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Brookline, Massachusetts. By now you may have seen the infamous video of Caroline Marcil, the Canadian singer who twice tried in vain to sing our national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," at a hockey game before slipping and falling onto the ice during her third attempt. This tragicomic incident provided more ammunition to those who believe America needs a different, more singer-friendly song, such as "America the Beautiful" or "God Bless America," as its anthem. Partly in response to such criticism, the National Music Education Association (NMEA) has launched the National Anthem Project. One of the Project's main goals is to...

“Man and Woman”, “Wife”, “Husband”, “Widow”, “Widower” Banished From all Ontario Law Terms, when referring to spouses, are banned from all government programs, services, documentsToronto, February 25, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – With the obscenely rapid, three-day introduction and passage of its same-sex “marriage” Bill 171, the Ontario government has advanced a revolutionary change in the way all laws and government programs and institutions refer to marriage and married persons. Everything referring to spouses must now be gender neutral. No longer can a married couple be referred to as “husband and wife” or “man and woman”. The terms “Widow” and “widower” are...