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In our federal system, states should be able to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Friday joined an amicus brief on behalf of 57 members of Congress in support of the right of states to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The brief was filed in four cases that the Supreme Court will jointly hear on April 28, 2015, in which same-sex couples challenge the marriage laws of Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, and Kentucky, all of which were upheld by the U.S....

WHAT percent of American men are gay? This question is notoriously difficult to answer. Historical estimates range from about 2 percent to 10 percent. But somewhere in the exabytes of data that human beings create every day are answers to even the most challenging questions. Using surveys, social networks, pornographic searches and dating sites, I recently studied evidence on the number of gay men. The data used in this analysis is available in highly aggregated form only and can be downloaded from publicly accessible sites. While none of these data sources are ideal, they combine to tell a consistent story....

The author of the novel "Ender's Game" has spoken out about the controversy that's flared up over the upcoming movie adaptation in the past few days, but he doesn't sound eager to smooth ruffled feathers, declaring the statements that angered fans are "moot." Geeks OUT, a group that "rallies, empowers, and promotes the queer geek community," are calling for a boycott of the "Ender's Game" movie based on statements about gay marriage made by Orson Scott Card, who wrote the much-loved young adult sci-fi novel in 1985. Card, a strongly outspoken opponent of gay marriage, wrote of the subject in...

Victoria Cobb, President Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Information Alert: AG Defends Federal Marriage Law The attack on the definition of marriage is never ceasing, so neither is our work. In late May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, covering Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Puerto Rico, ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), legislation protecting the definition of marriage that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, was unconstitutional. The decision by that court threatens not only the federal DOMA, but the definition of marriage, both constitutional and by statute, in 42...

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has joined Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Sen. Pennsylvania Rick Santorum in signing a pledge to oppose same-sex marriage on a number of specific fronts. The three candidates signed the pledge advanced by the National Organization for Marriage, which has led national and state campaigns to limit marriage to a man and a woman. The signature of the front-runner, Romney, is a bit of a coup for the group, as he's been careful about committing to other pledges, including a broad promise to a socially conservative Iowa group that caused trouble for other candidates....

If there's one thing Beacon Hill Democrats can’t stand, it’s democracy. What happened to all their phony polls on the gay marriage question? I thought the gays were going to win, and that, as one story put it right, "political support in Massachusetts is swinging firmly behind gay marriage." So why did the homosexuals spend more than a million bucks making sure they wouldn’t have to win that fight at the ballot box in November 2008? A few years ago this same crowd was hissing that government had no right to say who could get hitched to whom. Now that...

Pope Benedict XVI spoke out amid a debate over plans to legalise civil partnerships in Italy, defending traditional marriage in an address to Catholic worshipper. "We know very well how the family based on marriage forms the natural setting for the birth and education of children, and is therefore a guarantee of the future of all humanity," the pope said at his Angelus prayers. A debate is raging in predominantly Catholic, socially conservative, Italy as the government prepares to put forward a bill later this month to grant legal status to unmarried couples regardless of sexual orientation. The plan has...

Rally for Marriage on Court Square With Special Guests Luis Padilla Victoria Cobb Sen. George Allen Date: Friday, October 27 Time: 12 Noon Place: Court House Lawn, Court Square in Harrisonburg (Rain Venue: First Presbyterian Church on Court Square) For the Protection of Marriage on Nov. 7! Sponsored by The Family Foundation of Virginia, the Valley Family Forum, and the VA4Marriage Coalition *Titles and Party Affiliations are listed for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement by va4marriage.org

BOLLING AND MCDONNELL VOICE SUPPORT FOR MARRIAGE AMENDMENT Bolling: “Let me be clear about this – there will be no unintended consequences from the passage of this amendment.” McDonnell: “Marriage in Virginia must remain the traditional union of one man and one woman.” October 26, 2006 RICHMOND - Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling and Attorney General Bob McDonnell today joined together in a united show of support for passage of the Marriage Amendment this November. Speaking at a press conference in Richmond, both statewide officeholders urged voters to focus on the central issue at hand: what form should marriage take in...

COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE MARRIAGE AMENDMENT with special guest Senator George Allen Thursday, Oct. 26, 12:00 NOON Hollins Road Baptist Church 3502 Old Mountain Rd. Roanoke 24019 Spread the word, tell your friends, come and take a stand for traditional values Sponsored by CCOTV and va4marriage.org http://www.va4marriage.org/ http://www.ccotv.com/ *Titles and Party Affiliations are listed for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement by va4marriage.org or ccotv.com

Victoria Cobb, Executive Director Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Information Alert: Students-4-Marriage Forms in VA va4marriage.org yesterday announced the formation of Students-4-Marriage, a coalition of college students across Virginia who will be working to support the passage of Virginia's marriage amendment. A student from Patrick Henry College, Nick Timpe, is leading the Students-4-Marriage effort. Students-4-Marriage will be working in coordination with va4marriage.org to inform the public about the marriage amendment and to organize get out the vote efforts. Students-4-Marriage also hopes to show Virginians that college students care about preserving traditional marriage. Students-4-Marriage hopes to host marriage rallies on campuses across...

The judge who will decide the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage has refused to let San Francisco submit expert studies to counter their opponents' authorities, who contend that children need opposite- sex parents and that homosexuals can be cured. snip...

Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo., has introduced the Federal Marriage Amendment (H.J. Res. 56) as a proposed constitutional amendment, which will remove the definition of marriage from the reach of all legislatures and courts permanently. This amendment simply states: "Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union between a man and a woman. Neither this constitution or the constitution of any state, nor state or federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups" We are in the process of gathering ONE MILLION NAMES on...