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Proponent of Finnish SSM Admits Marriage Should Simply Become a "Couple Relationship"

March 28, 2012 – 9:00 am

Ruth Institute President Dr. Morse often says that gay marriage reduces marriage to a “government registry of friendships” and this Star Observer coverage of a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in Finland makes it clear that redefining marriage would, in the minds of SSM proponents, reduce marriage to simply a “government registry of relationships”: “…Considered […]

Posted in Europe, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (39)

Thanks, Pro-SSM Activist, For Convincing Someone to Dump Starbucks!

March 22, 2012 – 11:30 am

Yesterday, Fox News Nation re-posted part of our press release announcing our campaign –and we’re grateful!– but I want to focus on a revealing exchange that took place in the comments. One pro-SSM activist posted this: currenti: How many people who were regular customers are actually going to boycott Starbucks based on a website created […]

Posted in Dump Starbucks | Comments (14)

New Jersey News Outlets Trot Out UCLA's Tired "SSM = Economic Stimulus" Meme, Again

March 8, 2012 – 10:00 am

NBC 10 Philadelphia reports: “If same-sex marriage is legalized in New Jersey, the state could see an economic boon of $119 million over three years, economic experts say.” Who are these supposed “economic experts”? Later, NBC 10 claims this report is from the Philadelphia Business Journal. But the Philly Business Journal, it turns out, is […]

Posted in Economics, Marriage, New Jersey, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (20)

SuperBowl Ad Redefines Marriage To Mean Man-And-Bacon?

February 7, 2012 – 11:30 am

Folks who watched the SuperBowl this Sunday may have noticed this commercial: Tongue-in-cheek (bacon-in-mouth?), I have to wonder if this kind of joke is more funny as our country currently flirts with the notion we can make marriage … whatever we want it to be.

Posted in Culture, Humor, Marriage, Media, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (10)

If Referendums Aren't the "Avenue to Equality" -- Why File Them? Why Poll?

February 7, 2012 – 10:30 am

William Yeomans, who served as Sen. Kennedy’s chief counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has a rambling op-ed in Politico this morning entitled “Referendums Are Not the Avenue to Equality” where he tries to go after Gov. Christie for proposing to allow the people of New Jersey to decide the marriage debate. Yeomans’ argument can […]

Posted in Let The People Vote, Marriage, New Jersey, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (43)

With Gay Marriage Advocates Filing a SSM Initiative in Maine...

January 26, 2012 – 1:05 pm

…will other gay marriage activists renounce their mantra that “civil rights should never be voted on by the people”? They’ve been saying that, oh, in every state where NOM has been working to allow the people to vote to decide the issue. Or was that argument of theirs just a canard?

Posted in Maine, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (32)

If Gay Marriage is So Popular...

January 26, 2012 – 10:00 am

… why didn’t the President endorse it in his State of the Union address? More than that, he didn’t even mention his ongoing efforts to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. Gay marriage activists want to tell us that gay marriage is popular, and that DOMA is unpopular. What does the President know that gay […]

Posted in DOMA, Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (31)

I Respond to WA State Rep. Pedersen's Anti-Christian Jab to a Constituent

January 22, 2012 – 11:00 am

Over at my personal blog I take State Rep. Jamie Pedersen of Washington to task for sending this message to a Christian constituent of his who asked him to stop his attacks on marriage: “I believe that our state has a strong interest in not discriminating against — and harming — the families of same-sex […]

Posted in Civility, Same Sex Marriage, Washington | Comments (25)

Dying Meme Alert: Redefining Marriage Won't Stimulate New Jersey's Economy

January 9, 2012 – 1:30 pm

Maggie Gallagher has already debunked the false argument that gay marriage is an economic stimulus plan. Tami Fitzgerald has also countered the same claim in North Carolina and Minnesota State Rep. Steve Drazkowski has called this argument “desperate”. Now gay marriage activists are once again attempting to claim that if New Jersey redefines marriage it […]

Posted in Economics, Marriage, New Jersey, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (12)

Santorum's Arrival Speech

January 4, 2012 – 1:06 am

For many voters, tonight was the first time they got a chance to see Rick Santorum as a real contender, after he has spent the past months quietly canvassing every county in Iowa. Tonight viewers of his speech were reminded that hard work and aspiration pay off. Santorum said tonight he learned these essential lessons […]

Posted in Election Watch 2012, Iowa, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (2)

Concord Monitor Editors Blithely Ignore Good Arguments for Marriage

January 3, 2012 – 4:30 pm

The editors of the Concord Monitor supposedly examine the arguments for reestablishing our marriage tradition in New Hampshire law and proclaim: “Examined dispassionately, none of them should sway any votes in the weeks ahead”. Let’s look at the first “argument” for marriage they say shouldn’t sway lawmakers: “Marriage is between one man and one woman. […]

Posted in Marriage, New Hampshire, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (26)

Education Watchdog Group: Gay Activists Sponsored Conferences Aimed at Undermining Church Teaching on Marriage

December 6, 2011 – 12:00 pm

Over at my personal blog I reported yesterday on the Cardinal Newman Society’s new report which connects the dots between gay-activist money and a series of conferences sponsored at Catholic universities designed to confuse Catholics about what their faith really says about marriage and family. This from the Newman Society release: In a special investigative […]

Posted in Catholic Church, Education, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

A Little Note About Searching the NOM Blog Archives

July 21, 2011 – 4:16 pm

We’re always working to make our websites more accessible, and to that end we’ve re-done how you can search the NOM blog archive (in the upper-right corner above). If you’ve ever tried to use the search feature and been frustrated, it might be more responsive now. It certainly should be better than scrolling through the […]

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Memo to Conspiracy Theorists: I'm Proud to Help NOM!

July 6, 2011 – 4:57 pm

One of the things I’ve learned since coming aboard the National Organization for Marriage this year is that gay bloggers and activists pay very close attention to what NOM does. Why? Because NOM matters. One of the rumors they’re trying to circulate now is that I’m trying to “hide” my association with NOM. Nothing could […]

Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (37)

Offbeat: Brian Brown and Archbishop Wenski - long lost cousins?

April 1, 2011 – 10:05 am

Since it’s Friday, I couldn’t resist an offbeat observation…. Here’s a photo of Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami that I stumbled across: And here’s a picture of our president Brian Brown: … I don’t know about you, but I see some resemblance! Of course, Brian loves surfing and Archbishop Wenski loves riding motorcycles. That’s probably […]

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