When pressed by the media at a recent National Governors Association meeting on the topic of gay marriage, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said a change to the state’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman would not come easily: “To change anything in the constitution, not just that, it […]
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Gov. Walker: Don’t Expect Same-Sex Marriage Anytime Soon in the Badger State
August 5, 2013 – 5:11 pm
PA Lawmaker Calls for Impeachment
August 5, 2013 – 4:54 pm
Marriage laws are just like any other state laws. Why do some elected officials think they can get away with ignoring and/or breaking them entirely? Thanks to Pennsylvania Rep. Daryl Metcalfe for speaking out about the corruption! Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has followed the lead of Barack Obama and Jerry Brown by refusing to […]
Same-Sex Couple Married in Canada Files Lawsuit Against State of Kentucky
August 5, 2013 – 4:15 pm
The Courier Journal reports on a same-sex couple that has filed a lawsuit in Kentucky to have the state recognize their out-of-state union: Two Louisville men who were married in Canada in 2004 filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging the constitutionality of Kentucky laws that don’t recognize same-sex marriages from outside the state. The lawsuit — […]
New Jersey to Defend State's Civil Unions Law
August 2, 2013 – 12:51 pm
NBC40: Lawyers for New Jersey are expected to defend the state’s civil unions for same-sex couples as opposed to gay marriage. Legal papers are due Friday in a lawsuit filed by gay couples and their children who say New Jersey’s civil unions fall short of a court mandate that gay couples be treated the same […]
Marriage Majority Initiative Launches to Restore a Pro-Marriage House in 2014!
August 2, 2013 – 12:46 pm
Minnesota for Marriage is teaming up with marriage defenders across the state to launch the Marriage Majority Initiative, which will “work to restore a pro-marriage majority in the Minnesota House in 2014 by supporting legislators who withstood immense political pressure in order to cast a vote in defense of traditional marriage and by helping Minnesotans find […]
Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice to Deceive: IRS Scandal Expands to Include FEC
August 1, 2013 – 6:13 pm
Like the proverbial onion, the more layers you pull back the more you discover in the on-going investigation of the IRS and the woman at the center of the scandal: Lois Lerner. Townhall.com reports on the exclusive news first broken by Eliana Johnson about Lerner’s collusion with an FEC attorney to unfairly target a pro-family […]
Rural Minnesotans Speak Out About Their Concerns Over Same-Sex Marriage
August 1, 2013 – 1:17 pm
NPR reports: Most rural counties supported the idea of banning gay marriage by margins of 3-to-2, or even 3-to-1. They were outvoted statewide by the urban centers. In May, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill allowing gay weddings to go forward. Some parts of the state aren’t ready for it. “Away from the cities, […]
Gov. Pence: States with Marriage Amendments Have Fastest Growing Economies
August 1, 2013 – 1:09 pm
During a visit to Evansville this week, Indiana Governor Mike Pence pointed out the correlation between states that protect marriage as husband and wife and strong economic growth: Governor Pence was in town to introduce a new state based initiative office at the Evansville Rotary. He says that many of the 32 states that define traditional […]
Same-Sex Couple Sues Church in the UK
August 1, 2013 – 12:59 pm
The Christian Institute: Wealthy gay dad, Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, says he and his civil partner Tony will go to court to force churches to host gay weddings. He told the Essex Chronicle that he will take legal action because “I am still not getting what I want”. A Government Bill legalising gay marriage passed Parliament recently […]
National Organization for Marriage Renews Pledge to Hold Politicians Accountable for Redefining Marriage in Minnesota and Rhode Island
August 1, 2013 – 10:25 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 1, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) “We will work tirelessly to hold the politicians accountable for this travesty.” — Brian Brown, NOM president — Washington, D.C. — With marriage having been redefined and same-sex ‘marriages’ beginning today in Minnesota and Rhode Island, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) […]
Star Tribune: Minnesotans More Sad Than Bitter Over Gay Marriage
July 31, 2013 – 5:20 pm
As Minnesota’s same-sex marriage law gets set to take effect Thursday, The Star Tribune reports on millions of Minnesotans whose views will be overlooked by the media this week: They are ordinary parishioners, neighbors down the street, co-workers in the elevator who steadfastly believe that marriage is meant solely for a man and a woman. […]
Rhode Island To Begin Issuing Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples Thursday
July 31, 2013 – 3:36 pm
The Providence Journal: The Aug. 1 date for same-sex weddings will go on despite a legal challenge Tuesday in Superior Court, Providence. Ronald L’Heureux, a cofounder of the Faith Alliance to Preserve the Sanctity of Marriage as Defined by God, brought a petition and complaint to the court on Tuesday morning and sought a temporary restraining order […]
Tory MPs' Careers Threatened if They Did Not Support Same-Sex Marriage
July 31, 2013 – 2:31 pm
The use of open intimidation against those who defend marriage as one man and one woman is more common than ever before. In fact, we see examples of this every day. But what happens when that intimidation poisons the entire democratic process, forcing elected officials to support bills they disagree with. Ministers warned backbenchers that their […]
Anderson: Sen. Cruz’s Concerns About Religious Freedom Are Accurate
July 30, 2013 – 4:26 pm
Ryan Anderson writes today in The National Review: …if marriage is redefined, then a belief that marriage is the union of a man and a woman ordered to procreation and family life — a notion once shared by virtually every human society — would increasingly be characterized as an irrational prejudice that ought to be […]
Why Exactly is Betty Crocker Weighing in on Marriage Anyway?
July 30, 2013 – 12:34 pm
General Mills is pushing its marriage redefinition agenda even further, this time using a fictional character to assist. General Mills’ culinary “spokeswoman” Betty Crocker decided to take time away from her baking to weigh in on the marriage debate in Minnesota: If you haven’t made the Dump General Mills pledge, please take two minutes to […]
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