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Isabelle Sawhill: Dan Quayle Was Right!

May 30, 2012 – 3:30 pm

Isabelle Sawhill is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institute, where she co-directs the Center on Children and Families. In The Washington Post, she writes that “20 years later, it turns out Dan Quayle was right about Murphy Brown and unmarried moms”: “…Twenty years later, Quayle’s words seem less controversial than prophetic. […]

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Maryland Marriage Alliance Turns in Twice the Signatures Needed for Referendum!

May 30, 2012 – 2:30 pm

Great news from the state of Maryland! Activists working to repeal Maryland’s same-sex marriage law have collected more than twice the signatures needed for a referendum — likely ensuring that the measure will be on the ballot for voters to decide in November. The law’s opponents submitted 122,481 signatures in favor of a referendum; 55,736 […]

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ADF Video: Christian T-Shirt Company Under Fire

May 30, 2012 – 1:30 pm

A film crew with the Alliance Defense Foundation went to interview the owners of a Christian T-Shirt Company under fire for refusing to create t-shirts for a gay pride event: The owner says at one point: “There’s always, probably every two months, where I have to call the customer about it and a lot of […]

Posted in Free Speech, Law, MarriageADA, Religious Liberty | Comments (13)

British Panel Strips Accreditation from Christian Counselor "Caught" Counseling Homosexuals

May 29, 2012 – 1:00 pm

The UK Christian Concern: The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) has this week informed a Christian counsellor that, following her appeal, she will still lose her senior accredited status, after she was tricked into provided counselling to a fake client who was secretly an undercover journalist. However, the Appeal Panel reversed much of […]

Posted in Culture, Free Speech, Law, Marriage, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (11)

Video: Glen Beck Explains Why SSM is a Loser for Obama

May 29, 2012 – 12:00 pm

The Blaze: “…On his Tuesday evening program [last week], Glenn Beck broke down the issue of same-sex marriage as it relates to the 2012 election, explaining why the president’s newfound stance on the issue may not even help him gain crucial swing states. […] Looking back, swing states in 2008 including Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (13)

Video: Maggie Gallagher Answers if Millenial Views on Marriage Are Unchanging

May 29, 2012 – 9:00 am

NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher participates in a series by The Daily Beast where readers can ask prominent thinkers anything they want. In this video she answers whether millennial views on marriage are set and if they really do believe marriage need not be the union of husband and wife:

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Youth | Comments (3)

Scottish Church Group: SSM a "Social Experiment in Which the Guinea Pigs are Children"

May 26, 2012 – 11:00 am

The UK Press Association: Legalising same-sex marriage would “legitimise and encourage” the existence of fatherless or motherless children, according to a report. A Free Church of Scotland study panel examined the issues surrounding marriage, divorce and remarriage. The study comes as responses to the Scottish Government’s consultation on gay marriage are evaluated. Referring to same-sex […]

Posted in Children, Marriage, Parenting, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (83)

Only 43% of Italians Support Gay Marriage

May 26, 2012 – 10:00 am

ANSA.it: Rome, May 17 – Most Italians believe that gay couples living together should have the same rights as heterosexual ones, but less than half think they should be allowed to marry, Istat said on Thursday. The national statistics agency said 43.9% of Italians agreed with gay marriage in the results of a study released […]

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UK Gay Writer: Stop Vilifying Opponents of SSM

May 26, 2012 – 9:00 am

The Christian Institute: Activists seeking to rewrite the definition of marriage must stop trying to vilify those who oppose them, a gay writer has warned. “If they don’t snap out of it they’ll even lose the support of gay people like me,” said Max Wind-Cowie. He is Head of the Progressive Conservatism Project at Demos […]

Posted in Civility, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United Kingdom | Comments (13)

"Astonishing X-Men" Plans a Same-Sex Wedding

May 25, 2012 – 3:00 pm

USAToday: Wedding bells are ringing for the X-Men, and Marvel Comics is getting topical with its newest superhero marriage. In Astonishing X-Men issue 50, out Wednesday, the openly gay mutant hero Northstar proposes to his longtime boyfriend, Kyle, with a same-sex wedding featuring a super guest list to follow next month — as well as […]

Posted in Culture, Marriage, Media, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (45)

Sen. Mark Grisanti's Totally Fake "Real Story"

May 25, 2012 – 2:00 pm

We’ve seen politicians do some desperate things as they struggle to cling to office after betraying their constituents on marriage, but the mailer Sen. Mark Grisanti just sent to his Buffalo constituents earns a special place in our hall of shame. Our favorite line in his sugar-coated autobiography: “Mark Grisanti is one of us. [He […]

Posted in Marriage, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (9)

More Maryland Churches Joining Effort to Overturn SSM

May 25, 2012 – 11:30 am

The Hartford, MD Aegis Newspaper: A number of Harford County churches and religious leaders are leading the local fight to revoke Maryland’s new same-sex marriage law before it can go into effect. Several Harford churches are supporting the Maryland Marriage Alliance coalition in a statewide petition drive challenging the law passed by the Maryland General […]

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Video: Pro-SSM Protestors Gather Outside MA Catholic Church

May 25, 2012 – 10:00 am

The local CBS affiliate with an update on the story we mentioned earlier this week:

Posted in Civility, Marriage, Massachusetts, Religious Liberty, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (26)

NY GOP Primary Candidate Goes After Sen. Gillibrand for Abandoning Marriage

May 25, 2012 – 9:00 am

George Maragos, who is running in the New York GOP primary to challenge Sen. Gillibrand, attempts to distinguish himself from the other candidates by making his support of marriage clear: U.S. Senate Candidate George Maragos: All Conservatives and Republicans should be alarmed with Ms. Long’s recent statement in which she curiously stops short of defending […]

Posted in Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (11)

NY Senator Saland Calls Traditional Marriage Position "Extreme"

May 25, 2012 – 8:00 am

DiCarlo for New York Senate: Last night State Senate candidate Neil Di Carlo overcame the efforts of the Dutchess / Putnam County Republican nominating machine which tried to deny a candidate choice to delegates assembled in a ballroom of the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. In a surprising forced vote following a severe three minute speaking restriction, […]

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