Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown is working with the Michigan state registrar to design new marriage license that could be issued to same-sex couples, despite the fact that Michigan defines marriage as husband and wife. My FOX Detroit: In anticipation of a ruling overturning Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage, Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown is working […]
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Marriage Defenders Protest Illegal Issuing of Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples in Pennsylvania
July 29, 2013 – 4:13 pm
Pennyslvania marriage activists took a stand in Montgomery County on Friday, rallying against the open defiance of state laws defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman: Pumping signs in the air that read, “stop the war on children” and “marriage = man & woman,” the Pro-Life Coalition of PA addressed a […]
SCOTUS’ Prop 8 Ruling Behind Attempt to Overturn Arkansas’ Ban on Gay Marriage
July 26, 2013 – 1:10 pm
The Associated Press reports that hot on the heels of the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s Prop 8 decision, three same-sex couples in Arkansas have filed a federal lawsuit asking that the state’s ban on gay marriage be overturned. This is in addition to a similar lawsuit that was previously filed in state court, and the […]
England’s Prime Minister Jubilant Over Possible New Top “Export”
July 26, 2013 – 11:00 am
British Prime Minister David Cameron is apparently not content with having spearheaded the passage of same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom; he now wants to spread it across the globe! In a recent speech, Cameron said, “I want to export gay marriage around the world…as you know, I talk about the global race, about how […]
Sen. Ted Cruz Warns That Push for Same-Sex Unions Threatens First Amendment Protections
July 26, 2013 – 9:00 am
The Blaze: “If you look at other nations that have gone down the road towards gay marriage, that’s the next step of where it gets enforced,” he said of hate speech regulations that are in place in other countries. “It gets enforced against Christian pastors who decline to perform gay marriages, who speak out and […]
The Lawlessness of Gay Marriage Activists is on Full Display
July 25, 2013 – 5:14 pm
Lawlessness Spreads From California… Dear Marriage Supporter, It’s lawless — but it’s executed by courts, politicians, and legal officials being pushed by powerful gay marriage activists to abandon their oath of office to uphold the Constitution and the law. In the eyes of our opponents, and increasingly among their allies, the right of homosexuals to […]
Oxford English Dictionary Alters Definition of 'Marriage'
July 25, 2013 – 4:37 pm
Following Parliament’s legalization of same-sex marriage on July 17 (despite fierce opposition from Tory MPs and grassroots members), the Oxford English Dictionary is changing the definition of the word “marriage”. According to the Daily Mail: Language experts at the Oxford English Dictionary said the definition did not change overnight but they will monitor how the word marriage changes […]
National Organization for Marriage Condemns Illegal Marriages in Pennsylvania, Calls for State Legislature to Put a Marriage Amendment on the Ballot
July 24, 2013 – 5:05 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 24, 2013 Contact: Elizabeth Ray or Jen Campbell (703-683-5004) “These county officials are brazenly flaunting the law; substituting their personal views for those of the people…Their actions go beyond marriage and implicates the integrity of the rule of law.” — Brian Brown, NOM president — Washington, D.C. — The National Organization […]
“Human Rights Champion” & NOM’s Founding Chairman Robbie George Elected Chair of Religious Freedom Commission
July 24, 2013 – 2:51 pm
In an statement made yesterday, Robert P. George—McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University; Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School; and founding chairman of NOM—was named the chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). George has served on the Commission since 2012. In announcing his appointment, outgoing chair, Dr. Katrina Lantos […]
Prof. Robert George on Why Religious Liberty Matters
July 24, 2013 – 2:03 pm
NOM’s founding Chairman Prof. Robert George writes today in the Public Discourse that religious freedom is far more than a mere “right to worship”, and that we all have a duty, in conscience, to work for the religious liberty of men and women everywhere: In its fullest and most robust sense, religion is the human person’s being in […]
Federal Judge Makes Unilateral Decision to Recognize Same-Sex 'Marriage' in Ohio, Ignoring State Ban
July 23, 2013 – 4:34 pm
Despite a constitutional amendment that protects marriage as the union of husband and wife in the state of Ohio, U.S. District judge Timothy Black is taking it upon himself to selectively decide when the law does and does not apply. A federal judge on Monday recognized the out-of-state marriage of a gay Ohio couple, granting a temporary restraining […]
Cheated: How the Courts’ Treatment of Prop 8 Robbed America of its Democratic Process
July 23, 2013 – 10:30 am
Frank Schubert, NOM’s national political director, published a commentary yesterday at The Witherspoon Institute’s Public Discourse blog, reflecting on the course of court events that led to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the consequences those decisions have engendered. Schubert points out that the “legal circus” has not only effectively disenfranchised more than seven […]
Stay Updated on Thomas Peters' Recovery
July 22, 2013 – 4:34 pm
Thanks to all of our amazing supporters who have been keeping our Communications Director, Thomas Peters, in your thoughts and prayers this past week. Thomas is continuing on the road to recovery after sustaining serious injuries during a swimming accident last week, and has shown considerable signs of progress over the last few days in particular. […]
Traditional Indian Weddings Halted Due to Same-Sex Marriage
July 22, 2013 – 3:35 pm
Following last week’s Royal Assent for same-sex marriage in England, all traditional Indian marriage ceremonies are being halted to avoid legal repercussions: an example of the kind of consequences that same-sex marriage advocates constantly claim will never come about, but which always end up happening when marriage is redefined… Sikh temples have been advised to halt all […]
Boston Law Professor on the Consequences of SCOTUS Rulings
July 20, 2013 – 9:00 am
Eric Owens at The Daily Caller reports on Boston College Law School professor Kent Greenfield’s admission that the arguments in the recent SCOTUS cases in favor of same-sex marriage can easily be employed to legitimize a host of other relationship types being included in the definition of marriage. “The left is in this bind in […]
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