Just this week, a survey was released showing 51% of Ohio residents do not want marriage redefined in their state, as opposed to 45% who do. But despite what the people want, a federal judge is forcing the state of Ohio and local officials to recognize the marriage of two men. And the worst part is, this isn’t […]
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NJ GOP Hopefuls Targeted by 'Deep-Pocketed, Coordinated Campaign' to Redefine Marriage
September 5, 2013 – 2:39 pm
The fight for marriage continues in New Jersey, with deep-pocketed same-sex marriage activists going after Republican lawmakers. NorthJersey.com: A coalition of national and New Jersey-based gay rights groups is launching a full-scale push this fall |to persuade enough Republican lawmakers to join the ruling Democrats and override Christie’s veto of a bill that legalizes same-sex […]
Eight More New Mexico Legislators Join Fight Against Marriage Redefinition
September 5, 2013 – 1:25 pm
Opposition continues to rise in New Mexico after a Doña Ana County clerk started illegally issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Last month, GOP legislators took action to stop clerks in any county from taking the law into his/her own hands. And as of yesterday, eight more legislators have joined them. Eight more Republican lawmakers have joined a lawsuit in […]
UK’s New Chief Rabbi: Marriage is Between One Man and One Woman
September 5, 2013 – 12:45 pm
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, the new Chief Rabbi of Britain, laid out the distinct differences between men and woman in an interview with the BBC this past weekend. Rabbi Mirvis also affirmed traditional Jewish values by promoting natural marriage as the foundation for strengthening families: “We have a clear Biblical definition of marriage which is the union of […]
Texas National Guard Will Not Recognize Same-Sex 'Marriages' for Military Benefits
September 4, 2013 – 3:10 pm
One of the obvious results of the US Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling this summer is confusion. Confusion with the tax code, confusion with how states, who have the sovereign right to define marriage for themselves, balance their positions on marriage with the new federal definition of marriage. Texas, as well as Mississippi, is at the forefront of these questions. […]
51% of Ohioans Support True Definition of Marriage
September 4, 2013 – 2:00 pm
A new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute shows that the majority of Ohio residents — 51% — do not support a measure to redefine marriage, as opposed to just 45% who would. While the Public Religion Research Institute describes itself as nonpartisan, the poll was funded by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, which actually […]
Montgomery County SSM Hearing Set for Wednesday
September 4, 2013 – 12:39 pm
Pennsylvania law makes it very clear: marriage is between a man and woman. All faux-‘marriage’ licenses that were issued to same-sex couples by a rogue county clerk who decided he had the authority to disregard the law should be considered invalid. Lawyers are set to meet in a Harrisburg Court for the argument to decide […]
Gov. Cuomo Appoints Marriage Flip-Flopper Alesi to NY Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board
September 3, 2013 – 2:37 pm
Back in 2011, then-New York Senator Jim Alesi betrayed marriage and his constituents by accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from gay marriage advocates and flipping his position on marriage. But no amount of money can buy the support of voters once you’ve lost their trust. Sen. Alesi was subsequently driven from his re-election race by […]
Scottish Parliament "Fast Tracking" Bill to Redefine Marriage
September 3, 2013 – 2:03 pm
Think the Scottish Parliament may have heard about Scotland for Marriage’s 50,000-strong petition to protect the definition of marriage as husband and wife? A bill to redefine marriage is suddenly being “fast-tracked” through the legislature. According to the Herald newspaper, MSPs will hold double evidence sessions on the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, with early […]
The National Organization for Marriage Questions Liz Cheney's Claim That She Is Not "Pro-Gay Marriage" - States that Mike Enzi Is the Clear Pro-Marriage Choice for Wyoming Senator
August 30, 2013 – 9:25 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Matille Thebolt (703-683-5004) Washington, D.C. – Today, Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) issued the following statement in response to Liz Cheney’s remarks concerning gay marriage: “Liz Cheney now says she is not ‘pro gay marriage’, but she has long opposed […]
Religious Persecution: Coming to a Town Near You
August 30, 2013 – 4:38 pm
“Wake up, people. It’s 1939 all over again.” That’s how Christine M. Flowers ends her provocative column in today’s Philadelphia Daily News on the real-world threats to religious freedom. Flowers focuses primarily on religious persecution outside of the United States, but does note parallels to what we are witnessing—in some ways, for the first time—on […]
Treasury Department and IRS To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages in States That Don't Allow Same-Sex Marriage
August 30, 2013 – 2:13 pm
Continuing a pattern of lawlessness across the nation, the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department have also overstepped their authority by granting federal tax treatment to “married” same-sex couples. As our president Brian Brown pointed out yesterday, “The Obama administration is intent on forcing same-sex ‘marriage’ on an unwilling public. Congress alone has the responsibility of determining federal […]
Resources to You Help You Defend Marriage
August 30, 2013 – 1:56 pm
In the sixth installment of its series on lessons we can learn from DOMA, Marriage: Unique for a Reason provides some fantastic videos, links, booklets, and other practical resources to help you better promote and defend marriage. …Being “neutral” toward marriage redefinition is no longer an option; being proactive is. Defending and promoting marriage go hand in hand, […]
The National Organization for Marriage Responds To The U.S. Treasury Department / IRS Granting Federal Tax Treatment to "Married" Same Sex Couples
August 29, 2013 – 5:10 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) “The Treasury Department is grossly overstepping its authority. This is a nation of laws. Only Congress has the authority to change the law.” — Brian Brown, NOM president — Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) denounced the U.S. […]
Despite Personal Views, Mayor Remains Committed to Democratic Process
August 29, 2013 – 2:26 pm
We’ve heard lots of news lately about elected officials sidestepping or ignoring the law completely in order to push same-sex marriage in their states. But to Mayor Larry Kelly, Pennsylvania’s marriage law is no different from any other state law. And despite his personal views, he knows his constituents trust him to enforce it. Philly.com: …Mayor Larry […]
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