “elite wisdom” is dead wrong. Moms and dads bring different and essential gifts to the parenting enterprise, as a growing body of social science research findings testifies. In a presentation called […]

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Legal Watchdog Sues Obama's DOJ for Documents Detailing Decision Not to Defend DOMA; Files Prop 8 Brief

May 17, 2011 – 2:20 pm

From the Judicial Watch press release: Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on April 29 against the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ)to obtain records related to the DOJ’s decision not to defend the constitutionality of the Defense […]

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APIA: Pawlenty Must Support MN Marriage Amendment

May 17, 2011 – 2:17 pm

From American Principles in Action’s press release: Today, American Principles in Action urged former Minnesota Governor and presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty to publicly support the state’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, which is up for a vote in the Minnesota House of Representatives tomorrow. “Courts in states across the […]

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Minnesota Nice? Pro-SSM Legislators Get Downright Rude

May 17, 2011 – 12:00 pm

Minnesotans are nice people. That’s why it was especially disheartening to witness the nasty jabs that legislators opposed to the Marriage Amendment hurled at the bill’s supporters once it became clear that the Senate was indeed going to pass the bill (as it turned out, in a bi-partisan vote) on to the House. UpTake Minnesota […]

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Catholic Editor Responds to "Fringe Conservative" Label

May 17, 2011 – 11:03 am

The liberal press in Minnesota has been going after those who are supporting the marriage amendment effort, one paper calling them “fringe conservatives”. Joe Towalski, the editor of the Catholic Spirit and the Saint Cloud Visitor responds: The Minnesota Independent noted in a recent article that newspapers throughout the state are coming out against a bill seeking […]

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Gay Activists Stage "Kiss In" During Mass after Brazil High Court OKs Civil Unions

May 17, 2011 – 10:00 am

Almost two weeks ago a Judge on the Brazilian High Court ruled that gay civil unions did not violate their constitution: Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal has ruled that homosexual unions are equivalent to the “stable unions” of heterosexuals under national law, despite the Brazilian Constitution’s clear limitation of such unions to heterosexual couples. “Stable unions,” […]

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UK High Court Rules Against Last Catholic Adoption Agency

May 17, 2011 – 7:30 am

Here is the background explaining the case that a Catholic adoption agency in the UK brought before the court: After the passage of the Equality Act which prohibited sexual orientation discrimination in adoption services, Catholic Care sought to retain its policy of placing children with married couples without violating the law. In a series of […]

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