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Bishop Tobin's New Op-Ed asks: Has RI Lost its Soul?

January 13, 2011 – 6:54 pm

“I’m neither surprised by nor disappointed by Governor Chafee’s decision not to have a public prayer service at his inauguration last Tuesday. After all, it was his inauguration, and he had every right to design a program with which he was comfortable. Whether to pray publicly with other leaders and citizens of the state on his big day was […]

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“Cardinal George on gay marriage”

January 13, 2011 – 6:49 pm

From Chuck Colbert: The Catholic spiritual leader of Chicago visited Boston College recently, where a doctoral student pressed Cardinal Francis George about the Church’s recent opposition to civil-unions legislation recently passed by the Illinois General Assembly. George told student John Falcone his “argument was not with Mother Church but with Mother Nature,” adding that anyone […]

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How Long is a Marriage?

January 13, 2011 – 6:02 pm

Dr. J of the Ruth Institute always says marriage is “one man, one woman, for life.” It’s the “for life” part that Matthew Warner is talking about at Fallible Blogma: In marriage, there may only be a 1% difference between a 99% commitment and a 98% commitment. But there is a 100% difference between 99% […]

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NOM National Marriage News: Defining the "Culture of Hate"

January 13, 2011 – 3:37 pm

I want to do something a little different this week with the precious time you and I have together. Usually, each week with the newsletter, I try to take you with me on an exciting front-seat ride through the latest news in the fight to protect marriage—and don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of news […]

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Manhattan Dec. Weighs-In on HRC's NOM Sniping

January 13, 2011 – 1:28 pm

From our friends at the Manhattan Declaration: The Human Rights Campaign, a $40 million dollar-a-year organization dedicated to striping America of a feasible definition of marriage, set its sights on the National Organization for Marriage through a video “exposing” their true ambitions. A laughably spooky voice begins the video by asking, “Ever heard of NOM?” The voice, which sounds […]

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Haley Barbour, potential 2012 GOP Presidential Candidate, Comes out Swinging for Marriage!

January 12, 2011 – 5:43 pm

Haley Barbour included a special shout-out to marriage in his recent “State of the State” address: “I’m proud that Mississippi cast the highest percentage of its vote of any state in the country for the Defense of Marriage Act, defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.” You can read his entire […]

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"What is Marriage?" Makes SSRN’s Top Ten List

January 12, 2011 – 4:02 pm

In just one month the Harvard essay of Prof. Robert George and his two colleagues, Sherif Girgis and Ryan Anderson has vaulted to the Top Ten list of most-viewed papers on SSRN, according to this note from Public Discourse editor Ryan Anderson: We just received an e-mail from SSRN with the following message: “Your paper […]

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Gay Rights Advocates Desperate to Gain Ground

January 12, 2011 – 2:21 pm

Our own Brian Brown is quoted in this Christian Post Article: National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown believes the renewed push for redefining marriage in both [Maryland and Rhode Island] is a reaction to pro-values gains throughout the country. “In most states we have positive legislation to protect marriage,” stated Brown. So far, New […]

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New Chilean Org Takes on SSM, Bioethics

January 12, 2011 – 2:18 pm

The center for the investigation of Bioethics in Chile has debuted a new website (in Spanish, of course). You may also view the various topics they discuss here. Google can provide a (limited but helpful) translation of the site into English here. Please feel free to share this site with your Spanish-speaking friends!

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Marriage amendment to be introduced in W.Va. Legislature

January 12, 2011 – 1:54 pm

From the local Herald-Dispatch: “Lawmakers are set to introduce and sponsor a marriage protection amendment to the state constitution during the upcoming legislative session, according to a press release issued by the West Virginia Family Foundation. … “We call on the Legislature to stop obstructing the people’s right to join 30 other states in constitutionally […]

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Why Marriage is Essential to a Thriving Society

January 12, 2011 – 1:06 pm

From Focus on the Family’s talking points on Marriage: – Marriage provides important benefits to society that no other institution can. Marriage: – Regulates sexuality. Marriage establishes sexual guardrails, which remain a requirement for all successful societies. – Socializes men. A society’s most serious problem is the unattached male, and marriage links men to women who help channel […]

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Canadian Marriage Official "They'll have to fire me"

January 12, 2011 – 1:03 pm

“A Saskatchewan marriage commissioner says the government will have to fire him if it expects him to perform same-sex marriages. Larry Bjerland of the east-central Saskatchewan community of Rose Valley said he was “very disappointed” by a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal opinion Monday dealing with proposed changes to the Marriage Act. The province’s highest court […]

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NOM RI TO Chafee: 36 Percent Is Not a Mandate

January 11, 2011 – 5:20 pm

“Getting 36% of the vote is no mandate to redefine marriage.” – Christopher Plante, Executive Director of NOM-RI Providence, RI – The National Organization for Marriage-Rhode Island (NOM-RI) today launched a statewide advertising campaign in support of traditional marriage and challenging Governor Lincoln Chafee’s claim to have a mandate to redefine marriage. “Lincoln Chafee got […]

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