Brothers in Arms: Top 12 Dioceses That Supported Maine
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:39 PM
Maine released its campaign finance filings, showing contributors to the Diocese of Portland’s successful effort to prevent the legalization of same-sex “marriage.”
According to the campaign finance records, nearly five dozen dioceses and bishops made financial contributions to the effort. Among the largest donations were $50,000 donations from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Diocese... READ MORE
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Pro-Marriage Prof
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, September 25, 2009 11:10 AM
Boston College Law School professor Scott FitzGibbon is featured in the first two pro-marriage ads that have been produced in support of a ballot measure in Maine to veto a state law passed last spring legalizing same-sex “marriage.”
The ads, titled “Consequences,” cite a letter several legal scholars sent to Maine Gov. John Baldacci warning the same-sex “marriage” law will trigger a... READ MORE
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Defending Marriage in Maine
Posted by Tim Drake
Monday, September 21, 2009 11:25 AM
The battle for the institution of marriage is in full swing in the state of Maine. Voters there were denied the ability to vote on same-sex “marriage” when legislators passed a law (LD 1020) this spring granting homosexuals the “right” to marry.
Voters there, however, gathered more than 100,000 signatures to have a “citizen’s veto” placed on the statewide ballot in November. That measure asks... READ MORE
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Ten Catholic Colleges That Promote Abortion
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:00 AM
Parents wondering what their hard-earned money is supporting at Catholic colleges and universities might be interested in the latest findings from the Cardinal Newman Society.
The organization has discovered 10 Catholic colleges and universities that are promoting student internships with organizations whose missions or activities are directly opposed to the Church’s moral teachings on issues... READ MORE
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Rhode Island's Marriage Sanity
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, May 11, 2009 12:53 PM
Bishop Thomas Tobin (CNS)
Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, R.I., recently said this about the homosexual lobby’s bid to redefine marriage:
“We don’t see it as a civil rights issue, because there’s never a right to do something that’s morally wrong.”
Bishop’s Tobin’s calm voice of reason on marriage has helped guide Rhode Island clear from following the lead of its New England neighbors, in terms of redefining... READ MORE
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Why Marriage Will Win
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 2:29 PM
(ehow.com)
Mercartor.net has posted an interview in which Maggie Gallagher explains why supporters of an authentic understanding of marriage should take heart.
Asked by Rod Dreher why she is so positive about protecting marriage against efforts by homosexual activists to redefine its meaning, Gallagher cites Vaclav Havel’s quote about the sudden collapse of the seemingly invincible Soviet empire.
Said... READ MORE
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Calif. Teachers Backed Prop. 8
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:15 AM
Here’s another battlefield report from the marriage “wars.”
According to an analysis undertaken by NPR, public school teachers, aides and counselors supported California’s Proposition 8 by a 2-1 margin, in terms of total donations.
In other words, teachers — the folks who every day dedicate their professional lives to improving the welfare of children, whose interests are so often... READ MORE
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