Today at a SSM rally held in Albany NY, State Sen. Tom Duane –the state’s only openly gay state senator– lost no time in demonizing those who disagree with him about redefining marriage: Looking back on the Senate’s rejection of a gay marriage bill in 2009, Duane said it was a combination of “a homophobic […]
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Chuck Donovan on Winning DOMA on the Merits of Marriage
May 9, 2011 – 3:52 pm
A Heritage Foundation scholar, Chuck Donovan, writes about HRC’s campaign of intimidation and the benefits of marriage for children and society which DOMA protects: “If Olympic medals were handed out for hubris, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a gay activist group, would be the clear favorite for the gold. Its ruthless effort to deprive the […]
Tonight: Dr. Morse Interviews Bill Duncan on the Fate of Marriage
May 9, 2011 – 2:55 pm
From Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse at the Ruth Institute: Join Dr. J today, May 9, from 6-7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, as she interviews Mr. William Duncan, JD, President of the Marriage Law Foundation, and member of the Ruth Institute Academic Advisory Board. Listen as Dr. J and Mr. Duncan explore: • The fate of Prop […]
Video/Photo: Mayday For Marriage Tour Rolls Through Elmira, NY
May 9, 2011 – 11:01 am
The Mayday for Marriage Tour (which we talked about last week) visited Elmira, NY over the weekend – here is a great photo from the stop (more photos here): Local TV was there to interview some of the organizers and participants: Read WETM’s accompanying story here. If you live in the Empire State there is […]
People Wonder, How Does 2% Exercise So Much Influence?
May 9, 2011 – 10:50 am
Politico reports on “Gay Donors Fuel[ing] Obama’s 2012 Campaign”: President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign is banking on gay donors to make up the cash it’s losing from other groups of wealthy supporters who have been alienated and disappointed by elements of Obama’s first term. … the [Obama 2012] campaign’s new fundraising apparatus appears designed to […]
Top U.S. Olympic Liaison Resigns Over Controversy About SSM Views
May 9, 2011 – 10:00 am
Last week Olympic gold medal winner Peter Vidmare was chosen as chief of mission for the London Olympics in 2012, which the AP explains made him the liaison officer for the American team in its dealings with the International Olympic Committee and local organizers. Last Friday he chose to resign after it became public that he […]
Assemblyman Barklay and State Sen. Ritchie Against SSM in NY
May 9, 2011 – 9:00 am
From local News Channel 9: “The ethics bill needs to be passed, the property tax cap bill needs to be passed so I think we should focus on that and less so on gay marriage,” Assemblyman William Barclay said.”I’ve been brought up to believe that marriage is between a man and a woman,” State Senator Patty […]
Video: In Presidential Debate, Rick Santorum Slams Truce, Defends Marriage
May 6, 2011 – 4:34 pm
Rick Santorum was at yesterday’s presidential hopefuls’ debate in South Carolina. The audience loved this response he made when asked about the infamous “truce” on moral issues called for by Mitch Daniels:
Georgia AG Sam Olens Blasts King & Spalding
May 6, 2011 – 4:23 pm
From the Atlanta Republic: Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens said during a speech this week to the Glynn County (Ga.), Bar Association the firm’s decision “sets a dangerous precedent and could have a chilling effect on law firms,” according to The Republic. He also noted that the same firm represented detainees at the military’s Guantanamo […]
Providence Phoenix on "The Stunning Demise of Gay Marriage"
May 6, 2011 – 4:11 pm
David Scharfenberg conducts a postmortem on SSM in the Ocean State: But if the inside game was lacking, the outside game was problematic, too. Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI), the main advocacy group, was riven by internal conflict and stumbled badly in the early going. Among [former MERI Spokesman Bill] Fischer’s biggest critiques of MERI: […]
Major Faith Coalition Unites For Marriage in NY
May 6, 2011 – 12:56 pm
From the New York Times: “Our pastors are fired up by the governor’s assault on marriage,” said the Rev. Jason J. McGuire, executive director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, a lobbying group that represents evangelical churches in the state. “We’re already in gear.” And they’re not the only ones in gear: State Senator Joseph P. […]
PA Rep. Metcalfe Introduces Marriage Amendment
May 6, 2011 – 12:15 pm
From Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Chairman (and State Representative) Daryl Metcalfe’s official press release: [We] announced today the introduction of a Constitutional amendment to allow the citizens of Pennsylvania to precisely define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.“The institution of traditional marriage has never been under greater attack,” said Metcalfe. […]
Hilarious Video: Cartoon Conservative Demolishes Liberal Arguments for SSM
May 6, 2011 – 9:00 am
A reader sent this along to us and we thought it would be perfect for an offbeat Friday posting: Doesn’t a lot of this sound familiar?
NOM Launches "We're There Until You Need Us" Information Campaign Aimed at Law Firm Who Abandoned US House Defense of Marriage Lawsuit
May 5, 2011 – 4:45 pm
WASHINGTON – The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today launched a nationwide web campaign against the law firm of King & Spalding over their decision to abandon representation of the US House of Representatives in the effort to defend the nation’s marriage law, called the Defense of Marriage Act. The ad campaign tags the firm […]
Australian Gay Groups Seek to Narrow Religious Liberty Protections for Schools, Ministries
May 5, 2011 – 3:00 pm
Via the AP: “States are providing large amounts of funding to services along with essentially a license to discriminate with the provision of those services, and it just seems very out of date and inappropriate,” said Alan Brotherton, a policy director for ACON, an organization promoting health issues for the gay community. … Neil Foster, a […]
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