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Commentary posted October 28, 2011 by Jennifer Marshall ‘Single Ladies’ Not Giving Up on Marriage
Alongside The Atlantic magazine’s November cover story, “All the Single Ladies,” runs a photograph of its 39-year-old author. In a fawn-colored silk dress and up-do, Kate Bolick contemplatively sips champagne as a bridal bouquet flies over her head. Like many of her never-married peers, she’s scrupulously…
Backgrounder posted July 29, 2011 by Thomas Messner Same-Sex Marriage and Threats to Religious Freedom: How Nondiscrimination Laws Factor In
Abstract: Proponents of religious freedom have firmly established that same-sex marriage threatens religious freedom in a number of ways. In response, some have argued that certain threats to religious freedom discussed in this context have more to do with nondiscrimination laws than with the…
WebMemo posted June 28, 2011 by Chuck Donovan Five Impacts of the New York Same-Sex Marriage Vote
The New York legislature’s June 24 vote to redefine the family and recognize homosexual marriage will have a number of short-term and long-term impacts within and well beyond the Empire State.[1] The vote does not signal an end to the now two-decade fight over the meaning of marriage.…
Audio Recorded on June 15, 2011 Double Standard
From The Heritage Foundation, I'm Ernest Istook. Over and over, accusations are made that we who favor traditional…
Commentary posted June 10, 2011 by Chuck Donovan A Marshall Plan for Marriage: Rebuilding Our Shattered Homes
Marriage and family are declining in America, following a trend well established in Europe. This breakdown of the American family has dire implications for American society and the U.S. economy. Halting and reversing the sustained trends of nearly four decades will not happen by accident. The federal, state, and local…
Backgrounder posted June 7, 2011 by Chuck Donovan A Marshall Plan for Marriage: Rebuilding Our Shattered Homes
Abstract: Marriage and family are declining in America, following a trend well established in Europe. This breakdown of the American family has dire implications for American society and the U.S. economy. Halting and reversing the sustained trends of nearly four decades will not happen…
Audio Recorded on May 11, 2011 Navy and Marriage
It's time for common sense; I'm Ernest Istook. The latest assault on traditional marriage fortunately has been stymied. The…
WebMemo posted May 6, 2011 by Chuck Donovan Winning DOMA on the Merits of Marriage
If Olympic medals were handed out for hubris, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a gay activist group, would be the clear favorite for the gold. Its ruthless effort to deprive the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) a top-notch defense in federal court has collapsed at the starting block. But this…
Commentary posted April 29, 2011 by Jennifer Marshall Marriage an Ideal, Not a Fairy Tale
In America, little girls were glued to the television from before dawn, enthralled by Diana’s dress with its billows of silk taffeta, 10,000 pearls and 25-foot train. To a young girl’s eye, the only blemish of this perfect day was that the bride’s signature feathered hair…
Testimony posted April 20, 2011 by Chuck Donovan The Defense of Marriage Act: A Measure for Children and Families
Testimony before Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives …

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Testimony posted April 20, 2011 by Chuck Donovan The Defense of Marriage Act: A Measure for Children and Families
Testimony before Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives …
Backgrounder posted October 22, 2009 by Thomas Messner The Price of Prop 8
Abstract: Supporters of Proposition 8 in California have been subjected to harassment, intimidation, vandalism, racial scapegoating, blacklisting, loss of employment, economic hardships, angry protests, violence, at least one death threat, and gross expressions of anti-religious bigotry. Arguments for same-sex marriage are based fundamentally on the idea that limiting marriage to…
Backgrounder posted July 29, 2011 by Thomas Messner Same-Sex Marriage and Threats to Religious Freedom: How Nondiscrimination Laws Factor In
Abstract: Proponents of religious freedom have firmly established that same-sex marriage threatens religious freedom in a number of ways. In response, some have argued that certain threats to religious freedom discussed in this context have more to do with nondiscrimination laws than with the…
Backgrounder posted July 20, 2010 by Thomas Messner Religion and Morality in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Abstract : Some same-sex marriage activists might wish to exclude certain moral and religious viewpoints from the same-sex marriage debate. Evidence shows, however, that religion…
News Releases on June 23, 2004 Database Puts Marriage Information From All 50 States at your Fingertips
WASHINGTON, JUNE 23, 2004 -You're on deadline and you need to find out-quickly, of course-how many states have constitutional amendments defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. You also need to know how many states are considering whether to add such an amendment.…
Backgrounder posted June 7, 2011 by Chuck Donovan A Marshall Plan for Marriage: Rebuilding Our Shattered Homes
Abstract: Marriage and family are declining in America, following a trend well established in Europe. This breakdown of the American family has dire implications for American society and the U.S. economy. Halting and reversing the sustained trends of nearly four decades will not happen…
Commentary posted July 13, 2004 by Rebecca Hagelin Defining marriage: Who decides?
This week, the United States Senate will take the first step in deciding who gets to define marriage for the entire nation: activist judges - or the American people. Although not the final vote on marriage by any means, the vote your senator casts this week gives a clear signal on how much he trusts…
WebMemo posted June 28, 2011 by Chuck Donovan Five Impacts of the New York Same-Sex Marriage Vote
The New York legislature’s June 24 vote to redefine the family and recognize homosexual marriage will have a number of short-term and long-term impacts within and well beyond the Empire State.[1] The vote does not signal an end to the now two-decade fight over the meaning of marriage.…
Commentary posted August 17, 2010 by Edwin Meese III Proposition 8 Ruling Ignores Precedent, Evidence and Common Sense
Even some who support same-sex marriage worry that, in striking down California's voter-approved proposition defining marriage as between one man and one woman, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker went too far. They are right -- and not the only ones who should be concerned. Walker's ruling is indefensible as a…
Commentary posted April 29, 2011 by Jennifer Marshall Marriage an Ideal, Not a Fairy Tale
In America, little girls were glued to the television from before dawn, enthralled by Diana’s dress with its billows of silk taffeta, 10,000 pearls and 25-foot train. To a young girl’s eye, the only blemish of this perfect day was that the bride’s signature feathered hair…

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Backgrounder posted July 29, 2011 by Thomas Messner Same-Sex Marriage and Threats to Religious Freedom: How Nondiscrimination Laws Factor In
Abstract: Proponents of religious freedom have firmly established that same-sex marriage threatens religious freedom in a number of ways. In response, some have argued that certain threats to religious freedom discussed in this context have more to do with nondiscrimination laws than with the…
WebMemo posted June 28, 2011 by Chuck Donovan Five Impacts of the New York Same-Sex Marriage Vote
The New York legislature’s June 24 vote to redefine the family and recognize homosexual marriage will have a number of short-term and long-term impacts within and well beyond the Empire State.[1] The vote does not signal an end to the now two-decade fight over the meaning of marriage.…
Backgrounder posted June 7, 2011 by Chuck Donovan A Marshall Plan for Marriage: Rebuilding Our Shattered Homes
Abstract: Marriage and family are declining in America, following a trend well established in Europe. This breakdown of the American family has dire implications for American society and the U.S. economy. Halting and reversing the sustained trends of nearly four decades will not happen…
WebMemo posted May 6, 2011 by Chuck Donovan Winning DOMA on the Merits of Marriage
If Olympic medals were handed out for hubris, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a gay activist group, would be the clear favorite for the gold. Its ruthless effort to deprive the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) a top-notch defense in federal court has collapsed at the starting block. But this…
Backgrounder posted July 20, 2010 by Thomas Messner Religion and Morality in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Abstract : Some same-sex marriage activists might wish to exclude certain moral and religious viewpoints from the same-sex marriage debate. Evidence shows, however, that religion…
Executive Summary posted October 22, 2009 by Thomas Messner Executive Summary: The Price of Prop 8
Support for Proposition 8, the democratically established marriage amendment in California, has come with a heavy price for many individuals and institutions that think that marriage should remain the union of husband and wife. Publicly available sources, including evidence submitted in a federal lawsuit in California, show that expressions of support for Prop 8 have…
Backgrounder posted October 22, 2009 by Thomas Messner The Price of Prop 8
Abstract: Supporters of Proposition 8 in California have been subjected to harassment, intimidation, vandalism, racial scapegoating, blacklisting, loss of employment, economic hardships, angry protests, violence, at least one death threat, and gross expressions of anti-religious bigotry. Arguments for same-sex marriage are based fundamentally on the idea that limiting marriage to…
Backgrounder posted September 18, 2009 by Thomas Messner ENDA and the Path to Same-Sex Marriage
Abstract: A significant body of evidence suggests that sexual orientation nondiscrimination laws like the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) can function as important incremental steps toward same-sex marriage. This evidence, which shows how effective a step-by-step strategy can be for redefining marriage, provides substantial cause for individuals who support marriage as the union of husband and…
WebMemo posted May 20, 2008 by Jennifer Marshall, Daniel Moloney, Ph.D., Matthew Spalding, Ph.D. California Court's Judicial Activism Threatens the Institution ofMarriage
On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court overturned California voters' 61 percent majority, expressed in 2000's Proposition 22, in favor of affirming marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The California court's decision is the latest in a series of judicial and legislative efforts to institutionalize a social experiment in its…
WebMemo posted September 29, 2004 by Patrick Fagan, Ph.D., Grace Smith The Transatlantic Divide on Marriage: Dutch Data and the U.S.Debate on Same-Sex Unions
In the debate over the redefinition of marriage, advocates of same-sex marriage have made a variety of arguments. Many have argued that same-sex marriage would be good for homosexuals. Some have gone so far as to propose that the change would strengthen the institutions of marriage and family by reaffirming commitment and fidelity.…

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