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Kids as Young as 12 Labeled "Nazis" for Opposing SSM

October 9, 2012 – 9:00 am

UK Christian Institute: School children as young as 12 who disagree with same-sex marriage have been branded as “Nazis” and “bigots”, a senior Roman Catholic official has said. John Deighan said there is an increasing level of ill will against “very young people” because of their views about such issues. Speaking in Brussels earlier this […]

Posted in Children, Civility, Culture, Free Speech, United Kingdom | Comments (11)

AP: "Vote on Iowa Justice ... Seen As Barometer"

October 9, 2012 – 8:00 am

The AP: Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins isn’t well known outside the legal community of his state, and even inside that group, isn’t particularly popular. But the question of whether he should keep his job has become one of the most fiercely contested judicial issues on the Nov. 6 ballot because of what he […]

Posted in Iowa, Law, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (1)

Video: 2012 NFL Player of the Year Matt Birk Says Vote Against Question 6 (Gay Marriage)

October 8, 2012 – 12:00 pm

From the Maryland Marriage Alliance: Matt Birk, Center for the Baltimore Ravens speaks out in support of marriage. Birk, Catholic and a married father of six has long been a supporter of marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

Posted in Ads, Marriage, Maryland, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (2)

Sen. Diaz to SSM Flip-Floppers: "You All Suffered a Big Loss"

October 8, 2012 – 11:00 am

New York Senator Ruben Diaz: “…Senator Alesi, after seeing the polls and the writing on the wall, decided not to pursue re-election and dropped out of the Senate race. The reason is because of his vote in favor of gay marriage. He knew he’d get beaten up. Senator Roy McDonald lost his primary because of […]

Posted in Marriage, New York, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (2)

Obama and Romney on Marriage: Words & Actions

October 8, 2012 – 10:30 am

As pro-marriage voters prepare to participate in the presidential election, the Baptist Press has done an invaluable service by charting out the concrete actions Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have taken as well as what they have said about marriage. Here, for instance, is what they found Mitt Romney’s actions on marriage to be while […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Politics, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (17)

Video: Archbishop of Washington State Urges Rejection of R-74 (Gay Marriage)

October 7, 2012 – 9:00 am

A message from Archbishop J. Peter Sartain to Catholics regarding Referendum 74: See more: “A Pastoral statement by the Catholic Bishops of Washington State regarding Referendum 74” Versions are available here in Chinese and Vietnamese as well.

Posted in Catholic Church, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (8)

Scholar: Why Monogamy is Natural

October 6, 2012 – 11:00 am

John Witte Jr., director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, and author of a forthcoming title, “Why Two in One Flesh: The Western Case for Monogamy over Polygamy” writes in the Washington Post: “Creationists and evolutionists don’t agree on much, but they both believe that monogamy is the […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage | Comments (34)

Free Church: Scotland Government Ignored Its Own Consultation on SSM

October 6, 2012 – 9:00 am

The UK Christian Institute: Attempts by the Scottish Government to protect people who object to same-sex marriage are “unconvincing,” the Free Church of Scotland has said. The Free Church also said the terms ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ could vanish from official paperwork. This comes after representatives from the Free Church met with a Government official to […]

Posted in Let The People Vote, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (3)

Why Elizabeth Brake's "Minimizing Marriage" is Wrong

October 5, 2012 – 2:00 pm

Scott Yenor reviews Elizabeth Brake’s new book “Minimizing Marriage” for Public Discourse: Elizabeth Brake’s Minimizing Marriage breaks new ground in the contemporary liberal critique of traditional arrangements. The object of her critique is what she calls amatonormativity—the belief that society should value two-person, amorous love relationships. Even same-sex marriage (SSM) advocates are too restrictive for Brake in […]

Posted in Debating Marriage, Divorce, Marriage | Comments (2)

Young Minnesota Law Student Defends Marriage in MPR Forum

October 5, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Michael Blissenbach, born and raised in Minnesota, volunteered for the Minnesota for Marriage campaign before going to DC to study law, he writes in a forum hosted by Minnesota Public Radio: “…I support the current definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, for two main reasons:First, marriage is not just about […]

Posted in Marriage, Media, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage, Youth | Comments Off on Young Minnesota Law Student Defends Marriage in MPR Forum

Latest Statistics on Illegitimate Births Still Show Rate Over 40%

October 5, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Roger Clegg at The Corner: Yesterday the federal government released its latest figures on births in the United States, including out-of-wedlock births. The numbers are very close to last year’s: 72.3 percent of non-Hispanic blacks are now born out-of-wedlock; 66.2 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives; 53.3 percent of Hispanics; 29.1 percent of non-Hispanic whites; and 17.2 percent of Asians/Pacific […]

Posted in Children, Parenting, Statistics | Comments (18)

Campaign Board Clears Minnesota for Marriage in Donor Complaint

October 5, 2012 – 11:00 am

Some media outlets were quick to talk about what they saw as a setback to NOM’s legal efforts to protect our donors (even though as our Chairman John Eastman explains, it was not). We hope the same outlets do due diligence reporting this news: The state’s campaign finance watchdog has cleared Minnesota for Marriage, an organization backing […]

Posted in Law, Media, Minnesota, News | Comments Off on Campaign Board Clears Minnesota for Marriage in Donor Complaint

Daughter Says She is Touched by Father's $65 Million "Marriage Bounty"

October 5, 2012 – 10:00 am

The Huffington Post: The bisexual daughter of the Hong Kong billionaire who offered up a staggering $65 million “marriage bounty” to any man who can successfully woo her is speaking out amidst the media firestorm. Gigi Chao, 33, tells The Telegraph she’s been inundated with offers from prospective male suitors from all over the world since news of […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Offbeat | Comments (3)

Founder of "Anonymous Us" Project on Gay People Seeking The Eggs of Young Women To Start Families

October 5, 2012 – 9:00 am

Alana Newman, founder of The Anonymous Us Project, writes at The Public Discourse: “Young women now have to defend themselves not only from stereotypical sexual predators, but also from older women and gay men who seek their eggs.” Value depends on scarcity. In the world of human reproduction, the most valuable entity is the fertile […]

Posted in Children, Ethics, Parenting, Science, Youth | Comments (5)

Lesbian Rails Against "Biological Injustice" Of Having to Seek Sperm Donor

October 4, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Michelle Cheever writes in the Huffington Post: “…The attitude I have always taken to having a baby with another woman has been this: “It’s not fair! It’s so hard! Why me?” I am a total brat about what I consider a biological injustice. Did you just hear me say that? Biological injustice? That doesn’t even […]

Posted in Children, Parenting, Science | Comments (32)
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