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Girgis on Philosophy, Marriage, and Moral Grandstanding

Continuing the high-level debate on marriage in The Public Discourse, Sherif Girgis responds to two of his academic critics who label views like his homophobic and bigoted, and hope to drive people like Girgis out of the academic world: No serious philosopher would deny, in so many words, that to demonize opponents is to betray […]

10,000 New Yorkers to Politicians: Let the People Vote! - NOM Marriage News July 28, 2011

Dear Marriage Supporter, On Sunday the people of New York laid down a marker: Politicians cannot sell out their base, sell out their principles, lie to their people, and pass a law which is a lie about human nature, without consequences. Votes have consequences. Thousands of New Yorkers turned out on a very hot Sunday, […]

USNews & World Report: "Gay Marriage Could be a Difference Maker Issue in 2012"

Mallie Kim reports: The economy is king in 2012 politics, but in a close election, the issue of same-sex marriage could make a difference. With New York recently legalizing gay marriage, the Pentagon processing the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” and Congress battling over the Defense of Marriage Act, gay rights have gotten a […]

Chuck Colson: "Never, Never Give Up: The Defense of Marriage Today"

Resolve: Yes, same-sex “marriage,” so-called, poses a grave threat to religious freedom. There have already been cases where photographers and others have been sued for refusing to participate in same-sex “wedding” ceremonies. Catholic Charities in several states has been pushed out of the adoption business because they only place children with a married mom and […]

New Yorkers Stand 10,000 Strong for Marriage!

What an amazing, uplifting, and energetic turnout we had on Sunday! If you couldn’t be there, I hope you were able to watch online. The crowd in Manhattan was so large the NYPD asked us to begin our march early so that we could relieve overcrowding at the gathering site. By the time we reached […]

Maggie Gallagher to Albany Times Union: "Gay Marriage Has Consequences"

Published yesterday in the Albany Times Union: In response to your July 22 editorial, “Gay marriage, a legal reality”: Ruth Sheldon just resigned as clerk of Granby, a job she has held for 15 years. In the unlikely event a same-sex couple showed up in this little town, Granby could easily have designated another employee to issue the […]

Over 10,000 Demonstrators Usher in New Era in Gay Marriage Battle As Thousands Demand, “Let the People Vote!”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Beth Hutchins or Elizabeth Ray at 703-683-5004 WASHINGTON — The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today praised the more than ten thousand supporters who crowded streets and plazas in New York City, Albany Rochester and Buffalo in four simultaneous rallies to demand the Legislature give New Yorkers the right to […]

NYTimes Interviews Young New Yorkers on Marriage

Some examples: The New York Times interviewed dozens of people in recent days to get their perspective on the topic. With more teenagers coming out in high school, many said that homosexuality and bisexuality was more mainstream than it was a generation ago. Nevertheless, their gay peers, relatives and siblings still faced challenges. “You’d be […]

Hadley Arkes on Gay Marriage and Surprises for Liberals

Legal scholar Hadley Arkes predicts where the fight over marriage is headed: What hasn’t quite dawned yet, even on good liberal citizens, open to novelties in the law, is that same-sex marriage is not the ultimate, culminating end for gay-lesbian activists. It is only an intermediate end, on the way to the state of things […]

NY Attorney: SS Couples Shouldnt Rush into Marriage

CBS New York: “Well, I am concerned that a lot of people are going to get married because of the emotions of the day and they’re going to make mistakes,” says Hyer. “Of course, with the rewards of a contract, there’s also duties and obligations.” He says couples need to think long and hard about […]

Game On! President Obama Declares War on Marriage, Federalism, and Religious Liberty – NOM Marriage News, July 2, 2011

Dear Marriage Supporter, Game on! With Senate hearings on the repeal of DOMA yesterday, President Obama and the hard-left core of the Democratic Party in Washington declared war on marriage, on federalism, on democracy and on religious liberty. Do you think I exaggerate? As Maggie said in National Review yesterday, the chilling of our First […]

How to Handle Polygamy? Consertative Party-Run British Government Ponders Recognizing Sharia Marriages

Paul Goodman writes for The Tory Diary: The Government may recognise polygamous shariah marriages. The suggestion is contained in a discussion paper for the Government’s draft integration strategy, which is in front of me as I write.  The paper for an internal “Integration and Tolerance Working Group”, titled “Creating the conditions for integration”, says: “Similarly, […]

Vermont Catholic Innkeepers: Honoring Our Beliefs About Marriage Isn't Discrimination

The Associated Press adds more detail to the story we posted yesterday about Catholic innkeepers in Vermont being sued by the ACLU for refusing to rent their facilities for a wedding reception of two New York women: The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union’s Vermont chapter on behalf of Kate Baker and Ming […]

Marriage Rallies Across New York this Sunday - Join Us!

Dear Marriage Supporter, If you live in—or anywhere near—New York, I hope you’ll bring the whole family out to join us this Sunday afternoon at 3pm. With simultaneous rallies in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany and Manhattan, we’ll put Governor Cuomo and the political establishment on notice that the same-sex marriage debate is far from over. Visit […]

NY Daily News: NOM Targets "Benedict Arnolds" of the State Senate Who Voted for Gay Marriage

The New York Daily News reports on our first salvo: The National Organization for Marriage launched the first salvo this morning of its previously-promised $2 million campaign to defeat the seven state Senators who switched their votes to back same-sex marriage. Mailings are being sent to homes in the district of each senator comparing the […]