Summer of Intolerance Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Bleeds into Fall
Gallaudet University put its chief diversity officer, Angela McCaskill, on paid leave last week for the offense of joining 200,000 other Marylanders in signing a… Read More
Case Closed at UT Austin: Regnerus Exonerated
In a victory for academic freedom, the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday made clear that sociologist Mark Regnerus’s study of adults whose parents… Read More
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15 States File Brief in Support of DOMA
Fifteen states have filed an amicus brief in support of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), urging the Supreme Court to review an appellate… Read More
Toward a More Civil Union on Marriage
Yesterday’s shooting at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Family Research Council (FRC) stunned the nation. FRC’s long-time security guard, Leo Johnson, was shot in… Read More
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Debating Same-Sex Marriage
Civil, substantive arguments on the nature and purpose of marriage can sometimes get lost in rancorous rhetorical crossfire over the definition of the institution. John… Read More
Federal Court Upholds Marriage in Hawaii
Yesterday, the federal district court in Hawaii ruled that Hawaii’s definition of marriage as one man and one woman does not violate the U.S. Constitution…. Read More
Marriage on the Ballot in Four States This Fall
When citizens in Maryland, Maine, Washington, and Minnesota go to the polls in November, they will be confronted with ballot initiatives that speak to the… Read More
With Marriage on Ballot in Four States This Fall, Prop 8 Supporters Seek Supreme Court Review
Earlier this week, supporters of Proposition 8, the 2008 California marriage amendment, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the freedom of California voters to… Read More
The Future of Marriage: Who Decides?
“Who gets to make the decision about restructuring and redefining the basic cell of the civil order?” asked University of St. Thomas law professor… Read More
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Chick-fil-A Latest Example of How Same-Sex Marriage Threatens Religious Freedom
Same-sex marriage combined with nondiscrimination policies will result in significant discrimination against individuals and institutions that hold to the belief that marriage is—and should be… Read More
Fair or Fowl? Big City Mayors Want You to “Eat Les Chikin”
Same-sex marriage is a hot-button issue that divides the country and arouses passions on both sides. Dan Cathy, the president of Chick-fil-A, in a recent… Read More
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ADF Appeals Case of Christian Photographer Who Refused to Photograph Same-Sex Ceremony
The drive to redefine marriage is inextricably linked with the stubborn habit of punishing those who disagree with the redefinition and hold to marriage as… Read More
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New Research on Children of Same-Sex Parents Suggests Differences Matter
Two peer-reviewed articles published Sunday in a scholarly journal cast doubt on a core assumption used to advance same-sex marriage. A number of studies and… Read More
Court Strikes Down The Defense of Marriage Act
Today, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held unconstitutional a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act… Read More
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Another Vote for Marriage
Yesterday, North Carolina voters approved an amendment to the state constitution that protects marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Unofficial results… Read More
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Institution of Marriage Defended Throughout the Nation
The institution of marriage has seen better days in America. The question now is how Americans will think about, shape, and participate in marriage going… Read More
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2011 Victories and Challenges for Religious Liberty
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at a few of the victories and challenges for religious liberty during the… Read More
Suppose Joseph Story Had Been Right, and Brutus Had Been Wrong?
The Supreme Court’s term has barely begun, and yet speculation already abounds regarding when the Court will hear and how it will decide politically controversial… Read More
North Carolina Adds to Marriage Momentum
Last week, both the North Carolina House and the Senate approved a state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as one man and one woman…. Read More
Charities Become Collateral Damage in the Debate Over Marriage
Children served by private adoption and foster care organizations are finding themselves among the victims of collateral damage of state decisions to legally recognize same-sex… Read More
Left Acknowledges Moral Component of Marriage Debate
Pay much attention to the same-sex marriage debate and you’re likely to hear how people who support marriage as one man and one woman are… Read More
Protecting Marriage and the Rule of Law
The decision by the U.S. Navy to rescind new guidelines that would have permitted same-sex marriages to be performed in navy chapels in certain states… Read More
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Man–Woman Marriage in the District of Columbia: The Debate Is Not Over
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that has had the effect of blocking an initiative… Read More
Standing for Marriage: Perry on Appeal
C-SPAN does not cover many federal appellate courts hearings. On Monday, in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the case involving the constitutionality of California’s voter-approved Prop 8,… Read More
The Iowa Judicial Retention Vote: An “In-State” Interest in Marriage
In a statement that is as unseemly as the example of judicial activism that gave rise to their removal from office, three former Iowa Supreme… Read More
Big Journalism Exit Poll: Traditional Marriage Out, Same-Sex Marriage In
Since 2003, the Associated Press, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News have cooperated in the form of the National Election Pool… Read More
A Confident Coalition of Economic and Social Conservatives
Exit polls and candidate victory speeches confirm the truth that yesterday’s electoral outcomes were rooted in concerns about a sagging economy and soaring government spending…. Read More
Prop 8 Ruling Roundup II
In the wake of Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision last month in Perry v. Schwarzenegger striking down the California constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union… Read More
Caution: Wretched Hive of Villainy Ahead
Predicting the extent of “lame duck” legislative shenanigans that would ensue if one or both houses of Congress changes hands in the Nov. 2 elections… Read More
Meese: Judicial Fiat No Way to Settle Marriage Debate
On Aug. 4, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker threw out Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. But don’t drop those invitations in the… Read More
