Yet another nail in the coffin for the absurd argument that protecting marriage is somehow bad for business, via The Blaze: Using 51 metrics of competitiveness developed with input from business groups including the National Association of Manufacturers and the Council on Competitiveness, CNBC ranked each of the 50 states according to how open they […]
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William Duncan on Bad History in the DOMA Debate
July 12, 2012 – 1:00 pm
William Duncan in NRO The Corner blog: The plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits challenging DOMA (the first California case to get to the Ninth Circuit) have filed their brief with the court and are reportedly arguing, among other things, that “DOMA is an unprecedented departure from this nation’s federalist tradition, the first time in […]
AP Wrongly Claims Push to Restore Marriage in Iowa is "Flagging"
July 12, 2012 – 12:00 pm
The AP tries to claim that interest in repealing SSM in Iowa is “flagging” — just what the mainstream media wants us to believe about a heartland state ripe for restoring the true definition of marriage: “…Iowa became the third of six states to legalize gay marriage after the state Supreme Court struck down the […]
9th Circuit Case Pending Before SCOTUS Could Threaten State Marriage Laws
July 12, 2012 – 11:00 am
FoxNews quotes NOM’s Chairman of the Board John Eastman: “As the debate over gay marriage intensifies on the heels of President Obama’s endorsement, an under-the-radar case pending before the Supreme Court has the potential, some say, to invalidate traditional marriage laws altogether. The latest ruling comes from the California-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which […]
MN Public Radio: "Opponents Pummel Sec. of State Ritchie Over Amendment Titles"
July 12, 2012 – 10:00 am
Minnesota Public Radio: What’s in a name? Well, it may be the difference between winning and losing, according to supporters and opponents of two referenda heading for the ballot in November. Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has now renamed both of them. First, he renamed the marriage amendment “Limiting The Status Of Marriage To […]
Romney to NAACP: "I Will Promote Strong Families and Defend Traditional Marriage"
July 11, 2012 – 2:30 pm
It seems evident that Mitt Romney believes promoting strong families and marriage is his strong suit for winning over African American voters. Here’s how he began his address to the NAACP today right after talking about the need to improve education: “A study by the Brookings Institution has shown that for those that graduate from […]
60 Democrats Refuse to Join Efforts to Repeal DOMA
July 11, 2012 – 2:00 pm
The media prefers to focus on lack of unanimity in the Republican party on marriage, but the truth of the matter is that there are pro-marriage Democrats as well: One third of House Democrats broke with their leaders today and kept their names off a brief urging a federal appeals court to strike down the […]
Video: Rick Perry Explains Why He Stands Strong for Marriage
July 10, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is asked about marriage and why he hasn’t changed his views on it:
Arthur Brooks: "Marriage and Happiness Go Together"
July 10, 2012 – 11:00 am
Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, in the New York Times: “…Many conservatives favor an explanation focusing on lifestyle differences, such as marriage and faith. They note that most conservatives are married; most liberals are not. (The percentages are 53 percent to 33 percent, according to my calculations using data from the 2004 […]
United for Marriage, Minnesotans Expect Support for Amendment from DFL Members
July 10, 2012 – 10:00 am
The Bemidji Pioneer reminds their readers that supporters of marriage come from all backgrounds. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse would say we are the real rainbow coalition! Conventional political wisdom is that a gay-marriage prohibition on the Nov. 6 ballot would pit Democratic-Farmer-Laborites against Republicans. “It is not that cut and dried,” Chuck Darrell said. Darrell, […]
Google Pushes for Gay Rights Worldwide, Avoids Marriage Question
July 10, 2012 – 9:00 am
Google, which donated to oppose Prop 8, says its new international campaign will focus on other gay advocacy issues besides marriage: Google has launched a worldwide campaign for gay rights, a top executive said Saturday. The “Legalize Love” initiative is to promote human rights and tackle employment discrimination in countries with “anti-gay laws on the […]
Breaking News: Minnesota for Marriage Sues Secretary of State for Altering Amendment Language
July 9, 2012 – 4:00 pm
Breaking news from Minnesota for Marriage: Today, Minnesota for Marriage announced it had petitioned the Minnesota Supreme Court to seek relief under Minnesota Statues § 204B.44 (errors and omissions) against Secretary of State (SOS) Mark Ritchie and Attorney General Lori Swanson for unlawfully changing the title of the Marriage Protection Amendment that will appear on […]
U.S Presbyterians Stand Strong, Vote to Uphold Definition of Marriage
July 9, 2012 – 3:00 pm
Contrary to advance reports which claimed the U.S. Presbyterians would vote to redefine their understanding of marriage, the Presbyterian General Assembly meeting in Pittsburgh this weekend voted to uphold their traditional understanding of marriage: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) narrowly rejected a proposal to revise the traditional definition of marriage on Friday, a year after it […]
A General Mills Protestor Explains Her Stance
July 9, 2012 – 2:15 pm
Bernardine writes to the StarTribune about why she is choosing to protest General Mills: “Recently, I was one of the many protesters outside the General Mills corporate offices and spoke to the company’s vice president of communications. I asked why a company like his would ever come out with a statement against the marriage amendment. […]
Brad Pitt's Mother Target of Liberal Hate After Letter Supporting Marriage
July 9, 2012 – 1:00 pm
The Examiner: Jane Pitt, the mother of actor Brad Pitt, was the target of hateful and misogynistic tweets from pro-abortion liberals after the Springfield News-Leader published her letter supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Twitchy reported Friday. Gawker painted her as a “loon,” but liberals on Twitter went overboard. … “Once again, the Left’s revolting […]
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