Tag: same sex marriage
Why Obama’s Same-Sex “Marriage” Gamble Backfired
BY CHRISTOPHER G. ADAMO
In what now appears as the worst blunder of Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign (and the entire effort has thus far...
Gay Marriage: Squandering Our Inheritance
BY JACK KERWICK
Joe Biden and Barack Obama have finally expressed what many of us, friend and foe alike, have long known is their real...
Taking a Stand
CARL L. BANKSTON III
An article in Inside Higher Ed poses the question of whether college faculties should vote to take institutional stands on public...
2011 Victories and Challenges for Religious Liberty
Sarah Torre, Heritage Foundation
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at a few of the victories and challenges for...
Five Impacts of the New York Same-sex Marriage Vote
Chuck Donovan, Heritage Foundation
The New York legislature’s June 24 vote to redefine the family and recognize homosexual marriage will have a number of...
Navy Authorizes Chaplains to Perform Same-Sex ‘Marriages’ in Naval Chapels
Liberty Alerts, Pete Winn, CNSNews.com
Anticipating the elimination of the military ban on homosexuality, the Office of the Chief of Navy Chaplains has decided...
Proposition 8 Motion Asks Court to Toss Out Ruling
Liberty Alerts, WND.com
Lawyers fighting in the courts on behalf of California's voter-approved Proposition 8, which was adopted by voters in 2008 and defined marriage...
Obama Accused of ‘Dereliction of Duty’ for Refusing to Defend Marriage Law
Liberty Alerts, Penny Starr, CNSNews.com
Ed Whelan, former Department of Justice legal counsel in the George W. Bush administration, testified on Friday that President...
Ousting the Iowa Judges who Ruled for Same-Sex Marriage
In an election week of upheavals one of the more stunning victories was the ousting of 3 Iowa judges who overturned the state's same-sex marriage ban. -Proctor
Glenn: Same-sex Marriage is a Threat to America and Our Kids
If same-sex marriage becomes the legal norm, the freedom of your church to declare its affirmation of natural marriage will suddenly become a punishable offense
Judge Walker Rejects Prop 8 Stay Request
Cramming same-sex marriage down our throats, a judge, a governor, and an attorney general will cross any acceptable lines of fair play and jurisprudence-Proctor
Children of Lesbian Parents Do Well — Not! — Bryan Fischer
The out-of-the mainstream media is all aflutter over a study reported in the journal Pediatrics that claims that the children of lesbian parents do as well, and in fact better in some ways, than children raised in heterosexual households. What discerning readers should know is that the author of the study is an open lesbian herself, which naturally raises questions about her objectivity.
Liberty Counsel Files Brief with High Court Supporting Privacy for Signers of Marriage Petition
If the U.S. Supreme Court condones making public the names and addresses of individuals who signed the petition, supporters in Washington would likely face the same persecution as did supporters of Proposition 8 in California. There, when records were made public by a local judge, marriage supporters received death threats, envelopes with white powder, damage to their property, were forced to resign their jobs, and received confrontational calls and emails from same-sex marriage activists.
Stop D.C. Gay Marriages
Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land has joined two dozen other Christian and conservative leaders in urging Congress to pass legislation requiring a public vote before the District of Columbia issues marriage licenses to homosexual couples.
Prop 8 Judge Concerns — Maurine Proctor
by Maurine Proctor
Ed Whelan, who writes on a blog for National Review, is closely watching the anti-Proposition 8 in San Francisco, and makes some...
Prop 8 Trial — No Broadcast Says Supreme Court — Maurine Proctor
by Maurine Proctor
Following up on its Monday interim order, the U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon issued an order barring the broadcasting of the trial...
Lisa Miller Case: Battle Between States
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel
Alexandria, VA – Yesterday, Liberty Counsel appeared in court to defend Lisa Miller. The ACLU and Lambda Legal Defense Fund are...