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Dr. Jeff Mirus on "Gay Marriage and the Glories of the World"

March 21, 2011 – 1:57 pm

Jeff Mirus, president of Catholic Culture, writes about who is changing their mind on gay marriage, and why: … once you ask whether a Catholic attends church weekly or more, the numbers shift radically, with nearly 70% opposed to gay marriage and holding. One of our supporters wrote in to point out how interesting it […]

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Company which claimed SSM would be good for business in Indiana has 2,200 employees in 81% pro-marriage Tennessee

March 21, 2011 – 12:08 pm

The Speak Up Movement blog, which protects and promotes the rights of churches, points out the hypocrisy implicit in the claims made by Cummings Inc (which Maggie talked about here) that SSM is necessary for a welcoming work environment: Tennessee’s marriage amendment [which passed by 81% in 2006] carries some of the most powerful language […]

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Opinion: Latinos Upset Obama Doesn’t Want to Defend Marriage

March 21, 2011 – 11:22 am

Alfonso Aguilar, the Executive Director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, writes in Fox News Latino: …Most Latinos understand marriage as the basic cell of the family and society. The institution of marriage to them is not only a religious sacrament, but an institution of natural law — an objective instrument of natural design […]

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A fair shake from the The Economist?

March 21, 2011 – 10:58 am

In January Maggie Gallagher debated SSM with Evan Wolfson over at The Economist. Now the moderator of that debate, Roger McShane, writes that he found Maggie’s arguments “abstruse” (i.e., you need a brain to understand them). But in fact, 37 percent of The Economist readers, by the last day, did not share Mr. McShane’s incomprehension: […]

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New Study: Good Things Come to Couples Who Wait

March 21, 2011 – 10:51 am

Via Science Daily: A statistical analysis showed the following benefits enjoyed by couples who waited until marriage compared to those who started having sex in the early part of their relationship: * Relationship stability was rated 22 percent higher * Relationship satisfaction was rated 20 percent higher * Sexual quality of the relationship was rated […]

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Maryland: In the End, The Churches Won

March 19, 2011 – 11:28 am

Blair Lee, CEO of the Lee Development Group in Silver Spring, MD writes in the Maryland Gazette on March 18th about “Gay Marriage on the Rocks.” He points out the gay lobby, supposedly speaking for the oppressed, is actually so powerful that not a single lobbyist could be hired to defend marriage. But the churches […]

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The Onion's Apocalyptic Take on SSM in Iowa

March 19, 2011 – 11:26 am

We shared a chuckle when we saw this satirical story in “American’s Finest News Source” (aka The Onion): Town Of Davenport, Iowa Descends Into Hell Following Gay Marriage Ceremony Immediately following the performance of a same-sex marriage ceremony Sunday afternoon at Holy Christ Almighty Lutheran Church on Lincoln Avenue, the city of Davenport, IA and all […]

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A mother's take on her daughter's anti-bullying program

March 19, 2011 – 11:21 am

Written by an anonymous author and published at The Public Discourse — an excerpt: I have nothing against organizations working with other groups in order to determine how they might best approach school problems like bullying. In fact, work needs to be done on many fronts to prevent school bullying, which can result in alienation, […]

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Video: Drag Queens for Gay Marriage Stop Rush Hour Traffic in NYC

March 18, 2011 – 11:30 am

Three drag queens and four or five other gay folks block off sixth avenue in New York during rush hour to make a point on March 1st: The organizers said it took place simply because it was the first day of March: “We plan to do something every month until we have full marriage equality.”

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Recent Polls Showing Strong Majorities Oppose SSM

March 18, 2011 – 11:10 am

MORE DATA: 2010 CNN National Exit Poll – Americans oppose SSM 54% to 40% August 2010 Fox News Poll – only 37% support SSM given choice between SSM/CU/no recognition August 2010 Public Policy Institute Poll – 33% favor SSM while 57% oppose it The PPI poll is the only one of these which uses an […]

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Brian Brown responds to WaPo Poll: "The Only Poll That Counts is a Free and Fair Vote of the People"

March 18, 2011 – 9:51 am

Brian Brown is quoted in a new Washington Post story this morning: “Slim majority back gay marriage, Post-ABC poll says” … Opponents of same-sex marriage took issue with the poll, which asks respondents: “Do you think it should be legal or illegal for gay and lesbian couples to get married?” Brian Brown, president of the […]

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Pseudo Catholic and Protestant groups funded by Gay Billionaires

March 18, 2011 – 9:38 am

Thomas Peters has published a list of the almost $700,000 in grants the Arcus Foundation (run by Tim Gill’s friends) has given to groups dedicated to introducing more “diversity” into the Catholic Church’s teaching on sexuality and marriage in the past few years. These groups present themselves as the authentic voice of the Catholic laity. […]

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Can Crystal Cathedral Run Its Own Church or Does It Need USAToday's Permission?

March 17, 2011 – 3:29 pm

The Crystal Cathedral (the home base for the international Crystal Cathedral Ministries), with a congregation of over 10,000 members in Orange County, CA recently asked its choir members, who are considered part of its ministry, to commit to basic Christian principles, and to acknowledge that the Crystal Cathedral teaches the mainstream Christian idea that sex […]

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Maggie's latest column: "The Launch of Muscular Liberalism"

March 17, 2011 – 2:16 pm

Available on Yahoo! News: Last month, facing the problem of Muslim assimilation, British Prime Minister David Cameron denounced multiculturalism and called for a new “muscular liberalism” as the basis for a shared national identity. Applauding conservatives, beware. For Cameron’s new liberal muscles were pumped this week at Owen and Eunice Johns, whose religious objections to […]

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Shocked Reaction of Pro-SSM Advocates to MD Defeat: The Name Calling Begins

March 17, 2011 – 1:42 pm

We’ve already talked about this theme today, but here are even more examples: Ed Brayton at ScienceBlogs: “We certainly shouldn’t be surprised that the “faith” of black churches is any different from the “faith” of white ones, often “telling” someone to do something that violates the rights of others. But you’d sure wish that black […]

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