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Newlywed Couple Who Delivered UK Marriage Petition Bombarded with Hate Mail

June 28, 2012 – 9:00 am

Remember that newlywed couple we blogged about a little while ago, the one who delivered the UK marriage petition with over 500,000 signatures? No good deed… Rhys and Esther Curnow, from Newcastle, received scores of messages after opponents of their stance on same-sex marriage including a Labour councillor circulated their Facebook details online. They included […]

Posted in Civility, Free Speech, Marriage, MarriageADA, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (37)

Dump General Mills Makes the Drudge Report!

June 27, 2012 – 9:30 pm

The Drudge Report linked to this Washington Examiner article reporting on our DumpGeneralMills.com campaign (which is now over 13,000 signers!): The Washington-based National Organization for Marriage, created to fight gay marriage proposals, is betting that Betty Crocker would be on their side. Because on Tuesday, the activist group announced a boycott of General Mills, owners […]

Posted in Dump Starbucks, Marriage, Media, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (23)

4-in-10 Independent Michiganders Less Likely to Vote for Obama After SSM Announcement

June 27, 2012 – 3:00 pm

Michigan is considered a state in play this November in the Presidential race. Obama’s support of same-sex marriage isn’t doing him any favors there among Independent voters: President Barack Obama’s support of gay marriage has not translated into more backing from Michigan voters overall, a new poll shows, and four in 10 self-described independents say […]

Posted in Marriage, Michigan, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)

Sen. Diaz Unites With Sen. Storobin Against SSM

June 27, 2012 – 2:00 pm

From the office of Rev. Sen Ruben Diaz: You should know that the newly elected Senator David Storobin from Brooklyn has introduced his first piece of legislation, Senate Bill S7712-2011 to repeal gay marriage in New York State. Senator Storobin was sworn into office two weeks ago after defeating New York City Councilman Lew Fidler […]

Posted in Marriage, New York, Same Sex Marriage, United for Marriage | Comments (12)

NOM-Endorsed Wendy Long Wins GOP Primary in New York!

June 27, 2012 – 1:00 pm

The AP with good news! Wendy Long ran as a staunch conservative to win New York’s Republican Senate primary and now faces a broader and more liberal electorate as she takes on Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR’-sten JIHL’-uh-brand). Long, a New York City attorney, defeated U.S. Rep. Bob Turner and Nassau County comptroller George Maragos […]

Posted in Marriage, New York, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

Local News: Protesters Take Aim At General Mills Over Gay Marriage Stand

June 27, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Local ABC 6: The decision by General Mills to publicly oppose a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage drew fire from a group supporting the amendment. The “Minnesota for Marriage” group organized a protest outside the company headquarters in Golden Valley. The protest drew about 50-75 protesters, some of whom brought General Mills products like Cheerios […]

Posted in Dump General Mills, Events, Minnesota | Comments (22)

Liberal Writer Richard Kim: "I Want to Scramble" Marriage

June 26, 2012 – 3:00 pm

Liberal writer Richard Kim of The Nation welcomes David Blankenhorn’s defection on marriage as an opportunity to argue for further destabilizing marriage. For anti-marriage activists like Kim, nothing will ever be enough: “…The primary difference, of course, is that Blankenhorn and I fundamentally disagree about what marriage should mean—for gays and straights alike. As the […]

Posted in Divorce, Marriage, Polygamy, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (14)

Maryland Marriage Alliance Submits Nearly 3X the Needed Signatures!

June 26, 2012 – 2:00 pm

Signatures keep pouring in! The Maryland Marriage Alliance announced today that it plans to submit an additional 39, 743 signatures to the Maryland State Board of Elections as part of efforts to add a referendum on the state’s same sex marriage law to the November ballot. The addition brings the total of signatures supporting the […]

Posted in Marriage, Maryland, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (16)

NOM's Jonathan Baker on General Mills Endorsing SSM: "Dumb PR Stunt"

June 26, 2012 – 1:00 pm

The Christian Post: The CEO of a major cereal company has expressed his opposition to the Minnesota marriage amendment at a business function centered on LGBT professionals. One traditional marriage supporter called the move a PR stunt. General Mills CEO Ken Powell declared his opposition last week to the amendment that if approved by voters […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Dump General Mills | Comments (8)

NY Conservatives Shun Sen. Saland Over Gay Marriage Vote

June 26, 2012 – 12:00 pm

The Poughkeepsie Journal: For the first time in his 12 electoral campaigns for the state Senate, Steve Saland’s name will not appear on the Conservative ballot line, New York State Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long said. That is due to his vote one year ago to legalize same-sex marriage in New York. Long said at […]

Posted in Marriage, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (1)

Maggie Gallagher on David Blankenhorn's Defection

June 26, 2012 – 11:00 am

Maggie Gallagher reflects on David Blankenhorn’s decision to “accept” gay marriage: “…here’s what I want to say to David and to you: a comity that is bought by surrendering principle is submission, not comity at all. The truth about something as important as marriage cannot be the price we pay to live with each other. […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (24)

AP: Minnesota Lesbian Says Gays Shouldn't Call Their Unions 'Marriages'

June 26, 2012 – 10:00 am

The AP on Minnesotans’ views on marriage: “…Ujay Gang of St. Paul regularly attends Nativity with his wife and two young children. He said, for him, the marriage amendment is about the definition. Other Nativity parishioners said they support the amendment but declined to comment on the record. “I don’t understand why the homosexuals are […]

Posted in Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (16)

Brian Brown to NY Senators: "We're Not Going Away"

June 26, 2012 – 9:00 am

Our President Brian Brown interviewed by MSNBC: One year after New York lawmakers voted to make same-sex marriage legal in the state, opponents of gay marriage are pledging to unseat the Republicans whose support was key to the law’s passage, saying they want to send a message to other legislators that there are “consequences” to […]

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

NY Catholic Conference: Lesbian Lawsuit an "Attack on Religious Liberty"

June 25, 2012 – 1:00 pm

We reported on this news last week. Lower Hudson News adds more this week: The New York State Catholic Conference has called a lesbian couple’s class-action lawsuit against St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers an attempt “to compel the hospital (and all Catholic employers) to violate their religious beliefs.” … The medical center is a […]

Posted in Catholic Church, Law, Marriage, New York, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (35)

FRC: JCPenney Admits Sales Falling, Pro-Gay Sales Strategy Failing

June 25, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Via FRC’s Washington Update: “…J.C. Penney has lost its way–and in the process, its profits! “Is J.C. Penney trying to become GayC Penney?” ABC Newsis asking–and so are customers. In the last several months, the company once known for its Christian roots has undergone a radical transformation. It started last year, when J.C. Penney hired […]

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