More gay marriage activists worried about their prospects at the Supreme Court: “…The Prop. 8 case argues something much broader, however: It claims there is a fundamental right to same-sex marriage in the Constitution, and that any attempt to ban same-sex marriage violates the 14th Amendment. The Ninth Circuit’s ruling was written so narrowly that […]
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Gay Marriage Advocate "Very Afraid" of Defeat at Supreme Court
December 10, 2012 – 11:00 am
E. J. Graff wrote at The Advocate last week: “…If the court does take up Perry, be afraid, be very afraid. Almost no one believes the Supreme Court is ready to get out ahead of American opinion on the question at Perry’s heart: Do same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry under the U.S. Constitution? … […]
Washington Examiner: "Study Finds Children of Same Sex Couples Lag in School"
December 10, 2012 – 10:00 am
Paul Bedard of The Washington Examiner: Countering previous studies that found little difference between kids of same sex couples and those in a traditional marriage, a new report reveals that children of gay parents are 35 percent less likely to make normal progress in school that those living with their own married parents. Based on […]
Las Vegas Newspaper: Judge Right to Respect Will of People on Marriage
December 10, 2012 – 9:00 am
The editors of the Las Vegas Nevada-Journal take the peoples’ side on marriage: “…Judge Jones has, in fact, just ruled to uphold not merely “the law,” but the Nevada Constitution as recently amended by Nevada voters. The U.S. Constitution – under which the action is brought – instructs that the several states must retain authority […]
AP: Mormon Church Encourages Compassion for Gays
December 9, 2012 – 9:00 am
The Associated Press: “Mormon leaders unveiled a new website Thursday encouraging church members to be more compassionate in discussions about homosexuality. Church officials insist they haven’t changed the Mormon teaching that marriage is only between a man and a woman and that same-sex relationships are sinful. However, the website includes an appeal to gay and […]
NYC Mayor-Hopeful Married to Woman Who Self-Identified as Lesbian
December 8, 2012 – 11:00 am
NYC Mayor-hopeful Bill de Blasio and his wife are both “staunch supporters of gay marriage” but the New York Daily News mentions that before getting married and having two children with his wife, she identified as a lesbian: “… While Quinn is running a historic campaign to become the city’s first lesbian mayor, Public Advocate […]
The Atlantic: In Tribes Desperate for Children, Homosexuality "Unknown"
December 8, 2012 – 9:00 am
A remote where homosexuality does not exist challenges postmodern western ideas of sex, love, marriage and babies: “Barry and Bonnie Hewlett had been studying the Aka and Ngandu people of central Africa for many years before they began to specifically study the groups’ sexuality. As they reported in the journal African Study Monographs, the married […]
Heritage Blog to Supreme Court: Restore Marriage Decisions to Citizens
December 7, 2012 – 4:30 pm
Ryan T. Anderson and Jennifer Marshall write on the Heritage blog in reaction to the Supreme Court decision today: “The Supreme Court announced today that it will hear cases dealing with the definition of marriage during its current term. The Court will consider challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act, passed by an overwhelming bipartisan […]
ADF Statement by Jim Campbell on Supreme Court Taking Up Prop 8
December 7, 2012 – 4:15 pm
Via Alliance Defending Freedom: “Marriage between a man and a woman is a universal good that diverse cultures and faiths have honored throughout the history of Western Civilization. Marriage expresses the truth that men and women bring distinct, irreplaceable gifts to family life. The ProtectMarriage.com legal team looks forward to advocating before the U.S. Supreme […]
SCOTUSBlog: We Expect News On Prop 8 & DOMA Today
December 7, 2012 – 12:30 pm
SCOTUSblog says “We anticipate orders, including likely in the same-sex marriage cases, this afternoon”: Yesterday’s coverage of the Court focused on the petition for certiorari filed on Wednesday by defenders of Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage. Cormac covered the petition, which comes directly from the federal district court, in yesterday’s round-up. JURIST also has additional […]
AP: Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Nevada Law Protecting Marriage
December 7, 2012 – 12:00 pm
AP: A group that opposes gay marriage asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to take up a challenge to Nevada’s ban on same sex unions. The Coalition for the Protection of Marriage said the case crystalizes the fundamental question of whether the legal definition of marriage should be changed from a man and a […]
It Begins: Christian Wedding Vendor in Maryland Forced to Shut Down Over SSM
December 6, 2012 – 3:00 pm
The ballot shown to Maryland voters used 25 words to described the redefinition of marriage but over 70 words claiming false religious exemptions for people and institutions who disagree with redefined marriage. Sure enough, as we warned, citizens in Maryland who disagree with redefined marriage are now being forced out of the public square and […]
Nevada Pro-Marriage Lawyers Ask SCOTUS: Must States Redefine Marriage?
December 6, 2012 – 1:00 pm
From the SCOTUSblog: Lawyers for a group defending Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon to decide the most basic constitutional question in that controversy: must a state allow gays and lesbians to get married? That is an issue that no other pending case at the Court has raised. The […]
New Poll: Illinois Hispanics Strongly Pro-Marriage
December 5, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Republican political consultants are simply wrong when they claim social issues like marriage hurt their candidates – instead they help them: As Republicans ponder how to win over Hispanics in future election cycles, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel. A poll of Illinois Hispanics conducted by pollster Mike McKeon found […]
Thomas Peters on CBN: "Marriage Will Have a Good Day at the Supreme Court"
December 4, 2012 – 11:00 am
NOM’s Thomas Peters discusses the likelihood of the Supreme Court taking up the DOMA and Prop 8 cases and the consequences to marriage if it chooses not to take them up: He points out: “Just [this week], a federal judge in Nevada pointed out that those state victories for gay marriage show that states have […]
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