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More Grim News for Grisanti in November

September 21, 2012 – 1:30 pm

Things are already looking bleak for the only SSM flip-flopper who has made it through his primary.

Consider how many votes Mark Grisanti got in his primary: 5,290. His challenger received 3,514 and many of those were solid pro-marriage votes who won't switch to Grisanti in November.

Charles Swanick, who ran in the Democratic primary and will run again in November received 3,336 votes.

Mike Amodeo meanwhile, won the Democratic primary with 7,400 votes.

That's not counting the 1,951 votes that went to the third place Democratic finisher.

It doesn't take too much math to figure out how grim things are looking for Grisanti in November.

Source: Orchard Park Bee

By NOM Staff | Posted in Marriage, New York, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (5)

Chairman of Maryland Marriage Alliance: Same-Sex Marriage is Not a Civil Right

September 21, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Derek McCoy in The Afro:

As executive director of the Maryland Marriage Alliance, I am compelled to address Julian Bond’s recent opinion editorial featured in The Afro on Sept. 5.

I have a great deal of respect for Mr. Bond. He holds an honored place in the Civil Rights movement. In his role as chairman emeritus of the NAACP, he continues to speak out with passion and conviction on issues of civil rights. However, by equating the same-sex marriage movement to the civil rights movement, Mr. Bond is simply wrong.

During the civil rights movement, thousands of Americans, both black and white, were literally being murdered in the struggle to give African Americans basic freedoms. What were those freedoms? They were fighting for access to education, access to health care, access to jobs, access to decent housing. They were literally fighting for the freedom to be able to move around in their own country.

Gays and lesbians who want to redefine marriage have no such struggle. They are protesting because they are not able to call a relationship what it is not.

... Our work across the state shows that Marylanders do not believe that the definition of marriage should change. Even after the
president and the NAACP threw their weight behind same-sex marriage, our alliance garnered over 200,000 signatures for a petition to protect the definition of marriage. This number was more than three times the number required, so many that the Maryland State Board of Elections stopped counting.

By NOM Staff | Posted in Maine, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, United for Marriage | Comments (13)

WND: Press Suckered by Chick-fil-A Nonstory

September 21, 2012 – 12:30 pm

Dave Tombers reports on the recent broohaha over Chick-fil-A and notes that Chick-fil-A has not changed their tune.

Instead, gay activists attempted to create a false media narrative:

“Chick-fil-A says it will stop funding antigay groups” proclaimed the Detroit Free Press
... It was a statement from The Civil Rights Agenda that prompted the recent headlines. It stated that Moreno “finalized” negotiations with the company with a promise to no longer give money to “anti-gay” organizations.

The statement said of the Cathy family’s foundation, the WinShape Foundation, “is now taking a much closer look at the organizations it considers helping, and in that process will remain true to its stated philosophy of not supporting organizations with political agendas.”

But it was in July when the company stated, “Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.”

The Civil Rights Agenda didn’t name groups, but others did. One was the National Organization for Marriage, which responded immediately, “Despite recent news articles claiming Chick-fil-A’s WinShape Foundation donated money to our organization – this is false. The National Organization for Marriage has never received funding from them. We support Chick-fil-A’s philosophy that every person is treated with ‘honor, dignity and respect – regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender;’ and we will continue to endorse ‘Chick-fil-A Wednesdays’ calling upon all supporters of marriage, free speech and religious liberty to thank Chick-fil-A’s president, Dan Cathy, for taking a courageous stand to speak out in defense of marriage and his freedom to speak.”

By NOM Staff | Posted in Chick-fil-A, Media | Comments (12)

Audio: Brian Brown on Why Obama's SSM Position Will Hurt Him in November

September 21, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Our President Brian Brown was interviewed by 790 KABC during the Democratic National Convention and had this to say about marriage and the November election:

"We just won in North Carolina by 61% -- 61% to support a strong marriage amendment. Just looking at it politically this is a state President Obama needs to win and being on the wrong side of 6-in-10 voters right when you're going to have your Democratic National Convention there and the Democrats are going to put an endorsement of same-sex marriage in their plank? This is a very bad idea and I think what you're going to see ... you're going to lose these key swing states. You're going to lost Ohio, you're going to lose North Carolina."

By NOM Staff | Posted in Election Watch 2012, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, North Carolina, Politics, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments Off on Audio: Brian Brown on Why Obama's SSM Position Will Hurt Him in November

HuffPo Says of NOM: "Cross Us and We'll Kill You in a Primary"

September 21, 2012 – 11:30 am

We wouldn't phrase it this way-- Dan Collins, writing at the Huffington Post, apparently gets away with using such language:

The primary elections for state legislature turned into a referendum, of sorts, on same-sex marriage. I'm sorry to say that gay rights had a bad day.

... there will be a huge impact on the way the legislature operates next year. The far right has sent the same message in New York that they've been sending Republican politicians around the country -- cross us and we'll kill you in a primary.

... The message from last week was that if it happened to him, it could happen to anybody. The best way to stay in office is to keep your head down.

By NOM Staff | Posted in Marriage, New York, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (2)

NOM's Schubert Announces Additional $250K for "Critical" Maine Contest

September 21, 2012 – 11:00 am

The Associated Press:

The National Organization for Marriage is pumping money into the campaign that opposes Maine's November ballot question seeking to legalize same-sex marriage.

The Washington, D.C.-based group transferred $250,000 Thursday to the Protect Marriage Maine political action committee, which is spearheading the campaign against the ballot initiative, said campaign manager Frank Schubert.

Schubert said the Maine election has national implications because the state could become the first where same-sex marriage is legalized in a popular vote.

"It is a critical race for the survival of the institution of marriage in this country," Schubert said. "It's a race that the entire nation is looking at and will have an impact far beyond the borders of Maine."

... Schubert said recent polling suggests that the race is close.

Opponents are confident the question will fail given that the opposition campaign has yet to kick into high gear and supporters of gay marriage have been working for a long time trying to persuade people to support gay marriage, he said.

By NOM Staff | Posted in Maine, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments Off on NOM's Schubert Announces Additional $250K for "Critical" Maine Contest

Rhode Island School District Bans Father-Daughter Dances, Mother-Son Activities

September 21, 2012 – 10:30 am

The Providence Journal:

In a move that has taken some parents by surprise, the school department has announced that it is banning traditional "father-daughter" and "mother-son" activities, saying they violate state law.

Supt. Judith Lundsten said the move was triggered by a letter ifrom the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a single mom who had complained that her daughter had not been able to attend her father-daughter dance.

Lundsten said school attorneys found while federal Title IX legislation banning gender discrimination gives an exemption for "father-son" and "mother-daughter" events, Rhode Island law doesn't.

By NOM Staff | Posted in Children, Education, Offbeat, Parenting, Rhode Island | Comments (15)

New Polls Show We're Within Striking Distance of Victory in Maine! Game On!

September 20, 2012 – 4:30 pm

Over at my personal blog I explain the excitement we pro-marriage warriors are feeling over these new polls out of Maine, and how we plan to win in November:

"...This fight is so far following the trajectory of other state marriage referendums. Prop 8, for instance, was trailing in the polls by 18 points six weeks before the vote, but won by 4 points on election day. In other words, state votes on marriage begin with gay marriage leading in the polls, losing support closer to election day, and finally losing on election day -- why? Because someone along the way helps them understand and be proud of their pro-marriage views.

YOU are called to be that someone!

If you live in Maine you need to make sure you are registered to vote, and if you have friends and family who live in Maine, you need to talk to them right now about the importance of protecting marriage." --AmericanPapist

By Thomas Peters | Posted in Election Watch 2012, Maine, Marriage, Marriage Election Watch, Poll, Polling, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (5)

New Liberal Polls Show Support for Gay Marriage Declining in Maine!

September 20, 2012 – 3:00 pm

The latest polls shows its close in Maine, with support for gay marriage declining! This latest Maine People's Resource Center poll oversampled Democrats by six points and still found declining support for Question 1:

The poll released today shows a decline in support for gay marriage, at least when compared to a June survey conducted for MaineToday Media.

A poll released today shows 53 percent of Mainers support a ballot question that would allow same-sex marriage, 43 percent oppose it and 4 percent are undecided.

The Maine People’s Resource Center, which is affiliated with the liberal advocacy group the Maine People’s Alliance, conducted the poll Sept. 15 through Sept. 17. The margin of error on the 856 person sample is 3.35 percent.

Those polled were asked: “If there were a referendum held today that asked “Do you want to allow the State of Maine to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples” How would you vote?”

The poll released today shows a decline in support for gay marriage, at least when compared to a June survey paid for by MaineToday Media. -- Online Sentinel

The Democrat-leaning Public Policy Poll just released today includes even more good news for supporters of marriage in Maine:

"Maine voters are leaning towards legalizing gay marriage, but it looks like it will be probably be close. 52% of voters say that they plan to vote yes on Question 1 to 44% who are opposed. When we ask simply whether or not voters think same sex marriage should be legal, 52% say it should be while 40% think it should not. Our experience in polling these kinds of issues is that undecided usually means no so this really should be seen as a toss up with gay marriage supporters barely over the 50% mark- there's not a lot of room for error in the final seven weeks."

Back in March the same PPP poll had gay marriage up in Maine 54%-41%.

And, for the sake of comparison, at roughly the same time as this in the Prop 8 campaign polls were showing gay marriage ahead 55%-38%. The final result was Prop 8 winning 52%-48%.

To learn more about how to protect marriage in Maine visit ProtectMarriageMaine.com.

By NOM Staff | Posted in Maine, Marriage, Poll, Polling, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)

White House Dodges Question About SCOTUS and Gay Marriage

September 20, 2012 – 2:30 pm

The White House administration is again trying to have it both ways on gay marriage. On the one hand, the President wants the campaign donations of wealthy pro gay marriage donors. On the other hand, his press secretary refuses to answer if his administration would welcome same-sex marriage being ruled upon by the Supreme Court and if he hopes gay marriage becomes the law of the land:

White House press secretary Jay Carney today refused to say whether President Obama would want the Supreme Court to take a case that could lead to same-sex couples across the country being able to marry.

The administration has not taken a position on whether the court should review a lower court decision striking down California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriages, and the White House was not willing to take a position on that issue today.

Asked if the administration wants the court to take the Proposition 8 case, Carney said, "I will ask you to direct it to the Justice Department. I'm not going to make policy toward Supreme Court cases from here."

... neither the president nor his administration have taken any specific actions supporting litigation aimed at court rulings declaring that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. -- BuzzFeed

By NOM Staff | Posted in DOMA, Law, Marriage, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (5)

Australian Senate Defeats Gay Marriage 41-26

September 20, 2012 – 2:00 pm

The Australian:

THE Senate has followed the lower house in rejecting same-sex marriage laws, as Opposition Leader Tony Abbott talked down the prospect of federal laws for gay civil unions.

With the House of Representatives rejecting Labor MP Stephen Jones' bill 98-42 on Wednesday, the Senate rejected a similar bill from Labor senator Trish Crossin 26-41 on Thursday afternoon.

Mr Abbott said the defeat in the Senate settles the matter at least for the life of the current federal parliament.

The next federal election will not be held until 2013.

By NOM Staff | Posted in Australia, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (3)

Justice Ginsberg Says DOMA Headed to Supreme Court This Term

September 20, 2012 – 1:30 pm

The Associated Press:

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Wednesday that she believes the Defense of Marriage Act will likely go to the U.S. Supreme Court within the next year.

Ginsburg spoke at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She was asked a student-submitted question about the equal-protection clause and whether the nation’s high court would consider it applying to sexual orientation.

Ginsburg said with a smile that she couldn’t answer the question. She said she could not talk about matters that would come to the court, and that the Defense of Marriage Act would probably be up soon.

“I think it’s most likely that we will have that issue before the court toward the end of the current term,” she said.

By NOM Staff | Posted in DOMA, Law, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (6)

Maryland Elections Board: 37% of Question 6 Signers Are Registered Democrats

September 20, 2012 – 1:00 pm

This from the Maryland Marriage Alliance Facebook page:

Of the 109,313 marriage petition signatures certified by the Board of Elections, only a little more than 53% of the signatories were Republican.

Nearly 37% were Democrats, and the remaining 10% were unaffiliated voters and a smattering of Libertarians and Green Party members.

Yes, marriage is an issue that goes beyond political parties!

It is a human issue that recognizes the unique relationship of a husband and wife and the importance of protecting the rights of children to be raised by their mother and father.

By NOM Staff | Posted in Marriage, Maryland, Same Sex Marriage, United for Marriage | Comments Off on Maryland Elections Board: 37% of Question 6 Signers Are Registered Democrats

Video: Will People Be Influenced by Obama's Flip-Flop on Marriage?

September 20, 2012 – 12:30 pm

Kalley Yanta of the Minnesota Marriage Minute explains:

"...will President Obama's flip-flop on the issue impact how the country views gay marriage and impact the Marriage Amendment campaign in Minnesota? ... the evidence says no. President Obama has opposed every marriage amendment in recent years including Prop 8 in California and most recently the marriage amendment in North Carolina yet voters have passed them all. In fact surveys right before the vote in North Carolina this past may showed that a plurality of Democrats supported the marriage amendment, including two-to-one support among African Americans and majority of Independents and an overwhelming majority of Republicans."

By NOM Staff | Posted in Debating Marriage, Marriage, Minnesota, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (5)

Ontario Government "Equity" Spokesman to Parents: You Have NO Right to Withdraw Your Children

September 20, 2012 – 12:00 pm

LifeSiteNews:

One of the Ontario government’s lead trainers and advisors on its controversial equity and inclusive education strategy says attempts by parents to withdraw their children from objectionable classes on sexuality is an “attack” on inclusivity in the schools.

The comment was made to the Toronto Star Monday by Chris D’Souza, the chair of the Equity Summit Group, a former teacher in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, and an equity trainer who has led sessions in over a dozen Catholic school boards across Ontario.

This LifeSiteNews reporter questioned D’Souza about the comment Tuesday, asking also his view on policies adopted by the Toronto District School Board and the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board that forbid parents from withdrawing children from classes dealing with homosexuality.

In reply, he said simply: “Here is your quote Patrick: You are all clutching at straws and have lost the battle.”

By NOM Staff | Posted in Canada, Children, Culture, Law, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (7)
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