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Bishop Tobin of Providence talks about marriage and "rediscovering courage and conviction"

April 4, 2011 – 8:00 am

The Catholic World Report has published an inspiring interview with Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence. Bishop Tobin, among his many endeavors (such as providing local needy with heating assistance in winter), is a staunch and creative defender of marriage in Rhode Island: CWR: How has the Catholic community in Rhode Island responded to efforts to […]

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Canadian civil liberties group: Polygamy ban should be 'relegated to scrap heap of history'

April 3, 2011 – 11:01 pm

From the Vancouver Sun: The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling for Canada’s polygamy law that bans multiple marriages to be found unconstitutional and “relegated to the scrap heap of history.” In written submissions filed Thursday, the association urged B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman to find that the law offends fundamental freedoms. The parties in […]

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After SSM, What Next? Half-Marriage and Ending the "Privileges" of Marriage

April 2, 2011 – 8:00 am

Two reminders that the effort to redefine marriage to include same-sex  unions represents just one way that revisionists are attempting to empty marriage of its meaning and purpose. John Culhane, a professor of Law at Widener University proposes leveling marriage to make it little different from other types of unions: Why should we continue to […]

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Gacek on Seeking the Real Obama on Marriage

April 2, 2011 – 7:00 am

Chris Gacek, JD, PHD, and a senior fellow at the Family Research Council, goes on a hunt for the real Obama when it comes to marriage: Since the days when Obama ran for president, he has been slippery regarding his support for same-sex marriage. He has told America that he opposes same-sex marriage, but he […]

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Video: Rep Weiner jokingly claims to be for "mandatory gay marriage"

April 1, 2011 – 12:22 pm

And now for something completely different … Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose primary hobby these days is to appear petulant and annoyed during FOX News interviews, was at the Congressional Correspondents’ Dinner this week. Overall he did a good job, but one joke seemed to fall a little flat: At least the new mayor of Chicago got […]

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Urgent Action Alert: Protect Christian Adoption Agencies from Government!

April 1, 2011 – 12:16 pm

We received this news from a reader: The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) has proposed regulations to require state licensed adoption agencies in Virginia, including private church-run adoption agencies, to not refuse to process adoption of children based on sexual orientation. If these new regs are adopted, even private, church-run agencies would be required […]

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Jim Jordan, Conservative Hero

April 1, 2011 – 12:08 pm

He says the GOP should honor their promises to voters: Jim Jordan, chairman of the 176-member Republican Study Committee, is leading an effort by conservatives to press House leaders for floor votes in opposition to gay marriage. “We want to advance marriage. That’s the pledge. Our party should be all about defending marriage as it […]

Posted in DOMA, Same Sex Marriage, Washington DC | Comments (1)

CARA Pollster: Info missing from survey claiming Catholic support for SSM

April 1, 2011 – 10:21 am

From the Catholic News Agency: A survey claiming majority U.S. Catholic support for same-sex “marriage” shows some differences with the “gold standard” of social surveys and did not report important information like the margin of error. A March 23, 2011 report from the Washington, D.C.-based Public Religion Research Institute included claims that Catholic support for […]

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Video: Senator Sessions says decision not to defend Doma "cannot be justified"

April 1, 2011 – 7:00 am

From the Senator’s YouTube Channel: “Senator [Jeff] Sessions, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sharply questioned Donald Verrilli, Jr, the nominee to be Solicitor General of the United States. Sessions strongly expressed his views on how the Department of Justice recently handled the Defense of Marriage Act.” Here are three easy ways we […]

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Press Release: NOM Condemns New Calls For The Firing Of Crystal Dixon, Calls on National Gay Rights Leaders To Repudiate Tactics Of Intimidation And Renounce Religious Bigotry

March 31, 2011 – 10:39 pm

WASHINGTON – In response to efforts by Equality Michigan and other gay rights groups to target Crystal Dixon’s job because she disagrees that the gay rights and the civil rights argument are equivalent, the National Organization for Marriage issued the following statements: “The gay movement’s tactics smell more and more like Joe McCarthy than Dr. […]

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Video: Trump tells O'Reilly "I'm against gay marriage", predicts Obama will come out in support of SSM

March 31, 2011 – 1:03 pm

The Donald entered the No Spin Zone last night and had this to say when asked about same-sex marriage (jump to the 4:47 mark in the video):

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YouTube censors video of pro-marriage group harassed at Brown U.

March 31, 2011 – 12:13 pm

Kathleen Gilbert at LifeSiteNews: A conservative group demonstrating support for traditional marriage met with violent opposition in Rhode Island last week. Volunteers from the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) visited Brown University during their statewide tour for traditional marriage in Rhode Island on March 23. While peacefully demonstrating on […]

Posted in Religious Liberty, Rhode Island | Comments (11)

ADF represents counselor in 11th Circuit fired for referring gay client to colleague

March 31, 2011 – 12:01 pm

From the Alliance Defense Fund press release: ADF attorneys are appealing a federal court ruling issued last March against Marcia Walden–a licensed associate counselor who was fired after she referred an individual seeking same-sex relationship counseling to a colleague. In order to avoid providing a service that would conflict with her sincerely held religious beliefs, […]

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Video: Pastor Garlow - African Americans are saving us from the bondage of SSM

March 30, 2011 – 4:31 pm

Dr. Jim Garlow speaks with Dr. Dobson on “Family Talk” and gives a shout-out to pro-marriage African Americans:

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Misleading SSM poll touted by Indiana D's paid for by Indiana Equality Action

March 30, 2011 – 1:24 pm

In the wake of yesterday’s victory for Marriage in the Indiana Senate (which saw three Democrats join every single Republican in voting to allow the people of Indiana a chance to vote on the issue in 2014), we thought it would be helpful to set the record straight about a poll, paid for by Indiana […]

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