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Prop 8 Supporters "Heartened" By Appointment of Cordileone to San Francisco

October 2, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Pro-marriage advocates in the Bay Area are excited to welcome their new Archbishop this Thursday. Our own Brian Brown was interviewed by the New York Times on his thoughts: “… Supporters of Proposition 8 said they were heartened by the selection of Bishop Cordileone. “It’s great for the church, and it’s great for San Francisco that […]

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Video of Brian Brown in Iowa for NoWiggins.com: "Change the Course of History!"

October 2, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Brian Brown at the NoWiggins bus tour stop in Marshalltown, Iowa rallies the troops for marriage and for the constitution: Paid for by National Organization for Marriage, 2029 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, Brian Brown, President. Not authorized by any candidate, candidate’s committee, or ballot issue committee.

Posted in Iowa, Law, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (2)

WSJ's Bill McGurn: Chick-fil-A Intolerance Could Be "Just the Beginning"

October 2, 2012 – 11:00 am

Bill McGurn on the new intolerance over pro-marriage speech: “… The targeting of Chick-fil-A is but one front in an ugly campaign where the goal isn’t so much to prevail in a political argument as to buffalo opposing voices into silence. We saw this in California recently, when individuals who had contributed to Proposition 8—a […]

Posted in Culture, Free Speech, Marriage, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)

Rupert Everett Receives Death Threats Over Gay Parenting Comments

October 2, 2012 – 10:00 am

WENN.com: The openly homosexual star came under fire from campaign groups after he stated that children “need a father and a mother”, adding, “(I) can’t think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads.” He subsequently clarified his remarks, insisting he is not “against” same-sex couples having kids, but he has now […]

Posted in Civility, Culture, Media, United Kingdom | Comments (20)

Why Defining Marriage Does Not "Limit the Freedom to Marry"

October 2, 2012 – 9:00 am

Katherine Kersten responds to a common argument used by our opponents against protecting marriage — that doing so “limits the freedom to marry”: On Nov. 6, Minnesota voters will decide whether marriage will be protected in our state Constitution as the union of one man and one woman. Opponents’ reason for fundamentally redefining our bedrock […]

Posted in Debating Marriage, Law, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (3)

Is Marriage Dead?

October 2, 2012 – 8:00 am

Maggie Gallagher in The Corner: At First Things, Greg Forster responds to another blogger’s view that there is no point in defending against gay marriage because marriage is already dead. My take: If marriage really were dead, people would not respond so powerfully to the idea that marriage matters because children need their mom and […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage | Comments (1)

Video: No Wiggins Bus Tour Catches Attention of MSNBC

October 2, 2012 – 7:00 am

The liberal MSNBC host interviewing Bob Vanderplaats continually attempts to offer false common ground which Vanderplaats refuses to cede. Check out the video right here.

Posted in Iowa, Law, Marriage, Media, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (2)

Dan Savage's New Campaign: Christians Should "Get Over" The Bible

October 1, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Dan Savage claims the bible is a pro-slavery, anti-woman, anti-gay document that asks people to do absurd things. Is this what Christians who read the bible experience it to mean?

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (26)

Poll Shows 3 in 4 MPs Oppose SSM, Most Conservative Voters Do Too

October 1, 2012 – 11:00 am

The UK Christian Institute: A poll of MPs shows that most voters who write to them about the plans to redefine marriage are opposed to the measure. The poll also shows that eight out of ten MPs want the freedom to vote according to their conscience. And only one in four MPs think the Government […]

Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (9)

NFL's Matt Birk: Let's Protect Marriage, and Speech

October 1, 2012 – 10:00 am

Matt Birk, Minnesota native, former center for the Minnesota Vikings and current center for the Baltimore Ravens, boldly speaks out for marriage and for free speech: “…I think it is important to set the record straight about what the marriage debate is and is not about, and to clarify that not all NFL players think […]

Posted in Free Speech, Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (20)

Minnesota Veteran on His Stolen Marriage Sign: "I Served This Country So That We Are Able To [Have Free Speech]"

October 1, 2012 – 9:00 am

A veteran and supporter of the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment comments to the press about having his free speech rights censored by thieves who stole his lawn sign. We’ve seen this happen in every state that has asked its voters to vote on marriage and exercise their freedom to speak and organize on marriage: Supporters […]

Posted in Free Speech, Law, Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (23)

George Weigel: A Government Which Presumes to Redefine Marriage Is Guilty of "Soft Totalitarianism"

September 30, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Government has a responsibility to recognize and protect institutions which it does not create, George Weigel argues, otherwise it oversteps its bounds and acts in a totalitarian manner: “…a state that asserts the authority to redefine marriage has stepped beyond the boundaries of its competence. And if that boundary-crossing is set in constitutional or legal […]

Posted in Culture, Election Watch 2012, Law, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Politics, Polygamy, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (13)

Video: Pastors, Clergy Stand Together in Support of the MN Marriage Protection Amendment

September 30, 2012 – 9:00 am

Diverse Faith Leaders and Clergy Stand Together in Support of Marriage and the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment:

Posted in Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (1)

"Why Same-Sex Marriage Affects My Marriage"

September 29, 2012 – 9:00 am

Riley Balling, a Minnesota attorney, writes in the Star Tribune: “In the marriage debate, people frequently argue that how one chooses to define marriage doesn’t affect other people’s definitions of marriage, and because my definition is as good as yours, it should also be promoted by society. Many times it is stated: “What I choose to […]

Posted in Children, Culture, Marriage, Minnesota, Parenting, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (31)

City&State Declares Brian Brown a Winner!

September 28, 2012 – 11:30 am

In City&State’s weekly round-up of winners and losers Brian Brown gets a nod: Brian Brown – Kathy Marchione may have won her state Senate primary in upstate New York, but National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown won a larger battle – rendering LGBT rights groups incapable of claiming that no Republican legislator who voted […]

Posted in Marriage, Media, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (32)
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