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Maxed-Out Hillary Donor and Two-Time Nader Voter is a 'Centrist' GOP Contender?

Tim Graham of NewsBusters does a good job pointing out the glaring contradictions in the WaPo’s profile of Fred Karger: The Washington Post devoted an entire page and more in Thursday’s Style section to the GOP protest presidential candidacy of gay activist Fred Karger. Post reporter Dan Zak proclaimed: “He can see himself as the […]

Gay activists campaign to force CA mayor to dis-invite Focus on the Family VP

Do you believe in traditional marriage? Then some gay activists think you aren’t fit to be invited to a public event: As we reported earlier, Arcadia Mayor Peter Amundson has apparently invited H.B. London, Jr. , vice president of Ministry Outreach/Pastoral Ministries for Focus on the Family, to the Mayor’s Breakfast on March 4. According […]

CBN: Will 'Bluest of Blue States' OK Gay Marriage?

CBN News: Lawmakers in two East Coast blue states are pushing to legalize gay marriage. Rhode Island is one. The other is Maryland — next-door neighbor to Washington D.C., where the practice was legalized last year. …  “They’re going to continue to argue that this is all about rights,” Del. Don Dwyer, R-Maryland Dist. 31, […]

NOM Pres. Brian Brown pledges "Full Fight on Marriage in Maryland"

LifeSiteNews: Bill to legalize gay ‘marriage’ introduced in Maryland legislature Meanwhile, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has guaranteed “a full fight” in Maryland. Brian Brown, NOM’s president, said the state is on a “dangerous path” toward “radically redefining the most pro-child institution ever.” He maintains most Marylanders do not support same-sex “marriage” and says […]

New chief justice: Calif. Supreme Court will decide about entering Prop 8 soon

The Los Angeles Times: Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said Wednesday that the California Supreme Court may decide “as soon as next week” whether to weigh in on the federal Proposition 8 appeal and expressed hope that a Southern California Latino would be chosen to succeed departing Justice Carlos R. Moreno. In her first meeting with […]

Adult Children Also Hurt By Parents' Late-Life Divorces

Reuters: Children often have it rough when their parents divorce, but grown up “kids” may have it even rougher. Adult offspring whose parents split up later in life face the usual and expected psychological issues: “They may feel like ‘everything I thought was real, isn’t,'” says Diana Mercer, an attorney-mediator and author of several books […]

NYT: Chick-fil-A Protests at N.Y.U. Are Muted

From NYT’s City Room Blog: On some college campuses, students are agitated about the presence of Chick-fil-A, a purveyor of Southern-style chicken sandwiches that has run afoul of some proponents of same-sex marriage. But at a New York University cafeteria, the only place in the city where a craving for Chick-fil-A can be sated, the […]

One GOP state Senator in MD breaks ranks to support SSM

From the Advocate: “[State] Sen. Allan Kittleman announced his support for the [same-sex marriage] bill in Maryland on Wednesday, becoming the first, and perhaps the only, Republican senator to support the measure…” … In the statement, he also announced that he would abandon his proposal for a civil unions bill, a consensus attempt he conceived […]

"Marriage Benefits Personal and National Economic Stability"

From the National Marriage Week USA press release: As part of an international marriage week movement in 12 countries during the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, National Marriage Week USA — February 7 to 14 — announces new national initiatives to show marriage benefits personal and national economic stability and for raising more well […]

Indiana University reverses Chick-Fil-A suspension

Good news from the Washington Times: Indiana University at South Bend will resume its use of Chick-fil-A’s campus services on Wednesday after suspending the restaurant chain over its plans to provide free lunches for a Pennsylvania conference on traditional marriage. The restaurant’s services on IUSB’s campus have featured Chick-fil-A meals with the famous chicken sandwiches […]

NOM friends: watch John Eastman tonight!

“Judge Vinson’s ruling actually cites the documentary about the meaning of the Constitution’s Commerce Clause that I did with Reason.TV last year (watch it on YouTube here). You might find it of interest. Tonight’s appearance will be on “America’s Nightly Scoreboard,” hosted by David Asman. It airs live at 7p.m. Eastern, 4p.m. Pacific. And it […]

Dr. Robert George on CPAC's Culture Club

Kathryn Lopez on CPAC, sex, and the boycott: ‘Is conservatism a three-legged stool or not?” In his question, Princeton politics professor Robert P. George hearkens back to the Ronald Reagan–era metaphor for the concept of the Right as an integrated whole of foreign-policy, economic, and social conservatism. And it’s the question at the heart of […]

WI Governor Issues National Marriage Week Proclamation

Governor Scott Walker today issued a proclamation for National Marriage Week which encourages citizens, churches, businesses, organizations and community leaders to strengthen marriage. The Wisconsin Family Council has a press release online (PDF) applauding the governor’s act.

Pro-SSM bill dies in WY

Bills that would change the definition of marriage and would allow civil unions in Wyoming failed to advance out of a House committee (last) Friday.  – WyomingNews.com

Pro-marriage votes in 2012

The Daily Times: A legislator has filed a bill to overturn the New Mexico policy that recognizes same-sex marriages. [Rep. David] Chavez also has proposed a state constitutional amendment that would put the question of same-sex marriage before New Mexico voters in the 2012 general election.