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French Organizers of Marriage Marchers Expect Crowds of 350,000; Have Already Rallied Far More Than Opposition

December 23, 2012 – 9:00 am

LifeSiteNews on the next wave of major national demonstrations in France in favor of protecting marriage: Organizers of the first nationwide demonstration against same-sex “marriage” in Paris on January 13th say they hope to bring together over 350,000 people. If they succeed, it would make the event one of the most important rallies in the […]

Posted in Events, France, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United for Marriage | Comments (19)

Video: BBC News Coverage of PM Cameron's Unpopular "Divisive" SSM Push

December 22, 2012 – 10:00 am

From the YouTube description by the UK Coalition for Marriage: Jeremy Paxman hosts a debate with Tim Montgomerie, of the Conservative Home blog, Anne McIntosh MP and the President of a local Conservative association. Anne McIntosh warns redefining marriage is “very divisive”, “ill thought-out” and could have unintended consequences. Others interviewed by the programme also […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Politics, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (9)

UK Muslims Slam "Discriminatory" Gay Marriage Law

December 22, 2012 – 9:00 am

RussiaToday: A bill proposed by the UK government allows gay marriages, but explicitly forbids the Church of England and the Church in Wales from blessing same-sex couples. British Muslims have criticized the proposition, demanding a similar exception. The specific naming of the two churches in the bill drew criticism from other religious factions opposed to […]

Posted in Culture, Law, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (5)

Frank Schubert Responds to Gingrich's Gay Marriage Gamble

December 21, 2012 – 4:30 pm

Newt Gingrich, in a recent interview with The Huffington Post, agreed with the false claim that redefined marriage is “inevitable” and that those who believe in marriage as the union of husband and wife should compromise the truth of marriage. Frank Schubert, NOM’s National Political Director, responds below: “Newt Gingrich has provided valuable public service […]

Posted in Same Sex Marriage | Comments (20)

Court Upholds Firing of College Official Over Op-Ed Against Gay Rights

December 21, 2012 – 1:00 pm

The Chronicle of Higher Education: A federal appeals court has upheld the University of Toledo’s decision to fire a high-level human-resources administrator who wrote a newspaper opinion column challenging the idea that gay people deserve the same civil-rights protections as members of racial minority groups. In a ruling handed down on Monday, a three-judge panel of […]

Posted in Free Speech, Marriage, MarriageADA, Ohio, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

Prof. Regnerus on Porn Use and Supporting Same-Sex Marriage

December 21, 2012 – 11:30 am

Mark Regnerus on more insights gleaned from the New Family Structures Study data set: Data from the New Family Structures Study reveal that when young adult Americans (ages 23-39) are asked about their level of agreement with the statement “It should be legal for gays and lesbians to marry in America,” the gender difference emerges, just […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (13)

NJ Democrat Senate Leader Doesn't Want the People to Vote on Marriage

December 21, 2012 – 9:00 am

Even in deep blue New Jersey, pro-gay marriage Senate President Steve Sweeney (D) doesn’t want a bill introduced by one of his fellow Democrats calling for a vote of the people on marriage to proceed. Presumably it’s because he fears he will lose such a public vote: Sen. President Steve Sweeney today reiterated his position […]

Posted in Let The People Vote, Marriage, New Jersey, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (7)

Anderson: Can the President Have a Marriage Agenda Without Talking About What Marriage Is?

December 19, 2012 – 2:00 pm

Ryan Anderson, co-author of What is Marriage?, in the Public Discourse today asks “How successful can a ‘new conversation on marriage’ marriage be when its leaders can’t even say what marriage is?” “The President’s Marriage Agenda for the Forgotten Sixty Percent,” despite the impression its title might give, was released Sunday not by the Obama […]

Posted in Debating Marriage, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (1)

Illinois Lawmakers Who Promised Civil Unions Would Be Enough Now Pushing SSM

December 19, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Democrats in Illinois are now saying they may try to push for redefined marriage during the upcoming lame duck session in January. The Illinois Family Institute points out some of these same lawmakers had promised that same-sex civil unions would be enough, and that they would not harm religious freedom: “Multiple media sources are cheerfully […]

Posted in Civil Unions, Illinois, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

Legal Insurrection: Much-Touted Poll on SSM Actually Shows Majority Oppose SSM

December 19, 2012 – 10:00 am

We’ve seen this before but it’s always worth pointing out again — polls claiming a majority support redefining marriage offer those they poll a false binary choice between redefining marriage and no legal recognition whatsoever: As Professor Jacobson pointed out the other day, there is an effort already underway to game the refs at the […]

Posted in Marriage, Poll, Polling, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (11)

Anderson on the Future of Marriage

December 18, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Ryan Anderson concludes his series for Ricochet on what is marriage by talking about the future of the marriage movement: “…The most interesting—and revealing—comments on this week’s posts have been those that said marriage is simply whatever sort of interpersonal relationship consenting adults—be they two or 10 in number—want it to be; sexual or platonic, sexually […]

Posted in Debating Marriage, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (1)

Ed Whelan: Marriage at Stake

December 18, 2012 – 11:00 am

Legal scholar Ed Whelan gives a summary of the two cases pending before the Supreme Court involving marriage, including this summary of the winding path Prop 8 has taken to the highest court: “…The saga of the anti-Prop. 8 lawsuit would make an unbelievable novel. No federal district judge has ever committed more egregious acts of […]

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Pope Says Protecting Marriage a Way to Promote Peace, Justice

December 18, 2012 – 10:00 am

Pope Benedict strengthens his call for all people of good will to work to build up a marriage culture: “Pope Benedict XVI has suggested that attempts to give gay unions the same status as marriages between men and women pose a threat to justice and peace.  “There is also a need to acknowledge and promote […]

Posted in Catholic Church, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

WSJ's James Taranto: Kennedy Not a "Sure Thing" for Gay Marriage

December 18, 2012 – 9:00 am

James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal throws a bucket of cold water on the notion that Justice Anthony Kennedy is a “sure thing” for gay marriage: “…Back in 2010, this column made essentially the same prediction [that Kennedy would support gay marriage], and on the same grounds. Now we’re not so sure. It seems […]

Posted in DOMA, Law, Marriage, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (1)

Anderson on Why Monogamy, Exclusivity and Permanence are Part of Marriage

December 17, 2012 – 2:00 pm

Ryan Anderson, continuing his discussion of what is marriage for Ricochet: Yesterday’s post explained government’s policy interest in marriage. Government needs to get marriage policy right, because it shapes the norms associated with this most fundamental relationship. Redefining marriage would abandon the norm of male-female sexual complementarity as an essential characteristic of marriage. Making that […]

Posted in Debating Marriage, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)
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