As a forward to the 2006 book “The Meaning of Marriage”, prominent ethicist Jean Bethke Elshtain, who passed away earlier this week, wrote this insightful piece on the marriage debate. The Public Discourse: One reason, of course, is that we all have a stake in the debate and its outcome. No one is left untouched by […]
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"Legal Chaos" Ensues After Rogue Pennsylvania County Ignores Law, Issues Marriage Licenses
August 15, 2013 – 3:44 pm
The inevitable outcome after state officials take it upon themselves to break their own laws: “There is no limit to the administrative and legal chaos that is likely to flow from the clerk’s unlawful practice of issuing marriage licenses to those who are not permitted under Pennsylvania law to marry,” the [Pennsylvania Department of Health’s […]
Not All Children Raised by Gay Parents Support Same-Sex Marriage
August 15, 2013 – 3:00 pm
In a 2012 landmark study on same-sex parenting (and its long-term effects on children), sociologist Mark Regnerus’ identified 248 adults who were raised by couples in same-sex romantic relationships and gave reports unfavorable to the same-sex marriage agenda. Robert Oscar Lopez bravely shares his own personal story on what it was like to be raised by two women, […]
National Organization for Marriage Denounces California Supreme Court Decision Not to Consider Viability of Proposition 8
August 15, 2013 – 2:51 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 15, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) “Same-sex marriage in California is illegitimate, imposed by judicial activists in opposition to the expressed will of the people. The nation, and the rule of law, are worse for it.” — Brian Brown, NOM president — Washington, D.C. — The National Organization […]
Utah Attorneys Say State Has ‘Sovereign’ Right to Protect Marriage
August 14, 2013 – 4:48 pm
The Salt Lake City Tribune: Utah has a “sovereign right” to define and regulate marriage and a constitutional amendment that bars recognition of same-sex marriage enshrines that right, state attorneys say in a brief filed in U.S. District Court. The state’s 13-page answer filed in federal court Monday says marriage between a man and a […]
Arkansas Attorney General Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Proposal
August 14, 2013 – 4:33 pm
Arkansas voters passed the Arkansas Marriage Amendment, which protects marriage as the union of one man and one woman, by a margin of 75% to 25% in 2004. Now, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has again rejected ballot language for a proposed initiative that would REPEAL the amendment: Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has again rejected a pro-gay […]
Millennials Will Save Marriage
August 14, 2013 – 3:57 pm
Here’s a fantastic piece from Chris Marlink over at Marriage Generation. Millennials, he argues, the same generation poised to throw it all away, will ultimately be the ones to redeem and restore marriage: Millennials, those approximately 18 to about 31, are the generation most supportive of redefining marriage. They’re increasingly likely to delay or forgo marriage altogether (just 26% of adults […]
Schubert: There is No Such Thing as “Gender Identity”
August 13, 2013 – 2:01 pm
“One of the biggest problems I have with the movement to redefine marriage is the series of falsehoods we’re required to accept that fly in the face of the established natural order. Consider the contention that men and women are identical – not just equal but actually the same. If this is accepted as true, […]
After Being Fired for His Beliefs, Frank Turek Helps Other Marriage Supporters in Similar Positions
August 13, 2013 – 12:39 pm
Remember Dr. Frank Turek? Dr. Turek is an award-winning author and leadership consultant who was abruptly fired from both Bank of America and Cisco Systems in 2011 after someone Googled his name and discovered that he had written a book entitled Correct, Not Politically Correct: How Same-Sex Marriage Hurts Everyone. Keep in mind, Dr. Turek’s political and religious views were never expressed […]
Local Bishops Urge Nigerians to Protect Marriage and Family
August 13, 2013 – 12:15 pm
Catholic Culture: The bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan, which is located in southwestern Nigeria, warned against attempts to legalize same-sex marriage. “We confirm that a family consists of a man, a woman and children,” the bishops said in a statement, as reported by the Fides news agency. “We empathize with people who live […]
The Burden of Proof is on Same-Sex Marriage Advocates
August 13, 2013 – 12:06 pm
Family Action Council of Tennessee President David Fowler explains why those pushing to redefine marriage need to meet their burden of proof. And if they can’t, the “marriage equality” argument has no foundation to stand on. The issue is not whether homosexual conduct is good or bad. It is not whether those who engage in homosexual relations can be productive […]
"I Hope You Rot in Hell": Vicious Attacks from Human Rights Commissioner Exposed
August 13, 2013 – 11:16 am
Even after 49-year old Scott Raasch was found to have sent a series of explosive, threatening emails to Rev. Cary Gordon over Gordon’s support of natural marriage, he still thinks he should keep his role on the Human Rights Commission, claiming he can act impartially. Does this sound ‘impartial’ to you? In angry emails, Raasch […]
National Organization for Marriage Calls on Ethics Board to Remove Executive Director/General Counsel From Investigation Due to Bias and Conflict
August 12, 2013 – 4:41 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) “The people of Iowa are entitled to the highest standards of ethical conduct and independence from the state’s top ethics officer, but Megan Tooker has shown herself to be biased and incredibly unprofessional in her handling of the complaint against NOM.” — […]
Pastors Outraged Over DC Mayor's "Strike at the Fabric of the Faith Community"
August 12, 2013 – 3:03 pm
Award-winning gospel recording artist and pastor Donnie McClurkin was uninvited from a Martin Luther King Memorial concert this past weekend in Washington, DC. Why? Local pastors, and McClurkin himself, insist that DC Mayor Vincent Gray heeded the demands of gay rights activists, informing McClurkin the night before the event that he was “not welcomed and […]
Catholic Priest Denies Communion to Same-Sex Couple -- and the Media Reaction that Follows
August 12, 2013 – 2:43 pm
From GoLocalProv: Reverend Brian Sistare, the pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Woonsocket, is currently denying Holy Communion to Lew Pryeor and Pierre Leveillee, a gay couple who are members of Sacred Heart’s regular congregation. As it is customary for Catholic priests to refuse Holy Communion to those who are unrepentant–and with knowledge of the […]
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