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Gay Activist Allegedly Sues Colombian Bishop for Defending Marriage

June 7, 2012 – 9:00 am

Catholic News Agency: Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba, secretary for the Colombian bishops’ conference, has allegedly been sued by columnist and gay activist Felipe Zuleta over his support of marriage as between one man and one woman. “For now this is all media hype, and very few media outlets have reported on this,” said Father Elver […]

Posted in Free Speech, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage, South America | Comments (18)

Fox News Olympia: R-74 Proponents Gather Two Times the Needed Signatures to Qualify Referendum

June 6, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Q13 FOX in Olympia, WA: Opponents of gay marriage in Washington say they have collected almost two times the number of signatures needed to get Referendum 74 put on the ballot in November. While only 120,577 signatures are needed to send the decision to voters, the group said they have gathered over 225,000. If voters […]

Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (14)

Local WA Radio: R-74 Official Says Washington State Will Follow 32 Other States and Protect Marriage

June 6, 2012 – 12:45 pm

Local KIRO FM Radio: Opponents of the marriage equality law approved by the legislature will turn in more than 200,000 signatures Wednesday blocking the law from taking effect Thursday. Opponents say they have enough signatures to qualify Referendum 74 for the November ballot. This will be the thirty-third time voters in the US will be […]

Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (37)

Local News Source: Proponents of R-74 Force Vote

June 6, 2012 – 12:30 pm

Washington news site KATU: Opponents of same-sex marriage are set to turn in hundreds of thousands of signatures that will force a new vote on the issue in November. The new state law legalizing gay marriage was set to go into effect Thursday, but it appears that will not happen. Those against gay marriage plan […]

Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (6)

AP: R-74 Proponents File Over 200,000 Signatures to Overturn SSM

June 6, 2012 – 12:15 pm

The Associated Press on an important landmark being reached (and surpassed!) by our allies in Washington State! Opponents of gay marriage say they have enough signatures to qualify a referendum for the November ballot. Preserve Marriage Washington plans to submit more than 200,000 signatures Wednesday, blocking the law from taking effect on Thursday. State officials will […]

Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (8)

ADF Will Appeal New Mexico Court’s Decision Against Photographer

June 6, 2012 – 11:00 am

The Alliance Defense Fund: Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund will appeal a New Mexico Court of Appeals decision that upheld a ruling by the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission against an Albuquerque photography company. The commission ruled that the company, run by a young Christian husband and wife, was guilty of “sexual orientation” discrimination […]

Posted in Free Speech, Law, New Mexico, Religious Liberty | Comments (26)

Carson Holloway: Has Obama Changed His Position on Marriage Again?

June 6, 2012 – 10:00 am

Carson Holloway at CatholicVote: The Obama campaign has a new ad featuring actress Sarah Jessica Parker. In the ad Parker invites viewers to enter a contest to win a ticket to a dinner for the president and the first lady, a dinner to be held at Parker’s New York home. In this ad Parker characterizes […]

Posted in Same Sex Marriage | Comments (56)

Wedding Photographer May Be Required (on Pain of Legal Liability) to Photograph Same-Sex Commitment Ceremonies

June 6, 2012 – 9:00 am

Eugene Volokh’s legal experts blog: “So the New Mexico Court of Appeals held last week in the long-pending Elane Photography v. Willock (N.M. Ct. App. May 31, 2012). The court began by holding that the state law that bans sexual orientation discrimination in places of public accommodation applies to professional wedding photographers’ decisions not to […]

Posted in Free Speech, Law, New Mexico, Religious Liberty | Comments (11)

Washington State Rep. Says His Campaign is the Victim of Hate Crime Over His R-74 Support

June 6, 2012 – 8:00 am

State Rep. Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley)’s statement as published by the Washington State Wire: “As most of you already know, I am the state representative for the 4th Legislative District, an ardent supporter of Israel, and a committed Christian. However, some of you may not be aware of the support my campaign has received within […]

Posted in Civility, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (5)

Katherine Kersten on The Faulty Case for Changing Marriage Laws

June 5, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Katherine Kersten is a senior fellow at the Center of the American Experiment. She writes in the StarTribune: Sometimes you have to take an argument to its logical conclusion to see its flaws. I’d guess, for example, that 95 percent of Minnesotans would oppose redefining our marriage laws to include temporary marriages, where the partners’ […]

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

Audio: Rush Limbaugh on Obama's Gay Marriage Move Driving Democrat Nardelli to GOP

June 5, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Rush Limbaugh notes in his program last week that Obama’s flip flop on marriage was the last straw for an influential PA Democrat, Jo Ann Nardelli (more on her story here):

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Media, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (11)

Black Pastors Demand Meeting with Obama Over Gay Marriage

June 5, 2012 – 11:30 am

The Washington Times: The Coalition of African American Pastors has demanded a meeting with President Obama to try to change his mind on his personal embrace of same-sex marriage. The pastors fired off a letter this week to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. asking him to set up the meeting with the president, and […]

Posted in Marriage, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage, United for Marriage | Comments (11)

Australian SSM Campaigners Distance Themselves from Polyamorists' Demands

June 5, 2012 – 11:00 am

The Australian: The main lobby group promoting gay marriage yesterday distanced itself from polyamorists demanding to be included in the proposed reforms, saying marriage involving more than two people would undermine a traditional institution. As reported yesterday by The Australian, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has come under attack from polyamorists, including some who are members […]

Posted in Australia, Marriage, Polygamy, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (28)

US Bishops: Federal Court's DOMA Ruling a "Grave Injustice"

June 5, 2012 – 10:30 am

Catholic Culture World News: The chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage condemned a federal court ruling that declared a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional. “The federal appeals court in Boston did a grave injustice yesterday by striking down that […]

Posted in Catholic Church, DOMA, Law, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (5)

California Pro-SSM Church Buys Billboard Attacking Supporters of North Carolina's Marriage Protection Amendment

June 5, 2012 – 10:00 am

One pro-SSM church in California is not handling defeat in North Carolina well: A California-based church has put up a billboard in west Charlotte, apologizing for North Carolina voters’ support of a law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The billboard, on the Billy Graham Parkway, was installed Wednesday. […]

Posted in California, Civility, Marriage, North Carolina, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (23)
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