We’ve reported on Julea Ward’s story in the past. Now, state legislators in Michigan are doing something to help her situation and to help others who face discrimination over their pro-marriage views: The Michigan House has passed a bill meant to prohibit religious discrimination against college students who study counseling, social work, and psychology. The […]
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Michigan House Passes "Julea Ward" Bill to Prohibit Religious Discrimination
June 18, 2012 – 3:00 pm
Indiana GOP Silent on Marriage in New State Party Platform
June 18, 2012 – 2:00 pm
AP: The Indiana Republican Party’s new platform makes no mention of same-sex marriage, even though GOP gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence has sought a national ban in Congress and legislators have pushed to put a ban in the state constitution. … Indiana Republican Party spokesman Pete Seat downplayed the importance of the change in the state […]
Skelos Booed at Conservative Gala for Allowing SSM Vote
June 18, 2012 – 1:00 pm
The Conservative Party is no fan of NY GOP Senate Leader Dean Skelos, who allowed a vote to redefine marriage when he did not have to: Two different sources who attended the state Conservative Party’s 50th anniversary gala in New York City last night emailed to say that Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was booed […]
Prof. Brad Wilcox: Are Dads Really Disposable?
June 18, 2012 – 12:00 pm
W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia: Dads are disposable. This is the story now being told in certain precincts of our culture, from the Hollywood Hills — “Women are realizing it more and more, knowing that they don’t have to settle with a man just to have […]
The Economist on UK Christians Being Refused a Place to Discuss Marriage
June 18, 2012 – 11:00 am
The Economist filed this under “diversity and speech” — our President Brian Brown spoke at the conference in question: HOW far does tolerance stretch? In March Christian Concern, a lobby group that opposes gay marriage, booked rooms for its conference at the Law Society, a statutory body that represents solicitors in England and Wales. On […]
Local News: NOM "Blasts" General Mills' Marriage Stance
June 18, 2012 – 10:00 am
KSTP 5 ABC/The Associated Press: A national group opposed to gay marriage blasted Golden Valley-based General Mills’ decision to oppose a marriage amendment in Minnesota, calling it “one of the dumbest corporate PR stunts of all time.” General Mills said Thursday it opposes a proposed Minnesota constitutional amendment to bay gay marriage, the largest company […]
Reason.com: Obama's Gay Marriage Contradiction
June 18, 2012 – 9:00 am
Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason.com and a nationally syndicated columnist: Last month, when President Obama finally endorsed gay marriage after years of equivocation, he emphasized that he still thinks states should be free to address the issue as they see fit. Since many voters strongly oppose gay marriage, it is clear why […]
Video: Sen. DeMint, Tony Perkins and Pastors Speak in Support of Marriage at Capitol Press Conference
June 17, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Via the FRC blog: Sen. Jim DeMint, Tony Perkins, Bishop Harry Jackson and Pastors Speak in Support of Marriage Between One Man and One Woman:
Video: Pro-Marriage Campaign Director Debates What the Bible Says about Marriage on UK TV
June 17, 2012 – 10:00 am
A preview of how the debate between our President Brian Brown and Dan Savage will go when they debate what the bible says about marriage? Andrew Marsh, Campaign Director of Christian Concern, pushes back against efforts to claim Christ would be in favor of redefining marriage:
UK Poll: Gay Voters Not That Interested in Marriage
June 16, 2012 – 10:00 am
As many as one in four gay people in Great Britain oppose gay marriage and only a minority describe SSM as a “priority.” We do not know how this poll was done but it suggests far more diversity of opinion within the gay community than the media conveys: More than a quarter of homosexual people […]
UK Telegraph: Teachers Could be Forced to Promote Gay Marriage in Classrooms
June 16, 2012 – 9:00 am
The UK Telegraph: Parents will be powerless to prevent their children being taught about gay marriage at school if ministers press ahead with plans to legalise the move, it has been claimed. Aidan O’Neill QC has provided the Catholic Church with a legal opinion stating that equality laws mean teachers will be forced to emphasise […]
Round-Up: Op-Eds & Reactions to the New Family Structures Study
June 15, 2012 – 2:00 pm
Here are some helpful links going into more depth and examining the implications of the two landmark studies that were released earlier this week. Be sure to first to check out a new website on the New Family Structures Study, including links to Mark Regnerus’ and Loren Marks’ studies as well as the three scholarly […]
Thomas More Society: Illinois AG's Gay Marriage Support Part of an "Inside Job"
June 15, 2012 – 2:00 pm
From a Thomas More Society press release: Peter Breen, executive director and legal counsel of the Thomas More Society, has responded to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s support of gay marriage, and is also planning to file legal papers: “We are disappointed in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office for not defending this valid law, […]
AP: VP of National Religious Broadcasters Says ENDA Threatens Religious Liberty
June 15, 2012 – 12:15 pm
AP: The vice president of National Religious Broadcasters says congressional legislation protecting “gay,” lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Americans from job discrimination would have a “chilling effect on religious organizations.” Craig Parshall told a Senate committee that religious exemptions in the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) are inadequate. …Parshall testified that the federal legislation would have a […]
Obama Uses Coded Language to Promote SSM During Maryland Campaign Stop
June 15, 2012 – 12:00 pm
An odd way of promoting same-sex marriage — not mentioning it by name: President Obama never uttered the words gay, same-sex or marriage, but during the loudest crescendo of applause Tuesday in a fundraising swing through Maryland, everyone seemed to know just what he meant. “We’re moving forward to a country where we treat everybody […]
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