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Gay Marriage Backers in Minnesota Plan Legislative Push

Like clockwork: Energized by a decisive win, marriage amendment opponents are already huddling to plot their next step, including a possible push to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. … Marriage amendment opponents stopped Minnesota from becoming the 31st consecutive state to use a ballot initiative to define marriage as a union between a man […]

UPI: "Support for Gay Marriage Falls in France"

UPI: Support for same-sex marriages in France has fallen by 5 percent to 58 percent in the last year, a poll published in Paris indicated. The results were published in Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui en France Saturday, in the run-up to Wednesday’s Cabinet vote on a bill to legalize same-sex marriages, Radio France International reported. Meanwhile, French […]

Archbishop of Canterbury Admits: Most Anglicans Don’t Support SSM

LifeSiteNews: Despite apparent support for same-sex “marriage” from leadership in the Anglican Church, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury admitted recently at a youth forum in New Zealand that most of those who fill the pews of Anglican Churches around the world favor a traditional definition of marriage. According to a Taonga News report, the comment […]

Cardinal Dolan Promises President Obama: Catholic Church Will Continue to Fight For Marriage

The US Bishops: Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, congratulated President Barack Obama, November 7, the day after his re-election as President of the United States. Cardinal Dolan promised the prayers of the bishops saying that “The Catholic Bishops of the United States offer our prayers that […]

Maryland Archbishop: We Must "Redouble Our Efforts to Defend Marriage"

Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, MD: “The election results on same-sex marriage should serve as a “wake up call” for Catholics, Archbishop Lori said, demonstrating “our need to redouble our efforts to defend marriage, to preach about what marriage is, and to help people understand it as a unique relationship that does not discriminate against […]

Maine Bishop Thanks Catholics Who Fought to Defend Marriage

Bishop Richard Malone of Maine: “I am deeply disappointed that a majority of Maine voters have redefined marriage from what we have understood it to be for millennia by civilizations and religions around the world. I am thankful for those who engaged in sincere and civil discourse on this matter of such serious consequence to […]

GOP Majority in New York in Jeopardy As Pro-SSM Saland Goes Down

More from us soon, friends, about the results of last night’s elections. In the meantime we wanted to point out a silver lining outcome from last night: “The fight for control of New York’s state Senate was too close to call hours after the polls closed. With most precincts reporting in unofficial results, it appeared […]

Reuters: "French Conservatives Gear Up Against Gay Marriage"

Reuters: Roman Catholic bishops and conservative politicians are stepping their campaign against French President Francois Hollande’s plan to legalize gay marriage days before his government presents its draft law in cabinet. Paris Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois is expected to call for a broad mobilization against the law when Catholic bishops meet in the southwestern pilgrimage town […]

Iowans for Freedom: 4 Reasons to Fire Wiggins

Iowans For Freedom: 1) Wiggins made and executed law from the bench. Judges can’t do that. Article 12.Section 1 of the Iowa Constitutions says, “The general assembly shall pass ALL laws…” 2) Wiggins is the worst rated Supreme Court Judge in 50-year retention history. He received only a 63% retention recommendation from his own peers. […]

A Libertarian Vote Against Gay Marriage

Popular conservative blogger Ed Morrissey of HotAir explains his vote: “…Before I left Minnesota to spend the election in California, I cast my ballot in support of both measures, and I’ll explain why — and urge my fellow Minnesotans to join me. First, contrary to what the measure’s opponents have written, it doesn’t change the definition […]

A Maine Surprise: Could Marriage Supporters Score an Electoral College Vote for Romney?

A statewide poll of Maine by critical insights shows Obama under 50% support, leading Romney by only 7 points. Maine apportions its electoral votes by congressional district, and in Maine’s 2nd district dem-leaning PPP has Romney only down by 5 points. Republicans have sent a mailer into this area informing voters that “only one candidate […]

Time to Vote YES on Marriage in Minnesota!

Minnesota for Marriage reminds us: “VOTE YES NOVEMBER 6TH! Leaving the ballot blank counts as a “no” vote!”

NOM's Peters: "Turnout" Key to Defending Marriage

Charlie Butts at OneNewsNow: Maryland, Maine, Minnesota and Washington state are voting to protect marriage or to redefine it to be a genderless institution. As Thomas Peters of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) notes, the campaign is in the final hours. “This is all about getting out the vote and turning out people,” he contends. […]

Today is Election Day: How To Protect Marriage!

If you live in one of the four states voting on marriage today here is how to protect it!

New Poll Shows: We Have the Momentum for Marriage in Maine!

A new poll out tonight by MPRC which surveyed likely voters Nov 1st-3rd has us only 4 points behind in Maine! Previous polls to this one have had us down by 7-8 points. Polls before the Maine vote in 2009 had us losing by 6 points, when we went on to win on election night […]