Same-Sex Marriage and the Proposed Marriage Amendment

Same-Sex Marriage
and the Proposed Marriage Amendment

There is a proposed amendment to the Constitution to define marriage, which is necessary because of the number of federal judges who insist on creating rights rather than administering them.

The definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, excluding all other combinations, could have been written into the Constitution, but some things just go without saying. At least they used to. Not that long ago, perversion was accompanied by stigma and social ostracism. Perversion is defined as "Deviation from the normal path, whether it be in the area of one's intellect, emotions, actions, or reactions." In other words, it's abnormal.

Normalizing homosexuality will lead to polygamy and much more. As I always say, this kind of incrementalism only goes one direction. Once homosexuality is normalized and legitimized, that won't be the end of the friction between radical leftists and normal people — the average everyday people who would prefer to have American society operate under the traditional rules and expectations we embraced until just recently. (People like that are known as "conservatives.") The envelope will be pushed even more.

For centuries, the traditional family was the basic building block of our society, but now that concept is being diluted because of the redefinition of "family" and "marriage". The actions of a few leftist judges in the northeastern part of the country can affect all fifty states, so the only sure way to address this matter legally, aside from the wholesale impeachment of public officials, is through an amendment to the Constitution. But even that solution is questioned by some conservatives.

Subtopic: Same-sex marriage activists lash out at Chick-Fil-A.

RI Bishop on Gay Marriage: We've Entered 'Post-Christian Era'. Bishop Thomas Tobin, head of the Catholic diocese of Providence, said the "gay marriage" bill signed into law in Rhode Island by its governor, Lincoln Chafee, constituted a "new challenge of the post-Christian era into which, clearly, we have now entered."

Rep. Paul Ryan Now Backs Adoption of Children by Homosexuals. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), the 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate, used to oppose adoption of children by homosexuals but now says it is okay for gays to adopt kids and that he would vote to support such a policy. The Catholic faith, which Ryan professes, teaches that such adoptions "are contrary to the divine plan" of God and Pope Francis has said that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children.

AG: Same-sex marriage benefits unconstitutional. Local governments and school districts that offer marriage benefits to same-sex partners are violating the state constitution, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott stated in an opinion Monday [4/29/2013].

Has The Gay Marriage Slippery Slope Started? Slate Writer Calls for Legalizing Polygamy. We are constantly reassured that recognizing gay marriage will not lead to the recognition of other unions, such as polygamous or incestuous ones. As a conservative who supports gay marriage, and has done so for quite some time, I bought into these reassurances in good faith. Now I am starting to wonder if I've been hoodwinked.

Fighting for Gay Marriage Involves Lying. As a skeptic on whether government redefinition of marriage is a good idea, I find the people who have thought quite a bit about it — on either side — far and away the most interesting. They alone seem to talk about things beyond the cliches.

A Response to Bill O'Reilly on Homosexuality and Marriage. Bill O'Reilly's cavalier attitude toward something so serious is quite astonishing. And, as his April 3 nationally televised tussle with conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham reveals, his attitude on this matter is also intellectually superficial. This is not an issue for Americans of any persuasion to take lightly. It seems to me that serious fundamental issues of law and justice are involved.

Is Traditional Marriage Toast? Gay marriage does not mean, at its core, equal access to marriage. It means the redefinition of marriage, its transvaluation. It means expanding and swelling marriage until it bursts at the seams, leaving something unrecognizable.

Proof that sexual preference carries more weight than religious freedom:
WA State Sues Florist for Refusing to Service Gay Wedding. There is no question that rank-and-file gay couples of all political stripes are sincere in their desire to enjoy the benefits and status that come with marriage. There is no sinister agenda at work in the issue of same-sex marriage among the masses. But the same cannot be said of the organized left who have always intended to use the issue of gay marriage as a vehicle to destroy the Christian Church and marginalize Christians.

WA State Atty Gen Violates Christian Florist's Constitutional Rights. A Christian florist in Washington State, who declined to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding because she objects for religious reasons, is being taken to court by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. This case could ultimately lead the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit one of its past mistakes.

School Cancels Santorum Speech over Marriage Views. A Michigan high school canceled a speech by former Sen. Rick Santorum after teachers became outraged over his opposition to gay marriage and threatened to stage protests and a possible work stoppage. Santorum had been invited to deliver a upcoming speech on leadership by the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Gross Pointe South High School. But the speech was canceled on Monday [4/8/2013] after the school district's superintendent heard from angry teachers.

Gay Marriage: Bill O'Reilly Misses the Point. Before central control out of Washington was imposed in 2003, policy arguments for criminalizing homosexual acts were won explicitly "with that." And because of "that," the idea of gay marriage has been unthinkable throughout the history of the American nation. [...] Barack Obama was for gay marriage (1996) before he was against it (2004 Senate race; 2008 presidential race) before he was for it again (2012).

Michigan gay marriage backers urged to skip Communion. A Detroit professor and legal adviser to the Vatican says Catholics who promote gay marriage should not try to receive holy Communion, a key part of Catholic identity. And the archbishop of Detroit, Allen Vigneron, said Sunday that Catholics who receive Communion while advocating gay marriage would "logically bring shame for a double-dealing that is not unlike perjury."

Definition Of Marriage; What Can We Learn From Islam? In their eagerness to achieve their goals, the pro gay marriage enthusiasts are marching towards what they perceive as progress and modernity while ignoring lessons from other cultures, history, basic human nature and the horrific and negative unintended consequences of redefining "marriage".

"Married" Homosexuals Go to Trial for Raping Adopted Boys. Here is something you will be seeing a lot more of, as relentless media brainwashing allows liberals to ram through the homosexual agenda. But don't expect it to lead off the evening news.

Keywords: serial rape, incest, sodomy, pedophiles, Mark 9:42, Luke 17:2.
Gay Connecticut couple accused of raping adopted children will face trial. The case of a same-sex Connecticut couple accused of repeatedly raping and abusing two of their nine adopted boys is headed for trial. Married couple George Harasz and Douglas Wirth of Glastonbury were supposed to be sentenced Friday [4/5/2013] in Hartford Superior Court under a plea deal, but instead withdrew from their agreement with prosecutors.

How to fight the left-wing hate machine. Judging from the oral arguments in the two gay marriage cases before the Supreme Court this week, it appears the federal Defense of Marriage Act will be ruled unconstitutional on federalism grounds, and that the court will punt on California's same-sex marriage law, effectively allowing every state to define marriage as it wishes. That is not good enough for the progressive movement. Progressives want marriage to be redefined in every state to include same-sex relationships. And they will not stop there, either.

Judicial Tyranny? In response to the court's sodomy ruling last term, conservatives are talking about passing a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. It's really touching how conservatives keep trying to figure out what constitutional mechanisms are available to force the courts to acknowledge the existence of the Constitution. But what is the point of a constitutional amendment when judges won't read the Constitution we already have?

Media biased against traditional marriage, says advocate. [Brian] Brown: "This is the potential Roe v. Wade of our time, and you turn on cable and it's all about Tiger Woods saying winning takes care of everything." More: "I think on the cable networks, the coverage has not been great at all. Even on Fox News, we find it difficult to get broadcast time airing our views." Though Brown notes that he was on Fox last weekend, his organization and allies are having increasing difficulty getting equal time for their views vis-a-vis opposing ones.

Same-Sex Marriage Threatens Judicial Imperialism. In the last half-century American society has undergone nothing less than a social revolution. The left would have us believe this upheaval bubbled up from the masses, but most of the radical change was handed down from on high by elites — in Hollywood, the press, academe, and, not least, the legal profession. To take one area, censorship of word and image, the hard-charging attorney who in the '50s and '60s litigated smut into art, Charles Rembar, 45 years ago admitted that First Amendment protection of sexually explicit materials was something very new.

Legislating from the Bench on Gay Marriage. A political legislature known as the U.S. Supreme Court held a purely-legislative hearing about homosexual marriage on March 26. The hearing debated raw policy preferences and speculated about benefits for and against homosexual marriage. To anyone trained in the law, it violated almost every law and rule of the U.S. Supreme Court. Only a lawyer willing to 'tell' on his profession can reveal how disturbing was the High Court's oral argument in Hollingsworth v. Perry.

Obama's Actions Over Law Questioned. President Barack Obama believes the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, but continues to enforce it. That stance came in for serious criticism Wednesday from conservative members of the Supreme Court, and led the justices to tackle some thorny procedural questions.

A Social Experiment Without Science Behind It. The claimed right to same-sex marriage is not in the Constitution or in the court's precedents, so the court must decide whether to impose a new law making marriage into a new and different institution. The justices are unlikely to take so momentous a step unless they are persuaded that granting this new right to same-sex couples will not harm children or ultimately undermine the health of our society.

Gay Marriage Is the Media's Vehicle, Destination Is to Destroy the Church. If anyone wants to argue that the same government currently forcing religious institutions to purchase the abortion pill through ObamaCare will not eventually use civil rights violations in order to attempt to force the Church to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies — good luck with that. But this would have been unthinkable five years ago.

Civil Rights Activist: 'No Comparison' Between Civil Rights, Gay Rights Movement. Civil rights activist Rev. William Owens, who is founder and president of the Coalition of African-American Pastors, said Tuesday [3/26/2013] there is no comparison between the civil rights movement and the gay community's fight for same-sex marriage.

Conservative justices rip Obama. The Supreme Court's conservative justices on Wednesday [3/27/2013] were sharply critical of President Obama's approach to a federal law on same-sex marriage. Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder decided in 2011 that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. They quit defending it in the courts, but directed federal agencies to continue to comply with the law.

'Til the Supreme Court Do Us Part. America's cultural and media elites are attempting to browbeat the High Court into coercing the country into recognizing same-sex marriage by casting opponents as bigots for holding a position that President Obama held less than a year ago. This bigotry label apparently applies even to those who favor gay marriage but would rather settle the matter democratically, state to state.

Huckabee: Evangelicals Will Walk if GOP Backs Gay Marriage. In an exclusive interview with Newsmax TV, former Arkansas Gov. Huckabee — and [sic] ordained Southern Baptist minister — was asked if he sees the GOP ever pivoting and backing gay marriage. "They might. And if they do, they're going to lose a large part of their base because evangelicals will take a walk," he responds.

Is It Time to Legalize Heterosexual Marriage? There is a hollow quality to the current debate over homosexual marriage. Socially conservative pundits argue that legalization of homosexual marriage would be destructive to the institution of traditional heterosexual marriage. But nowhere is it mentioned that the institution of traditional heterosexual marriage itself is rapidly becoming an antique, largely due to the proliferation of no-fault divorce laws beginning in the 1970s.

The Price of Gay Marriage: The Galvanic Corrosion of Language. One of the more incomprehensible aspects of the gay marriage movement has been the spectacle of well-educated academics, plaintiff's lawyers, politicians, judges and Protestant clergymen designing tortured arguments for deconstructing natural law, human biology, the history of civilization, language and logic. On the other hand, creating a new class of civil rights amidst claims of discrimination is easy when your world view equates justice with moral equivalence, accompanied by enabling the slow corruption of language.

Clintons' Progress. No progressive 100 years ago could have imagined their ideology and Democratic Party embracing gay marriage. Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan are rolling over in their graves. [In fact], merely a decade-and-a-half ago, the entirety of the Democratic Party supported traditional marriage, codified under law. And yet, Democrats turned on a dime in faithful obedience to Barack Obama's mountaintop-message sanctifying gay marriage a year ago.

The Editor says...
No progressive 100 years ago could have imagined the word "gay" meaning "homosexual."

Gay marriage? These voices say 'No' and explain why. At times, it can seem a lonely battle. Outspent and lately out-hustled by highly organized gay rights organizations, opponents have struggled to get their story out. They're portrayed as bigots, likened to the racists and sexists of yesteryear. Some have been compared with hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan. For men of the cloth such as Roman Catholic Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, nothing could be further from the truth.

New Pope: Same-Sex Marriage 'A Machination of the Father of Lies'. In 2010, [Pope Francis] wrote, "Let's not be naïve, we're not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God."

Rob Portman's gay marriage epiphany. You've probably heard that Sen. Rob Portman reversed his position on gay marriage, citing the fact that he recently found out his son was gay. Not everyone on the left is celebrating Portman's epiphany. In fact, some observers are calling it selfish.

Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman reveals son is gay, flips to support gay marriage. A top GOP senator's announcement that he now backs same-sex marriage after learning his son is gay has again stirred the political pot on a contentious issue bedeviling Republicans as they try to reach a younger generation of voters. Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who was a finalist to be Mitt Romney's running mate last year, said he wants "all of my children" to benefit from marriage like he has.

The Editor says...
It's your son who's headed the wrong way, Senator. You should change your son, not your position. If you want to "reach out to younger voters," tell them about the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. It's not pretty. Moral standards don't change, even if you discover that your family members are immoral.

DOJ: Children Do Not Need — and Have No Right to — Mothers. The Obama Justice Department is arguing in the United States Supreme Court that children do not need mothers. The Justice Department's argument on the superfluity of motherhood is presented in a brief the Obama administration filed in the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry, which challenges the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that amended California's Constitution to say that marriage involves only one man and one woman.

It's too bad we can't impeach Bill Clinton again. In a Washington Post op-ed, Bill Clinton argues that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which he signed into law, is unconstitutional. This raises an obvious question: Why did Clinton sign an unconstitutional piece of legislation into law? As slick as he is, Clinton can't provide an answer.

Obama's Random Mutations. Barack Obama's position on gay marriage hasn't so much "evolved" as revolved. In 1996, as a state Senate candidate in Illinois, he told Outlines (which became the Windy City Times), a gay magazine based on Chicago's North Side, that he supported "legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight any effort to prohibit such marriages." Even some on the left acknowledge that he and his aides have been lying about his supposed evolution on gay marriage for years.

Heterosexuals Need Not Apply: DOD Extends Benefits Only to Gay Unmarried 'Partners'. Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has unilaterally issued a directive stating that the U.S. military will now extend certain benefits to unmarried domestic partners that were formerly reserved for married couples — but will only do so if the domestic partners certify in writing to the Department of Defense that they are of the same sex. Heterosexual unmarried partners do not qualify for the benefits — and thus are treated unequally by Panetta's directive on the basis of their sexual orientation.

Florida judge approves birth certificate listing three parents. A Florida judge has approved the adoption of a 22-month-old baby girl that will list three people as parents on her birth certificate — a married lesbian couple and a gay man.

Selective enforcement. A military chaplains' advocacy group criticized President Barack Obama earlier this week for suggesting his administration might ignore provisions of a new law that offers religious liberty protections to service members. The protections, approved by Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, guarantee chaplains will not be forced to perform "marriage" ceremonies for same-sex couples or be punished for refusing to do so.

Same-sex marriage affects everybody.
Oregon AG Investigates Baker's Refusal to Make Wedding Cake for Lesbians. The Oregon attorney general's office is investigating a Portland-area bakery after a lesbian couple filed a complaint alleging that the owner discriminated against them when he declined to make a wedding cake for their same-sex "marriage." Aaron Klein, who owns and operates Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery along with his wife in Gresham, Ore., said he received notice of the complaint last week from the Oregon Department of Justice.

Obama calls Conscience Clause for Military Chaplains "Ill-Advised". Religious liberty advocates are concerned after President Obama said a conscience clause that would allow military chaplains to opt-out of performing gay marriages is "unnecessary and ill-advised." "Every member of our armed forces should be able to serve without surrendering their beliefs," said Ron Crews, executive director of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty.

The Editor says...
"Every member of our armed forces" is a group that includes the chaplains. What about "surrendering their beliefs"?

Pope says future of mankind at stake over gay marriage. "In the fight for the family, the very notion of being — of what being human really means — is being called into question," the Pope said in Italian during an end-of-year speech. "The question of the family ... is the question of what it means to be a man, and what it is necessary to do to be true men," he said.

New Jersey Liberal Threatens to Kill Republicans. Anyone who has observed the hateful rhetoric that Democratic politicians and media figures have directed at Republicans over the last few years must have wondered whether Democrats' over-the-top hate speech would lead to violence. So far, mercifully, it hasn't; not lethal violence, anyway. But a pro-gay marriage activist named Ronnie McMillian, from Hawthorne, New Jersey, shows how liberal loyalists can be whipped into a homicidal frenzy by liberal hate speech.

Seattle Sets Up Five 'Chapels' For Same-Sex 'Weddings' Inside City Hall. Citizens of Seattle, Washington not only voted to have the state redefine marriage to be between members of the same sex, but now they have erected special "chapels" inside Seattle City Hall to accommodate homosexuals who are all too happy to pervert not only sex, but now the institution of marriage.

Marriage and Self-Government. On Friday afternoon [12/7/2012], the Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in two cases that are at the center of the same-sex-marriage controversy. One concerns the power of people in the states to govern themselves on the question, the other the complementary power of Congress to define "marriage" for purposes of federal law.

Supreme Court will hear gay marriage cases. The Supreme Court will take up California's ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justices the chance to rule on whether gay Americans have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals.

Supreme Court takes no action on same-sex marriage cases. The court's nine justices met in private last Friday [11/30/2012] to consider whether to review challenges to the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples, and to California's gay marriage ban, known as Proposition 8.

West Point chapel hosts first same-sex marriage. Penelope Gnesin and Brenda Sue Fulton, a West Point graduate, exchanged vows in the regal church in a ceremony conducted by a senior Army chaplain.

Washington State to Eliminate "Bride" & "Groom" on Marriage Certificates. The words "bride" and "groom" — along with "husband" and "wife" are about to become archaic language in Washington state as officials prepare to remove the terms from marriage and divorce certificates. Tim Church, a spokesman for the Wash. state Health Department, told Fox News they will likely be removing those words in favor of more gender neutral terms.

The Progressive Agenda. [Scroll down] Over in France, they elected a Socialist president a few months ago and now that country is stripping the words "mother" and "father" from that country's entire civil code, just to accommodate their new homosexual "marriage" law. As in the case of the confused boy who thinks he's a girl and the entire school has to adjust to his confusion, entire countries are now expected to adjust their world-view so the sexually addled and bewildered can think themselves normal.

Obama endorses gay marriage in 3 states. President Barack Obama on Thursday [10/25/2012] endorsed state ballot initiatives to legalise same-sex marriage in Washington state, Maryland and Maine as he sought to galvanise gay and lesbian enthusiasm for his re-election bid.

NY Appeals Court Nixes Defense of Marriage Act. Saying the gay population has "suffered a history of discrimination," a divided federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled Thursday [10/18/2012] that a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman was unconstitutional, adding fuel to an issue expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court soon.

DOMA Ruling Seems Good For Gays, But Supreme Court May Not Buy It. The court's language in defense of same-sex marriage was inspiring, but its reasoning could doom it before the high court.

Geroge Orwell recognized that in a revolution, the dictionary had to be the first thing to change.
France Set to Ban Words "Mother" and "Father" in Run-up to Same-sex "Marriage". France is positioned to ban the words "mother" and "father" from legal documents under the country's plan to legalize homosexual "marriage" and give equal adoption rights to both traditional couples and same-sex partners. Under the proposal, which is being aggressively pushed forward by, among others, French president Francois Hollande, the term "parents" would replace "mother" and "father" in an identical marriage ceremony that will be used for both traditional and homosexual weddings.

Two's Company, Three's a Positive Role Model. A few years ago, when the gay-marriage bandwagon got rolling, some of us argued that "if the sex of the participants is no longer relevant, why should the number be?" The same-sex-marriage crowd swatted the polygamy shtick aside as utterly irrelevant, even though there are far more takers for polygamy than there will ever be for gay marriage, and it is, de facto, already recognized to one degree or another by multiculti types in the British Government pensions department and the French welfare system.

Both sides gear up in Defense of Marriage appeal. The Defense of Marriage Act is set for a showdown in a federal appeals court later this month between those who say it is right for the government to speak of marriage only in heterosexual terms and those who say doing so discriminates against same-sex unions.

African-American Christians waver over vote. Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day.

The Editor says...
Really? Does same-sex marriage matter much to these "Christians", but wholesale abortion does not? Do they really think the Mormon Church is repugnant, but the TUCC is not? Did generations of 19th- and 20th-century blacks fight for the right to vote so that their descendants could sit on the sidelines?

Univ. of Texas Vindicates Study That Casts Negative Light on "Gay" Parenting. A University of Texas at Austin professor whose research on homosexual parenting was attacked by a "gay" activist has been vindicated by university officials. As reported in June by The New American, the study by University of Texas sociology professor Mark Regnerus demonstrated that children raised by parents who at some point had a same-sex partner were more likely to be on welfare, experience depression, have less education, and have a history of sexual abuse than children raised by heterosexual parents.

Here Comes Incest, Just as Predicted. If all human beings should have the right to marry (or simply be with) the one they love, as proponents of same-sex marriage constantly tell us, then why shouldn't adult, incestuous couples enjoy that same "right"? Hollywood director Nick Cassavetes is the latest to say, "Why not?", and I for one am not in the least bit surprised. Simply stated, with the public endorsement of same-sex relationships, the endorsement (or at least acceptance) of consensual, adult, incestuous relationships is the next step.

Democrats poised to embrace gay marriage. Eight years after California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said the push for legalizing same-sex marriage was "too much, too fast, too soon," the Democratic Party will make history Tuesday [9/4/2012] when it is expected to be the first major party to endorse same-sex marriage in its platform.

MN Supreme Court smacks down Secretary of State over marriage amendment, voter-ID ballot titles. In November, Minnesota voters will choose whether to add a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman — exactly as it is currently defined by statute now. The legislature passed the bill adding the referendum in order to keep judges in the state from overriding the statute, as has been done in other states, and allowing only the democratic avenues of constitutional amendments as a means to change the definition. The legislature provided a specific title for the ballot measure, "Recognition of Marriage Solely Between One Man and One Woman," and oddly expected Secretary of State Mark Ritchie to use that title. Instead, Ritchie changed the title to the deceptive "Limiting the Status of Marriage to Opposite Sex Couples." He did the same to the voter-ID constitutional referendum that will also appear on the ballot.

Barack Hussein McGovern. Gay marriage is the issue most likely to hurt Obama. After his announcement on May 9 that he had changed his mind on the issue, Gallup concluded that "his new position is more of a net minus than a net plus for him."

Democrats continue to beat up Christians. Inch by inch, the Democratic Party continues to ostracize Christians. Its latest attack consists of forcing any Christian who would like to support the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) platform to betray his deeply held religious beliefs on the issue of marriage. [...] For the first time in history, the DNC's platform committee voted on Aug. 12 to endorse same-sex "marriage." The language calls for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which, for federal purposes, defines marriage as the union between a man and a woman. The language is set to go for approval at the Democratic National Convention in September.

Democratic Party platform group backs gay marriage. The national Democratic Party's platform committee endorsed gay marriage Saturday [8/11/2012] for the first time and called for the repeal of a federal law that recognizes marriage as between a man and a woman.

The Soul-Crushing Scorched-Earth Battle for Gay Marriage. The gay movement is not a random assortment of motley rebels. It is highly organized, with major nerve centers in places like the Human Rights Coalition. The movement has its prominent generals, such as Dan Savage and Wayne Besen. In other words, this is a movement equipped to pick its battles. In 1999, history was made because Vermont's high court legalized same-sex civil unions. The battle plan then could have been to focus on civil unions, forging a new model of romantic commitment in a nation where the old notion of "marriage" had long suffered from stasis.

Federal Court in Hawaii: No Constitutional Right to Redefine Marriage. There has been a well-publicized string of cases lately in which federal courts have struck down marriage laws like the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8. It remains to be seen whether a decision issued yesterday by a federal District Court in Hawaii will be treated as newsworthy. In this case, the court comprehensively rejected the claim that the U.S. Constitution mandates same-sex marriage in the State of Hawaii.

WashPost's Miller: Media Should Ignore 'Astroturf' Black Pastors Opposing Obama on Gay Marriage. On the Saturday Washington Post "On Faith" page, columnist and Newsweek religion editor Lisa Miller insisted it was not a news story that black ministers came to the National Press Club and insisted Obama's support for gay marriage "might cost him the election." It's not a story, Miller insisted, because Rev William Owens is "enough to make a cynic blush... He's a figurehead in what political operatives call an 'Astroturf' campaign... and his threat is not a threat."

Black pastors: Obama does not have the black vote 'in his pocket'. Rev. William Owens, head of the Coalition of African American Pastors, said that President Obama's support for gay marriage may cost him the election due by weakening his support among black voters. "He has not done a smart thing and it might cost him the election," Owens said during a press conference today [7/31/2012] at the National Press Club today. "There are more people that want marriage to be right than there are homosexuals."

Black pastors group launches anti-Obama campaign around gay marriage. A group of conservative black pastors are responding to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage with what they say will be a national campaign aimed at rallying black Americans to rethink their overwhelming support of the President, though the group's leader is offering few specifics about the effort. The Rev. Williams Owens, who is president and founder of the Coalition of African-Americans Pastors and the leader of the campaign, has highlighted opposition to same-sex marriage among African-Americans. He calls this campaign "an effort to save the family."

Gay marriage headed to DNC platform. Democrats are set to include a pro-gay marriage plank in their convention platform for the first time in history, party sources confirm to POLITICO. The language was approved unanimously by a 15-member platform draft committee, and now heads for approval by the full platform committee in August.

Episcopal bishops OK trial gay blessing prayer. Episcopal bishops approved an official prayer service for blessing same-sex couples Monday at a national convention that also cleared the way for transgender ordination.

Presbyterian church rejects same-sex marriage. Presbyterians debated for more than three hours Friday [7/6/2012] whether to change their definition of marriage. In the end, they preserved the traditional meaning, upheld a ban on officiating gay weddings, and sustained related tensions that have roiled their denomination for years. With a 52-percent majority, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) shot down a bid at its Pittsburgh meeting to redefine marriage in the church constitution as "a covenant between two people." As a result, marriage is still defined there as "a civil contract between a woman and a man."

African-American Christian Coalition Can't Get Meeting With Obama. The rubber may be meeting the road in the relationship Barack Obama has with African-Americans who are believing Christians. The Coalition of African American Pastors, fed up with Obama's anti-Biblical stance on gay marriage, is demanding a meeting with Obama — and so far, they're getting nowhere.

Black pastors target Obama. A large coalition of African-American pastors, snubbed by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder in their demand for a meeting to discuss same-sex marriage, are calling on blacks to boycott the president and sign a petition demanding that the administration withdraw support for gay marriage. "By embracing gay marriage, President Obama is leading the country down an immoral path," said Rev. William Owens, president of the 1,300-member Coalition of African-American Pastors. "Some things are bigger than the next election."

The Editor says...
I've got news for you, Reverend Owens. The next Democrat nominee for President won't be any better than Barack Obama. You should consider switching to the Republican Party if you believe the Democrats are headed down an immoral path. And they are. And you said so. So what are you waiting for?

California bill would let children have more than two parents. State Sen. Mark Leno is pushing legislation to allow a child to have multiple parents. "The bill brings California into the 21st century, recognizing that there are more than Ozzie and Harriet families today," the San Francisco Democrat said. Surrogate births, same-sex parenthood and assisted reproduction are changing society by creating new possibilities for nontraditional households and relationships.

California Eyes Multiple Parenting Law. California, the battleground state for the arguments for and against same-sex marriage, is now considering an unconventional law that would allow children to be legally granted more than two parents.

Betty Crocker faces boycott for endorsing gay marriage. The Washington-based National Organization for Marriage, created to fight gay marriage proposals, is betting that Betty Crocker would be on their side. Because on Tuesday [6/26/2012], the activist group announced a boycott of General Mills, owners of the Betty Crocker brand, which this month announced its opposition to a ban on same-sex marriage in Minnesota, their headquarters.

Gay rights not civil rights: US Baptists. A day after electing their first African-American president, Southern Baptists passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue.

New Data on Same-sex Parenting Challenges Gay Orthodoxy. The Washington Times reported on Sunday [6/10/2012] that two new studies indicate that children raised by gay parents might not benefit from the experience like kids raised by married mother-father parents. "The empirical claim that no notable differences exist must go," University of Texas sociology professor Mark Regnerus said in his study in Social Science Research.

Gay marriage blocked in Washington state. Washington state's law allowing gay marriage was blocked from taking effect on Wednesday [6/6/2012] as opponents filed more than 200,000 signatures seeking a public vote on the issue in November.

Iowa NAACP leader quits over same-sex marriage flap. A prominent leader in the Iowa/Nebraska branch of the NAACP — the country's oldest civil rights group — announced today [6/6/2012] that he is resigning as branch president and a national board member in the wake of the national organization's decision to endorse marriage between people of the same gender. The Rev. Keith Ratliff Sr. of the Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church in Des Moines issued a statement saying he was stepping down from the NAACP national board and as Iowa/Nebraska state conference president "due to the NAACP's position and support of same-sex marriage.

President Obama Proclaims June "Gay Pride Month". Every year he has been in office President Obama has made it a point to cozy up to America's tiny homosexual activist minority by officially recognizing June as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month." This year, of course, was no exception. Having just come out officially in favor of legalizing same-sex "marriage," the President followed up on June 1 by issuing this year's proclamation setting aside the entire month to commemorate the valuable contributions that gays, lesbians, transvestites, and an odds-and-ends assortment of sexually- and gender-confused individuals have made to American society.

Black pastors group demands meeting with Obama over gay marriage. The Coalition of African American Pastors has demanded a meeting with President Obama to try to change his mind on his personal embrace of same-sex marriage. The pastors fired off a letter this week to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. asking him to set up the meeting with the president, and painted their quest as a civil rights cause. "I can promise you personally, as an organizer of the civil rights movement in Nashville, I did not march one inch, one foot, one yard for same-sex marriage," said Rev. William "Bill" Owens Sr., founder of the coalition and organizer of the letter.

Federal Courts Rushing to Declare DOMA Unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston ruled May 31 that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman for federal purposes, is unconstitutional because it denies the federal benefits of marriage to homosexual partners in states that have legalized same-sex marriage.

ACLU lawsuit challenges Ill. gay marriage ban. Building on the momentum of President Barack Obama's recent support of gay marriage, two major civil rights groups in his home state filed lawsuits Wednesday [5/30/2012] in hopes of legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois.

7 elected officials switch to Miss. GOP. A sheriff in central Mississippi said Wednesday [5/30/2012] he's switching from Democrat to Republican because of President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage.

Mass. Church Threatened With Violence for Stand on Marriage. A Catholic parish in Acushnet, Massachusetts, has been targeted by homosexual activists for a sign it posted taking a stand for traditional marriage. The sign, displayed on the outside message board at St. Francis Xavier Church in Acushnet, read, "Two men are friends not spouses" -- a simple and direct confirmation that, in the eyes of the Church, only a man and a woman can be married. According to the New England Cable Network (NECN), the sign, which the church displayed for only a 24-hour period, prompted a major backlash from homosexual activists and their supporters.

Gay Marriage: The Hidden Agenda. It is the iron law of "progressive" movements that having achieved their goals, they refuse to fade away. [...] The gay rights movement, too, has been transforming itself before our very eyes. Once a movement fighting against persecution and discrimination, which is the reason why its initial demands enjoyed wide public support, it has gone from one triumph to another and won the war. Today, the issue is moot. But the gay movement has not declared victory and gone home. Central to achieving their goal is bending society to their will and forcing it to acquiesce to their agenda. That's where same-sex marriage comes in.

Target Corp. Announces T-Shirt Campaign for Homosexual Marriage. Pro-family groups are taking major U.S. merchandiser Target Corporation to task for its recently announced initiative to raise money for homosexual activism. Two years after getting into hot water with homosexual groups for backing Republican Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, who supported a state amendment to define marriage as only between a man and a woman, the Minnesota-based Target Corp. is now "inching into the gay-pride market," reported the St. Paul Pioneer Press, "offering 10 rainbow-themed T-shirts for sale online and promising to donate 100 percent of the proceeds to the Family Equality Council [FEC], a group for gay and lesbian families."

'Left'-over tactics to lie, smear. Same-sex marriage has replaced abortion as the biggest hot potato on the list of social issues, and the President of the United States has ensured that it will be front and center to divide America right down to Election Day. Toward that end, hardcore liberals are in the process of smearing and destroying everyone who believes that traditional marriage is worth saving.

Religious leader: Obama's gay marriage support a 'slap in the face of black clergy'. Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor at Hope Christian Church, is leading a coalition of 176 religious leaders against President Barack Obama's declared support for gay marriage and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. "We want to know whether he is going to use the bully pulpit of the presidential office to absolutely erase the image of biblical marriage from the face of the earth," said Jackson at the Capitol on May 24.

On gay marriage, Obama's critics and supporters alike think he may shift again. Despite his comments that he thinks the matter should be left to the states, many gay rights advocates strongly believe that it must be dealt with nationally — and that Obama is quietly on their side. Conservative critics of the president suspect the same, citing this as one way the president might tack left if reelected.

It's easier to change the dictionary than the Bible.
Petition to change dictionary's definition of marriage attracts over 65,000 signatures. Dictionaries apparently do have the power to offend. More than 65,000 people have signed a Change.org petition challenging Dictionary.com to "correct" its definition of marriage to include same-sex couples. Dictionary.com currently defines marriage as "the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc." and, alternatively, as "a similar institution involving partners of the same gender: gay marriage."

Black pastors condemn Obama's gay marriage support. A group of black pastors gathered in Memphis on Thursday to denounce President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage and call on him to change his views.

Sharpton Insists Black Ministers Amend Their Religion to Vote for Obama After They Prayed Over Bill Clinton. Via the Radio Equalizer blog: On his radio show Tuesday [5/15/2012], MSNBC personality Rev. Al Sharpton mocked black ministers who have decided not to vote for Obama because he's ready to legalize gay marriage in a second term.

Homosexuality is Not Normal. Gay marriage is an oxymoron. Nothing about it fits or works or makes sense in any way. When we stop defining issues Biblically and through common sense and began interpreting everything emotionally, the truth becomes irrelevant and insanity reigns. However, rather than focusing on gay marriage specifically, consider the irrationality of homosexuality. Homosexuals do not match physically. There is no point in elaborating with a description of male and female anatomy. Besides, my writings are always G rated. Homosexuals, and especially men, are more susceptible to health problems, infections and a shorter life span than heterosexuals. There is conclusive proof available in studies for those who will search the internet and in libraries. People of the same sex do not fit one another physically. Have you ever noticed among homosexual men, one tends to be more masculine and the other feminine and among lesbian couples, one tends toward masculinity and the other is more feminine? This unintentional tendency to define two genders validates heterosexuality.

Obama's wicked marriage proposal. It's one thing to be a hypocrite, which Mr. Obama has been for years. Since he began pretending to oppose the redefinition of marriage but refusing to defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act while homosexualizing the military. It's quite another thing, however, to invoke Christ when doing the devil's work. Forget the voters. Mr. Obama's going to have to answer to God for this one. [...] With this wicked move, Mr. Obama is insisting that we bow down and worship the false idol of sexual anarchy. That's what his wealthy supporters in Hollywood demand.

African-American Church Leaders Condemn Obama For Gay Marriage Support. Just days after President Barack Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, pastors and priests around Maryland took to their own pulpits with their reaction — and in some cases — condemnation of the president.

On Love, Homosexuality, and Sin. Biblical teaching on human sexuality is clear: As a group of orthodox Anglican pastors put it some years ago, Heterosexual marriage is upheld in Scripture and Christian tradition to be the only appropriate context for acts of physical sexual intimacy." This is the instruction of the Bible from its opening through its closing pages. Scripture offers us no latitude on this subject. Its teaching is clear and definitive. [...] Informing much of this discussion is the insistence of activists that homosexual conduct be recognized as normal and moral. Not just by society, but by the believing church.

UMC Affirms That Homosexuality Is "Incompatible With Christian Teaching". Following some some intense debate and emotional appeals from homosexual factions within its numbers, the United Methodist Church (UMC) affirmed May 2 that homosexual activity is "incompatible with Christian teaching." The decision, which came at the UMC's General Conference in Tampa, Florida, is certain to prompt backlash from the homosexual activist community, which for years has been pushing the denomination to abamdon its scriptural position on sexuality and officially allow the oridnation of "gay" clergy and the "marriages" of same-sex partners.

Obama, touting gay marriage stance, calls for repeal of Defense of Marriage Act. While his administration has put out statements on the idea of repealing the 1996 federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman, it's unusual for Obama to call for its repeal. He did so Monday [5/14/2012] as one of a list of policy goals for what he hopes will be a second term, along with passing the immigration legislation known as the Dream Act, reforming Wall Street and investing in schools.

Hilary Rosen: Straight People Ruining Marriage. Heterosexuality isn't the problem with marriage. People who get involved with the wrong people, make bad decisions, and act badly toward one another are the problem. Second, the implication here is that we need men to marry men and women to marry women to "fix" marriage. This, again, is idiocy. You don't fix a car by dumping a garbage disposal mechanism into the engine. You fix it by using replacement parts. Institutions aren't "fixed" by changing the definitions of the institutions. They're fixed by people making better decisions.

The Antietam of the culture war. Only six states have approved homosexual marriage, while 30 have imposed a constitutional ban. In North Carolina, a ban not only on same-sex marriage but also civil unions, though opposed by Obama and Bill Clinton, carried on Tuesday with 61 percent of the vote. Republican turnout in North Carolina's primary was up half a million, the highest in history. And this is a state Obama carried in 2008, a state whose largest city, Charlotte, will host Obama's convention.

Free Our Kids From Arne Duncan. President Obama now commands center stage following his formal announcement that, yes, he supports same sex marriage. But for perspective on how we got to this point, we should shift our sights to three days before the president's announcement. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appeared on MSNBC where he responded "yes, I do" when asked if he supports same sex marriage. Duncan at best raised a few eyebrows by stating his support for same sex marriage. If he had said that homosexuality is immoral there would have been demands for his ouster.

The bile being spat at the people of North Carolina. Apparently if you oppose gay marriage you are a dumb, ill-informed, brainwashed, knuckle-dragging hick and bigot. At least that's the message coming out of liberal circles in America this week, as supporters of gay marriage look with disgust upon the people of North Carolina for voting in favour of Amendment 1.

Gay Marriage is Obama's Poison Pill. Gay marriage is a deal-breaker for a vast swath of American voters that includes Catholics as well as the black and Hispanic communities. Urbanites and suburbanites may say that they are okay with gay marriage, but what they tell pollsters and what they say privately among friends and family is far different. Americans may want to be tolerant, but their distaste for the gay lifestyle and incessant demands for acceptance is deeply offensive to most people.

Obama's homosexual America. President Obama has made it official: He now supports same-sex marriage. It is his latest onslaught on traditional America. [...] He has crossed a cultural watershed, paving the way for the eventual triumph of the homosexual agenda. Rather than being a victory for "civil rights" or "marital equality," Mr. Obama's decision puts America on the path to moral disintegration. We are one step closer to becoming like secular, post-Christian Europe.

To Bigotry No Sanction. Now that President Obama has "evolved" on the matter of same-sex marriage to the position favored by "enlightened" Americans, this would seem to be a good time for some rhetorical hygiene. There are modest and civil proponents of same-sex marriage. But the tone of many advocates has been shrill to the point of frothing. The Southern Poverty Law Center, for example, put the National Organization for Marriage and the Family Research Council on its 2010 list of "hate groups" because of their opposition to gay marriage.

House Armed Services vote bans gay marriage on military bases. On the same day that President Obama threw the weight of the White House in support of gay marriage, defense lawmakers in the House banned the practice from taking place on U.S. military bases.

Obama's politics of distraction. While Europe is inching ever closer to plunging into a financial abyss, there are moments of comic relief provided by the current President of the United States. He has not only become the butt of innumerable jokes but his re-election campaign tactics are the stuff of low-brow comedy. A case in point, his recent "evolution" into supporting gay marriage. [...] Virtually every time the issue has been brought up to a popular vote the gay marriage propositions have been defeated — in 32 states.

How President Obama, in Six Days, Decided to Come Out for Gay Marriage. Vice President Biden torpedoed the White House plan to endorse gay marriage before the Democratic convention.

Mocking derision:
Another Gutsy Call! This now puts Barack Obama in the same reviled category as the Hollywood elite, the New York Times editorial page, the American professoriat, his Wall Street fundraising bundlers, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, readers of the Nation, the cast and crew of The Daily Show, and the majority of residents on New York's Upper West Side. And lest we forget: He now risks the wrath of zealots, extremists, partisans, and ideologues.

Obama Was For Same-Sex Marriage Before He Was Against It. Today the President announced that he has evolved on the issue of gay marriage and that, contrary to what he said in 2004 and 2008, he now supports it. But there's reason to question whether Obama was ever really against gay marriage or whether he simply took the path of least resistance to get elected to the Senate and then the White House.

W.H.: Joe Biden forced Obama's hand on gay marriage. For President Barack Obama and his team, the decision to back gay marriage came down to a choice between two unpalatable alternatives: Support it and brave the backlash in battleground states where the issue could be a liability — or keep silent and be accused by allies of gutlessness and putting politics over principle. Administration officials said the president planned to announce his support before the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., this September. But they acknowledge that Vice President Joe Biden did, indeed, force their hand.

Obama's same-sex evolution. Adopting an evolving position is a classic political dodge, allowing Mr. Obama to claim to be sympathetic to the concerns of homosexual activists while not offending traditionalists. His stance is calculated to grab centrists whose votes he needs in November. It gives him wiggle room with leftists who are curious why he won't be more explicit. But when Mr. Obama says he is evolving, he does so with a wink. His liberal supporters know where he really stands.

VP Biden Says He's "Absolutely Comfortable" With Same-sex Marriage. President Obama has sent his second in command on ahead with a message for voters in the upcoming presidential election: legalizing same-sex marriage will be a major rung of the Administration's re-election ladder. During an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press May 6, Vice President Joe Biden said that he would be just fine with fully legalizing homosexual relationships.

Whoops: Joe Biden Seems To Endorse Gay Marriage. Joe Biden seemed to shift in the Obama administration's position on gay marriage this morning [5/6/2012] on NBC's "Meet the Press." But then the Obama administration backtracked, saying the Vice President Biden was simply reinforcing President Obama's position and past statements on the issue.

Rep. Barney Frank plans to marry longtime partner before retiring from office. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) plans to marry his longtime partner in July, which will make him the first member of Congress in a same-sex marriage. "I think it's important that my colleagues interact with a married gay man," Frank said in an interview with New York magazine published online Sunday [4/15/2012].

President Obama, his 'evolving' stance on gay marriage, and the 2012 campaign. Interviews with gay rights advocates and people close to Obama's campaign suggest it is no longer a matter of if, but when the President publicly voices his support.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on gay adoption: Kids 'aren't puppies'. Huckabee, a GOP presidential contender in 2008 who may run in 2012, said that he backed an Arkansas law barring same-sex couples from adopting or being foster parents.

Why bother to vote? The federal judges will decide what's best.
Federal Judge Finds 'Defense of Marriage Act' Unconstitutional. A federal judge in San Francisco says the U.S. government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions.

Gay Texas judge, Tonya Parker, won't perform marriages for straight couples. An openly gay Texas judge says she refuses to conduct marriage ceremonies for straight couples until same-sex couples can also wed. Dallas County Judge Tonya Parker explained her decision Tuesday [2/21/2012] at a monthly meeting for the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas.

The Editor says...
So if the roles are reversed, and a normal judge won't perform a same-sex wedding, nobody should have any objections.

The Reversal of Proposition 8: A Dangerous Precedent. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has acted to reverse the democratic decision of the people of California to confine marriage to its traditional parameters of a man and a woman. In making this decision, the court decided that it could overturn the will of the people of California on the basis of what is known in legal circles as "the rational basis standard." When evaluating the violation of fundamental rights, the court has often used a standard of "strict scrutiny" in cases involving racial or religious discrimination. By that standard, the petitioner frequently wins. In cases of gender discrimination, the court has relied on a kind of intermediate scrutiny.

The Ninth Circuit Upholds A Constitutional "Right" To Gay Marriage. Everything that is wrong with our of control court system is on display today in the Ninth Circuit Court's decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, upholding a lower court ruling that the will of over 7 million Californians who voted for Prop. 8 doesn't matter. Morality based on ancient Christian moral precepts doesn't matter. Gay marriage is a "constitutional right" in California.

9th Circuit delusion. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit just ruled that Proposition 8, California's constitutional marriage amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman, is unconstitutional. This decision is one of the most radical to come out of a circuit known for fringe rulings. It's little wonder that this circuit is the nation's most overturned.

Court: Calif. gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. A federal appeals court on Tuesday [2/7/2012] declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, court rules. A federal appeals court Tuesday [2/7/2012] struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year. The 2-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that limited marriage to one man and one woman, violated the U.S. Constitution. The architects of Prop. 8 have vowed to appeal. The ruling was narrow and likely to be limited to California.

Is Barack Obama a Red Letter Christian? Many evangelicals seem taken with Barack Obama. Tired of the Religious Right and seeking a new tone in Washington, they see in this untested, enigmatic senator a chance for real change. And indeed he is congenial and a breath of fresh air when compared with the grasping Clinton dynasty. Many Bible-believers seem ready to look the other way with Obama, despite his extremely liberal voting record (including unfettered backing of abortion), because he appears to be a genuine person they can work with. I wonder how his latest, religiously based comments might change this. The other day Obama reiterated his support for civil unions for homosexuals.

Judge: Christian Opposition to Same Sex Unions is Wrong. A New Jersey Judge has ruled that a Christian organization engaged in wrongdoing and violated the state's discrimination laws when it prevented a gay couple from holding a civil union ceremony on its property. Administrative Law Judge Solomon Metzger made the ruling Thursday [1/12/2012] in a case involving the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. In 2007 the group stopped a lesbian couple from using its boardwalk pavilion.

Gay Couple Receives Obama Congratulations on Wedding. Matt Katz and Aaron Lafrenz of Brooklyn, N.Y., were surprised to receive a letter from President Barack Obama congratulating them on their marriage.

Virginia agencies can ban gay adoptions. Faith-based adoption and foster care agencies in Virginia will not be required to provide services to gay individuals, a state panel ruled Wednesday [12/14/2011] after nearly a year of heated debate that attracted national interest from advocates on both sides of the issue.

California high court OKs appeal effort in support of Prop. 8. The California Supreme Court today [11/17/2011] said that the supporters of a ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in the state are legally entitled to defend the measure in court, even if the governor and attorney general won't, the Associated Press reports. The effect of the ruling is that the backers of Proposition 8 can now take the case to federal court and potentially to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Christian Baker Faces Boycott For Refusing to Make Lesbian Cake. Pro-gay activists have launched a boycott of an Iowa baker who declined to create a wedding cake for a lesbian couple based on her religious beliefs. Victoria Childress, the owner of Victoria's Cake Cottage in Des Moines, has been accused of being anti-gay, homophobic, and a bigot after she refused to make a cake for Trina Vodraska and Janelle Sievers.

Gillibrand bill encourages LGBT adoption. For the first time in Senate history, a bill has been introduced to encourage agencies not to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples seeking to adopt.

Evangelical Chaplains Refuse to Marry Gay Couples on Military Bases. An organization representing more than 2,000 of the nation's 5,000 military chaplains announced Wednesday [10/26/2011] they would join forces with Catholic Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for Military Service, saying they will not perform same-sex ceremonies.

Democrats Eyeing DOMA Repeal. They may not have the votes for passage, but Senate Democrats say they aren't giving up on their push to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. "No, I don't believe it does at this stage," Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said when asked whether her legislation to repeal the 1996 law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman has 60 votes in the Senate. But she insisted that next month's Judiciary Committee markup of the bill is important to build momentum for repeal and said it is likely to be approved by the committee.

US: military chaplains may perform same-sex unions. The Pentagon has decided that military chaplains may perform same-sex unions, whether on or off a military installation.

Same-Sex Weddings Won't Be Allowed at West Point's Catholic Chapel. "The answer is 'no,'" said Taylor Henry, director of public affairs and media relations for the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and spokesman for Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who certifies all Catholic chaplains for the armed services. "Holy Trinity is an actual Catholic parish, unlike the non-denominational chapels that are found on other military installations, and the only services held there are Catholic services.

This is what's called sitting on the fence.
Romney Supports 'Partnership Agreements' for Gay Couples. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney told a New Hampshire gathering that he would support "partnership agreements" for homosexual couples that would extend certain legal rights to them, but affirmed that he opposed same-sex "marriage."

Census Bureau Admits It 'Artifcially Inflated the Number of Same-Sex Couples' — by 40%. The Census Bureau admitted yesterday [9/27/2011] that it had "artificially inflated the number of same-sex couples" in the United States, initially reporting a number that was about 40 percent higher than what it now believes is accurate.

Frank Talk About Marriage: The New Anti-Defamation Project. Maggie Gallagher is heading up a new effort to protect and defend those whose livelihoods are threatened by their speaking up in defense of traditional marriage: the Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance.

The Man Who Married the Goat. Marriage, we all know, is between human beings, not between a human being and an animal or reptile (or wall!). But is marriage simply the union of two human beings or is it specifically the union of a man and a woman? If the latter, then the union of two men or two women is no more a "marriage" then is the union of a man and an animal, reptile, wall, or whatever, regardless of how much the two human parties love each other.

N.C. House passes bill on definition of marriage. A North Carolina bill to allow voters a chance to define marriage in their state constitution goes to the state Senate on Tuesday [9/13/2011], after passing the state House. The 75-42 vote followed a lengthy debate, dominated by opponents of the amendment. If it passes, it will go on the May 2012 ballot. North Carolina is the only Southeastern state without voter-approved language in the state constitution that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

Obama backs bill to repeal Defense of Marriage Act. The Obama administration announced Tuesday [7/19/2011] that it will support a congressional effort to repeal a federal law that defines marriage as a legal union between a man and woman. White House spokesman Jay Carney denounced the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), saying the administration will back a bill introduced this year by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to remove the law from the books.

Democrats urge DOMA repeal. Senate and House Democrats urged their colleagues at a Wednesday hearing to support a bill that would repeal the federal law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, so federal benefits and rights can flow to gay couples who are legally married under a state law. "I believe it is important that we encourage and sanction committed relationships," said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, who called the hearing on the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

NY Archbishop's Warning. Roman Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York warned in a posting on his blog on Thursday [7/7/2011] that the next step that politicians will take after legalizing same-sex marriage — which New York did last month through a statute enacted by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — may be an effort to redefine marriage to justify "multiple partners" and adultery.

Obama's assault on the rule of law. Even the liberal San Francisco Chronicle marveled at the Obamanistas' audacity: "The latest San Francisco court filing on same-sex marriage reads like a gay rights manifesto: It rejects tradition, morals and procreation as justifications for marriage restrictions and concludes that a federal ban on spousal benefits was unconstitutionally based on 'animus' — dislike, rooted in prejudice — toward gays and lesbians. The brief comes not from Lambda Legal or the American Civil Liberties Union but the Obama administration's Justice Department." Does anyone really believe that marriage as created by God is protected in the law solely to marginalize homosexuals?

Supremes equate video violence with free speech. This week, we've seen the Republican-controlled New York State Senate grant legal recognition to pretend "marriage." A Wall Street Journal photo makes that case: Two women, one dressed as a groom, celebrate. Because marriage at its core is the union of male and female, a groomless or brideless wedding is an absurd counterfeit. In a free country, you can pretend to be all sorts of things, but you should not be allowed to use the power of the law to force your delusions on others.

Same-sex marriage, cancer, and fig leaves. At 5:30 this morning [6/25/2011] the Associated Press reported, "Champagne corks popped, rainbow flags flapped and crowds embraced and danced in the streets of Manhattan's Greenwich Village." The article quoted nine people, all ecstatic about the new gay right. ... But what about the AP's "Statement of Ethical Principles"? The first sentence under the heading "Integrity" states, "The newspaper should strive for impartial treatment of issues and dispassionate handling of controversial subjects."

Next Step: Persecuting Churches? When the New York legislature passed a law last Friday legalizing same-sex marriage, all of New York's Roman Catholic bishops signed a statement warning that they now expect efforts to enact laws attacking churches that defend the truth. ... Efforts to sanction churches for defending the truth will not be starting now, they have already started. America's liberal establishment has already shown how it can flout the Constitution and use government to force churches to act against their own moral teachings.

If You're Not Involved in Politics, Don't Complain. The Governor of New York State made it the sixth state to allow same sex marriages in spite of the opposition of church leaders and religious groups who see this legislation as an attack of their core moral principles. Frankly I am surprised that this legislation didn't pass earlier because New York is one of the more liberal states due to the apathy of the silent majority of its residents. The mainstream media (MSM)is trying to demonize the current social conservatives vying for the GOP presidential race but the truth is that those on the left have found a way to engineer social change through the courts and legislation bypassing the will of the people. In almost every case these changes are enacted by the Democrats in power and that is because special interest money is always funding their campaigns.

Americans still believe in one man, one woman. For years, the mainstream media has done their level best to make the redefinition of marriage seem inevitable. As if in concert, local, regional, and national outlets have published the results of poll after poll under headlines like "Majority of Americans Now Supports Same-Sex 'Marriage,'" all in an attempt to silence opposition and create an atmosphere wherein they can finally see the fabrication of same-sex "marriage" achieved.

Obama: The Lester Maddox of Gay Marriage. Although he has grown Washington more than any president in a generation, Barack Obama is talking like a Jeffersonian states rights champion — in the one night, in the one state, on the one issue that would promote his top-down rejection of traditional morality.

Obama says gay couples deserve same rights as all. Treading carefully, President Barack Obama praised New York state lawmakers who were debating landmark legislation Thursday to legalize gay marriage, saying that's what democracy's all about.

NY Gov. Cuomo signs gay marriage law. Same-sex marriage is now legal in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that was narrowly passed by state lawmakers Friday [6/24/2011], handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born.

Why the Same-Sex Marriage Experiment Will Not Work. Supporters are waging a clever, celebrity-driven and well-funded campaign, suggesting that all they want is "marriage equality." In fact, what they want to do is redefine this multi-millennial institution. I am, naturally, personally opposed to the legalization of same-sex marriage for the simple but profound reason that it violates and contradicts the sacred text of the Bible, which I believe to be true and inspired. But on what basis should I expect people who don't believe as I do to likewise oppose same-sex marriage? On the basis of logic, reason, common sense and the fact that preservation of traditional marriage is in the best interest of the common good, as evidenced by any number of factors, including reams of social science data and thousands of years of history.

The left decides who gets lawyers. The left has predictably gone batty over the resignation of former solicitor general Paul Clement from the law firm of King and Spalding after the white-shoe firm backed out of its representation of the House of Representatives on the Defense of Marriage Act case. Greg Sargent interviewed a gay rights activist and got a remarkable admission: The left favors politically bullying to deter lawyers from representing clients it doesn't like.

Al-Qaeda, Yes; DOMA, No. Like the DOJ, the Atlanta-based white-shoe law firm asks 'How high' when left-wing agitators tell it to jump. In this instance, the agitators were gay-rights activists. They were in a snit because K&S — in particular, K&S partner Paul Clement, the former Bush-administration solicitor general — agreed to represent the American people in litigation involving challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Pressure from Left causes law firm to abdicate responsibility. Legal insiders knew there would be controversy when Paul Clement, the former solicitor general, signed on to defend the Defense of Marriage Act against constitutional challenge. But few could have predicted a controversy so intense that Clement's law firm, under fire from gay activists, would abruptly abandon the defense, forcing Clement to resign in protest. And yet that is what happened on Monday [4/25/2011].

Defend mass murderers but not DOMA? It struck me as the news broke yesterday [4/25/2011] about Paul Clement of the law firm of King and Spalding withdrawing from assisting the House of Representatives in its defense of the Defense of Marriage Act that lawyers will line up to defend a mass murderer but give into political correctness on the issue of marriage.

7 Topics We Can't Have Adult Conversations About in America. [#5] Gay Marriage: Our republic has survived for 200+ years without gay marriage. Up until the last couple of decades, even gay activists weren't seriously trying to redefine marriage. So now, suddenly, anyone who opposes it is a homophobe? How about we discuss the fact that being pro-gay marriage is incompatible with being a Christian? Isn't forcing Christian churches to have gay marriages a violation of their First Amendment rights? ... Should we be doing something that helps mainstream an extremely unhealthy lifestyle?

"We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men."

— George Orwell

Same-sex marriage activists lash out at Chick-fil-A

The Left Tars and Feathers Chick-fil-A. Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy recently incited the outrage of The Washington Post, actor Ed Helms, and at least five other celebrities by supporting marriage on the Ken Coleman radio program. [...] It appears Cathy's crime isn't so much that he holds the convictions he holds, but that he has the courage to voice them.

Conservative group hits Chicago alderman for blocking Chick-fil-A. The leader of a Christian group today [7/25/2012] said Ald. Joe Moreno displayed hypocrisy for his decision to deny Chick-fil-A the right to open in his ward because of the chain restaurant president's opposition to gay marriage. "It's hypocritical," said David Smith, executive director of the Illinois Family Institute, which opposes gay marriage. "Here's the alderman turning around and being intolerant and discriminatory because somebody has a different view than he does. Would he do that to a Muslim company?"

Boston mayor vows to keep Chick-fil-A out of city. The mayor of Boston is vowing to block Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant in the city after the company's president spoke out publicly against gay marriage.

Chick-fil-A president says company opposes gay marriage. Chick-fil-A has taken a stand against gay marriage, and the reactions are rolling in. [...] Chick-fil-A has been under fire from gay rights groups since early 2011, when it was revealed that an independent operator in Pennsylvania supplied food to an event sponsored by a group formed to defeat same-sex marriage initiatives.

Jim Henson Company Yanks Its Toys From Chick-Fil-A Kids' Meals. Don't look now, but the Muppets want a divorce. The Jim Henson Company is scrapping its kids'-meal-toy relationship with Chick-Fil-A now that the left-wing pressure is on to boycott the Christian fried-chicken chain, which is offering toys right now from the Jim Henson Creatures' Shop line.

The Left Tars and Feathers Chick-fil-A. It's all part of the duplicity we've watched the left demonstrate for decades, but it's also part of a larger, more recent phenomenon that should trouble every American. Those on the left are insisting that those in business have no right to have convictions of their own if they don't mirror what the left believes. What [Dan] Cathy is experiencing is the tip of the iceberg. Right now, people are in court and being severely fined simply because they wish to exercise their faith convictions in how they run their businesses.

Boston Mayor backs off attempt to block Chick-fil-A. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has stepped back from his threat to block Chick-Fil-A from opening a new store in the city. His announcement comes a day after Antoine Dodson shared his definitive opinion about the controversy via YouTube.

Nation of Islam can open a restaurant in Chicago, but not Chick-fil-A? The Mayors of Boston and Chicago are bullies in the truest sense, they have selected what to them seems like a safe target for their outrage and abuse of government power. Menino and Emanuel have selected evangelical Christians for their selective bullying knowing full well that in Boston and Chicago there will be no repercussions. Yet they will not take on more powerful groups who espouse far worse views on homosexuality and gay marriage.

The Assault on Chick-fil-A. As Alderman Proco Moreno put it to the Chicago Tribune, "If you are discriminating against a segment of the community, I don't want you in the First Ward." Given this response, you would get the impression that the fast-food chain has banned anyone who isn't straight from entering its establishments. That, of course, is not true. Like every other successful business, Chick-fil-A happily sells its products to anyone who can fork over a few bucks. It is controversial only for donating to organizations that oppose gay marriage, including the Family Research Council and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. But apparently that's enough for Moreno to try to keep the business out of his ward.

The Chicken Inquisition. Rahm Emanuel has been many things in life — ballet dancer, investment banker, congressman, White House chief of staff, now mayor of Chicago — and he apparently wishes to add another title to his curriculum vitae: Grand Inquisitor. He has denounced the fast-food chain Chick-fil-A and endorsed a Chicago alderman's plan to block construction of a new outlet because the company's executives do not share his politics.

Rahmbo Protects 'Chicago Values' From Chick-fil-A. The politically incorrect personal beliefs of a food-chain owner provides politicians nationwide an opportunity to rail against nonexistent discrimination.

Rahmbo: 'Chick-fil-a values not Chicago values'. I think Mayor Emanuel is on to something here. By all accounts, Chick-fil-A is a well run, honest business. And Chicago? Well... let's just say no one has ever used to the word "honest" to describe city government — or anyone who does business with the city.

Don't cross the forces of tolerance. Proco "Joe" Moreno is Alderman of the First Ward of Chicago, and last week, in a city with an Aurora-size body count every weekend, his priority was to take the municipal tire-iron to the owners of a chain of fast-food restaurants. "Because of this man's ignorance," said Alderman Moreno, "I will now be denying Chick-fil-A's permit to open a restaurant in the First Ward." "This man's ignorance"? You mean, of the City of Chicago permit process? Zoning regulations? Health and safety ordinances? No, Alderman Moreno means "this man's ignorance" of the approved position on same-sex marriage. "This man" is Dan Cathy, president of Chick-fil-A ...

The Chick-fil-A gay marriage controversy. Gay marriage is one of those agonizing social issues in which the two sides do not remotely agree on the terms of the debate. Those who share [Dan] Cathy's beliefs find it impossible to extend "marriage" to include same-sex relationships without altering the definition of marriage, which inherently requires a man and a woman. Same-sex marriage proponents of good will disagree, arguing that the sex of the participants is not relevant to the importance and power of the institution. It's possible to hold either of these positions without being motivated by bigotry. Of course, the name of the game being played against Chick-fil-A involves ending the discussion, by ruling one side of this important social debate completely out of order, and dismissing their beliefs as unworthy of respect.

Al-Rahim and Chicago Values. It is simply impossible to imagine that liberal Democrats would treat affirmations of Muslim faith with the kind of bullying that Cathy and Chick-fil-A have received. Yet Islam is at least as doctrinally tough on homosexuality as Christianity is, and considerably tougher in practice.

Eat more chicken. [Dan] Cathy did not say he would deny someone with a different view than his the right to eat in or work at any of his fast-food restaurants, which would violate the law. He did not say anything hateful about them. He simply expressed a deeply held conviction rooted in his Christian faith. The reaction tells you everything you need to know about certain liberals who believe every sort of speech, activity and expression should be protected, except the speech, activity and expression of evangelical Christians.

Hate Chicken. Ever since the Chick-fil-A President Cathy voiced his opinion in favor of the tradional view of marriage, politicians have been stumbling over themselves to threaten to discriminate against the Chick-fil-A company on the basis of the free expression of one of its executives.

Chick-fil-A's PR chief dies suddenly amid gay-marriage imbroglio. The death of a top Chick-fil-A executive added to the fast-food chain's difficulties in trying to extricate itself from the public relations imbroglio ignited by its president's comments on same-sex marriage. Don Perry, who had worked for the Atlanta company for 29 years and was its vice president for public relations, died unexpectedly Friday [7/27/2012], reportedly from a heart attack.

CAAP: Cities Wanting To Ban Chick-fil-A 'The Same Thing' As Banning Blacks From Restaurants. The President of the Coalition of African-American Pastors says supporters of traditional marriage are facing the same discrimination that blacks faced during the civil rights movement. "Some people are saying because of the position that Chick-fil-A has taken — they don't want them in their cities," Rev. William Owens said at the National Press Club on Tuesday [7/31/2012].

Chicago church leaders roast Rahm Emanuel over Chick-fil-A stance. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has ticked off the flocks by criticizing Chick-fil-A. Days after the big city boss blasted the chicken chain over its president's stance on same-sex marriage, an influential Baptist minister and Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago struck back. The religious leaders, who support the traditional view of marriage, were incensed at Emanuel's claim that "Chick-fil-A's values are not Chicago's values."

Customers Line Up for Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day. More than a hundred locals lined up outside of local Chick-Fil-A restaurants on Wednesday [8/1/2012] as part of Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day, some in support of the company's stance on gay marriage, and some simply supporting the company's right to freedom of speech.

The Power of Positive Protest. Last time I stood in such a long line, I was in communist Romania in the late seventies, waiting for food to be delivered or parceled out. [...] The line at Chick-fil-A was composed of happy faces, polite and friendly, eager to be there, many taking photographs of the crowd just like I was, wondering where the MSM was. Why were they not there covering the mass of humanity that came out at one restaurant alone to show their positive support of our Judeo-Christian principles that America was founded upon?

Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day brings out supporters, protesters. It used to be that taking a bite of a chicken sandwich just meant you were hungry. Now it has become a symbol of whether you stand for or against same-sex marriage, or — alternately — the right to express your personal views without fear of retaliation.

Chick-fil-A Supporters Pack Restaurants. Customers packed Chick-fil-A restaurants Wednesday, in support of the company's stance against same-sex marriage. In Morgantown [West Virginia], lines of cars spilled onto Patteson Drive, and customers wrapped around the entire dining area inside the restaurant, into the entryway of the restaurant to order.

NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn asks NYU to evict Chick-fil-A. A powerful New York politician claims she was just speaking as a private citizen when she tried to run Chick-fil-A out of town, but she used her official letterhead and even invoked her position as City Council speaker to apply pressure on the embattled chicken chain.

Chick-fil-A fans fight back. Chick-fil-A restaurants became hotbeds of cultural tension yesterday when hundreds of thousands turned up at fast-food joints after the chain placed itself at the center of a row over gay marriage. Drive-through lanes were backed up and dining rooms packed as some diners showed support for the chain which was lambasted when the CEO said he opposes gay marriage.

Chick-Fil-A Breaks World Sales Record. The left's attempt to damage Chick-Fil-A completely backfired yesterday [8/1/2012]. Not only did customers wait for hours in line to "eat more chikin" but many Chick-Fil-A locations ran out of food.

Gay Rights Activists Attempt to Bully Business. How can Boston & DC mayors — Mineno and Gray — justify discriminating against Chick-fil-A when the unemployment rate in both cities is at a record high, especially for low skilled workers in both cities?

Of Free Speech and Chick-Fil-A. Dan Cathy could have saved his company, Chick-Fil-A, a lot of trouble. All he had to do was keep his views about family to himself. Instead, he answered a question honestly. In a recent media interview, the company's president and COO said what he believes and why he believes it. But his politically incorrect views are intolerable, judging from the anger of many on the left, including several big-city officials who are dead-set against his views.

Media Crusade Against Chick-Fil-A Continues. The manufactured controversy over Chick-Fil-A won't be dying down anytime soon, if media figures get their way. Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy stated that he was "guilty as charged" when it came to supporting the traditional family, and commented on a radio show that "I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say: You know, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.'" That's tantamount to heresy in Hollywood and in New York and D.C. newsrooms. The media have proven themselves in the tank for same sex marriage, and Chick-Fil-A is learning what it means to cross them.

Leftists are not usually concerned about the proper nutrition or healthy eating habits of their political enemies.
ACLU lawyer wants Chick-fil-A supporters to gorge on transfats. If you support Chick-fil-A in the face of left-wing nutcase attacks over the restaurant chain's support of traditional marriage, ACLU of Massachusetts Executive Director Carol Rose has some advice: "Did you see that politicians Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee are now trying to rally all homophobes to eat at Chick-fil-A? I'm thrilled. In fact, I encourage all bigots to load up on transfats and carbohydrates. Go ahead — eat your heart out on the "Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit" breakfast! Mmmm." Presumably, her idea is to trigger heart attacks.

Boycott about so much more than a chicken sandwich. There's something about the public flogging of Chick-fil-A by government officials that seems un-American — lawmakers hell-bent on destroying a privately owned American company simply because of the owner's personal opinions. Democrats in more than a half dozen major cities have led the charge — slandering Chick-fil-A's owner and calling for all-out bans on the company's expansion efforts in places like Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and San Francisco.

Exec Bullies Chick-Fil-A Worker, Then Promptly Gets Fired For It. Adam Smith, former CFO and treasurer of medical supplies manufacturer Vante, caused quite a stir when he put up a video of himself bullying a Chick-fil-A drive-thru employee in Tucson on YouTube. Smith berates the worker about her company in the video, which was initially titled "Reduce $'s to Chick-Fil-A's Hate Groups." It has since been taken down (though others have uploaded it too).

Why We Lined Up at Chick-fil-A. We lined up all over America yesterday. We Americans, who normally don't like lines, went out of our way to stand in one — some of us for over an hour — yesterday on Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. Why? For one, we stood in line for the chicken sandwiches. Is there a better sandwich in the country than their classic fried-chicken sandwich with those perfectly placed pickles? Or a better milkshake? I know I'd weigh ten pounds less if the local Chick-fil-A went away.

The Editor says...
Not me. When I visit Chick-fil-A in Cedar Hill, I order the chicken strip salad and stay away from the milkshakes.

CBS Evening News Ignores Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day. On Aug. 1, CBS Evening News ignored the massive crowds that turned out that day at Chick-Fil-A restaurants around the nation in support of traditional marriage, free speech, or simply tasty fast food. ABC and NBC, by contrast, covered "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day" with full and surprisingly respectful reports on their evening newscasts. The August 1 episode of CBS Evening News completely failed to mention the massive crowds at Chick-Fil-A restaurants across the country. And it's not as though the network was unaware of it.

Black Activists: Liberal Protest of Chick-Fil-A is 'Ultimate Example of Intolerance'. Project 21's Derryk Green said it is liberals and homosexual activists who have tried to create the illusion that failure to support the idea of "gay marriage" is somehow a form of bigotry. "Chick-fil-A executives and others who share a 'traditional' or religious understanding of marriage are unfairly characterized as hateful because the idea of being against a redefinition of marriage has been deceitfully conflated with being against homosexuals," Green said.

Masses line up to show support for Chick-fil-A CEO. It took more than hour to order a chicken sandwich at a New Jersey Chick-fil-A yesterday as hundreds of diners descended on the fast-food chain to show their support for the company's CEO — a vocal critic of gay marriage.

45 photos of insanely long lines for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. Today was Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, and after looking at all these pictures, I'd say it was a smashing success.

This article is replete with vulgar and profane quotes from the left-wing activist/reporter.
Florida Reporter Goes to Chick-fil-A, Finds Astounding 'Level of Hatred, Unfounded Fear, and Misinformed People'. The media-news site JimRomenesko.com reports on Facebook comments by Fort Myers (Florida) News-Press reporter Mark Krzos, who summed up his disgust as he covered Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.

Chick-fil-A supporters turn out in mass for "Appreciation Day". A massive rush on Chick-fil-A stores in the Charleston area Wednesday reflected more than an unusual hunger for chicken sandwiches. Cars snaked around local stores, the lines spilling out into surrounding streets, as hundreds if not thousands came out to make a statement.

Chick-fil-A backers recognize appreciation day. Churchgoers and supporters of religious freedom weren't too chicken to eat at Chick-fil-A on Wednesday.

Chick-Fil-A's Across The Country Are Absolutely Jam-Packed. More photos.

Conservatives blast Chick-fil-A 'Tastes like hate' vandalism. As police and store employees grappled with graffiti that appeared overnight on the back wall of a Torrance Chick-fil-A, online supporters and protesters alike criticized the vandalism. "Tastes like hate" was scrawled in large black lettering on the wall of the restaurant, mimicking the chain's advertising.

Torrance Chick-Fil-A Vandalized. The store manager of a Chick-fil-A in Torrance says the restaurant was targeted by vandals overnight.

The Silent Majority Goes to Chick-fil-A. The Chick-fil-A controversy has no doubt been polarizing in some corners of the country, but the undeniable success of yesterday's nationwide rally to support the fast food chain means we're likely to remember August 1, 2012 as Silent Majority Day.

Mainstream Media Blacks Out Chick-fil-A Story? Wednesday was Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, and Americans flocked to the fast food restaurant in response to criticism of COO Dan Cathy's opposition to same-sex marriage (as well as threats from the mayors of some major cities). The photos of long lines and traffic jams reveal the extent of the restaurant's support -- for some it's about traditional values and for others it's about freedom of religious exercise and speech in the face of government intimidation.

Chick-fil-A gains local support for traditional marriage and family unit. Hundreds of patrons arrived at the Pheasant Lane Mall on Wednesday eager to support Chick-fil-A's president and his controversial statements supporting the "biblical definition of the family unit." The large crowd of traditional marriage supporters was unaware that the franchise manager of Chick-fil-A in Nashua, Anthony Picolia, is helping to sponsor New Hampshire Pride Fest, a celebration of gay rights being held later this month in Manchester.

Chick-fil-A Kiss-In more of a raspberry. Rarely do we get to see two competing viewpoints this explicitly matched against each other, with enough separation to judge the strength of each side. [...] The protests got mainly ignored, and none of them apparently disrupted business. Actually, the only complaint made to police by a Chick-fil-A location was to clear the media away, when they began interfering with business.

Chick-fil-A flap reveals true gay agenda. The homosexual lobby wants to outlaw Christianity. This is the real meaning behind the uproar over Chick-fil-A. The chicken sandwich franchise has become a lightning rod for the culture war. Liberals despise it; conservatives back it. Supporters of gay marriage want to prevent the Atlanta-based chain from expanding, demanding new restaurant permits be denied. The reason: Its CEO Dan Cathy opposes same-sex marriage.

Chick-fil-A: Deep Fried Civil War. [S. Truett] Cathy would probably have spent his life as a moderately successful local restaurateur save for two innovations, one culinary and one cultural. In the early 1960s the owners of a local poultry purveyor came to him with a bunch of boneless breast pieces they couldn't do anything with and he began experimenting with ways of making a fried chicken sandwich.

Chick-fil-A: Deep Fried Civil War. [S. Truett] Cathy would probably have spent his life as a moderately successful local restaurateur save for two innovations, one culinary and one cultural. In the early 1960s the owners of a local poultry purveyor came to him with a bunch of boneless breast pieces they couldn't do anything with and he began experimenting with ways of making a fried chicken sandwich.

Chick-fil-A kiss-in protesters show their colors. Leftists, when they get angry and let themselves be themselves, tend to behave in repellant ways. That certainly seems to be the case with the gay marriage movement's anger at Chick-fil-A, as a former CFO now understands. Captured on video by Legal Insurrection blogger Anne Sorock, participants in the kiss-in at the sole Chick-fil-A in Chicago mocked, one might even say harassed, an elderly African-American gentleman seated nearby reading his bible [sic]. This video will be ignored by the legacy media, who are always anxious to promote a soft and cuddly image of gay marriage, and protect the public from any negative images concerning homosexuality.

Gay Protesters Harass, Mock Homeless Man Reading Bible at Chick Fil-A. Chicago Chick-fil-A "Kiss-In" protesters attack a homeless man reading his bible [sic].

The Editor says...
The word Bible is to be capitalized, without quotation marks, according to the Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual, "when referring to the Scriptures in the Old Testament or the New Testament."

Another Chick-fil-A Vandalized. Virginia Kruta reports that yet another Chick-Fil-A restaurant was vandalized by anti-speechers, this time in St. Louis at the Des Peres location.

The Speed of Progressivism. The transformation of Chick Fil A from a fast food place that most liberals had never even heard of into the "Enemy of the People" is a reminder of the speed at which progressivism travels forward and backward in time.

Chick-fil-A is another victim of the leftists. A fellow called me and told me the other day that the line to get into the Chick-fil-A on the University of Minnesota campus was about 100 deep and an hour long. Reports from around the country said essentially the same thing, that people were turning out at Chick-fil-A fast-food places, presumably in a show of support for Chick-fil-A's president, Dan Cathy, who made some remarks that led some people to think he is personally opposed to same-sex marriage.

Great gay kiss-off lays a gigantic egg. This was billed as the greatest protest since Occupy Wall Street. Thousands of scantily clad gay men and lesbians said they'd lock lips in a coast-to-coast red-hot make-out session. They were to blast anti-gay-marriage comments made by Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy. But gays preferred staying home to watch "The Real Housewives of New Jersey."

C'est Chick. For three decades now, Chick-fil-A has been my only appointment fast-food stop. I go there when hungry, and even when not. Always cleaner than the inside of a Clorox bottle, the restaurants are run with warmth and efficiency, and are ruthlessly dedicated to customer satisfaction — the best quick-service franchise in America. At most chains, you're just happy if they keep the rodent parts out of the condiments.

Leftists Silencing Chick-fil-A for Their Beliefs, Fascism in America. You are not allowed to voice the belief, shared by many, that marriage is between a man and a woman. You will be ostracized and your businesses will be destroyed. One day, you will be imprisoned for a civil rights violations. This is Fascism and it is our future if we ignore the Chick~fil~A predicament or allow the left to get away with demonizing Chick~fil~A with trivial complaints and straw men.

Rahm Emanuel's Chicago Values Drove Him to Work with Farrakhan. Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas, in a recent column, pointed out that Farrakhan "goes a lot further than Dan Cathy" in opposing same-sex "marriage." As recently as two months ago, the racist, anti-semitic Farrakhan blasted President Obama for endorsing same-sex marriage, noting he is "the first president that sanctioned what the scriptures forbid" — adding that " ...sin is sin according to the standard of God" and "the Bible forbids it."

Police called in because of disruptive MEDIA members harassing employees at Hollywood Chick-Fil-A 'kiss-in'. Apparently, in Hollywood, CA police had to be called in because of disruptive people. The police weren't called in because of the protesters doing anything wrong, but rather for the pink slime media members who were harassing the employees!

Mitt Romney, Chick-fil-A, and Ben & Jerry's. The Democratic mayors of Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. announced that Chick-fil-A is not welcome in their cities because the owner/founder of Chick-fil-A supports preserving the man-woman definition of marriage. Aside from free speech issues, the mayors did something dangerously un-American: they declared their cities open only to businesses whose ownership holds political positions they approve of.

Gay Totalitarianism. All those die-hard opponents of "don't ask don't tell" — the Clinton-era policy that asked of gays in the military that they keep their gayness to themselves and stifle it when it came to free speech — abruptly turned on a dime. Now they were out to wipe Chick-fil-A from the face of the planet. All because Mr. Cathy was demanding the same rights for Chick-fil-A as gays were demanding in the military and beyond.

Chick-fil-A 'Kiss-In' Activists Harass & Mock 'Homeless Street Preacher' Reading His Bible Outside Restaurant. The writer describes a group of about 20 to 30 protesters who assembled outside of the Chick-fil-A location around 7 p.m. Some of the couples, Sorock reports, kissed one another in a stand against the fast-food chain's opinion on same-sex marriage. While these acts were expected, some of the protesters made their way over to an individual whom Sorock described as "an elderly African-American homeless man." He was seated along a fence nearby the protest. When the activists approached him, they began arguing with him about theology, while also mocking him. One of the individuals in the group even wrote disparaging messages in chalk near the man, who was peacefully sitting and reading his Bible at the time.

Lefty Wannabe Superman v homeless man. Who is Spencer Thayer and why was he mocking a harmless old black dude reading his [B]ible? It seems the lead mocker of the black man who was reading his [B]ible near the Chick-fil-A franchise in Chicago is also part of OWS. Indeed he seems a participant in demonstrations for a great many far left causes.

Liberal Tyranny and the Cluck Heard 'Round the World. It was a beautiful thing to behold. It made you proud to be an American. Most of the characteristically cocky "progressive" blogs and "news" sites observed radio silence as left-wing elitists — media, activists, politicos and pundits — sat in stunned disbelief. Their wrongheaded Chick-fil-A boycott had backfired catastrophically. Quite troubling, however, was when this predictable "progressive" hissy left the realm of comedy and breached the realm of tyranny. Multiple elected officials — all Democrats — disgraced both themselves and the offices they hold by pledging to shut Chick-fil-A down, simply because they disagree with its leadership's biblical viewpoint.

Chick-fil-A controversy: A lot of clucking and no foul. The great chicken-sandwich controversy has come and gone, leaving a moral lesson as consequential and lasting as the clucking in a henhouse. The clucking was media-made — loud, fierce and angry. And then it was gone.

Chick-fil-A municipal thuggery must be checked. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proclamation that Chick-fil-A is "not respectful of our residents, our neighbors and our family members" reflects an unprecedented level of arrogance displayed by an elected official about a person of faith. Mr. Emanuel seems to be forgetting the hundreds of churches in Chicago that support the "biblical definition of the family unit," as Mr. Cathy said. Does he realize how many people of faith he has offended? Even more appalling are cities and politicians using zoning to limit free speech and prevent businesses from opening. It happens more than one might imagine.

Who Gets a Pass? Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel recently said of the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain that "Chick-fil-A's values are not Chicago's values." [...] Even as Emanuel warned Cathy that his company did not reflect Chicago values, his city remains among the most murderous in the world. This year, Chicago youths have killed more Americans than have the Taliban in Afghanistan. Unable to stop the carnage, a desperate Emanuel welcomed in Nation of Islam minister Louis Farrakhan to help quell the mostly black-on-black violence, even though Farrakhan has a long record of racist and anti-Semitic tirades. Is the Chick-fil-A CEO a greater danger to Chicago than gun-toting gangs, or more illiberal than the racist Farrakhan?

NYTimes Food Reporter Rejoices at Chick-Fil-A VP's Heart Attack, Apologizes. Mark Bittman, a New York Times food critic, admits he used an "inappropriate phrase" in an August 3 blog posting about Chick-Fil-A. In fact, it was down right Bitter, man, because he seemed to be rejoicing that a vice president of the fast food company had died of a heart attack back in July.

Election Day at Chick-fil-A. Across the nation, people took time out of their busy lives to make a statement: that they agreed with Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A's CEO, that God's definition of marriage should be respected and honored. Some days earlier, Cathy had told an interviewer, "I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,' and I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about." What happened next is all too familiar to those of us on the front lines of defending traditional marriage.

Frederick Chick-fil-A restaurant vandalized with marriage equality stickers, gay pride flag. Frederick [Maryland] police say vandals put stickers promoting marriage equality and a gay pride flag on the windows of a Chick-fil-A restaurant. Police say the vandalism was reported Sunday morning [8/12/2012].

The Editor says...
Since Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, that's the best time for anonymous cowards to vandalize the place, and the most obvious time for the local police to keep an eye on the property.

Poll: NYers tell pols to keep beaks out of Chick-fil-A business. An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers don't want politicians grilling Chick-fil-A. A Quinnipiac University poll being released today [8/15/2012] found that voters by a lopsided 83-11 percent margin feel elected officials shouldn't try to discourage people from patronizing the fast food chain just because its CEO openly opposes gay marriage. By a similar 82-12 percent margin, they called on pols not to interfere in the government permitting process for the popular chicken sandwich shops.

Threats of PC excesses. PC absurdity has reached its zenith with the [...] Chick-fil-A scandal that erupted when Dan Cathy, president of the family-owned restaurant chain, told a Baptist publication: "We're very much supportive of the family — the Biblical definition of the family unit." Appearing on a devotional radio program, he said: "I think we're inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say we know better than you what constitutes a marriage." The mayors of Boston and Chicago, along with other politicians, threatened to keep the chicken sandwich chain out of their communities, even though they had no legal right to do so.

Chick-fil-A Counters Claims It Agreed to Stop Funding Pro-family Groups. Chick-fil-A has responded to news reports that it has stopped funding some pro-family groups as a concession to gain approval for a restaurant in Chicago, saying that it has made no concessions in its funding philosophy and, in the words of company president Dan Cathy, remains "true to who we are." News reports surfaced September 19 that the company had reached an agreement with Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno, who had vowed to block approval of a restaurant site for the company unless it agreed to stop funding "anti-gay" groups.

The Chick-fil-A War Is Back On. Now the controversy is back, after a Chicago alderman announced that Chick-fil-A had agreed to stop supporting "antigay organizations." After two days of confusion, Mr. Cathy this weekend said Chick-fil-A had "made no such concessions." No matter who is telling the truth, this much we know: The targeting of Chick-fil-A is but one front in an ugly campaign where the goal isn't so much to prevail in a political argument as to buffalo opposing voices into silence.

Chick-fil-A: We Made No Concessions. The president of Chick-Fil-A said they have not given in to the demands of gay marriage advocates in exchange for permission to build a new restaurant in Chicago. "Chick-fil-A made no such concessions and we remain true to who we are and who we have been, said Dan Cathy in a statement to Fox News Channel host Mike Huckabee. Cathy said the company had not capitulated to the demands of supporters of gay marriage — in spite of media reports to the contrary.

Chewing Over Christianity And Democracy At Chick-fil-A. Chick fil-A Appreciation Day is a useful moment to chew over more than just a chicken sandwich. On the surface it's about company president Dan Cathy's support for his understanding of Biblical marriage (one man and one woman for life) and attempts by supporters of gay marriage to boycott it or, in the case of certain politicians, even try to prevent its stores from locating in their districts. But at a deeper level, the Chick fil-A controversy underscores the growing dilemma over Christianity and democracy in America.

ABC News is surprised to find...
Chick-fil-A Benefited from Summer's Gay Marriage Flap With More Customer Visits. Despite boycotts from pro-gay marriage groups, fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A may have benefited from remarks by president and chief operating officer Dan Cathy that he supported the "biblical definition of the family unit."

Animosity toward Chick-Fil-A has been growing for a long time.

These Homosexuals Are Chickenxxxx. Homosexual activists have ginned up a fake controversy targeting Chick-Fil-A just because one of the chicken outlets was kind enough to donate sandwiches and brownies to a "marriage seminar" run by a group that happens to oppose same-sex marriage. How utterly pathetic of the activists. How utterly pointless. How utterly unhinged. The homosexual groups' tactics are Leninist.

A Christian Business in the Left's Crosshairs. Chick-fil-A is run by devout Christians who believe in strong marriages, devoted families and the highest standards of character for their workers. The restaurant chain's official corporate mission is to "glorify God" and "enrich the lives of everyone we touch." ... Democrats are always ready to invoke religion to support their big government, taxpayer-funded initiatives. But when an independent company — thriving on its own merits in the marketplace — wears its soul on its sleeve, suddenly it's a theocratic crisis.

CAAP: Cities Wanting To Ban Chick-fil-A 'The Same Thing' As Banning Blacks From Restaurants. The President of the Coalition of African-American Pastors says supporters of traditional marriage are facing the same discrimination that blacks faced during the civil rights movement. "Some people are saying because of the position that Chick-fil-A has taken — they don't want them in their cities," Rev. William Owens said at the National Press Club on Tuesday [7/31/2012].

Did the Justice Dept. Collaborate With Those Trying to Overturn California's Proposition 8? A conservative advocacy group wants to know if the U.S. Justice Department had any behind-the-scenes correspondence or communication with various law firms and/or groups that are suing California over its voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. The Family Research Council has filed a freedom of information act (FOIA) request with the Justice Department, seeking any and all communications between Justice Department officials and various law firms or liberal advocacy groups that oppose, or are involved in the legal fight against either California's Proposition 8 or the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Gay judge's disclosure raises bias questions. To hear them describe it, defenders of traditional marriage during last year's trial on California's Proposition 8 felt like the visiting team in a game with a hometown referee. It was an open secret that District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker was gay, although he had never publicly acknowledged it. Under the circumstances, challenging his objectivity in a case on the constitutionality of "one man, one woman" marriage carried substantial risks, such as angering the judge or being accused of "outing" a public figure, without any promise of success.

7 Topics We Can't Have Adult Conversations About in America. [#5] Gay Marriage: Our republic has survived for 200+ years without gay marriage. Up until the last couple of decades, even gay activists weren't seriously trying to redefine marriage. So now, suddenly, anyone who opposes it is a homophobe? How about we discuss the fact that being pro-gay marriage is incompatible with being a Christian? Isn't forcing Christian churches to have gay marriages a violation of their First Amendment rights? ... Should we be doing something that helps mainstream an extremely unhealthy lifestyle?

Obama's Mind. All of Obama's deep thinking is ultimately bogus. Just consider his constantly "evolving" stance on gay marriage.

Senate Dem to Introduce Repeal of "Defense of Marriage Act". Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a senior member of the Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday that she will introduce legislation to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which defines marriage as being solely between a man and a woman. This move comes on the heels of a decision by the Obama Administration to abandon it's [sic] defense of the constitutionality of DOMA, a 1990's measure that outlaws the federal recognition of same-sex marriages.

U.S., in Shift, Sees Marriage Act as Violation of Gay Rights. President Obama, in a major legal policy shift, has directed the Justice Department to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act — the 1996 law that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages — against lawsuits challenging it as unconstitutional.

President abandons marriage. The Obama administration announced yesterday [2/22/2011] that it will not defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). This is the next step of President Obama's strategy to force the radical homosexual agenda on America against the will of the people and Congress.

Obama Completes His Trifecta. [Scroll down] On the judiciary side, we witness the executive ignoring a Federal Court ruling on ObamaCare's unconstitutionality, the refusal — to the point where an order of compliance had to be issued from the bench — to refrain from imposing an illegal moratorium on oil drilling; and, now the clearest and most blatant power grab of all. Obama has arrogated to himself, in the matter of DOMA, the power to declare that law unconstitutional and order his Justice Department not to contest lawsuits challenging it.

Obama to God and America: You're Wrong About Marriage. As one who helped draft the first version of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), I regard Mr. Obama's order to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to abandon DOMA's legal defense as lawless, reckless, arrogant and a violation of his oath of office. I think it is an impeachable offense.

Obama's homosexual America. The homosexual rights movement is on the verge of destroying marriage. If successful, it will permanently alter society. And President Obama is playing a pivotal role in this attack on traditional America. Mr. Obama ordered the Justice Department on Wednesday not to defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). In the face of lawsuits, the federal government is abdicating its role to uphold laws enacted by Congress — at least those the administration does not agree with.

Rep. Steve King: Cut DOJ Budget Over Obama's DOMA Decision. The Iowa congressman, who is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, echoed criticism leveled by many Republicans, who say President Obama is shirking a duty to defend established law. "The resources that they would be using to defend the DOMA law in court are not necessary to appropriate to them," he said. "So with open rules on appropriations, that's an opportunity to bring an amendment that will reduce their budget by an appropriate amount."

The executive can't pick and choose which laws to defend. One of the supposed great crimes of the Bush administration was the "politicization" of the Justice Department, a drumbeat we heard repeatedly, even after a politically motivated criminal investigation eventually found no wrongdoing. But nothing the Bush administration did compares with what the Obama administration is doing openly.

Obama gets out of way of gay marriage. The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it had withdrawn its legal support for the federal Defense of Marriage Act, stating that the law is unconstitutional and therefore the administration is under no obligation to defend it.

The Editor says...
It is not the function of the Executive Branch to decide which laws are constitutional and which laws are not.

Obama Not Just Above the Law — He Is the Law. During his presidential campaign, Obama stated that he did not support same-sex marriage but that he did believe that DOMA should be repealed. He gave no hint that he would take it upon himself to issue a presidential edict, without a congressional bill placed before him, forbidding the executive branch from enforcing the law. But that is precisely what he did this week.

Obama's Indefensible DOMA Decision. Obama thinks it's easier to grapple with God over marriage than with a federal judge. Republicans and Democrats should know better. There's a bigger judgment day than the one in 2012.

Is the President Above the Law? This is the uncomfortable question many Americans are asking after President Obama's lawless decision to stop defending in federal court the law of the land on the institution of marriage.

President Obama Throws Marriage Under the Bus. In an unexpected move (particularly in the midst of the Libyan crisis), President Obama signaled that he thinks the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, and he has instructed Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department (DOJ) to cease defending cases brought against DOMA. The wording of this surprise announcement suggests that the decision is another instance of this president's politicizing the administration of justice: the White House ordering the Justice Department what it should do in order to appeal to the extreme elements of its political base.

Democratic (Not!) Party. Should the people of Massachusetts determine whether your state awards recognition to homosexual "marriages"? That, in effect, is what the President seeks in ordering his administration to not defend a U.S. law in federal court, i.e., the "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA).

Church group blasts Obama for abandoning Defense of Marriage Act. A coalition of 34,000 black churches is blasting President Barack Obama's decision to stop defending the federal law that bans recognition of gay marriage. The Rev. Anthony Evans, who heads the National Black Church Initiative, says Obama "has violated the Christian faith" by failing to uphold Jesus' teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Why Did We Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell? I don't have many Facebook friends but the ones I do have are professionals and just plain smart so I asked all of them a question that had been puzzling me about Congress' rush to repeal the Don't ask, Don't Tell military policy on sexual identity — DADT. I wrote: "Can someone explain DADT? Before it was enacted no gays could serve openly in the military. If DADT is repealed, doesn't it go back to that? ... There can be no other answer than to presume that repeal of DADT is a prelude to allowing gays to marry how could we allow them to die for their country yet still be prevented from marrying?

Guess What's Next? Activists Now Want Openly Transgender Soldiers... It didn't end with securing the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Activists have their next social experiment for our US military already in sight: allowing openly "transgender" troops in the US armed forces.

'Mother,' 'Father' Changing to 'Parent One,' 'Parent Two' on Passport Applications. The words "mother" and "father" will be removed from U.S. passport applications and replaced with gender neutral terminology, the State Department says. "The words in the old form were 'mother' and 'father,'" said Brenda Sprague, deputy assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services. "They are now 'parent one' and 'parent two.'"

What Obama Thinks of America: Homosexual activists conducted a campaign of harassment, threats, vandalism, and attacks on employment against people who support traditional marriage — with particular venom toward religious people. The vile assaults on Carrie Prejean for merely expressing her views pulled away the curtain that had been hiding how homosexual activists routinely treat decent people who dissent. It raised the question: Who is the aggressor, and who is victim? The Obama administration would answer that question in a manner different from how most Americans would.

Playing the Hate Card. The view that marriage means one man and one woman and that children flourish when raised by a married mother and father is rooted not only in biblical teachings but also in common sense; it's a truth proven by science as well as centuries of lived experience. But children know that "hate" is a bad thing, and no one wants to be labeled a "hater." It's not hard to imagine the pressure tactics that our children soon will face: keep silent or risk being slapped with the label — "hater" — that will define them socially for years. The label of "Hater" quickly shuts down reasonable discussion or open disagreement. And that's the real point: to intimidate proponents of traditional morality into keeping silent. Put differently, it's to lock traditional morality in the closet so social engineers can be free to redefine marriage as they wish.

The Constitution and Politics. Although it is not often noted or advocated in this manner, religious liberty, the right to life, and traditional values such as classical marriage are clearly protected from unlimited government power by the U.S. Constitution. Moreover, as demonstrated by 33 (out of 33) referenda upholding the traditional definition of marriage, these are not only explicitly constitutional, but also popular, democratic values. Traditional values are challenged, rather than cherished, by modern cosmopolitan elites who are disproportionately influential in the public discourse, policy, and legal processes.

Three Iowa judges may face voters' retaliation. Three Iowa Supreme Court justices who were part of a unanimous decision last year to allow same-sex marriage may pay the price next month as voters decide whether to keep them on the bench.

The Most Anti-Catholic Political Ad You'll Ever See. A Democrat Party supporting independent non profit group has sent out perhaps THE most anti-Catholic political advertisement I've ever seen. ... What this is about is the fact that the Church stands strong against abortion and gay marriage. And that makes some very angry.

America's Slipping Grasp on Self-Governance. In the 2000 primary election, 61.4% of the voters officially defined marriage as between a man and a woman. Just five years later, the legislature passed a bill overturning the voter-backed measure. The bill was vetoed by the governor. Undeterred by losses in the elected realm, the battle was taken to the courts. In 2008, a 4-3 state Supreme Court decision struck down the marriage law. The people continued to use proper legal means to enact their will. Californians successfully defined marriage in the state Constitution (ostensibly the court's sovereign document). Once again, this petition was answered with injury. No longer able to undermine the people's will on the state level, the Federal District Court in San Francisco took up and invalidated the new amendment, thus overruling the more than 7 million votes (over 11 million votes factoring in the original referendum).

Affirmative action and gay marriage are frauds. Marriage has existed for centuries and, until recent times, it has always meant a union between a man and a woman. Over those centuries, a vast array of laws has grown up, all based on circumstances that arise in unions between a man and a woman. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said that law has not been based on logic but on experience. To apply a mountain of laws based specifically on experience with relations between a man and a woman to a different relationship where sex differences are not involved would be like applying the rules of baseball to football.

Our Dying Constitution. Federal Judge Vaughn Walker, who unilaterally redefined the millennia old definition of marriage in his California marriage decision, will not have the last word on this issue. However, it is troubling who will. Many constitutional "experts" from both sides of the marriage argument agree that this issue will inevitably be "settled" by Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. Thus, one judge (one man) may get to tell over 300 million people how they are allowed to order the very basis of their society. How did it come to this?

Cherry-Picked Constitutionality. A federal judge ruled that only a state gets to define what "marriage" is in that state, and the federal government can't overrule it. ... At least two things about that line of reasoning are very bothersome, regardless of your opinion of gay marriage. First, it was not quite the "state" of Massachusetts that redefined marriage in this instance; four justices on its supreme court did. The state legislature did not redefine marriage. There was no popular vote to redefine it. The governor never signed legislation to redefine it. Four justices on the state supreme court did this. And now we have a federal judge ruling that the federal government must honor that decision of state judges. At this point, we have a total of five people redefining marriage as a legal institution for the remaining 310 million of us.

Gay Marriage Myths and Truth. The decision by federal judge Vaughan Walker to invalidate California's Proposition 8 both recycles and revives some of the tired, misleading clichés regarding the same sex marriage controversy. These distortions demand direct, concise correction and rebuttal.

Lack of Intellectualism Is Losing the Marriage Debate. Judge Vaughn Walker's legal ruling striking down California's Proposition 8 certainly was no triumph of intellectualism. ... Among other things, he said that opposition to faux marriage was ultimately based on "moral disapproval." While this is a rhetorically compelling argument in an age where "morality" has become a dirty word, it is also nonsense.

Judicial Tyranny Strikes Again: Homosexual Marriage Imposed on D.C. Voters. In a 5-4 decision, the D.C. Court of Appeals held today [7/15/2010] that "We the People" do not have the right to vote on the issue of same-sex "marriage."

Federal judge to rule on whether gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry. U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who presided over a trial earlier this year on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, will release his long-awaited ruling Wednesday [8/4/2010] on whether the 2008 ballot initiative violates the U.S. Constitution, a court spokeswoman said.

Federal judge strikes down California's ban on same-sex marriage. A San Francisco federal judge today [8/4/2010] struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, concluding that it tramples on the equal rights of gay and lesbian couples and that they are entitled to be married throughout the state.

The Judge Has Spoken — Whether You Like it Or Not. While Proposition 8 opponents style themselves as champions of tolerance, they've chosen judicial fiat over the slower, surer route of persuasion. Californians want to be sure that tolerance will be a two-way street. Will the courts force people to approve of same-sex marriage in the same fashion that San Francisco Superior Court judges voted to bar judges from taking part in the Boy Scouts because the Boy Scouts barred gays? Will advocates use the schools to promote same-sex marriages with young kids? These aren't unreasonable questions.

Prop 8 Ruling Could Criminalize Christianity, Leaders Warn. Religious leaders warn that if an Aug. 6 ruling by a federal judge on same-sex marriage is upheld, it could wind up putting a gag on Christians speaking out about homosexuality — a gag that a top Southern Baptist leader says his denomination will not accept.

California's bumbler in a black robe. After reading Walker's decision, Ed Whelan, a constitutional law authority and president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, concluded that Walker was "intoxicated by his own bias." Yet, this latest decision marks the third time Walker has been rebuked by appellate courts since he was appointed to the federal bench by President Reagan.

What's Next, Bigamy? Yesterday's ruling by a California federal court striking down the state's ban on gay marriage opens a constitutional Pandora's Box. The court ruled that the gay marriage ban violates the Equal Protection Clause because homosexuals should be just as free to marry whoever they choose as heterosexuals. The court concluded that there is no rational basis for a distinction between the marriage of a man and a woman and the marriage of a man and a man.

Marriage and the Constitution. The federal same-sex marriage decision out of California sets into motion a sequence of events that will result in a Supreme Court earthquake two years from now. The Supreme Court can either vindicate traditional marriage, or forever redefine the most basic unit of human civilization. Sounds melodramatic, but unfortunately — it's true.

One Leftist Judge Slaps Down Seven Million Voters in California. You people know this as well as I do. The American people are boiling. The American people are furious. My e-mails are unbelievable. This federal judge yesterday, this decision, Prop 8, California, has just put people over the edge, and all of these decisions are coming one after another from all corners of the federal government. It's as if we have absolutely no say in what is going on all around us. Decisions are being made for us, in lieu of us and imposed on us.

Was Judge In California's Gay Marriage Case Truly Impartial? You do not have to be a legal expert to conduct this experiment. You can even try it at home. Slog through Judge Walker's 136-page opinion and then ask yourself: why does this document read like the battle report of a search-and-destroy mission? One would think, for example, that there are some rational bases for saying that marriage is what our society and our law have understood it to be for a few hundred years: the union of a man and a woman. Not in Judge Walker's court.

Activist Judges Strike Again. Of course gay federal district judge Vaughn Walker ruled the will of the people of California irrelevant and the Proposition 8 ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional. Convened in a San Francisco courtroom, with a parade of political activists dressed up as experts testifying against the people's mandate, a blind man and his deaf dog could see the direction this judicial train wreck was heading.

Disoriented Judge. All federal judges must swear they "will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me ... so help me God." But can a judge given the opportunity to knock down a law that declared homosexual marriages invalid be impartial when he himself is openly homosexual?

Out Of Thin Air. The imperial judiciary has struck again, with Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker striking down California's Proposition 8, passed in November 2008 with 52% of the vote, on the grounds that the voter-approved law was a violation of gay couples' civil rights. Walker's ruling follows a Massachusetts federal judge's ruling last month that the state's married gay couples, also established by judicial fiat, were being wrongly denied the financial benefits of marriage because of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Incremental Tyranny. I hope the people of California have learned their lesson. All this silly voting stuff is "so Twentieth Century". Voting? We don't need no stinkin' voting. All we need is the "enlightened wisdom" of the judiciary.

Jefferson was Right to Fear the Courts. In a little more than a week, federal judges — liberal activists both — have ruled to stay or strike down state laws in defiance of the will of the people. Arizona's immigration law was first. Next was a ruling by a federal judge to strike down California's Proposition 8, which voters there passed to define marriage between a man and a woman.

Judge overturned Prop. 8 while claiming he wasn't changing anything. Judge Vaughn R. Walker's opinion purporting to strike down California's Proposition 8 ballot initiative banning gay marriage is a screaming advertisement against the appointment and confirmation of renegade judicial activists like Elena Kagan. The labyrinth of twisted reasoning Walker constructs in his opinion is a testament to the depth of deceit that inhabits the modern left's thought processes.

Amnesty bill to be blurred with Gay marriage and 'freedom rights'. A leak, who is very reliable, has revealed from behind closed doors the intentions from this progressive congress and Obama. There is a Bill in the Works that will blur the controversial, gay marriage issue with illegal alien rights and amnesty. This administration and congress plans to hide behind 'freedom' and are obtaining huge support from the gay community, naturally in the name of freedom regarding this soon to be exposed Bill. You and I have just gotten a sneak peak as to the next 'Rules for Radicals trick' as it is unfolding.

NBC Changes Rules to Allow Same-Sex 'Today' Wedding. After a meeting with gay and lesbian activists on Thursday, NBC's "Today" show said it is changing the rules for its annual wedding contest to allow same-sex couples to apply for a ceremony conducted on morning TV.

Judge: Federal gay marriage ban unconstitutional. A U.S. judge in Boston has ruled that a federal gay marriage ban is unconstitutional because it interferes with the right of a state to define marriage.

Stopping Obamacare or Gay Marriage? Suffice it to say that the issue of "gay marriage" may be back in the headlines again soon. Specifically, the "prop 8" case could be headed to the Supreme Court. This, in turn, will likely cause at least some socially conservative Americans to demand that the Republican Party jump-start its previous "gay marriage ban" efforts. And this will impact the November 2010 elections.

Newsweek's Transparent Call for Legalizing Gay Marriage. Newsweek's article "The Right to Love — and Loss" pretends to fight for gay couples' "right" to divorce. Instead, it is simply a transparent ruse to fight for gay marriage. How else could gay divorce be legal unless gay marriage preceded it? In a shining example of journalistic bias, reporter Eve Conant included seven different sources in favor of the government recognizing gay divorce (and hence, recognizing gay marriage) and quoted them 14 times in her article.

Huckabee compares incest, drug abuse to gay marriage. Mike Huckabee, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012, says the effort to allow gays and lesbians to marry is comparable to legalizing incest, polygamy and drug use. Mr. Huckabee also told college journalists last week that gay couples should not be permitted to adopt. "Children are not puppies," he said.

New York Senate votes against legalizing gay marriage by a large margin, 38-24. In a major blow to the gay rights movement, the state Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly killed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. After two hours of emotional and often deeply personal debate, the Senate voted down the measure 38-24, effectively killing its chances before next year's elections.

Marriage in Maine: Why We'd Better Fight. Now that we know what President Obama's "Safe Schools Czar" Kevin Jennings means by "safe," we'd better start putting the pieces together on homosexual activism and fight back. The beautiful old state of Maine faces a battle that will affect us all. Will they vote "yes" to maintain traditional marriage on November 3rd or will they not? Homosexual advocates are pouring in millions, while defenders are operating on a shoestring.

The Episcopal Church: Still Christian? It certainly isn't my job to pronounce judgment on other churches (I attend a nondenominational Evangelical fellowship). But I can only wonder at people who gain their authority from the historic Christian church while simultaneously trashing the doctrinces of the very same historic Christian church.

Episcopalians say God calls homosexuals. God has called and may continue to call homosexuals "to any ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church," the denomination's House of Deputies declared Sunday. Homosexual-rights activists cheered the resolution, saying it would effectively end the church's three-year-old moratorium on the election of bishops in same-sex relationships.

Who says they're your kids? Not in Montana. The Montana Supreme Court just made it a whole lot harder to be a parent, and a whole lot easier to become one. ... The court affirmed a Missoula District Court ruling by Judge Ed McLean that Michelle Kulstad had earned the right to be known as a parent to two children because she had "shacked up" with the children's adoptive mother during the time when they were adopted.

Gay marriage gone wrong creates Catch-22. Trapped in a bad marriage? Sorry, really. But you've got nothing on Larissa Chism and Tara Ranzy, a divorce-seeking Indiana couple doomed to live unhappily ever after and after and after by a legal Catch-22.

The Editor says...
Are we supposed to feel sorry for these people? If you make waves, you will be left to swim in them.

An Open Letter to President Obama: If you agree with our concern about marriage, it's time for you to start contacting both Republican and Democratic congressmen. Congress is where the battle concerning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will likely be fought. Importantly, many Republicans are shying away from this important social issue. Conversely, the Democratic Party (generally speaking) seems to be beholding to the gay marriage movement for its financial support in the last election.

Obama's EEOC Nominee Would Redefine Marriage. Chai Feldblum, Obama's nominee for the EEOC, aims to fundamentally change America's definition of marriage. Feldblum is perhaps the nation's leading LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) rights activist. A graduate of Harvard Law School, once Legislative Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), she's now Professor of Law at Georgetown University. She's also a self-avowed lesbian.

DOMA Repeal Introduced, Faces Stiff Opposition. A new challenge has arisen to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 federal marriage law that gives states the right to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages from other states and prevents federal recognition of gay marriage. ... H.R. 3567, which already has 91 co-sponsors, would mandate the acceptance of same-sex marriages under the law nationwide so long as the marriage was legally performed in one of the four states with active same-sex marriage laws.

Unequal marriages. According to the work of Harvard trained Dr. Stanley Kurtz and others, rapid destabilization of the entire institution of marriage has been an unintended consequence of recognizing same-sex marriages.

The Institution Formerly Known As Marriage. The Iowa court's recent decision does not simply broaden marriage, it radically changes its nature. While marriage previously served public purposes of attaching mothers and fathers to their children and one another, now marriage merely serves as affirmation of adult feelings.

Opponents of gay marriage to rally in Augusta Sunday. More than 1,000 gay-marriage opponents are expected to rally in Augusta for an evening event Sunday [9/13/2009] featuring religious and conservative leaders from across Maine and the country. It's the second such rally held in the state capital this year and it's designed to inspire and motivate same-sex marriage opponents, said the Rev. Bob Emrich, of Plymouth, one of the organizers.

Black clergy opposing gay marriage resent civil rights comparision. Black clergy have long opposed the march toward legal same-sex marriages. Now, they're also challenging the growing efforts of gay-marriage supporters to frame the issue as a civil rights cause.

California high court upholds gay marriage ban. The California Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday [5/26/2009], but it also decided that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who tied the knot before the law took effect will stay wed.

Prop. 8: Schwarzenegger says he'll carry out court's ruling. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said this morning that he would carry out the Supreme Court's ruling backing Proposition 8 but that he believes gay couples should have the right to marry and would obtain it someday through an initiative or the courts. "He voted no on Prop. 8. He supports the idea of giving same-sex couples the right to marry. I think he was hoping it would go the other way," said spokesman Aaron McLear.

Prop 8 protesters blocking traffic in California. Hundreds of people, protesting the State Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on same-sex marriage, have formed a human blockade at Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street, shutting down traffic and causing disruptions on Muni bus lines.

The Editor says...
I just don't get it. The voters of California rejected the idea of same-sex marriage. The state's Supreme Court upheld the law. And now an angry mob takes to the streets... for what possible purpose? How is that going to change anyone's opinion, or the law itself?

Gay Marriage Advocates in California Face Another Setback. The California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 yesterday [5/26/2009], the initiative Golden State voters approved last fall to amend our state's constitution to recognize only unions between one man and one woman as marriages. Now advocates of gay marriage have their work cut out for them. Since the court refused to respond favorably to their opinion, they must go back to the people and ask them to reverse Prop 8. To do that, they'll need make a better case than they did last fall.

Miss California Is Braver Than Some Pastors. I never thought that I would mention Perez Hilton in one of my columns, much less publically thank him for being an obnoxious, culturally-toxic chunky gay man, but thank you Perez — or whatever the heck your name is. Why do I thank him? Well, I thank him because his inappropriate, gay agenda-laden beauty queen litmus test regarding homosexuals getting hitched-up afforded Miss California the opportunity to stand up for the biblical definition of marriage...

The Destruction of Miss California. Most polls show that the majority of Americans agree with [Carrie] Prejean, including the president of the United States. Yet since she made that statement as Miss California, the woman has been persecuted in the media.

Miss California is the Left's new Sarah Palin. [All the fuss] seems absurd given the low interest in these events let alone the improbability of anyone caring about the views expressed by the contestants during the question and answer phase. Let's face it: people tuning in to watch such a spectacle aren't doing so to get a tutorial on current events and pressing issues of the day.

Gay Tail Wags Hetero Dog. Those who say the militant homosexual activists' goal is to live and let live apparently aren't following their reaction to Prejean and Hilton, which proves the militants will not tolerate an opposing viewpoint. Those who doubt their persistence might be surprised on a not-too-distant day when most states have succumbed to the bullying and changed their definitions of marriage.

Carrie On the Tradition. Beyond applauding Carrie and her steadfastness, I think an important point should be made. Asking a woman in a beauty contest to testify against the sacrament of marriage between a man and a woman is an intrinsically absurd proposition. If her presence in such an event has any point, it is to highlight the gift of womanhood, to proclaim to men that God has prepared for them a perfect partner. To ask a woman engaged in celebrating her femininity to declare that it is fine if a man chooses to refuse this gift is a negation of what she is trying to communicate.

The (Same) Sex Issue. It is unbelievable how wretched and wormy the liberal media have been regarding Carrie Prejean's comments regarding same sex marriage. Here she was expressing the views of probably over 90 percent of Americans, to wit (1) America is a great country because opposing views are allowed, protected even. (2) But for her, she was brought up as a Christian and guides her life on those precepts, and thus (3) She believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Fortunately Donald Trump put it all in perspective by noting that she was saying nothing more that what President Obama has said about the same subject!

Axelrod: Prejean is a dog. How much longer will this country be able to endure the utter contempt these progressives have for traditional American values? When will conservatives begin to stand up for this young woman and the values she is defending?

The Donald Didn't Duck. It's an odd day when Donald Trump becomes your hero. But that's the new light I see him in, standing beside Miss California as she withstood the worst kind of public incivility, just for giving an honest answer to a question about a fundamental institution in American life. Truth be told, "hero" might be overkill. But Trump, for whatever his reasons, deserves credit for how he handled the Carrie Prejean controversy.

This is a side-track, and yet I'm inclined to follow it...
Lessons From A Beauty Pageant. No one tells Donald Trump what to do. Trump has de-crowned beauty queens before, upon release of photos. I suppose Prejean may have technically broken pageant rules by not disclosing them, but contrary to what the magnitude of media coverage suggests, this isn't a murder trial. This is The Donald's world, in which he is judge, jury and executioner. I doubt that his foremost consideration, in determining Prejean's fate, was to safeguard the integrity and good name of a skin parade.

Update: Donald Trump is no hero after all.
Exclusive: Miss California Carrie Prejean Loses Her Crown. Less than a month after being told by Donald Trump that she can keep her Miss California crown, Carrie Prejean was fired on Wednesday [6/10/2009]. In a release first obtained by FOXNews.com, K2 Productions, the independent producers of the Miss California USA pageant, under license from Miss Universe, cited continued breach of contract issues as the reason for Prejean's firing.

Yes, Marriage Can Be Saved From the Gay Lobby. Since the April defeats for traditional marriage in the Iowa Supreme Court, the Vermont Legislature and the Washington, D.C., City Council, Americans in the other 48 states are quietly stress-testing their legal defenses against the spread of legalized same-sex marriage. The Iowa ruling was particularly shocking. Not one of Iowa's seven supreme court justices, who were appointed by both Republican and Democratic governors over the past 15 years, could identify a valid public purpose for the institution that has guided our civilization for thousands of years.

How Iowa Happened: By now, everyone knows that the Supreme Court of Iowa has imposed same sex "marriage" on the heartland of America, a mere 10 years after the people of that state had expressly voted against it. What very few people know is exactly how unfair this fight really was. Not only was the line-up within the courtroom imbalanced, but the trial court refused to hear relevant evidence. When the case made its way to the Iowa Supreme Court, they didn't behave much better.

Iowa, A Great Place To Be From. The state in which I was born and raised has become the latest judicial laboratory for deviant social policy. In a unanimous vote last week, the Iowa Supreme Court created the "right" to same-sex marriage. As is always the case, the voters had no direct say in the matter. Their state senators and representatives had acted responsibly on the matter several years ago by defining marriage as what it is — a union of one man and one woman. But that no longer matters in America, where we now live not in a representative republic but rather under a left-wing judicial oligarchy.

Protecting parenthood. Barbara Maniaci is asking the high court to come down from the mountain with the legal equivalent of the Ten Commandments, or more particularly the traditional Fifth Commandment: "Honor thy father and mother." What she hopes for from the distinguished justices is no less than a promise that the state of Montana will, must and should "honor the mothers and fathers' of all legally recognized families, and shall not take away inalienable parental rights or bestow them upon others because of a political agenda that would allow gay rights to trump family law.

Same-sex marriage foes push for a vote. Almost as soon as the Iowa Supreme Court issued its historic decision legalizing same-sex marriage, gay marriage foes began lobbying legislators to debate a proposed constitutional amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. That is "exceedingly unlikely," said Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs. He vowed Monday [4/6/2009] not to take up the issue in the Senate.

D.C. eyes gay marriage recognition. The D.C. Council will consider Tuesday [4/14/2009] whether to recognize domestic partnerships granted in other states and countries — a decision that could serve as a prelude to the city's own attempt to legalize same-sex marriage.

Vermont becomes 4th state to allow gay marriage. Vermont legalized gay marriage on Tuesday [4/7/2009] after lawmakers overrode a veto from the governor by a wafer-thin margin, making the New England state the fourth in the United States where gays can wed.

Married to Liberty?. Last week, the Iowa supreme court found a constitutional right to gay marriage, rejecting the arguments for marriage accepted by the state supreme courts of New York, Maryland, and Washington. Thus did the Iowa court, as my colleague at the National Organization for Marriage Brian Brown said, "misuse the law to impose an untruth on unwilling Iowans: Same-sex unions are not marriages and Iowans should not be forced to treat them as such by law."

Will Iowa Become a Homosexual Mecca? Shock, amazement, anger, disgust. All were feelings experienced by Iowa conservatives last Friday [4/3/2009] after the state Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision which allows same sex marriages in the Hawkeye state. The Court struck down the existing law which states, "[O]nly marriage between a male and a female is valid," proclaiming in a sixty-nine page decision that the statute was unconstitutional. ... The Court ignored both Iowa public opinion and its constitutional duty to interpret the statute rather than enacting public policy.

Miami judge rules against Florida gay adoption ban. A judge on Tuesday ruled that a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children is unconstitutional, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman said the 31-year-old law violates equal protection rights for the children and their prospective gay parents, rejecting the state's arguments that there is "a supposed dark cloud hovering over homes of homosexuals and their children."

Why America's Culture Is Being Undermined: New York State now dignifies homosexuality to the point of considering two females as the parents of a newborn. And New York State is not alone in taking such action. The bedrock of any worthwhile civilization, the traditional family, has been undermined and has now been officially denigrated. No government bureau would have dared circulate such a directive only a few decades in the past. A solid foundation of traditional morality would have made it impossible to even consider such a departure during past millennia. But America's culture is changing, and the gradual acceptance of same-sex "marriage" is just one example. But why is America changing?

Pestered Prop 8 donors file suit. After giving $10,000 to California's Proposition 8 campaign last year, Charles LiMandri began receiving some unexpected correspondence. "I got about two dozen e-mails and hate phone calls," said Mr. LiMandri, who lives in San Diego. "They were calling me Nazi, homophobe, bigot. I tried to engage people once or twice -- I said that Proposition 8 had nothing to do with being bigoted, it was about preserving marriage -- but people don't want to engage on the issue." As a lawyer, however, Mr. LiMandri knew what to do with the e-mails.

Judge Orders Homosexuals' Names Placed on Adopted Boy's Louisiana Birth Certificate. The State of Louisiana is expected to appeal a federal court decision last week ordering the state's Office of Vital Records to change a child's birth certificate to list two homosexual men as his parents.

Cloaking Extremism: Obama and Same-Sex Marriage. Obama declares his support for "civil unions," identifies the legal recognition of homosexual relationships as a matter of "civil rights," and parrots the line of the supporters of same-sex marriage that affording gay couples those "rights" works him and others no harm in their own (heterosexual) marriages. But as a former teacher of constitutional law, he surely also knows that civil unions were the wedge employed by the California supreme court to crack open the tradition of marriage and declare that "equality" required the final step be taken from civil unions to full-fledged marriage. Speaking of the "civil rights" of same-sex couples in egalitarian tones, as Obama does, is an invitation to courts to continue this strategy.

Massachusetts couple who led gay marriage fight to divorce. A lesbian couple who led the fight for gay marriage in Massachusetts has filed for divorce. Julie and Hillary Goodridge were among seven gay couples who filed a lawsuit that led to a court ruling making Massachusetts the first state to legalize same-sex marriages in 2004. The couple became the public face of the debate in the state and married the first day same-sex marriages became legal.

The New Blacklist. Strange times we live in when it takes a ballot initiative to confirm the definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Stranger still when endorsing that definition through the democratic process brings threats and reprisals. In November, the San Francisco Chronicle published the names and home addresses of everyone who donated money in support of California's Proposition 8 marriage initiative. All available information, plus the amount donated, was broadcast. My name is on that list.

California Supreme Court looks unlikely to kill Proposition 8. State justices appear unwilling to overturn the gay-marriage ban but suggest that pre-vote weddings are valid.

Gay Marriage vs. Democracy: [The citizens of California] don't believe gays should be allowed to unite under the name of marriage. In 2000, more than 61 percent of voters supported a ballot measure barring such unions. That didn't mean the voters get their way. Last summer, the state Supreme Court struck the law down on the ground that it violated the California Constitution by discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.

The Unconstitutional Constitution. Last November, 13,402,566 California voters expressed themselves for or against Proposition 8, which said that their state's Constitution should be amended to define marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman. The voters, confident that they had a right to decide this question by referendum, endorsed Proposition 8 by a margin of 52.3 to 47.7. Now comes California's attorney general, Jerry Brown — always a fountain of novel arguments — with a 111-page brief asking the state Supreme Court to declare the constitutional amendment unconstitutional.

SF City Attorney to file legal challenge to Prop 8. The San Francisco City Attorney's office says he plans to challenge the validity of a ballot measure that would change the state constitution to ban gay marriage. Spokesman Matt Dorsey says City Attorney Dennis Herrera will file the legal challenge in the California Supreme Court if the measure passes.

Civil rights groups challenge Prop 8 in court. Civil rights groups moved quickly today to challenge Proposition 8, asking the California Supreme Court to strike down the latest attempt to ban same-sex marriage across the state. While refusing to concede that the ballot measure has passed, gay marriage supporters nevertheless filed a petition with the state's high court in the event the current vote holds and Proposition 8 amends the California constitution to once again outlaw marriage for gay and lesbian couples.

The Editor says...
Why have elections if the state Supreme Court can override them?

Thousands in Salt Lake City protest LDS stance on same-sex marriage. Opponents of a measure that banned gay marriage in California took their outrage to the spiritual hub of Mormonism on Friday [11/7/2008]. More than 3,000 people swarmed downtown Salt Lake City to march past the LDS temple and church headquarters, protesting Mormon involvement in the campaign for California's Proposition 8.

San Francisco Challenging Prop. 8 Results. San Francisco intends to take the legal battle over same-sex marriage to the state Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Gov. Arnold Schwarznegger has expressed disappointment over the passage last week of Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage in California.

L.A. County to join Prop. 8 suits. Los Angeles County supervisors voted Wednesday [11/12/2008] to join cities and counties in lawsuits against the same-sex marriage ban, a move cheered by gays and lesbians who say they'll step up protests to overturn the divisive measure approved by voters last week.

If Democracy Doesn't Work, Try Anarchy. [Scroll down] What's wrong with this picture? Lots. First, there's the obvious inability of the minority to accept the will of the majority. Californians have spoken twice, through the elections in 2000 and 2008. Nearly every county across the state (including Los Angeles County) voted to amend the state constitution in favor of traditional marriage. Nevertheless, bitter activists simply cannot accept the outcome as being truly reflective of the general public.

Donor Disclosure Has Its Downsides. We have secret balloting for obvious reasons. ... And yet the mandatory public disclosure of financial donations to political campaigns in almost every state and at the federal level renders people's fears and vulnerability all too real. Proposition 8 — California's recently passed constitutional amendment to outlaw gay marriage by ensuring that marriage in that state remains between a man and a woman — is a dramatic case in point.

Gay Activists Boycott Backers of Prop 8. Soon after California's passage of a initiative banning same-sex marriage last month, dozens of gay activists descended on the El Coyote restaurant with signs and placards. They chanted "Shame on you," cussed at patrons and began a boycott of the cafe. The restaurants's [sic] crime: A daughter of the owner donated $100 to support Proposition 8, the antigay-marriage initiative approved by voters.

The New Culture War. [Pastor Rick] Warren is comfortably in the American mainstream. ... Warren, in short, is an unlikely hate figure, more Billy Graham than Pat Robertson. But he has a black mark against him for those yelping in rage about his participation in the inauguration. He believes what a majority of Americans do, what the vast majority of the planet does, and what all major religions maintain about marriage: namely, it should be defined as between a man and a woman.

California Supreme Court to take up gay marriage ban. California's highest court has agreed to hear legal challenges to a new ban on gay marriage, but is refusing to allow gay couples to resume marrying until it rules. The California Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted three lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8.

Florida, California voters approve gay-marriage bans. A ban on gay marriage, which is already illegal in Florida, looks like it will be enshrined in the state Constitution. The Florida Marriage Protection Amendment is one of four constitutional changes that appeared headed for approval with 95 percent of statewide precincts reporting.

Progressivism's Achilles Heel. Something interesting happened on Election Day that didn't get much attention. Bans on gay marriage were on ballots in several states, and they all won. In fact, gay marriage bans have ultimately passed in all 30 of the states in which they were on the ballot.

California ban on same-sex marriage struck down. The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday [5/15/2008], saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, "does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights." In a 4-3 120-page ruling issue, the justices wrote that "responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual's sexual orientation."

California's Top Court Overturns Same-Sex Marriage Ban. The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on gay marriage Thursday, calling such a prohibition unconstitutional and paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marry. In the 4-3 decision, Chief Justice Ron George wrote for the majority that domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage.

Gay Rights vs. Democracy: The high court of California has made gay marriage into a right that is immune from restriction by the majority of citizens in the state. We already know what California citizens think about gay marriage: they oppose it. A referendum outlawing gay marriage was passed with the support of the state's voters. More than 60 percent of voters cast their ballots against gay marriage. How, then, can a court invalidate the referendum and over-rule the will of the people? Basically through a kind of legal fraud.

Obama's Mandate for Nationalized Same-Sex Marriage. Appearing Monday on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Joe Biden made the most high-profile statement yet of the Obama-Biden position on same-sex marriage. DeGeneres asked where he stands on California's Proposition 8, a 14-word proposal that says, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Those exact words were enacted originally as a California statute in 2000, when 61 percent of voters approved Proposition 22, the California Defense of Marriage Act.

A Line in the Sand for Same-Sex Marriage Foes. While the battle over same-sex marriage has been all but invisible in the presidential race this year, it is raging like a wind-whipped wildfire in California. Conservative religious leaders from across the country are pouring time, talent and millions of dollars into the state in support of Proposition 8, which would ban same-sex marriage.

What same-sex "marriage" has done to Massachusetts. Homosexual "marriage" hangs over society like a hammer with the force of law. And it's only just begun. It's pretty clear that the homosexual movement's obsession with marriage is not because large numbers of them actually want to marry each other. Research shows that homosexual relationships are fundamentally dysfunctional on many levels, and "marriage" as we know it isn't something they can achieve, or even desire. (In fact, over the last three months, the Sunday Boston Globe's marriage section hasn't had any photos of homosexual marriages. In the beginning it was full of them.) This is about putting the legal stamp of approval on homosexuality and imposing it with force throughout the various social and political institutions of a society that would never accept it otherwise.

Tyranny In the Name of Progress:
California court bans religious objections to same-sex pregnancies. Once again, judges in California have taken sides in the culture wars. On Monday [8/18/2008], in North Coast Women's Care v. Benitez, the Golden State's highest court ruled that doctors may not rely on their religious principles to refuse in-vitro fertilization for same-sex couples. The decision runs roughshod over the First Amendment's free-exercise clause, seeking to supplant Judeo-Christian principles with the state-imposed religion of secularism. This is a false choice under the federal Constitution, which makes room for both.

California Court Strips Children of Right to Mother and Father. Most of the media coverage of the California Supreme Court's decision has focused on the court's declaration that there is a right to same-sex marriage. The ruling invalidated California's Proposition 22, a state ballot initiative that passed with 61 percent of the vote in 2000, and which banned same-sex marriage in the state. But the California Supreme Court decision goes beyond simply giving same-sex couples the right to call their unions a "marriage." It also strips children of the right not to be artificially conceived or adopted by people other than a mother and a father.

Governor signs "1913 Law" repeal with gala State House ceremony. After the Legislature kept their promises to the homosexual lobby and even passed the new, practically referendum-proof version of the 1913 Law repeal on Wednesday afternoon [7/30/2008], the Governor wasted no time having a splashy State House signing ceremony.

The New York Times is surprised to find...
A Poll Finds Californians Still Oppose Gay Marriage. More than half of Californians support a proposed ballot measure that would overturn a recent ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the state, a poll has found. Fifty-four percent of registered voters would back the measure, according to the survey by The Los Angeles Times and KTLA-TV. Thirty-five percent oppose the proposed measure, which is expected to be on the November ballot.

Gay Marriage Returns. California's Supreme Court is not the law of the land, but its 4-3 ruling, titled "In re Marriage Cases" for six consolidated appeals, explicitly told both the state's voters and its elected legislature to get lost. Back in 2000, California voters by 61% approved a proposition asserting that the state could only recognize a "marriage" between man and woman. Now comes the court.

Gov. Moonbeam's Revenge: By the narrowest of margins, the California supreme court ruled Thursday [5/15/2008] that Proposition 22, passed by 62 percent of California voters in 2000, is unconstitutional. ... On the legal front, this opinion breaks radically new ground: The California supreme court is the first in the country to find a fundamental right to same-sex marriage. ... In a slam-dunk for gay-marriage advocates, the Court also affirmed a sweeping equal-protection right to gay marriage, grounded in the right to have one's family relationships accorded equal respect and dignity.

The End of 'We the People'. Anyone desiring a preview of what the federal judiciary would look like under a Barack Obama administration need look no further than a narrow ruling by the Connecticut Supreme Court allowing same-sex "marriage." By a 4-3 margin, the high court deprived Connecticut citizens of the right to limit marriage and, thus, societal approval, to the legal and covenantal relationship between a man and a woman. The ruling cannot be appealed, in keeping with the dictatorial mind-set of the majority.

Hallmark Adds Same-Sex Marriage Cards. Most states don't recognize gay marriage — but now Hallmark does. The nation's largest greeting card company is rolling out same-sex wedding cards — featuring two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers, with best wishes inside. "Two hearts. One promise," one says.

Care Enough to Send the Very Worst. Hallmark, a privately owned company and the biggest name in greeting cards, is releasing same-sex marriage cards. This latest marketing venture comes despite the fact that homosexual "marriage" has only been imposed by the courts in two states. The cards include two tuxedos on the front or two hearts intertwined.

California court won't delay gay weddings until vote. California's highest court on Tuesday refused to stay until after the November election its decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Conservative religious and legal groups had asked the California Supreme Court to stop its order from becoming effective until voters have the chance to weigh in on the issue.

The Editor says...
The voters have already "weighed in on the issue" when they voted on Proposition 22 That's why the Supreme Court's ruling is so repugnant.

County clerk will stop performing weddings before same-sex couples can apply for licenses. Kern County Clerk Ann Barnett has announced that her office will stop performing all weddings a few days before June 17, the date that same-sex couples can legally apply for marriage licenses. Barnett's staff processes marriage licenses for hundreds of Kern County residents each year and it will continue to do, for both straight and gay couples, beginning June 17 as required by law, she said in a written statement.

Two California counties to halt all weddings, gay or not. County officials in at least two California counties say they'll stop performing all wedding ceremonies by next week, arguing that they don't have enough resources to marry both gay and straight couples. Officials in Kern and Butte counties cited budget and staffing constraints as the rationale for halting the ceremonies.

Update:
California Supreme Court keeps anti-gay marriage initiative on ballot. A voter initiative to reinstate a ban on same-sex marriage will remain on the November ballot, the California Supreme Court decided unanimously Wednesday [7/16/2008]. The court issued a brief order rejecting arguments that the initiative, Proposition 8, was an illegal constitutional revision and that voters had been misled when they signed petitions to put it on the ballot.

Proposition 8 -- the case for traditional marriage. California voters were taken aback by the May 15 California Supreme Court (4-3) decision that reversed the votes of 4.5 million Californians who said "yes" to traditional marriage in 2000. Proposition 22, which legally defined marriage as between one man and one woman, was passed overwhelmingly in November 2000. Essentially, the court by a slim 4-3 decision overturned the will of the people and said "no" to 63 percent of San Diego County voters.

Victory for Christian registrar who refused to carry out gay 'weddings'. A Christian registrar who was harassed and discriminated against after she refused to carry out same-sex civil partnership ceremonies has won a key legal battle. Lillian Ladele, 47, said that she was treated like a pariah by colleagues at Islington council in North London after she said that she could not carry out the ceremonies as a matter of religious conscience.

Christian registrar who refused to marry gay couples reveals bullying ordeal. The devout Christian registrar who won a landmark legal battle over her refusal to carry out gay 'weddings' has spoken for the first time about the devastating campaign of bullying she suffered at the hands of her politically correct colleagues. Lillian Ladele says she was treated as a 'pariah' because her traditional values were at odds with the dogmatism of equalities-obsessed Islington Council.

California same-sex weddings will affect other states. After wedding-day celebrations subside, gay and lesbian couples from other states who marry starting this week in California face sobering challenges. Many will return home to states which explicitly reject same-sex unions. Major gay-rights groups are urging them not to rush into lawsuits demanding that their marriages be recognized. Lawyers warn that they may have difficulty divorcing if things go awry.

That's No Man, That's My Wife. As you may have noticed, the California Supreme Court recently decided by a 4-3 margin to green light same-sex marriages. In doing so, they over-turned a ballot measure that 61% of the voters approved in 2000, which stated that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California." Although there is nothing in the state constitution that warrants that vote being set aside by four jurists, these days there's nothing unusual about 56% of the judges over-ruling 61% of the electorate.

Male priests marry in Anglican church's first gay 'wedding'. Two male priests exchanged vows and rings in a ceremony that was conducted using one of the church's most traditional wedding rites — a decision seen as blasphemous by conservatives. The ceremony broke Church of England guidelines and was carried out last month in defiance of the Bishop of London, in whose diocese it took place.

Same-Sex Marriage and Immoral SUVs: There is a verse in the Bible that comes to mind: "So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter" (Isaiah 59:14). It's a prophetic utterance of a time when judgment would be turned inside out and backward. Right would be wrong, wrong would be right and truth would be the victim, having "stumbled in the streets." It would seem we are there. At the same times as the New York Times was implying that anyone driving an SUV is committing an immoral act, they were praising the new age of freedom being ushered in by the California rush of same-sex marriages.

The Editor says...
The book of Isaiah is full of interesting reading, mainly because of its many long-range predictions that turned out to be true. The verse quoted above is quite applicable, but read the next verse (59:15) as well:

"Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment."*

Mormon Church enters gay marriage fight. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is asking California members to join the effort to amend that state's constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman.

Same-sex marriage decision may help Republicans. The California Supreme Court's historic ruling affirming the right of same-sex couples to marry is certain to inject the issue into the 2008 presidential race and could help Republicans by serving up a red-meat issue to rally conservative voters. The court's 4-3 decision echoes the Massachusetts Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage before the last presidential election in 2004, which led San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom to begin issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

Wedded to Activism. The California supreme court, by a 4-to-3 margin, ruled Thursday that it is not sufficient that California has enacted a domestic-partnership scheme that makes available to same-sex couples "virtually all of the same substantive legal benefits and privileges" as marriage. The court instead invented a "right of same-sex couples to have their official family relationship accorded the same dignity, respect, and stature as that accorded to all other officially recognized family relationships." In short, it required that marriage itself — both the term and the institution — be redefined to be fully available to same-sex couples.

Over The Threshold. The civil purpose of marriage is not and never has been to reaffirm the love of two people for one another. Nor is marriage primarily a business arrangement. This country and healthy societies around the world and throughout history have given marriage special legal protection because of the recognition that it's the one institution that ensures the society's future through the orderly upbringing of children.

California Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Fuels a Battle, Rather Than Ending It. [Mathew D.] Staver, the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, a Florida group that defends traditional marriage, flew to Dallas on Thursday night [5/15/2008] for a late dinner meeting with a fund-raiser. The topic was how to finance a campaign for the California Marriage Protection Act, a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution and effectively undo the court's decision. … The amendment would insert 14 words into the California Constitution — "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California"….

You Can Fight The Imposition Of Same-Sex Marriage In America. On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that same-sex marriage should be legal in the state. This decision was made despite millions of voters approving Proposition 22 in 2000. Proposition 22 stated clearly that the people of California wanted marriage to be only a union of one man and one woman. Proposition 22 expressed the will of 61.4% of California citizens. But their will has been overthrown by four liberal activist judges on the California Supreme Court.

Activist wamts to impeach judge for gay ruling. A conservative political activist is demanding that the Iowa Legislature impeach Polk County District Judge Robert Hanson, who ruled last month that state's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. Bill Salier, a Nora Springs farmer and former Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, said Wednesday [9/12/2007] that he is passing petitions favoring the judge's impeachment.

"Gays" Don't Want "Marriage" After All. Getting married isn't even on the radar screen for the vast majority of homosexuals. … By co-opting and misapplying the language of the genuine civil rights movement, homosexual activists — along with kindred leftists in the media, government and elsewhere — are making considerable strides toward reshaping our culture. They've enjoyed much success in attaining official government recognition of a disordered and empty, though demonstrably mutable, sexual lifestyle.

Another case against gay parents raising kids. London author Dawn Stefanowicz has published a compelling memoir entitled "Out From Under: The Impact of Homosexual Parenting." In this compelling book, she presents an open and honest account of her anguishing experiences as a child growing up in a dysfunctional home dominated by a homosexual father and a submissive mother.

Civil unions aren't marriage. In a 3½-hour session that sounded sometimes like a law school seminar and sometimes like a radio talk show, the California Supreme Court this week wrestled with the question of whether the state Constitution's guarantee of "equal protection of the laws" requires the recognition of same-sex marriages.

NHS could pay surrogates £15,000 to have babies for gays. Surrogate mothers could be given up to £15,000 of Health Service money to have children for gay couples, it emerged yesterday [1/30/2008]. An NHS trust is considering funding the service for infertile couples -- whether they are heterosexual or of the same-sex.

Gore Expresses Support for Homosexual Marriage. Al Gore, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and self-proclaimed "inventor of the Internet," has earned a new moniker: champion of homosexual marriage. And while some observers are excited about Gore's endorsement of same-sex marriage, the laws at the state level show overall that traditional marriage is supported by a vast majority of Americans and legislatures.

Philadelphia Mayor Presides Over Same-Sex 'Wedding'. Outgoing Philadelphia Mayor John Street officiated at his first same-sex commitment ceremony at City Hall on Saturday [11/24/2007]. A pro-family organization said the event marked a "dark day in the history of the City of Brotherly Love."

Court: Gay marriage in Canada should be recognized in New York. An appeals court has ruled that a gay couple's marriage in Canada should be recognized in New York. The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court today reversed a judge's ruling in 2006 that Monroe Community College did not have to extend health benefits to an employee's lesbian partner.

Massachusetts Liberals Unhinged. [Eileen] McNamara's column encapsulates the haughtiness with which liberals proselytize their social scheme and the utter disdain with which they hold those who do not agree with their attempts to impose their will on an unreceptive public. In essence, she is saying that if you don't agree with the proponents of same sex marriage, you are a bigot. This episode has laid bare the elitist, insufferable and anti-democratic nature of liberalism for all to see.

Who's to blame for anti-gay-marriage initiatives? Homosexual relationships surely have existed throughout history, but homosexuals have not sought marriage rights nor has any society formally sanctioned such relationships through its laws, that is until the late 20th century, and then in just a very few societies. Now, some judges in the United States have cast aside tradition and law in favor of an experiment in reordering society, without the democratic consent of the citizens of the affected communities. Should it surprise anyone that a backlash has ensued?

Maryland taxpayers may be forced to subsidize homosexual lifestyle. Pro-family activist Matt Barber is warning Maryland taxpayers that they may soon be forced to support the homosexual lifestyle with their pocketbooks. Barber, policy director for cultural issues for Concerned Women for America, says Maryland appears on the fast track to becoming the 15th state to grant domestic partner benefits to homosexual state employees.

Governor flies flag for gay marriage in pride parade. Onlookers cheered and waved "thank you" signs yesterday as Deval Patrick became the first governor to march in Boston's gay pride parade, days before an anticipated vote on a ballot question that could bar same-sex marriages.

Court Restores Nebraska's Same-Sex Marriage Ban. Supporters of banning gay marriage won two major court rulings Friday [7/14/2006], with a federal appeals court reinstating Nebraska's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage and the Tennessee Supreme Court dismissing an effort to keep a proposed ban off the November ballot.

Gay "marriage": [Homosexuals] argue against a "ban on gay marriage" but marriage has for centuries meant a union of a man and a woman. There is no gay marriage to ban. Analogies with bans against interracial marriage are bogus. Race is not part of the definition of marriage.

Bias in the Headlines: The Walt Disney Company's decision to allow same-sex couples to purchase the high-end Fairy Tale Wedding Package has generated lots of news coverage — with headlines frequently biased in favor of so-called homosexual "marriage." … Gay "marriage" is not recognized in Florida or California, where Disney's amusement parks are located. The ceremonies that will be performed on the company's properties and cruise ships will not be weddings. They will be commitment ceremonies, which have been performed in Disney parks for some time.

Massachusetts lawmakers approve gay marriage vote. Massachusetts lawmakers approved a measure on Tuesday [1/2/2007] that could give voters a chance next year to ban gay marriage in the only U.S. state where it is now legal. But the 200-member Legislature, which has been waging a grueling legislative battle over the issue, immediately moved to reconsider its vote — a tactic that gay-marriage supporters hope could be used to defeat the proposal later Tuesday.

Gay Impasse: Social policy throughout the United States has evolved from the conviction that unions between men and women bring forth welcome fruits, primarily the children who become citizen-successors and provide for the continuation of the state. In terms of civil status, such a union is — and is called — marriage. A marriage has derivative rights and responsibilities, including child care. The gay lobby seeks to neutralize those special inducements to marriage.

New Jersey Supreme Court Says there is No Fundamental Right to Same-Sex Marriage. In a decision that came dangerously close to authorizing same-sex marriage, the New Jersey Supreme Court concluded in the case of Lewis v. Harris that there was, in fact, no constitutional right under the New Jersey Constitution for same-sex marriage. This aspect of the opinion is very important. … The court noted that both the U.S. Supreme Court and decisions in New Jersey "fall far short of establishing" that same-sex marriage was a fundamental right.

Homosexual Marriage In Canada Killing Free Speech. The legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada has put law and religion on a collision course. The Catholic organization, the Knights of Columbus, in Port Coquitlam, B.C., was required to pay a fine for causing 'hurt feelings,' when it denied the use of the organization's hall to a lesbian couple to celebrate their wedding. Religion-based social services, such as counseling and adoption services, are now required to conform to the same-sex marriage law. The tax-exempt status of churches has become the subject of intimidation and harassment.

Labour kills off 'husbands' and 'wives' . Labour has removed the traditional terms "husband", "wife" and "spouse" from a wide range of official forms, and replaced them with the word "partner". Civil servants at Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs, which is responsible for tax collection, yesterday [11/17/2007] admitted the new term was a convenient "catch-all" and a part of "modern language". The move is said to take into consideration the range of relationships that now have a legal standing.

Gays cannot 'marry' in New York. New York's highest court ruled yesterday [7/6/2006] that the state's marriage laws are constitutional and that homosexual couples cannot "marry."

Homosexuals at the Boston Globe told to marry or lose benefits. Memo to Boston Globe gay and lesbian Guild employees: Get married or lose your domestic partner benefits. Globe staffers have been told that health and dental benefits for gay employees' domestic partners are being discontinued. Gay couples who want to keep their benefits must marry by January 1, 2007.

Why Did Hagel Vanish for Marriage Vote? The "conventional wisdom" just can't explain Nebraska. The "conventional wisdom" (read: liberal media spin) on last week's U.S. Senate vote regarding the Marriage Protection Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was that the vote was scheduled for purely political reasons — to mobilize the Republican Party's conservative base for the November midterm congressional elections.

Marriage is about children. The debate over the federal marriage amendment is really a debate about children. Or, at least it should be, because at its core marriage is really all about children. Society, and therefore government, has a direct and compelling interest in children. They are the future of any society and a society that is not recruiting suitable replacements in sustainable numbers is at best in decline and possibly facing extinction.

Constitutional convention? Supporters of a constitutional amendment to keep the courts from legalizing homosexual marriage, stunned by poor support in the recent Senate vote, are beginning a campaign for a constitutional convention.

Bait and switch: Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) was one of the few who actually talked about the Marriage Protection Amendment itself. He called any vote for the amendment "a vote for bigotry, pure and simple." Well, that's pretty straightforward. If Mr. Kennedy is correct, then about half the Senate, the president of the United States, the Pope, Billy Graham, the late Mother Teresa, Franklin Roosevelt, the Founding Fathers and a majority of the U.S. electorate are or were drooling, raving hatemongers.

Eleven States Vote to Ban Same-sex Marriage. In a resounding, coast-to-coast rejection of gay marriage, voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments [on Election Day] limiting marriage to one man and one woman. The bans won by a margin of 3 to 1 in Kentucky and Georgia, 3 to 2 in Ohio, and 6 to 1 in Mississippi.

Alaska legislators balk on same-sex benefits. The state Legislature decided Monday [11/20/2006] to flout a court order to provide health insurance for gay partners of state employees. Now it remains to be seen what effect, if any, the legislation will have.

[Just a reminder: The legislature is supposed to make laws, not the courts.]

Gay-marriage ban coasts. Texans voted overwhelmingly Tuesday [11/8/2005] to bolster the state's ban on same-sex marriage by writing it into the state constitution, rejecting concerns that the broadly worded amendment could go much further than intended.

Alabama: 'No' to gay unions. Voters overwhelmingly approved a measure banning gay marriage, making Alabama the 20th state to amend its constitution to keep same-sex couples from the altar. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, the amendment was favored by 81 percent, or 735,057 voters, and opposed by 19 percent, or 169,777. Forty-five states, including Indiana, have specifically barred same-sex marriage through statutes or constitutional amendments.

Alabama Voters Endorse Ban on Gay Marriage. Alabama voters … overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on gay marriage Tuesday [6/7/2006], giving it 81 percent approval.

On June 7, 2006, Alabama voters approved this law, but the event received almost no coverage in the mainstream media. Of course, there are many other examples of suppressed news.

Judge strikes down Georgia ban on gay marriage. A judge has struck down Georgia's ban on same-sex marriages, saying a measure overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2004 violated a provision of the state constitution that limits ballot questions to a single subject. The ruling by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Constance C. Russell had been eagerly awaited by gay-rights supporters who filed the court challenge in November 2004, soon after the constitutional ban was approved.

[This is typical leftist strategy: If you can't win at the ballot box, run to the courtroom.]

Georgia to appeal gay marriage ban ruling. Georgia will appeal a judge's ruling that struck down its voter-approved ban on gay marriage, and the governor said Wednesday he will call a special legislative session if the state Supreme Court doesn't rule on the issue soon. "I think the people spoke overwhelmingly. I think the people of Georgia knew exactly what they were voting for," Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue said.

Same-sex amendment? Those who wish to make a libertarian point against the amendment currently proposed have got to grope for appropriate language, which doesn't come readily to mind. Because the point at issue has to do not exclusively with connubial relations, but with the sanctions that are visited by the state on connubial unions.

Conservative Groups Boycott Ford After All. "Ford has every right to give hundreds of thousands of dollars to groups promoting homosexual marriage. But those who oppose homosexual marriage have every right not to buy automobiles made by Ford Motor Company," said the American Family Association, which has reinstated its boycott against the car-maker. AFA Founder and Chairman Don Wildmon says the year-long boycott will commence because Ford has backed out of a deal to avoid supporting the homosexual agenda.

Update:
Support for homosexual agenda remaining 'Ford tough'. Ford Motor Company has signed on as a major sponsor of the 2007 national convention for Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). Family advocates — among them a group boycotting the automaker and an individual soon to speak at Ford's annual shareholders meeting — say it is just one of many moves by Ford in its ongoing support of homosexual activism.

Southwest Airlines stands by sponsorship of DC 'homosexual pride' event. Southwest Airlines is defending its recent sponsorship of a homosexual pride celebration in Washington, DC, last weekend. The airline says it has no regrets about its decision.

Bringing the church to its knees. We live in interesting times when the Catholic Church has to defend its doctrinal beliefs regarding the adoption of children against those who insist that the church adjust its policies to reflect the preferences of gays and lesbians.

No out-of-state gay marriages in Massachusetts. The state's highest court ruled Thursday [3/30/2006] that same-sex couples from other states cannot legally marry in Massachusetts.

House rejects gay marriage ban amendment. The House rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage on Tuesday [7/18/2006], a setback that conservatives hope to turn to their advantage in the fall elections.

Polygamy next in line? The argument proponents of same-sex "marriage" most fear in the coming debate on the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA), and are doing their best to ignore or discount, is that legalized polygamous marriage is next if society accepts same-sex "marriages" as legitimate and legal.

Once same-sex marriage is OK, polygamy's next. The Minnesota Legislature is considering proposing a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Many opponents claim that definition is antiquated and discriminatory. A committed relationship should be the only criterion for marriage, they say. But wait. What if a person loves two people, or three or more?

Blurring the lines. In an essay 10 years ago, I pointed out that it is utterly logical for polygamy rights to follow gay rights. After all, if traditional marriage is defined as the union of (1) two people of (2) opposite gender, and if, as advocates of gay marriage insist, the gender requirement is nothing but prejudice, exclusion and an arbitrary denial of one's autonomous choices in love, then the first requirement — the number restriction (two and only two) — is a similarly arbitrary, discriminatory and indefensible denial of individual choice.

Matrimonial multiplication. When social conservatives argue legalizing same-sex "marriage" could lead to legalized polygamy, same-sex "marriage" advocates either laugh or sneer. It's a scare tactic, they say. It'll never happen. … Wrong. In these politically correct times, do-gooders expand definitions until words — or institutions — lose all meaning. Marriage can mean what you want it to mean. And if you don't prosecute all crimes in a category, you can't prosecute one.

"The goal of the radical homosexual agenda is to eliminate any and all laws regulating consensual sexual conduct. This would mean the elimination of laws banning polygamy as well as those that ban sex between adults and minors."
- Mathew D. Staver,
President and General Counsel of Liberty Counsel

The Editor says...
Let's hit the high beams and look even further down the road.

The Slippery Slope of Same-Sex "Marriage": Homosexual "marriage" proponents categorically reject the definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman. So does a Missouri man who wants to marry his horse. Instead, the sole criterion for marriage becomes the presence of "love" and "mutual commitment." But once marriage is no longer confined to a man and a woman, it is impossible to exclude virtually any relationship between two or more partners of either sex — even non-human "partners."

Protests greet UK's first gay unions. Lesbian couple Shannon Sickels and Grainne Close became the first gay couple to be "married" in the UK, sparking protests outside Belfast City Hall.

Omaha stakes: Last Thursday [5/12/2005], a federal judge in Omaha overturned Nebraska's constitutional amendment that banned same-sex "marriage." And the press reaction to the story was muted. Why? Because this decision proves that we and other critics of the courts and advocates for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex "marriage" have been right all along.

The Reporters Who Didn't Bark. There's a reason that the media hasn't asked national Democrats what they think about California's same-sex marriage bill. The media knows this is an issue of intense interest across the political spectrum. The mainstream media also knows that every single time the question of same-sex marriage has been submitted directly to the voters, it has been overwhelming rejected.

Gay agenda means less freedom for all. The latest Gallup polling on attitudes regarding same-sex marriage shows a trend that should concern conservatives as well as all Americans.

NEA will promote homosexual, polygamous marriages to students. Our talking points as conservatives on the problems with same sex marriage should ALWAYS include the effect on what every student will be forced to learn: "When I grow up, I can marry a man or a woman." (Or two, or three?)

AFL-CIO Promotes Homosexual "Marriage". The political activism of labor unions is growing, and drifting far from labor issues. Recently it was learned that the AFL-CIO has endorsed and is using member dues to promote homosexual "marriage."

Sodomy Decision is a "Battering Ram" in the Hands of Homosexual Activists. Family values activist Gary Bauer calls the ruling a "disaster for the pro-family side of America's culture war." He believes homosexual activists will use this decision to promote same-sex marriages — and that, he says, "will open the floodgates." … "I've argued repeatedly that if we have same-sex marriage, you cannot then constitutionally stop a man who wants to marry three women," he says. "People say that's nuts — but legally, one follows the other."

N.J. ruling on gays may echo at the polls. Same-sex couples in New Jersey must be given all the benefits and rights enjoyed by married men and women, but state lawmakers will have to decide whether they can officially wed, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday. The ruling leaves open the possibility that state lawmakers will follow the lead of Vermont and Connecticut and allow "civil unions."

Same-Sex Marriage: Hijacking the Civil Rights Legacy. The movement to redefine marriage to include same-sex unions has packaged its demands in the rhetoric and images of the civil rights movement. This strategy, though cynical, has enormous strategic utility.

[In other words, the argument is based on a false premise, but it might work!]

Australia invalidates gay-relationship law. Conservative Prime Minister John Howard's federal government has invoked special powers to invalidate a territory's law that had been the first in Australia giving legal recognition to same-sex relationships.

Vermont Inn Sued for Resisting Same-Sex Civil Union Ceremony. Homosexual activists have targeted a small, family-owned inn in Vermont and are threatening its owners with financial ruin if they do not provide planning, resources and accommodation for a same-sex civil union ceremony.

Now that we've voted: When our youth are influenced by the "fairness" argument for gay "marriage," help them understand that matrimonial law is not based on "feelings" or "fairness," but on moral and natural law judgments that marriage is inherently heterosexual, monogamous, fruitful, and permanent.

We the people: In 11 of 11 states, including liberal Oregon, voters by generally huge majorities declared their belief that it should be between a man and a woman. "We the people" clearly are unwilling to bow before the preferences of "we the judges" — and if some judges don't back off from arrogantly trying to write their beliefs into law, their authority is likely to be circumscribed one way or another.

Gay marriage "rights". In all the states where gay marriage was on the ballot [in 2004], the voters voted against it — as they should have. Of all the phony arguments for gay marriage, the phoniest is the argument that it is a matter of equal rights.

Same-Sex "Marriage" Is Not a Civil Right. Without exception, every adult in Maryland already has a right to marry. But everyone also has restrictions on whom they may marry — again, without exception. No one is permitted to marry a child, a close blood relative, a person who is already married, or a person of the same sex. These restrictions apply equally to everyone — there is no discrimination involved.

The marriage newspeak: Back in 2003, a few days after the highest court in Massachusetts unveiled a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, I ventured a prediction. "Sooner than you think, it will become improper to speak of unique sex roles in family life," I wrote.

The sky doesn't fall in a day. The pro-family community has always maintained that the oxymoron of same-sex "marriage" is detrimental to the institutions of marriage and family, harmful to children, and ultimately destructive to our society. Nothing taking place in Massachusetts over the last 15 months or so has altered that prognosis. You see, this debate is really not about "equal rights," as the proponents of homosexual behavior like to frame it, but about redefining marriage, family, and, yes, American culture.

American Family Association boycotts Ford. A conservative Christian group launched a boycott against Ford Motor Co. Tuesday [5/31/2005], saying the second-largest U.S. automaker has given thousands of dollars to gay rights groups, offers benefits to same-sex couples and actively recruits gay employees. "From redefining family to include homosexual marriage, to giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to support homosexual groups and their agenda, to forcing managers to attend diversity training on how to promote the acceptance of homosexuality… Ford leads the way," American Family Association chairman Donald Wildmon said in a statement.

See Ford boycott update above.

For whom the wedding bells toll? Can a child have three legal parents? Should parenthood be routinely determined by something other than biology? Should we extend the right to marriage to same-sex couples? To groups of people? Or should we abolish marriage as a legal institution? Not so long ago, such questions would have been raised only in a science fiction tale. Not anymore.

Why Homosexual "Marriage" is Wrong: It denies the self-evident truth of nature that male and female bodies are designed for and complement each other. Opposite-sex marriage is the natural means by which the human race reproduces.
AIDS, gonorrhea, genital herpes, chlamydia, syphillis.
Gay Marriage Quicksand: Nationalizing marriage laws will only grant more power over our lives to the federal government, even if for supposedly conservative ends. A far better approach is for Congress to exercise its existing constitutional power to limit the jurisdiction of federal courts.

How Gay Activists and Liberal Judges Are Trashing Democracy to Redefine Marriage: Peter Sprigg explains that a Constitutional amendment on marriage is a certainty — the only question is whether it will come from arrogant judges who will write into that document "rights" that the Founding Fathers could never have imagined, or from those who are determined to protect our most fundamental institution.

Facts and consequences of the homosexual lifestyle: The Red Cross has a blood donor policy which rejects blood from men who've had sex with other men because of the high probability of HIV infection. But that reason isn't good enough for the people who care more about the success of the gay agenda than they do about the health of the American public. And if homosexuals meet their goals of obtaining protected class status and the right to marry, it will soon become national policy to ban any sort of discrimination against them, putting the lives of Americans at risk. The truth is, if we let this train leave the station, the fight over our blood supply will be just one car in a long train of problems created by same-sex "marriage."

Gay marriage? A secular world that ratifies homosexual marriage would provide a legal foundation that would open the floodgates to civil litigation against religious leaders, institutions and worshipers. In such an environment, churches might be sued for declining to provide their sanctuaries for gay marriages, for example. Ministers could be sued for hate speech for giving a sermon on moral behavior. Churches that protest homosexual unions could face revocation of their tax exemption status. It's ironic that those who oppose churches' involvement in state concerns nonetheless have no compunction when it comes to the state dictating what churches can do.

Dr. Dobson Calls for Procter & Gamble Boycott. Focus on the Family founder and chairman Dr. James C. Dobson will urge listeners to his internationally syndicated radio show on Thursday to boycott two of the best-known products in the Procter & Gamble line in response to the company's tacit endorsement of gay marriage.

State of the Unions: Amending the Constitution is serious business. There's a reason it's been done only 27 times over the last two centuries. But a 28th amendment may not be far off. Lawmakers will vote soon on whether to consider a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the legal union between one man and one woman.

An amendment to stop moral decay. The gay marriage issue has struck a nerve in the black community and may well mark the beginning of a sea change in black voting behavior. Pastors who have voted Democratic all their lives have told me and others that this issue has lead them out of the Democratic Party.

CBS Television Markets "Gay" Marriage to America. The proof of network bias lies in the huge difference between what was said in this interview and what ended up on the air. It is a case of blatant censorship!

San Francisco Mayor Permanently Ordered to Stop Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses.

Homosexual Marriage: A Slippery Slope? I disagree that society's march toward sanctioning homosexual marriage represents enlightened thinking. I also strongly reject the notion that our movement in this direction is no big deal.

Comparing the Lifestyles of Homosexual Couples to Married Couples: Are homosexual households simply another variant of human relationships that should be considered, along with marriage, as "part of mainstream American society"? On the contrary, the evidence indicates that "committed" homosexual relationships are radically different from married couples in several key respects. This paper presents evidence from gay activists themselves indicating that behind the push for gay marriage lies a political agenda to radically change the institution of marriage itself.

Principles Which Guide AFA's Opposition to the Homosexual Agenda: [#6] The homosexual movement's promotion of same-sex marriage undermines the God-ordained institution of marriage and family which is the foundation of all societies.

We Must Take a Stand for the Federal Marriage Amendment. The family has never faced a graver threat than the push for homosexual marriage. And there is no time to waste in doing our part to protect the family from this danger.

A Shotgun Amendment: For thousands of years, every society, and every major religious faith, has held that marriage is a unique relationship by which one man and one woman are joined together for the primary purpose of forming and maintaining a family. Then along came the Massachusetts Supreme Court.

The end of the gay-marriage debate? The fundamental building block of civilization is about to undergo a radical change — a change not only unsupported by a clear consensus, but opposed by a majority of American adults.

Marriage Massachusetts-style: The Old Testament Book of Judges — part of a wisdom and truth long discarded by the "In Dow Jones we trust" crowd — said it best: "In those days there were no kings and everyone did what was right in his own eyes." Once that shift has taken place in sufficient numbers, once we become indifferent to immutable truths, the floodtide is not a matter of if but when.

Are children of gay parents worse off other children? As same sex couples line up for marriage licenses in Massachusetts, the question achieves greater urgency.

Massachusetts Supreme Court abolishes capitalism! Last week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court discovered that the state constitution — written in 1780 — requires the state to allow gay marriages. The court gave the legislature six months to rewrite the law to comply with the heretofore unnoticed gay marriage provision in a 223-year-old constitution….

Who supports same-sex marriage? There is nothing in mainstream Christianity or Judaism that supports same-sex marriage. There is nothing biblically supportive — and there is much biblically opposed — and there was not one major religious leader or thinker in Jewish or Christian history prior to the present generation who argued for same-sex marriage.

Marriage Defender Says Homosexual Push Could Destroy Traditional Marriage. William Murray says Scandinavia has had nearly a decade of legal homosexual marriage, and it has nearly destroyed the institution of marriage altogether.

The beginning of the end for America? To redefine marriage — the very core of what we know as family — is to wreak havoc on every other institution that holds our country together.

What Activists and the Leftist Media Don't Tell Us About "Domestic Partnerships": Those who claim that "gay marriage" won't endanger heterosexual marriage are the same people who insist that a prayer in school will traumatize their children. Both issues have a great impact on society.

Top 10 Reasons to Support the Marriage Affirmation and Protection Amendment: Reason #1 — The people oppose same-sex marriage. This is a government by the people, for the people.

"Gay Marriage" Is Not Only Wrong; It's Socially Destructive. Facts contradict the claim that redefining the institution would harm no one.

"Gay marriage" is not about "rights". Proponents of traditional values are making a tactical error in allowing the homosexual lobby to frame the issue of same-sex marriage merely as one of equal rights for gays. Much more is at stake.

How same-sex marriage threatens liberty: The 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status given to thousands of churches, nursing homes, schools, ministries, universities and radio stations may be at risk if an organization "discriminates" against a legally protected status, such as same-sex marriage.

What's Wrong With Letting Same-Sex Couples "Marry?" Marriage is not a creation of the law. Marriage is a fundamental human institution that predates the law and the Constitution. At its heart, it is an anthropological and sociological reality, not a legal one. Laws relating to marriage merely recognize and regulate an institution that already exists.

Preserving Marriage, Saving Society. In 2004, homosexual activists have strategically skipped the public square. They have instead pushed their agenda of legalizing same-sex "marriage" to the judiciary because there, no public debate is required in order to achieve the silver bullet they desire — a court-mandated shift in public policy.

Unequal Rights: We hear a lot about "equal rights" in the debate over homosexuality and marriage. But these supposed "equal rights" are really nothing but "special rights."

Study finds gay unions are brief. A recent study on homosexual relationships finds they last 1-1/2 years on average — even as homosexual groups are pushing nationwide to legalize same-sex "marriages."

"Civil Unions" Bill Shelved Due to Grass Roots Pressure: After pro-family groups organized numerous rallies, phone calls, radio shows, and ads targeting the districts of moderate assemblymen, the author of AB 1338, the bill to legalize "civil unions, announced he would table the bill for future consideration.

The War Against the Family: The new pagans take particular offense to the concept of the traditional Christian home. Redefining the family is a major priority as is destroying the traditional Christian concept of the home.

Doing Your Own Thing: Why Same-Sex "Marriage" Undermines Family Stability. If we define marriage as "whatever the adults want," the result is harm for children, society, and for the consenting adults. This the advocates of gay "marriage" refuse to concede.

Salvation Army to Lose Funding Over Domestic Partner Flap: The Salvation Army of Portland, Maine, is about to lose $60,000 in annual local government funding for refusing to provide health care benefits to the domestic partners of its homosexual employees.

Update:
Salvation Army Targeted Again Over "Domestic Partner" Issue: The well-known charitable agency stands to lose $60,000 in annual government funding because it refuses to provide health-care benefits to the domestic partners of its homosexual employees.

California homosexual bills challenged: Saying the governor is circumventing the will of the voters, California legislative and legal watchdog groups are planning a counter-attack in the wake of Gov. Gray Davis' recent signing of a bill granting to homosexuals a dozen rights traditionally associated with marriage.

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