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Maine4Marriage Challenges Claim That Religious Liberty Protected in SSM Proposal

July 19, 2012 – 2:00 pm

The Portland Press Herald: Maine4Marriage, one of the smaller political action committees opposing the November gay-marriage ballot question, has challenged Betsy Smith of EqualityMaine to explain the ballot question’s implications for religious freedom. “We do not know why your organization decided not to include more protection for religious freedom in your proposed law as other […]

Posted in Maine, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (2)

Video: What Kind of Issues Would Children Face if Marriage is Redefined?

July 19, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Kalley Yanta of the Minnesota Marriage Minute explains: “Experience shows that whenever same-sex marriage becomes the law, children will be exposed to it at an early age — as early as kindergarten. When same-sex marriage was imposed by the courts in Massachusetts, for example, second graders were taught in school that boys could marry other […]

Posted in Children, Debating Marriage, Education, Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (25)

Prof. Robert George On The Likely Consequences for Liberty of "Marriage Equality"

July 19, 2012 – 11:30 am

NOM’s founding Chairman Prof. Robert George in the Public Discourse: It was only yesterday, was it not, that we were being assured that the redefinition of marriage to include same-sex partnerships would have no impact on persons and institutions that hold to the traditional view of marriage as a conjugal union? Such persons and institutions […]

Posted in Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (31)

President of Chick-Fil-A Proud to Stand for Biblical and Family Values

July 19, 2012 – 11:00 am

The Baptist Press profiles a corporate hero for marriage: Dan Cathy oversees one of the country’s most successful businesses. As president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, Cathy leads a business with 1,608 restaurants that had sales of more than $4 billion dollars last year. They sell chicken and train employees to focus on values […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Culture, Free Speech, Marriage, Religious Liberty | Comments (34)

Pastor Bob Emrich: Gay Marriage Doesn't Fit Because Marriage is Society's Bond With Children

July 19, 2012 – 10:00 am

Bob Emrich is the Pastor of Emmanuel Bible Baptist Church and serves on the executive committee of Protect Marriage Maine and is the chairman of the Christian Civic League. He writes in the Bangor Daily News: “…The debate is not whether same-sex couples should be able to live as they wish or love whom they […]

Posted in Children, Culture, Maine, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (12)

Minnesota Black Pastor Who Supported SSM Forced to Close Doors

July 19, 2012 – 9:00 am

The Pioneer Press: Grace Community United Church of Christ will close its doors this weekend, but the pastor who says his decision to publicly support gay-marriage rights unwittingly thrust it on a path toward financial ruin plans to find a new home for his small congregation. He has faith that his flock will follow. The […]

Posted in Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (9)

Republican Seeking to Unseat Pro-SSM Sherrod Brown Promises Ohio Tea Party He Will "Protect the Sanctity of Marriage"

July 19, 2012 – 8:00 am

Someone to have on our radar! Instead of tuning into Tuesday night’s All Star game, about 300 people gathered at the Sharonville Convention Center for a tea party rally in support of Josh Mandel, Ohio Treasurer and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. The mostly middle-aged white crowd included a handful of local politicians and political […]

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

AFA: JCPenney Stock Crashes With News of Gay Marriage Support

July 19, 2012 – 7:00 am

The American Family Association: Simply put, people are not shopping at J.C. Penney. AFA and OneMillionMoms are showing success in the effort to educate people to Penney’s aggressive national campaign to promote “gay” marriage.The company is going downhill fast. Since February, the company stock has lost more than half its value, and Standard & Poor’s […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Economics, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (21)

U. of Texas Clarifies: Prof. Regnerus Not Being Investigated

July 18, 2012 – 4:15 pm

Rod Dreher was contacted by the media office at the University of Texas with this update: Last week’s blog posting by Rod Dreher contained information that was not accurate and that was drawn from a media report which has since been clarified by the publication. There is no formal investigation into Dr. Regnerus’ work. Rather, […]

Posted in Free Speech, Research/Study, Science | Comments (24)

Jon Voight Defends Brad Pitt's Mom After She Receives Death Threats

July 18, 2012 – 2:30 pm

Fox11: “…Mrs. Pitt has at least one high-profile supporter on her daughter-in-law’s side of the family: Jolie’s dad Jon Voight! “Good for her,” Voight told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column, adding that he agrees with the points-of-view expressed by Jane. A rep for Brad Pitt, an avid supporter of President Obama, did not respond for further […]

Posted in Civility, Culture, Marriage, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

Minnesota Senator Announces Hearing on Marriage Amendment Title Wording

July 18, 2012 – 1:00 pm

The Faribault Daily News (emphasis ours): State Senator Mike Parry (R — Waseca) announced Monday he will convene a meeting of the State Government Innovation and Veterans Committee on Friday. “In light of recent developments, the committee expects Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and State Attorney General Lori Swanson to explain their involvement surrounding the […]

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Minnesota Lawmakers Prepare Bill to Counter Sec. of State Amendment Title Change

July 18, 2012 – 12:00 pm

CBS Minnesota: Gov. Mark Dayton is considering a special legislative session for state aid to flood-weary northeastern Minnesota. But some lawmakers are talking about adding another item to the agenda, that could revive two of the most controversial issues of the last decade. It’s a call to arms for irritated Republican lawmakers. They’re preparing legislation […]

Posted in Marriage, Minnesota, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (10)

Anne Sorock on the Age of Bullying Marketing

July 18, 2012 – 11:00 am

Anne Sorock of the Legal Insurrection blog pierces past the rhetoric: “We’ve become accustomed to leftist agenda-ists using campaigns of intimidation and bullying to push their way into the public school system, museums, our churches and synagogues, and of course into the old guard media. Are consumer packaged goods the final frontier? … Is it […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Culture, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (19)

Ryan Anderson Reviews Maggie Gallagher's New Book Debating SSM

July 18, 2012 – 10:00 am

Ryan Anderson, editor of the Public Discourse and William E. Simon Fellow at the Heritage Foundation reviews NOM co-founder Maggie Gallegher’s new book where she debates Prof. John Corvino: The debate over whether to recognize same-sex relationships as marriages is among the most sensitive, difficult, and important in American public life. Sensitive, because it addresses […]

Posted in Debating Marriage, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (7)

Prof. of Sociology on the "Unprecedented" Effort to Silence the Regnerus Study

July 18, 2012 – 9:00 am

Karla Dial of Citizen Link reports: “…Several sociologists have come to Regnerus’s defense, saying it’s unprecedented for a highly respected, tenured professor to be investigated on such charges because a blogger didn’t like the study’s findings. “For some of these journals, the acceptance rate is about 5 percent,” said Dr. Byron Johnson, a professor of […]

Posted in Civility, Culture, Free Speech, Research/Study | Comments (35)
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