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Stand with Chick-fil-A — Sign the letter today!

Dear Marriage Supporter, Packed parking lots, long lines, waiting for open tables. The sounds of busy cash registers and happy families of customers. It’s what hopeful restaurant managers go to bed dreaming about. And that is exactly what happened on Wednesday at Chick-fil-A locations all across the country—thanks to you and hundreds of thousands of […]

Chick-fil-A Feels the Love, NOM Marriage News

Dear Marriage Supporter, Victory! Chick-fil-A Feels Your Love! In response to the open hatred and threats directed at the Cathy family for gently saying they stand on Biblical principles (including on marriage), Gov. Huckabee called for a day honoring the restaurant chain and the heroic family who founded Chick-fil-A in 1946. That day will be […]

NOM to GLAAD: Kirk Cameron Has a Right to Speak Up for Marriage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 2012 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) NOM’s President Brian Brown Calls Out GLAAD For Hypocrisy Washington, D.C.—In response to Kirk Cameron’s pro-marriage video for the Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance (which has been viewed over 40,000 times on YouTube), GLAAD President Herndon Graddick in a statement claimed Cameron’s comments were […]

NAACP Members Applaud Mitt Romney's Support for Traditional Marriage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2012 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) Washington, DC—The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today praised Governor Mitt Romney for pledging to support traditional marriage in an address to members of the NAACP, and noted that Romney received substantial applause from NAACP members in response to his pledge. The […]

National Organization for Marriage Announces Protest of General Mills

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2012 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) “In declaring a war on marriage, General Mills is declaring war on their own customers.” —Brian Brown, President of NOM— Washington, D.C.—The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today announced that they will be initiating a protest of General Mills, including a new […]

National Organization for Marriage Endorses Wendy Long for US Senate in New York

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2012 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) “Wendy Long will provide principled, conservative leadership for New York, and American, families.”—Brian Brown, President NOM— WASHINGTON, DC—The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today announced its endorsement of Wendy Long in the race to challenge incumbent US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. “Wendy Long […]

National Organization for Marriage Says "Acceptance" of Gay Marriage Is No Path To Follow

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “Retreating from the debate is not a path we or our followers will ever travel.”—Brian Brown, NOM president— Washington, D.C.— Reacting to an op-ed written by family advocate David Blankenhorn and published online today by the New York Times, the National Organization […]

General Mills Declares War on Marriage with Its Own Customers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “This will go down as one of the dumbest corporate PR stunts of all time.”—Brian Brown, NOM president— Washington, D.C.—The National Organization for Marriage today blasted the General Mills Corporation for effectively declaring a “war on marriage” with its own customers. Speaking […]

Shareholder Takes Target to Task Over Corporate Effort to Redefine Marriage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “[T]he Target Corporation is donating $120,000 to same-sex marriage advocates who are official participants in the campaign, is saying that the debate will be bad for the Minnesota business community, and still has the nerve to say they are not taking a […]

NOM Commends Preserve Marriage Washington for Gathering Record Number of Signatures in Support of Traditional Marriage Referendum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “This shows the broad and deep support that traditional marriage enjoys, and sets the stage for a tremendous victory for marriage this November.”—Brian Brown, NOM president— WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today commended the volunteer leadership of Preserve Marriage Washington […]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Overrules the Will of the People

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “This is a gross miscarriage of justice that we trust the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court will rectify.” —Brian Brown, NOM President— Washington, D.C.—Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) released the following statement in response to the […]

NOM Congratulates David Storobin on Victory in New York Senate Race

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 31, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “Once again, this shows that supporting same-sex marriage is a losing proposition.”—NOM President, Brian Brown— Washington, D.C. — The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today congratulated David Storobin on the unofficial announcement of his victory in the 27th Senate District race in […]

First Circuit Ruling Makes US Supreme Court Ruling on Definition of Marriage Likely

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 31, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “Liberal judges on the federal courts are resorting to making up legal standards to redefine marriage. The Supreme Court is going to need to resolve this issue once and for all.” —Brian Brown, NOM president— Washington, D.C. — The National Organization for […]

Building Momentum: Dump Starbucks Phase II!

Dear Marriage Supporter: Yesterday I wrote to you asking you to join our Dump Starbucks campaign. If you have recently signed our petition—THANK YOU! If you haven’t, please consider signing our petition—it only takes around 30 seconds. I also wrote to give you a heads up about our newest initiative to send a strong message […]

President of America's National Organization for Marriage Addresses British Family Conference Banned by Law Society

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2012 Contact: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) “The actions by The Law Society are an abject example of the type of sanctions that will befall citizens if marriage is redefined in England.”—Brian Brown, NOM president— LONDON — Speaking at a family-issues conference that was banned by The Law Society, […]