FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2013 Contact: Christopher Plante (401-228-7602) Statewide Survey Shows 78% Want Voters to Decide Issue of Marriage Providence, RI — A new statewide survey of Rhode Island voters shows that 78 percent of voters believe that they should have the right to vote on the definition of marriage, just as voters […]
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Rhode Island Voters Overwhelmingly Support Voting on Definition of Marriage
February 12, 2013 – 11:45 am
National Organization for Marriage – Rhode Island Statement on House Vote to Redefine Marriage
January 25, 2013 – 3:33 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2013 CONTACT: Christopher Plante (401-228-7602) “Last night’s vote in the House of Representatives was not a surprise. The real battle lies before us in the Senate.” — Chris Plante, Regional Director for the National Organization for Marriage Providence, RI — Christopher Plante, Regional Director of the National Organization for Marriage […]
2012 Could Make or Break Gay Marriage! NOM Marriage News, January 26, 2012
January 26, 2012 – 5:03 pm
My Dear Friends, This Baptist Press story is right on the money: “2012 could be make or break year for future of gay marriage.” So much is happening. First, nationally. As I told the press after the roller-coaster South Carolina primary, “It is now clear that the Republican Party will nominate a candidate who is […]
Forcing Christians Into the Closet? NOM Marriage News, October 21, 2011
October 21, 2011 – 12:45 pm
My Dear Friends, How quickly do the cultural inhibitions shift after same-sex marriage becomes the law? In Connecticut, just a few years after court-ordered gay marriage became the law of the land, a public high school in Hartford chose to put on a musical featuring two boys kissing passionately. The public school is composed of […]
EWTN: NY Senators Seen As Vulnerable for Turning Against Marriage
October 20, 2011 – 9:30 am
EWTN: A group of New York state senators who switched positions to support redefining marriage may be vulnerable in primary elections, despite financial backing from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others. “These senators campaigned with the promise that they would not vote to redefine marriage. Mark Grisanti, in fact, went as far as to promise churches […]
WaTimes: Social Conservatives Make Their Mark in Washington
October 14, 2011 – 7:00 am
And among them, pro-marriage conservatives especially: Although the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit wrapped up last weekend, social and evangelical activists are networking and appear ready to make sure their opinions are understood in 2012. …“I’ve already had a handful of people come up to me and say that they changed who they wanted […]
In New Hampshire, Santorum Speaks Up For Marriage
October 13, 2011 – 11:30 am
The Concord Monitor: Presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke at a “Restore Marriage Rally” this morning in downtown Concord, telling roughly three dozen people gathered in the Holiday Inn parking lot that one-man, one-woman marriage is the glue that holds families together, and American society is based on the family. “Our country is not founded on […]
Iowa Press: Social Issues Still Front and Center
August 13, 2011 – 7:00 am
The Daily Nonpareil (of Council Bluffs, Iowa): Americans may be focused on the economy at the moment, but conservative social issues will play a role in the Iowa GOP straw poll Saturday and beyond, according to state and national supporters of those issues. “These issues haven’t gone away,” said former Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave. “They will […]
Christian Post: "Values Bus Tour Takes Off With Pawlenty at the Wheel"
August 11, 2011 – 1:21 pm
The Christian Post reports: The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) in support of the top four presidential candidates, who have signed NOM’s Marriage Pledge, is ensuring that marriage will be a major factor in voters’ decision on which candidate to back in the upcoming Ames Straw Poll. NOM, along with FRC Action and Susan B. […]
Hispanic Church Turning the Tide in Rhode Island
March 17, 2011 – 8:00 am
All eyes are now on Rhode Island, where House Speaker Gordon Fox is claiming he has the votes to pass a gay marriage bill through the House. Right. This is the same politician who promised to quickly pass a gay marriage bill through the House in February, and then suddenly pulled the bill after a […]
Boston Phoenix asks "Will the Catholic Church (and NOM) kill gay marriage?"
February 25, 2011 – 11:00 am
David Scharfenberg’s take: [Proponents of SSM in RI] been caught off guard by the prowess of the church, which has joined with the nation’s leading anti-gay marriage group [i.e. NOM] to mount a surprisingly potent defense of the status quo. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin is summoning lawmakers to his office; the opposition is bombarding legislators […]
Big Crowds Turn out For Marriage in Rhode Island
February 10, 2011 – 11:26 am
From the Providence Journal: The same-sex marriage debate played out at high volume at the State House on Wednesday, with advocates waving “vote for love” signs, and opponents arguing that nothing less than the soul of Rhode Island, the well-being of its children and the “sanctity of marriage” are at stake in a year when […]
SSM debate in Rhode Island today
February 9, 2011 – 3:00 pm
From the Providence Journal’s politics blog: The State House debate over same-sex marriage will play out in three forums on Wednesday: a press conference, a rally and then a House Judiciary Committee hearing. It will begin with the 2:45 p.m. press conference called by [NOM Rhode Island]. Speakers will include Maggie Gallagher, the chairwoman of […]
NOM-Rhode Island Begins Radio Ad Campaign Telling Governor Chafee to Let the People Vote
February 3, 2011 – 4:10 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2011 CONTACT: Christopher Plante, at 401-954-7173 or [email protected] NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE-RHODE ISLAND BEGINS RADIO AD CAMPAIGN TELLING GOVERNOR CHAFEE TO LET THE PEOPLE VOTE “Governor Chafee needs to stop wasting time by messing with marriage and start focusing on the real issues of the state.”– Christopher Plante, Executive Director […]
RI MARRIAGE ALERT: Urgent Action Needed on SSM Bill
February 1, 2011 – 10:44 am
Visit NationForMarriage.com Share This Dear Marriage Supporter, It’s time for action! The House Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing on the same-sex marriage bill ( HB 5012) next Wednesday afternoon, starting at approximately 4:30pm. The hearing will be held in Room 313 at the State House in Providence, and by our count, the committee […]
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