Obama’s conveniently-timed endorsement of same-sex marriage during the campaign season is now leaving some liberals to wonder why he hasn’t commented once on the issue since being reelected, not even now that the Supreme Court has decided to take up the question: “The Supreme Court’s decision to weigh in on two gay marriage cases has […]
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NRO Editors: On Marriage, The Supreme Court Should Defend the Right of Republican Self-Governance
December 12, 2012 – 10:00 am
The editors of National Review comment on the Supreme Court taking up Prop 8 and DOMA: “…The Supreme Court should reverse these lower-court rulings, and straightforwardly affirm the right of the people in any state to act, constitutionally or legislatively, to adopt the traditional view of marriage as a relationship oriented toward procreation. The justices […]
AP: "Gay Marriage Supporters See 41 Reasons to Fret Over SCOTUS Decision to Take Up Cases"
December 12, 2012 – 9:00 am
The Associated Press on more gay advocates coming forward to share their fears of losing at the Supreme Court: Gay marriage supporters see 41 reasons to fret over the Supreme Court’s decision to take up the case of California’s ban on same-sex unions. While nine states allow same-sex partners to marry, or will soon, 41 […]
Anderson: What is Marriage Besides Sexual Complementarity?
December 12, 2012 – 8:00 am
Ryan Anderson’s second contribution to Richochet: “…Just ask yourself: If the law recognized same-sex couples as spouses, would it still fail to respect the equality of citizens in multiple-partner relationships? Are those inclined to such relationships being treated unjustly when their consensual romantic bonds go unrecognized, their children thereby “stigmatized,” their tax filings unprivileged? This isn’t […]
Safe World for Women: "Starbucks to Cut Maternity Benefits for UK Workers"
December 11, 2012 – 2:30 pm
Starbucks supports redefining marriage but not new mothers: The new contractual terms being circulated to staff across 750 stores [in the UK] include the removal of cash incentives for becoming manager or partner of the year in favour of the award of a plaque and the removal of a bonus scheme for women returning after […]
Ryan Anderson: "Why [Do] Conservatives Choose to Focus Exclusively on SSM? ... We Don't"
December 11, 2012 – 2:00 pm
Ryan Anderson, co-author of What is Marriage? One Man, One Woman: A Defense writes in Ricochet: “As the Ricochet editors mentioned, tomorrow Encounter Books releases my new book, co-authored with Sherif Girgis and Robert P. George, What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense. So while blogging at Ricochet this week, I thought I’d explore some […]
Brian Brown on Newsmax TV: "Lawyers for SSM ... Didn't Want the Court to Take the Case"
December 11, 2012 – 1:30 pm
Brian Brown spoke with Newsmax over the weekend for a more in-depth interview about the important news regarding Prop 8 and DOMA: “We are ecstatic that the court took the case. Folks may not remember this but the lawyers for those that wanted to overturn Proposition 8 actually asked the Supreme Court to not take […]
William Duncan on SCOTUSBlog: SCOTUS Should Correct Novel Application of Equal Protection in Lower Court
December 11, 2012 – 1:00 pm
SSM Advocates often claim same-sex couples have a right to marry because of “equal protection.” Legal scholar William Duncan explains why that is not the case over at the highly-read SCOTUSblog: “…The decisions the Court will be reviewing have embraced something like a “substantive equal protection” doctrine. … The Supreme Court now has an opportunity […]
VICTORY: University Settles with Christian Julea Ward After Court Rules "Tolerance is a Two-Way Street"
December 11, 2012 – 11:30 am
Excellent news from the Alliance Defending Freedom: Eastern Michigan University has agreed to settle an Alliance Defending Freedom lawsuit filed on behalf of Julea Ward, a graduate student whom the university expelled from a counseling program for abiding by her religious beliefs. As a result, a federal district court issued an agreed-upon order of dismissal Monday. […]
New Study by Prudential Insurance Shows the Wealth of LGBT People
December 11, 2012 – 11:00 am
Austin Ruse at the First Things First Thoughts blog: “…Matthew Frank pointed out in these pages that recent Federal Court rulings scoff at the claim that LGBT persons are politically powerless. … And now comes a new study from the financial services giant Prudential. The study looked at 1,401 LGBT persons aged 25-68 from “urban, suburban, and […]
Matthew Franck: "Power Gained, Argument Weakened for SSM"
December 11, 2012 – 10:00 am
Matthew Franck writes about the weakening of the legal case for same-sex marriage after the political movement scores its first victories: “…same-sex marriage advocates claim that gays and lesbians are politically powerless, unable to make headway in the normal channels of democratic decision-making at the polls and in legislatures, thus needing the aid of the […]
"I’m Socially Conservative, in College, and Need a Party"
December 11, 2012 – 9:00 am
Derek Bekebrede, a senior majoring in economics at Harvard, writes in search of a party that shares his social conservative principles: “…John Londregan and Luis Tellez on Public Discourse already have shown why the Republican Party should continue its principled support of life and marriage, but the debate has thus far ignored a critical obstacle […]
Gay Marriage Proponent: SCOTUS "May Backfire"
December 10, 2012 – 3:00 pm
Yet another voice, this one in The New Republic, adds to the chorus of gay advocates saying Olson and Boies may have made a monumental blunder on their legal strategy to push redefined marriage: “…The lessons the gay litigators learned from the racial and gender civil rights movements led them to consider the federal courts […]
Brian Brown on FoxNews: "It's Time for the Supreme Court to Correct Some Wrongs"
December 10, 2012 – 2:00 pm
Brian Brown was on FOXNews this weekend communicating how pleased he is that the Supreme Court chose to take up both cases relating to marriage and also explained why he is optimistic about how the court will rule: “There is no constitutional right to redefine marriage. Our Founding Fathers didn’t see it that way and […]
Abp. Cordileone, U.S. Bishops, Hail Supreme Court Decisions on Marriage
December 10, 2012 – 1:00 pm
The U.S. Bishops Conference: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, responded to today’s U. S. Supreme Court decision to hear the case challenging California’s Proposition 8 and a case challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to […]
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