KARE 11: The state-wide conversation [about the Marriage Protection Amendment] also began in St. Cloud, given that Rep. Steve Gottwalt, St. Cloud, helped put marriage on the ballot. “I don’t run away from that at all,” said Gottwalt, a three-term Republican running for his fourth term. Gottwalt, also a father of four, said he carried […]
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Chick-fil-A Makes Record-Breaking Profits After Marriage Controversy!
A great reminder that our pro-marriage activism pays-off and sends the right message to corporations and brave pro-marriage individuals! Thank you to everyone who answered our call to celebrate Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day and to continue supporting Dan Cathy’s business through the election: Chick-fil-A has learned upholding traditional values is not just good for the soul; […]
Video: Public Education Advocates for Christian Equity Explains What Happened in Canada After SSM
Via Minnesota For Marriage: Public Education Advocates for Christian Equity Phil Lees gives Minnesota For Marriage and the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) an exclusive interview detailing the consequences of redefining marriage and the effect that has had on schools, education and children in Canada. His exclusive interview is a part of an event sponsored by […]
Autumn Leva: "Marriage is the Most Prochild Institution We Have"
Autumn Leva of Minnesota for Marriage writes in the StarTribune: “…Politicians at both state and federal levels often focus their debates on whether policies will help or hurt children. Even courts are guided by the legal principle that family conflicts should be adjudicated to provide for “the best interests of the child.” It seems everyone […]
High Stakes: SCOTUS to Decide Taking Prop 8 & DOMA
A reminder that the stakes couldn’t be higher for marriage right now — news reports today confirm that the Supreme Court will in all likelihood announce it is taking up lawsuits involving Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act later this month. That’s why it’s so important that marriage head into the Supreme Court […]
Matthew Schmits on French Pro-Marriage Demonstrations: "Modernity Has Not Outmoded Marriage"
Matthew Schmitz writes at First Things about the French pro-marriage flash mobs: “…Rather than assembling outside a church with rosaries and images of the Sacred Heart, these protestors met beneath the Grande Arche de la Défense with some Abba LP’s and a mime. They went, to borrow George Weigel’s phrasing, with the cube rather than […]
Photo: Maryland Religious Leaders Rally at Gallaudet
Via the Maryland Catholic Conference Facebook page: “Clergy and supporters for Dr McCaskill rallying for her prompt reinstatement and everyone’s right to participate in our democratic processes.”
PMW: Another Pro-Referendum 74 TV Ad Tells More Lies About Hospital Visitation Rights
Preserve Marriage Washington counters more untruths being pushed by our opponents: In a recently released TV advertisement entitled “Angie,” lesbian couple Angie Buysee and Cynthia Per-Lee say that Buysee was in surgery and the nurse refused to tell Per-Lee what was happening “just because we weren’t married.” The pro-Referendum 74 ad suggests that same-sex domestic […]
Deborah Owens: "Obama Can’t Take the Black Vote for Granted"
Deborah Owens in the Washington Times: “…Marriage is a sacred institution that is recognized in every culture around the globe. Marriage between one man and one woman was established by God for procreation. This union creates a family, and it is necessary for the healthy development of children, who need both a mom and a […]
Video: No on 6 Ad: "We Will Not Be Intimidated"
Via Maryland Marriage Alliance: “Ceci Royals a Maryland resident talks about the intolerant language of proponents of Same-sex marriage activists.” See more ads at www.StandForMarriageAmerica.com.
Baptist Convention of Maryland: Don't Be Fooled, We Support Marriage
A clarification issued by the Baptist convention of Maryland and Delaware: Via Maryland Marriage Alliance.
Vote NO on 6 Ad: "Parents Have No Rights"
A new ad from the Maryland Marriage Alliance on what happens when same-sex marriage is legalized: See more ads at www.StandForMarriageAmerica.com.
PMW: Pro-Referendum 74 Attack Ad Distorts What Washington Newspapers Actually Wrote
Preserve Marriage Washington calls out our opponents for their latest misleading attack ad: In their latest television ad, “Families,” the campaign to impose same-sex marriage shows footage from Preserve Marriage Washington’s first TV spot entitled “Not About Equality,” and suggests that multiple newspapers agree that PMW’s spot was not “telling the truth about Referendum 74.” […]
Audio: Alveda King's Ad to Maryland Voters
A new radio ad by the Maryland Marriage Alliance: “Maryland Marriage Alliance began airing radio commercials featuring the niece of slain Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a minister and lifelong human rights activists, Dr. King believes that the NAACP is wrong to compare same-sex marriage to the Civil Rights movement.”
New Poll Reveals Question 6 Opponents Up 10 Points in Last Month, Now in Dead Heat!
A new poll shows that we have the momentum in Maryland as well, due in part to the debut of our ads and also to the robust activism of the African-American churches! NOM was recently able to give an additional $400,000 to help keep the ads on the air through election day. The Baltimore Sun […]