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"We Are Catholics and We Oppose Referendum 74 to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage"

November 4, 2012 – 8:00 am

Tom Matthews, Bob Kelly and Pia de Solenni write in the Seattle Times: WE are lay Catholic leaders in Washington state. We support and love our Catholic Church and her teachings on marriage. We support our bishops, priests and laity who courageously defend her. When they are seriously misrepresented, our consciences compel us to speak […]

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Washington State Catholic Bishops Take Campaign for Marriage to Prayer and Pulpit

November 4, 2012 – 7:00 am

SeattlePI: The Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle website is topped by three videos of Archbishop J. Peter Sartain arguing against same-sex marriage,  but a newly posted “Prayer in Defense of Marriage” seems to carry a similar anti-Referendum 74 message.  A passage: “May your Holy Spirit enlighten our society to treasure the heroic love of husband and […]

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Video of Brian Brown Defending Marriage in Minnesota!

November 3, 2012 – 6:00 pm

Minnesota Public Radio has posted the video of our President Brian Brown boldly defending Marriage in Minnesota. This was aired to thousands of Minnesota households!

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Pioneer Press All-But-Endorses Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment

November 3, 2012 – 5:00 pm

The editors of the Twin Cities Pioneer Press all but endorse the Marriage Protection Amendment. We commend them for doing their best to present the choice voters face clearly: “…Here is the heart of the matter. Supporters of the amendment claim that marriage properly understood is an institution to promote and protect the stability of […]

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UK: Catholic Adoption Charity Loses Legal Appeal

November 3, 2012 – 4:00 pm

One more Christian charity forced to close its doors, even after appealing: Catholic Care has lost its latest appeal in its fight to be allowed to prevent gay couples from using its adoption services. Since 2008, the Leeds-based faith group, which arranges around five adoptions each year, has maintained that unless it is able to […]

Posted in Adoption, Catholic Church, Religious Liberty, United Kingdom | Comments (1)

OffTopic: NYT Confesses, One or Two Guys Have Shifted Their Sexual Identity

November 3, 2012 – 3:30 pm

A surprisingly sympathetic profile in the New York Times of a few men who say therapy helped them lead sexual lives consistent with their values. This is off-topic for us, but thought it was an interesting development: “For most of his life, Blake Smith said, “every inch of my body craved male sexual contact.” Mr. […]

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3/4 of English MPs Say Feedback on Gay Marriage is Negative, Half Strongly Negative

November 3, 2012 – 3:00 pm

The UK Christian Institute: “…A recent poll revealed that most voters who write to MPs about the plans to redefine marriage are opposed to the measure. Three quarters of MPs (74 per cent) said the balance of correspondence about gay marriage was “negative” and almost half (47 per cent) was “strongly negative”. More than 610,000 […]

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Gay Sperm Donor Told to Pay for His Daughters

November 3, 2012 – 2:00 pm

GayStarNews: A British gay man lived a content life before he was contacted suddenly by the Child Support Agency (CSA), demanding he start paying £26 ($41, €32) a week for two children he technically fathered over a decade ago. Mark Langridge, from Essex, helped a former lesbian couple who were desperate for children and ask […]

Posted in Children, Ethics, Parenting, Science, United Kingdom | Comments (3)

Philosophy Prof: Same-Sex Marriage Would Discriminate

November 3, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Richard Berquist is an emeritus professor of philosophy, University of St. Thomas, and writes in the StarTribune: “…The paradoxical result of all this is that while there is no discrimination in refusing to recognize the homosexual relationship as marriage — since it is essentially different from the heterosexual relationship — there would be discrimination in granting […]

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Ten Myths About Gay Marriage

November 3, 2012 – 10:00 am

Peter Saunders at LifeSiteNews: The Prime Minister David Cameron wants to redefine marriage to allow gay couples to marry. Thus far over 600,000 people have signed a petition launched by the Coalition for Marriage (C4M) against these plans which reads simply as follows: ‘I support the legal definition of marriage which is the voluntary union for life […]

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National Post Interviews NOM Spokesman Goddard on Standing for Marriage in Canada and the USA

November 3, 2012 – 8:00 am

The National Post interviews NOM’s Spokesman Damian Goddard about his continued pro-marriage activism after being fired for his pro-marriage tweet: Q Why are you, as a Canadian, appearing in American election ads about gay marriage? A I think it’s important in this day and age, especially for people of faith, to stand up for what […]

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Maine Newspaper Poll: Slim Majority Think Gay Marriage Will Be Defeated!

November 2, 2012 – 11:45 pm

Before gay marriage activists swamp this poll we thought it was interesting that by a(n unscientific) vote of 236-226 Mainers think Question 1 (gay marriage) will be defeated! This one is going to be close! Here’ are some quotes in the accompanying article from Carroll Conley of Protect Marriage Maine: Carroll Conley of Protect Marriage […]

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Ministers in All 16 Maine Counties Say Vote No On Question 1!

November 2, 2012 – 11:15 pm

Hundreds of ministry leaders from all across Maine, covering all 16 counties, support marriage and have publicly endorsed voting NO on Question One (gay marriage): Learn more at wwwProtectMarriageMaine.com.

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New PPP Poll Confirms: Turnout Will Be Key to Victory

November 2, 2012 – 10:45 pm

A new poll out from Dem-leaning PPP shows that Question 1 (gay marriage) has not gained any more support since September, while we’ve gained a point in opposition. At this point we are down 7 points (marriage typically under-polls 6-7 points). Even PPP believes this will be a very close race. This means turnout is key: […]

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Brian Brown on the Marriage Protection Amendment: "I Trust Minnesotans, Not the Courts"

November 2, 2012 – 6:00 pm

This is the front page story of the StarTribune in Minnesota today: “…The amendment also has put Minnesota squarely at the forefront of a national debate about same-sex marriage. Three other states are dealing with marriage-related measures Tuesday: Maine, Maryland and Washington. Thursday’s debate had a more national flavor, too, featuring Brian Brown of the National […]

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