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Marriage Bits

February 9, 2011 – 10:00 am

Is Marriage on the decline? WaPo reports that a study shows the recession has weighed heavily on American marriages … but there is a silver lining: “About a third of the couples surveyed said the recession had prompted them to work harder on saving their marriage.” There is also good news for those who work […]

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UK B&B owners deluged with obscene, threatening e-mails, phone calls

February 9, 2011 – 9:00 am

LifeSiteNews: The Christian owners of the UK Bed & Breakfast who recently went to court for refusing to provide a double room to a homosexual couple, say they are now being deluged with offensive phone calls and blasphemous, obscene emails. As you can see from the picture – they have supporters as well as detractors.

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Pawlenty Tours Iowa, voices opposition to SSM

February 9, 2011 – 8:00 am

The AP: Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is focusing on his evangelical background and offering a conservative social message as he opens a lecture series in Iowa sponsored by social and religious conservatives who are testing Republican presidential contenders on their views on key issues. During a meeting on Monday in Pella with the Family Leader, Pawlenty stressed his […]

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NYT's most-emailed article: Social Scientist Sees Bias Within

February 8, 2011 – 5:45 pm

From the NYT: Some of the world’s pre-eminent experts on bias discovered an unexpected form of it at their annual meeting. Discrimination is always high on the agenda at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s conference, where psychologists discuss their research on racial prejudice, homophobia, sexism, stereotype threat and unconscious bias against minorities. But […]

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Feb 25-26th: Ruth Institute Conference in TN!

February 8, 2011 – 10:42 am

Dr. J introduces Love & Live in the Divine Plan: A family conference co-hosted by the Ruth Institute and Aquinas College: Find out more at the official website!

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Alert: Maggie Gallagher to Testify Tuesday in Maryland SSM Hearings

February 7, 2011 – 5:04 pm

NOM’s Chairman, Maggie Gallagher, will testify in support of our historic understanding of marriage — in law, culture and society. To hear her, monitor this page on the Maryland General Assembly website tomorrow (under Judicial Committee Proceedings). The hearing is set to begin at 1PM EST.

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Elder Dallin Oaks Calls for Unity in Efforts to Protect Religious Liberty

February 7, 2011 – 2:23 pm

At least that’s the way the Deseret News reported it. The LA Times version (surprise, surprise!) is somewhat snarkier, turning to professional atheists and a former Mormon to contest his claim, rather than any serious legal scholar. The LA Times reporter also manages never to note that Elder Oaks was formerly Dean of the University […]

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MD author: SSM and the incubation of Big Brother

February 7, 2011 – 1:57 pm

Stella Morabito, a Maryland resident, writes in the Washington Examiner, “the trend towards same-sex marriage seems far less a civil rights issue than a scheme to divide the family and conquer the individual.” Maryland legislators will hold public hearings Feb. 8 on a bill to recognize same-sex marriage. This bill and the legislature that will […]

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Breaking: Indiana Judiciary Committee Passes Marriage Amendment

February 7, 2011 – 12:19 pm

We already have some movement on the news item we posted earlier this morning: Our friends in Indiana say their Judiciary Committee just passed the Marriage Protection Amendment on a straight party line vote of 8-4. UPDATE: the Associated Press confirms.

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Indiana GOP takes another shot at marriage amendment

February 7, 2011 – 10:43 am

From the AP: Republican lawmakers in Indiana are resuming their push for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. A legislative hearing is scheduled for Monday. Opponents say the amendment isn’t needed because Indiana law already bans gay marriage, but supporters worry that courts could overturn that law. An amendment banning gay marriage passed the General […]

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Indigenous women in Australia say no to SSM

February 4, 2011 – 3:03 pm

From the Australian Broadcasting Company: Some Indigenous women from the Northern Territory have made a public appeal against moves to legalise gay marriage. The Australian Christian Lobby organised a forum in Darwin on Thursday night about the Greens push to change current marriage laws. At the meeting two Aboriginal women raised cultural concerns about the […]

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Where they stand: The Maryland Senate on SSM

February 4, 2011 – 2:56 pm

John Wagner at WaPo: From all indications, the vote will be very close when a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage comes to the floor of the Maryland Senate in coming weeks. The bill needs 24 votes to pass in the chamber. A Washington Post survey in recent days found 20 senators who have publicly […]

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Italy objects to EU statement on religious persecution because it ignores Christians

February 4, 2011 – 2:29 pm

Reuters: The European Union failed to agree on a statement against the persecution of religious minorities on Monday after Italy objected to the omission of any reference to the protection of Christians. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said a draft proposed at a meeting of EU foreign ministers expressing concern about increasing numbers of attacks […]

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Santorum calls out Daniels on Social Issues Truce

February 4, 2011 – 1:17 pm

LifeNews: In an interview with conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, potential Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum slammed Mitch Daniels, also a potential GOP hopeful, on his abortion-social issues truce… “I think he is as far off base,” Santorum said of Daniels. “I don’t think he understands what conservatism is all about.” “I don’t […]

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Brian Brown to NJ Senate: Give Us (a) Justice!

February 4, 2011 – 12:06 pm

Our President Brian Brown has penned an open letter to the President of the New Jersey State Senate: What would you think if 28 percent of the members of Congress were unelected and were making critical decisions every day affecting your taxes, health care and the environment? How about if 28 percent of your local […]

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