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Illinois Republicans Introduce Legislation Protecting Marriage

July 25, 2012 – 9:00 am

The latest out of Illinois: With the recent lawsuits filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County challenging the prohibition of same-sex marriage in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, State Representatives David Reis (R-Ste. Marie) is co-sponsoring a resolution which upholds the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. “It is time for the […]

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

Listen to Brian Brown on The Mike Huckabee Show!

July 24, 2012 – 5:00 pm

Our President Brian Brown will be on Gov. Mike Huckabee’s nationally syndicated “Mike Huckabee Show” live tomorrow at 2:30PM ET for about 5-10 minutes discussing NOM and the Governor’s Chick-Fil-A Wednesday! Tune in at www.mikehuckabee.com/radio

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Culture, Marriage, Media, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (16)

Tea Party Activist: Chick-Fil-A Struggle is about Freedom

July 24, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Judson Phillips at Tea Party Nation: “…This is a battle about freedom.  The left always screams that we must be tolerant of their beliefs but when is the left ever tolerant of someone who disagrees with them.  The left has repeatedly tried to shut down conservatives from Rush, to Beck to Fox News and the […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Free Speech, Marriage, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (22)

Gov. O'Malley, Whose Top Priority Was SSM, Leads Nation in Job Loss

July 24, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Mismatched priorities? Maryland has lost more jobs so far this year than any other state in the nation according to the U.S. Department of Labor. After last Friday’s release of June state unemployment figures, there is now six months of data with which to compare the states. Maryland, which lost just over 10,000 jobs since […]

Posted in Economics, Marriage, Maryland, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (18)

Lawyer Group Backs Minnesota Marriage Amendment

July 24, 2012 – 11:00 am

The Minnesota Lawyer: “…a group of attorneys working to get the amendment passed has been adding members and rolling out a campaign of its own. Lawyers for Marriage, a group affiliated with larger Minnesotans for Marriage, formed last month. About 40 attorneys have joined, and organizers expect more to step forward. The group plans to […]

Posted in Law, Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

Top Sociologist Christian Smith Defends Regnerus Study

July 24, 2012 – 10:00 am

Christian Smith, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society and the Center for Social Research at the University of Notre Dame writes in the Chronicle of Higher Education: Whoever said inquisitions and witch hunts were things of the past? A big one […]

Posted in Civility, Free Speech, Research/Study, Science | Comments (14)

NY Dems Grumble: Why Are Republicans Getting All the Pro-SSM Money?

July 24, 2012 – 9:00 am

Capital City & State’s theNotebook blog: Some prominent supporters of same-sex marriage have donated money to State Sens. Shirley Huntley and Joe Addabbo, Democrats who switched their “no” votes to “yeses” when the bill passed last year, but were not the beneficiaries of donor largesse like the four Republican senators who voted in favor of […]

Posted in Marriage, New York, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)

Boston Mayor Promises to Stop Chick-Fil-A Opening In Town

July 23, 2012 – 2:00 pm

After SSM, what next? Banning family-owned companies that believe in marriage: The mayor of Boston is vowing to block Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant in the city after the company’s president spoke out publicly against gay marriage. Mayor Thomas Menino told the Boston Herald on Thursday that he doesn’t want a business in the city […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Free Speech, Marriage, Massachusetts, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (39)

Washington State Blogger: New Poll Looks Bad for Gay Marriage

July 23, 2012 – 1:30 pm

Dominic Holden is a pro-SSM blogger who is deeply concerned by the new SurveyUSA poll showing barely a majority support redefining marriage — and as we know, redefining marriage always loses support when citizens are finally given the privacy of the voting booth: I’ve heard lots of people say recently that passing gay marriage this […]

Posted in Marriage, Poll, Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (10)

235 Republicans & 17 Democrats Vote to Prevent Violations of DOMA

July 23, 2012 – 1:00 pm

The Hill: The House has approved an amendment to the 2013 defense spending bill that would prohibit the Department of Defense from using any money in the bill to violate the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  The amendment, from Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), was approved 247-166, one of dozens of amendments the House was considering […]

Posted in Congress, DOMA, Marriage, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)

New SurveyUSA Poll: Minnesota Marriage Amendment Up 15 Points!

July 23, 2012 – 12:30 pm

A new SurveyUSA poll gives a great deal of hope to pro-marriage advocates in Minnesota: An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution on the ballot defines marriage as between one man and one woman. Will you vote FOR the amendment? Against the amendment? Or not vote on the measure?  Vote For: 52% Vote Against: 37% Not […]

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

DNC Chair Says She Expects Gay Marriage Plank in Party Platform

July 23, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Predictions for what will happen at the DNC convention in North Carolina from the party’s chair: Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives, told PGN this week that she expects marriage equality to be a plank of the party’s platform, which will be finalized at the […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, North Carolina, Politics, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

Canadian B&B Owners Order to Pay Gay Couple $4,500 in "Damages"

July 23, 2012 – 11:00 am

LifeSiteNews: Christian owners of a bed and breakfast in British Columbia have been ordered to pay around $4,500 in damages after they refused to rent a room to a homosexual couple. Brian Thomas and Shaun Eadie had reserved a room at the Riverbend B&B in Grand Forks in June 2009, but owners Les and Susan […]

Posted in Canada, MarriageADA, Religious Liberty | Comments (99)

NRO on the "Gay-Parenting Witch Hunt"

July 23, 2012 – 10:00 am

Robert Verbruggen, deputy managing editor of National Review: “…The complaint [against Prof. Regnerus], summarized in a breathless open letter to the university’s president, was filed by Scott Rose, a New York City–based novelist and freelance writer. Rose does not allege serious ethical misconduct, such as plagiarism or falsifying data. Rather, the letter’s only concrete allegation […]

Posted in Culture, Free Speech, Research/Study, Science | Comments (7)

Reforming Divorce: Changing Laws to Preserve Families

July 23, 2012 – 9:00 am

Deseret news: “…advocates now hope to lower divorce rates through laws that slow the process — with some exceptions — and encourage couples who are waiting to use opportunities to improve communication and relational skills and hopefully reconsider. Divorce-reform advocates are battling a cultural bias created by 40 years of legal precedent, concerns about increasing […]

Posted in Culture, Divorce, Law, Marriage | Comments (7)
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