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Anderson: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Supreme Court’s Marriage Cases

June 25, 2013 – 9:30 am

[We are at the Supreme Court again today awaiting decisions — if an announcement is made we will post a statement here shortly after. -Ed.] Ryan Anderson at Heritage’s The Foundry blog: Next week the Supreme Court will decide two cases dealing with the definition of marriage. One concerns the federal Defense of Marriage Act […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Debating Marriage, DOMA, Marriage, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (4)

Anderson: When it Comes to Marriage, Gender Matters

June 24, 2013 – 9:00 am

Ryan Anderson of Heritage: “…Some supporters of redefining marriage appeal to the civil rights movement and interracial marriage. They argue that laws defining marriage as a union of a man and a woman are unjust because that they fail to treat people equally—exactly like laws that prevented interracial marriage. Yet such appeals beg the question […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Debating Marriage, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (4)

Anderson on Why Government Isn't in the Love Business

June 21, 2013 – 9:00 am

Ryan Anderson writes for Heritage’s Foundry blog: At a reception last week for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, President Obama reiterated his support for the redefinition of marriage, claiming inspiration from the Declaration of Independence: And it’s something that can be traced back to our Declaration of Independence—the fundamental principle that all of us are […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Law, Marriage, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments (20)

Anderson in NRO: Marriage, Democracy, and the Court

June 20, 2013 – 12:00 pm

Ryan Anderson argues that it’s unconstitutional for activist judges to settle the marriage debate: A hallmark of democratic self-government is that the people should discuss, debate, and vote on important policy matters. And in America their votes should count, except when they clearly violate the people’s more settled will as expressed in the U.S. Constitution. Where the […]

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

Anderson in The Blaze: High Stakes as Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on SSM

June 17, 2013 – 9:00 am

Ryan Anderson writes in The Blaze: “…We tend to forget that marriage predates government. Throughout history, diverse cultures and faiths have upheld marriage as the ideal. It is the fundamental building block of all human civilization. Marriage has public purposes that transcend its private purposes. Marriage is society’s best way to ensure the well-being of children […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in DOMA, Law, Marriage, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage, Supreme Court | Comments Off on Anderson in The Blaze: High Stakes as Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on SSM

Anderson, Girgis & George: Protecting Marriage Bans Nothing and Allows Companionship

June 12, 2013 – 9:00 am

The authors of What is Marriage? One Man, One Woman, a Defense write in National Review Online that the conjugal view of marriage leaves everyone just as free to pursue companionship: “…Now then, the supporter of same-sex marriage asks, shall we deny all this [the benefits of marriage] to the thousands of men and women […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Culture, Debating Marriage, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

Anderson: Gay Marriage is Anything But Inevitable

June 11, 2013 – 10:00 am

Last week Ryan Anderson responded to the latest efforts to cut short the marriage debate by declaring SSM “inevitable”: Still, no one can deny that Americans’ support for marriage is not what it once was. This is largely because we have done an insufficient job of explaining what marriage is, why marriage matters, and what the […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Culture, Debating Marriage, Polling | Comments (5)

Anderson: "Redefine Marriage, Make Government Bigger"

April 19, 2013 – 3:00 pm

In a new essay, What is Marriage co-author Ryan T. Anderson puts conservatives and libertarians on notice that redefining marriage in law will ultimately shape culture in the future, and this in turn will lead to a reshaping of how the culture views the role of government. Anderson puts it very well, and quite simply: […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (91)

Video: Anderson Debates S. E. Cupp on Marriage and Libertarianism

April 3, 2013 – 12:00 pm

Last week Ryan Anderson debated a panel of libertarians and S. E. Cupp and explained to them why protecting marriage is the libertarian and pro-limited government position: Hat tip: Heritage’s The Foundry blog.

By NOM Staff | Posted in Same Sex Marriage | Comments (6)

Shame on Piers Morgan and Suze Orman -- I Stand With Ryan!

March 28, 2013 – 11:45 am

Earlier this week Piers Morgan and Suze Orman conduct one of the most rude, condescending “debates” I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen dozens of debates on marriage where rudeness and incivility were directed towards those with pro-marriage views but this takes the cake. Ryan Anderson, a fellow at Heritage and co-author of “What is Marriage?” patiently […]

By Thomas Peters | Posted in Civility, Marriage, Media, Same Sex Marriage, Youth | Comments (5)

Video: What is Marriage Co-Author Anderson Defends Marriage on CNN

March 25, 2013 – 12:00 pm

What is Marriage? Co-author Ryan Anderson of Heritage ably defends marriage on this weekend CNN segment:

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

Anderson in CNN -- Responds to AAP and Says Court Should Uphold Marriage

March 22, 2013 – 1:00 pm

Ryan Anderson of Heritage (and co-author of What is Marriage? One Man, One Woman: A Defense) writes in CNN: “…So what about that release from the American Academy of Pediatrics? Two eminent political scientists, Leon Kass (a professor at University of Chicago) and Harvey Mansfield (a professor at Harvard), filed an amicus brief with the […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Marriage, Research/Study, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (38)

Anderson: Why Marriage Matters for America and Conservatism

February 28, 2013 – 11:15 am

Ryan Anderson, co-author of What is Marriage? One Man, One Woman: A Defense writes for the Heritage Foundation’s Foundry blog: Some former officials in the Republican Party are urging the Supreme Court to redefine marriage for the nation. But support for marriage as the union of a man and a woman is essential to American—and conservative—principles. […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Marriage, Politics, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (38)

Anderson: President Got Marriage and the Declaration Wrong

January 25, 2013 – 4:00 pm

Ryan Anderson, co-author of What is Marriage? explains what President Obama got wrong about marriage and the Declaration of Independence’s pledge in his inaugural speech: “…Being created equal doesn’t entail or require redefining marriage. Every marriage policy draws lines, leaving out some types of relationships. But equality forbids arbitrary line-drawing. Determining which lines are arbitrary requires […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Marriage, Politics, President Obama, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (11)

Anderson: Can the President Have a Marriage Agenda Without Talking About What Marriage Is?

December 19, 2012 – 2:00 pm

Ryan Anderson, co-author of What is Marriage?, in the Public Discourse today asks “How successful can a ‘new conversation on marriage’ marriage be when its leaders can’t even say what marriage is?” “The President’s Marriage Agenda for the Forgotten Sixty Percent,” despite the impression its title might give, was released Sunday not by the Obama […]

By NOM Staff | Posted in Debating Marriage, Marriage, Same Sex Marriage | Comments (1)
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