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Video: Pro-Marriage Flash Mob in Le Mans, France (Viewed Over 360K Times!)

Here is video of one of the 75 pro-marriage flash mobs that took place across France earlier this month. This rally is not in a big town. The city of Le Mans has about 150,000 people. The video has already been viewed over 360,000 times on YouTube. A great reminder that pro-marriage street activism has […]

Maggie Gallagher: To Transform the Culture Christians Must Live Up to Their Marriage Vows

Maggie Gallagher writes in Town Hall about the scandal of Dinesh D’Souza: “…Adultery is a grave sin for Christians, but it’s the sin of giving yourself a partial excusal from the sacred marriage vow — of unilaterally taking back the gift of your body that you gave at the altar. So how exactly, from a […]

Video: Canadians Share Their Experiences After Marriage Was Redefined

Via the Minnesota Catholic Conference: “Panelists included The Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario; Damian Goddard, a celebrated former sportscaster from Ontario who was fired for simply tweeting his support for traditional marriage; Phil Lees, founder of Public Education Advocates for Christian Equity; Albertos Polizogopoulos, Lawyer and Advocate, and Dr. Steve Tourloukis, a […]

Janet Erickson: "Men Don’t Mother"

This week on Public Discourse, Janet Erickson, assistant professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University, challenges “genderless parenting” arguments: There’s been a strange turn of opinions about fatherhood—at least in recent public debates. Decades of research have now documented the tremendous challenges children face when they grow up without their fathers. […]

British Scholar Takes Up the Case for Redefining Marriage and Finds it Wanting

Julian Rivers is published widely in constitutional law, legal theory, and law and religion studies. He is Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Bristol Law School, an editor-in-chief of the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, and a member of the advisory board of the Ecclesiastical Law Journal. In the current issue of Cambridge […]

Video: New NO on 1 Ad in Maine: "Local Schools"

Check out the latest video released by Protect Marriage Maine: See all the ads playing in the four states about to decide marriage here.

Minnesota Polyamorists Explain "We Are The Next Equal Rights Movement"; Talk About Raising Children

City Pages takes an extended look at polyamorous Minnesotans waiting in the wings of the movement to redefine marriage: “…Whether a poly person is looking for stability or sex, the Twin Cities has a group for pretty much any flavor. A quick search online will show a number of various polyamory meet-up groups or organizations, […]

Photos: Thousands Join Over 75 Pro-Marriage "Flash Mobs" Across France!

The rising tide of support for marriage in France received a huge boost over the weekend! LifeSiteNews has the story: The first nationwide public demonstration against the French socialist government’s plan to legalize homosexual “marriage” took place today simultaneously in 75 French towns. The events were organized by “Alliance Vita” and took the form of […]

Knights of Columbus Give $100K to Protect Marriage Maine

The Kennebec Journal: The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic charitable organization, has given $100,000 to Protect Marriage Maine, the group leading efforts to oppose same-sex marriage in Maine. The money comes from the international offices of the group, according to a press release. “I believe this gift will encourage many other Mainers to financially support […]

Seven Former DFL State Senators Urge All Minnesotans to Vote Yes on Marriage Protection Amendment

A great showing of bipartisan support for the Marriage Protection Amendment. Polls show consistently that more Democrats support the amendment than Republicans oppose it! Today, seven former DFL state Senators released an open letter to the people of Minnesota urging them to support the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment. The letter was signed by Sen. Joe […]

Video: "Don't Make the Same Mistake and Think That Gay Marriage Won't Affect You"

The fourth ad from Minnesota for Marriage:

Video: What Are the Consequences for Kids of Redefining Marriage?

Kalley Yanta of the Minnesota Marriage Minute explains: “The fundamental public purpose of marriage is to provide the ideal environment for children to be raised by the people who brought them into the world, their parents. The drive to redefine marriage to accommodate the political demands of same-sex couples separates the interests of children from […]

Bill and Melinda Gates Gave $500K to Gay Marriage in Washington State

Proponents of gay marriage in Washington State are awash in big-check contributions from CEOs of corporations (nonetheless, gay marriage activists have failed to move the needle in their direction since July): Washington United for Marriage (WUM),  a broad campaign coalition group for gay marriage announced today that it received a $500,000 donation from the Gates’ […]

Family Research Council Shooter Charged With Terrorism

The Hill: A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Virginia man on new terrorism charges for allegedly shooting a security guard at the Family Research Council (FRC) in Washington, D.C., this summer. The Justice Department is charging Floyd Lee Corkins, 28, with committing an act of terrorism while armed, attempted murder while armed, aggravated […]

Has the Minnesota Marriage Amendment Pushed the State Towards Romney?

The latest Rasmussen poll shows Mitt Romney trailing Obama by only 5 points in Minnesota. We wonder if strong support for the Marriage Protection Amendment is motivating the conservative base there, as we have seen in other states that have voted to protect marriage during Presidential elections: President Obama earns just over 50% of the vote […]