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San Francisco Chronicle Profiles Frank Schubert

July 9, 2012 – 11:30 am

The San Francisco Chronicle profiles the President of Mission Public Affairs and a close ally of NOM: To supporters of same-sex marriage, Frank Schubert’s name inspires a chill. Few political consultants are as personally associated with their advocacies as Schubert, 56. The nationally lauded Sacramento strategist masterminded California’s Proposition 8 and is guiding every similar […]

Posted in California, Marriage, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (20)

Examiner Columnist: "Is President Obama Losing North Carolina Because of SSM?"

July 9, 2012 – 10:30 am

Ben Knotts of the Examiner asks that question: A current poll from Real Clear Politics has the presumed GOP nominee, Mitt Romney, consistently leading PresidentObama in the fall election, since May 15th, 2012. Prior to May 15th, polls showed President Obama continually leading his GOP opponent in North Carolina., but since that day, Mitt Romney […]

Posted in Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Mitt Romney, North Carolina, Politics, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (9)

Deputy PM Clegg Wants to Allow Gay Weddings in UK Churches

July 9, 2012 – 9:30 am

The UK Christian Institute: Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg wants the Government’s gay marriage plans to go much further by allowing gay weddings in churches. He has been accused of shifting the goal posts and playing politics with marriage to curry favor with homosexual groups. Mr. Clegg’s comments show that religious […]

Posted in Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (24)

Bishop Cordileone: Gay Marriage is Unjust to Children

July 8, 2012 – 11:00 am

Catholic News Agency: The legalization of “gay marriage” in America, even on a civil level, is unjust to children and poses a threat to religious liberty, warned Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of Oakland, Calif. “Marriage is the only institution we have that connects children to their mothers and fathers,” he said. “So really, the question […]

Posted in California, Catholic Church, Children, Marriage, Parenting, Research/Study, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (85)

Presbyterians to Vote on Changing Their Definition of Marriage

July 7, 2012 – 11:00 am

Will the Presbyterians, like the Methodists, move back from the brink? The Civil Union and Marriage Issues Committee at the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has agreed upon two items to be considered by the assembly, one of which would amend the church’s definition of marriage. Those on the committee voted 28-24 […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (44)

Fox News Psychiatry Expert: "I Hesitate to Write [About SS Parenting] Because Every Time I Do I Get Threats"

July 6, 2012 – 3:00 pm

LifeSiteNews: Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist who functions as a Fox News expert on the channel’s “Medical A-Team” says that he hesitates to write anything that might be considered objectionable to homosexual activists, due to the threats of violence he is likely to receive as a result. In a recent Fox News interview with Ablow, […]

Posted in Same Sex Marriage | Comments (61)

Mother Knows Best

July 6, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Brad Pitt’s mother, Jane Pitt, writes to her local newspaper explains why she will vote for Mitt Romney: I have given much thought to Richard Stoecker’s letter (“Vote for Mormon against beliefs,” June 15). I am also a Christian and differ with the Mormon religion. But I think any Christian should spend much time in […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Media, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (51)

Video: Black Pastors Call on Pastors to Withhold Support for Obama over Marriage

July 6, 2012 – 12:00 pm

FOX 17 Nashville: President Obama is facing sharp criticism tonight form a group that was among his biggest supporters. A coalition of African-American pastors is upset with the President’s support for gay marriage. This group of pastors held a news conference at Opryland to voice its disapproval with the President’s position. Several pastors say they […]

Posted in Marriage, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage, United for Marriage | Comments (13)

Woman Plans to "Marry" a Neighborhood

July 6, 2012 – 10:00 am

Rod Dreher calls this “the slippery slope strikes again!” Remember the Seattle crackpot who married a building? Now she claims to be engaged to a neighborhood: Now, Aivaz has informed the Seattle City Council she’ll be marrying the Yesler Terrace neighborhood near the Central District. She is, after all, widowed now that her beloved warehouse has […]

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New Liberal French Government Announces Gay Marriage by 2013

July 6, 2012 – 9:00 am

Will the people of France have a say about this? The French Prime Minster has told his parliament that marriage will be redefined and same-sex adoption brought in by the “first half” of 2013. Under the previous administration redefining marriage was voted down, but the recent elections saw a change in power with the Socialist […]

Posted in Europe, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (22)

Video: What are the Consequences of SSM for Small Businesses?

July 5, 2012 – 2:30 pm

Kalley Yanta of the Minnesota Marriage Minute explains some of the consequences for small businesses of redefining marriage: “Small business owners who conscientiously object to same-sex marriage will face a range of potential consequences including lawsuits, administrative actions and loss of governmental benefits and contracts.”

Posted in Debating Marriage, Economics, Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (49)

After SSM, What Next? California Bill Would Let Children Have More Than Two Parents

July 5, 2012 – 11:00 am

When it is declared a child “has” more than two parents what does it mean to be a parent anymore? State Sen. Mark Leno is pushing legislation to allow a child to have multiple parents. “The bill brings California into the 21st century, recognizing that there are more than Ozzie and Harriet families today,” the […]

Posted in California, Children, Marriage, Parenting, Same Sex Marriage, Science | Comments (39)

Illinois Clerks Granted Right to Defend State's Marriage Law

July 5, 2012 – 10:00 am

The Chicago Tribune: Two downstate county clerks have been granted the right to intervene and defend the state’s ban on same-sex marriage against two lawsuits that claim the ban is unconstitutional. A motion to intervene filed by the Thomas More Society — a public interest law firm that opposes same-sex marriage — was granted this […]

Posted in Civil Unions, Illinois, Law, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (8)

UK Schools Could Be Made to Teach Pupils About Gay Marriage If it is Passed into Law

July 5, 2012 – 9:00 am

The UK Daily Mail: Schools could be required to teach children about gay marriage, Government documents seen by the Daily Mail reveal. Officials at the Home Office and the Department for Education concede that teachers may be under a legal obligation to inform children about same-sex marriage once it has passed into law. Under the […]

Posted in Children, Education, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (19)

Bishop Malone: "I Have Not Backed Down in the Church's Defense of Marriage"!

July 3, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Bishop Richard Malone of Maine responds with a letter to the editor to a New York Times attempt to downplay the Catholic Church’s role in protecting marriage in Maine: I have not backed down in the church’s defense of marriage. Although not a member of the current political action committee, the Roman Catholic Diocese of […]

Posted in Catholic Church, Maine, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (16)
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