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Breaking: San Diego FireFighters Win Religious Liberty Case

January 26, 2011 – 3:07 pm

San Diego firefighters who were subjected to harassment have just won their case against the city of San Diego, who forced them to participate in a gay pride parade in 2007. The lead lawyer in this case was NOM California’s general counsel, Charles Limandri (pictured in the suit). Congratulations, Chuck! UPDATE: Kathleen Gilbert has the […]

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Breaking: NOM files amicus brief in support of DOMA

January 18, 2011 – 12:29 pm

NOM has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts supporting the Defense of Marriage Act (you can read the entire brief below). The basic point of the brief is that DOMA falls perfectly within America’s long-standing jurisprudence tradition. The federal government has a right to define terms like “marriage” for purposes […]

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Statement of Bishop Tobin on R.I. push for SSM

January 7, 2011 – 5:09 pm

From the Diocese of Providence website: “As the State of Rhode Island enters into a more intense debate about ‘gay marriage,’ with all the emotions surrounding that issue, I first want to re-affirm that the Catholic Church has nothing but the utmost respect and care for individuals with homosexual orientation. They are children of God […]

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Huge blow to CPAC: Heritage, others, join boycott

January 7, 2011 – 4:15 pm

Brian Fitzpatrick at WorldNetDaily: Two more big guns of the conservative movement confirmed today they are not participating in the Conservative Political Action Conference next month because of the continued participation of the homosexual activist organization GOProud. The Heritage Foundation, the largest think tank in Washington and not known as part of the religious right, […]

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Bishop Cordileone appointed chairman for Marriage Defense Committee

January 7, 2011 – 3:08 pm

The new president of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, announced Jan. 5 that he appointed Bishop Salvatore Cordileone of Oakland, California as chairman of the conference’s Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage. Bishop Cordileone succeeds Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, who was elected vice president of the conference at […]

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WaPo: SSM in Maryland "Not quite a done deal"

January 7, 2011 – 1:00 pm

The Washington Post is reporting SSM in Maryland is “not quite [a] done deal.” Remember, advocates said gay marriage was a “done deal” in New York and New Jersey last year, too. To quote a smart man: “If it were a done deal, it would be done already.” There will be a big fight ahead […]

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Same-sex marriage bills introduced in R.I. House, Senate

January 7, 2011 – 12:32 pm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With the introduction on Thursday of same-sex marriage bills in both the House and Senate, the battle now begins. In the House, Rep. Arthur Handy, D-Cranston introduced his annual bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. The 29 lawmakers co-signing the bill include House Speaker Gordon D. Fox. As she introduced […]

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The Social Issues Are Also Economic Issues

January 7, 2011 – 9:00 am

There is a great column in the NY Post about Europe’s “Ponzi-Socialism.” Charles Gasparino makes the point that Europe’s problems paying for its welfare state are twofold: high taxes drive out productive citzens and activities directly; they also drive down fertility, making it hard for married couples to raise the next generation of workers on […]

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On Marriage and the Liberal Empire

January 6, 2011 – 3:12 pm

Over at First Things, a thought-provoking new essay has just been published by R.R. Reno, on the ultimate political and philosophical implications for gay marriage: if they can do this, there is nothing they can’t do. A few excerpts: “The debate about same-sex marriage brings the modern liberal project to a point of clarity. If […]

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Not All Gay Activists Support Gay Marriage

January 5, 2011 – 4:32 pm

The Daily Caller reviews a new book, Against Equality: Queer Critiques of Gay Marriage, by queer theorists who oppose same-sex marriage. For more gays who defend marriage, check out Gays Defend Marriage.

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Can Clergy Be Punished for Refusing to Perform Same-Sex Marriage?

January 5, 2011 – 4:30 pm

We’ve believed the answer is probably “no”. But in the LA Times last summer the lawyers for a presbyterian minister who is under trial (in church courts) for performing a same-sex wedding against church law, is arguing the law can pressure clergy who refuse to perform same-sex weddings: Spahr’s trial, which will be held in […]

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In Spain, Tens of Thousands Rally for Marriage

January 4, 2011 – 2:02 pm

Once again thousands of Spanish Catholics gathered in support of traditional marriage and values: Martin Barillas reports: “The [pope] referred to families as “authentic sanctuaries of fidelity, respect and understanding” that are bolstered by “genuine servants of love that receives, accompanies, and defends life. Standing in the Plaza de Colon, on a cold Sunday morning […]

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Video: All 5 RNC candidates support marriage

January 4, 2011 – 12:10 pm

Marjorie Dannenfelser of the Susan B. Anthony List posed a question to the five candidates running for head of the RNC about their views on marriage. Here are their responses: You can view our full debate scorecard here. Here is how we rated the candidates on marriage, briefly: Saul Anuzis: A-, Rience Priebus: A-, Michael […]

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Blast from the past: Maggie debates marriage on Dr. Phil

January 4, 2011 – 11:16 am

About two years ago Dr. Phil hosted an energetic debate on the topic of marriage. Since then some of the clips have surfaced on YouTube. In this video, Maggie puts in a strong last word responding to Gavin Newsome: In a second video from the show, Pastor Jim Garlow has a zinger response to Newsome’s […]

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Prof. Robby George Fights Back!

January 2, 2011 – 11:04 pm

The debate unleashed by the essay “What is Marriage?” authored by NOM’s founding chairman Princeton Prof. Robby George and two of his former students (Sherif Girgis and Ryan Anderson) in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, continues. Here’s Prof. George and colleague’s second round of reply to Prof. Yoshino, And hteir reply to […]

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