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Southern Baptists Nearly Unanimous: Gay Rights Not Civil Rights

June 21, 2012 – 11:30 am

The AP: A day after electing their first African-American president in a historic move that strives to erase its legacy of racism, Southern Baptists passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue. Thousands of delegates at the denomination’s annual meeting in New Orleans on Wednesday were nearly unanimous in […]

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Donor-Conceived Children Criticized For Wanting to Know Their Fathers

June 21, 2012 – 11:00 am

Alana, the child of a sperm donor, says that adult children who speak out about their losses in never knowing their biological origins face fierce criticism: For children of anonymous sperm donors yearning for a connection to their biological father, the world can be an unwelcome place. Instead of meeting compassion, many say that society […]

Posted in Children, Ethics, Parenting, Science | Comments (6)

President of Southern Baptist Convention: "I Disagree With Pres. Obama on Same-Sex Marriage"

June 21, 2012 – 10:30 am

CNN: Reverend Fred Luter, Jr., the first African American president of Southern Baptist Convention, talks about the momentous election and gives his opinion on gay rights, same sex marriage on Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien. When asked if his agenda will include inclusiveness of gay Americans, Rev. Luter says, “No, I’m a man of the book. […]

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Southern Baptists to Vote on Resolution Opposing "Gay Rights are Civil Rights", Demanding DOMA be Defended

June 21, 2012 – 10:00 am

The Associated Press: A day after electing their first African-American president, Southern Baptists were considering a resolution Wednesday opposing the idea that gay rights are the same as civil rights. The resolution up for a vote at the denomination’s annual meeting in New Orleans affirms Southern Baptists’ beliefs that marriage is “the exclusive union of […]

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Ryan Anderson on Reasoning for Marriage

June 21, 2012 – 9:00 am

Ryan Anderson at Heritage’s Foundry blog writes an extensive examination of the bad reasons being used to redefine marriage: The majority of Americans think it best to keep civil marriage as the union of a man and a woman. But a handful of judges have overruled the reasonable judgments and will of the people and […]

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Star Tribune on Middle Class Moms Staying Single By Choice

June 20, 2012 – 3:00 pm

The Star Tribune: Fewer middle-class women follow what one study calls the “success sequence” of education, work, marriage and childbearing. They may get married, but only later, and not have children. Increasingly, they are having children, but postponing the wedding. The recession’s financial stresses did nothing to slow the trend. If anything, the retreat from […]

Posted in Children, Culture, Marriage, Minnesota, Parenting | Comments (10)

Roll Call: GOP Rips IRS Over Abuses

June 20, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Roll Call: As evidence mounts that the IRS is more closely scrutinizing politically active nonprofit groups, Republicans on Capitol Hill have lashed out with assaults on the tax agency and fresh demands for an explanation. The IRS may have stepped over the line this year by asking conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status to hand […]

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Video: What Conflicts Does Redefining Marriage Cause?

June 20, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Kalley Yanta explains what experts on what both sides of the marriage debate say will happen if marriage is redefined. “… the volume of new litigation will be immense.” “religious organizations, individuals that object to same-sex marriage will face a wave of new lawsuits under state anti-discrimination and other laws.”

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AP: Lawmaker Doubts Australia Will Allow Gay Marriage

June 20, 2012 – 11:00 am

AP: The chairman of an Australian parliamentary committee that examined gay law reform said Monday that he believes lawmakers will maintain a ban on same-sex marriage when the contentious issue is voted on later this year. …Committee chairman Graham Perrett, who has two gay brothers and supports gay marriage, said he does not believe a […]

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Reminder: Majority of Minnesota Companies Staying Neutral on Marriage

June 20, 2012 – 9:00 am

CEOs that come out in favor of redefining marriage are sure to receive a great deal of media attention, but what often goes unnoticed is how the majority of corporations –including large corporations– are focusing on their business, and are not interested in taking sides on a hot button social issue. The Pioneer Press quotes […]

Posted in Corporate Ethics, Marriage, Minnesota, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

UK Daily Mail: New Study Shows Relationship with Both Parents is Crucial

June 19, 2012 – 12:00 pm

The UK Daily Mail: A father’s love is as important to a child’s emotional development as a mother’s, a large-scale study has confirmed. Examining the cases of more than 10,000 sons and daughters revealed how a cold or distant father can damage a child’s life, sometimes for decades to come. The review of 36 studies […]

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GOP Senate Leader McConnell Mentions NOM's IRS Leak in Speech on First Amendment Threats

June 19, 2012 – 11:30 am

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell spoke Friday at the American Enterprise Institute on the growing threats to the First Amendment rights of Americans. As part of that speech he mentioned the IRS leak of NOM’s private tax information for political purposes: “The head of one national advocacy group has released documents which show that his […]

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Quebec Government Funds "Registry of Homophobic Acts"

June 19, 2012 – 11:15 am

Will pro-marriage speech and activism be considered a “homophobic” act? In what they are touting as a “world first,” a Quebec homosexual activist group has launched a “registry of homophobic acts” with support and funding from the Quebec Government’s Justice Department. Standing alongside Montreal Police Chief Johanne Paquin and Commander Alain Gagnon, the leadership of […]

Posted in Canada, Civility, Free Speech, Law, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (47)

Storobin Bill Would Repeal Same-Sex Marriage in New York

June 19, 2012 – 10:30 am

Capital Tonight reports on David Storobin not losing any time making good on his promises to be a pro-marriage advocate in Albany: Nearly a year after the successful passage of New York’s same-sex marriage law, Sen. David Storobin quietly introduced a bill that would repeal the measure. … The newly minted Republican lawmaker from Brooklyn […]

Posted in Marriage, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (13)

NOM's Peters on Why You Can't Separate Religious and Civil Marriage

June 19, 2012 – 9:00 am

NOM’s Thomas Peters is interviewed in this OSV article on the proposal to “separate” religious and civil marriage: “…Could a clearer separation between civil marriage — a union sanctioned by the state — and those blessed in a religious setting calm religious freedom concerns by presenting a compromise that both sides of the issue could […]

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