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The latest high profile arrest for driving under the influence in California’s capitol city of Sacramento has brought allegations of hypocrisy to a state senator’s voting record. Senator Roy Ashburn issued a written apology Wednesday following his 2 a.m. arrest in a state-owned vehicle at 13th and L streets in downtown Sacramento next to Capitol Park and within yards of the Capitol building. Ashburn was booked into Sacramento County Jail and released later that morning. “I am deeply sorry for my actions and offer no excuse for my poor judgment," Ashburn said. "I accept complete responsibility for my conduct and...

The young crowd at CPAC doesn't seem terribly interested in the issue of same-sex marriage, but there's been a bit of shadow boxing between the gay Republican group GOProud, which got a booth over objections from social conservatives, and the National Organization for Marriage a couple of booths away. The groups were apparently so chummy that a NOM official wandered by the GOProud booth during a CNN segment on the group to propose a friendly beer summit. Later in the day, however, NOM e-mailed a less friendly statement: Many reporters, including Politico, have asked us how we feel about the...

In a story last Sunday the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Proposition 8 judge Vaughn Walker is gay and called his orientation, "The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage." We have no idea whether the report is true or not. But we do know one really big important fact about Judge Walker: He's been an amazingly biased and one-sided force throughout this trial, far more akin to an activist than a neutral referee. That's no secret at all. Protect Marriage, the defendants in this case, are effectively being held hostage by Judge Walker and cannot really...

A Colorado mother is appealing a child custody decision in which a court barred her from teaching homosexuality is wrong. Cheryl Clark, who says she is a Christian, has been ordered by Denver County Circuit Judge John W. Coughlin to "make sure that there is nothing in the religious upbringing or teaching that the minor child is exposed to that can be considered homophobic." The directive arose from the decision to award joint parenting responsibilities for her daughter to a practicing homosexual. "Forbidding the raising of children in the parent's Christian beliefs is an anathema to parental rights and religious...

Canadians Against Same-Sex Marriage (CASSM) Last Update: August 21 - 4:30PM Our Opponents' Tracking of how the vote will likely go can be seen by visiting this site. National Marriage Day Parliament Hill August 22, 2003 _____________________ Marriage is worth it. Cancel your vacation and show up. Our Creed</center Parliament Hill August 22, 2003 _____________________ Marriage is worth it. Cancel your vacation and show up. Our Creed We affirm the preservation of the present definition of marriage being the lawful union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. We do so in defense of the...

Senate candidate's exposure brings party disapproval By Monica Yant Kinney Inquirer Columnist With all due respect to my good friend Boss Norcross and the no-show job scandal rocking the South Jersey machine, the hottest political story in the state involves male genitalia from way up north. I speak of Jim Morrison, the Sussex County lawyer/helicopter pilot/TV personality running for state Senate - not the dead guy from The Doors. Morrison, some of you may know, achieved fame as an openly gay finalist on the ABC reality show The Mole a couple of years ago. He became such a household name...

Washington, DC (CNS News.com)--A pro-family group is calling on Congress to require that public schools that sponsor Big Brother, Big Sister programs notify parents if a proposed mentor is homosexual. The Big Brother, Big Sister program recently implemented a policy that bans discrimination against open homosexuals who want to serve as volunteers and mentors to children at 500 affiliates nationwide. In his letter to Congress, Eugene Delgaudio, executive director of Public Advocate of U.S., warned that under the new policy, parents, "will not be told of the adult's sexual preference," a policy that he said "puts children at risk." "Action...

***MEDIA ALERT*** Thomas More Law Center to appear TONIGHT on The O'Reilly Factor on the FOX News Channel! Thomas More Law Center attorney Robert Muise and Ann Arbor public school student Betsy Hansen will appear TONIGHT on The O'Reilly Factor on the FOX News Channel, the #1 primetime program on cable news. They will discuss the recent lawsuit brought by the TMLC on behalf of the Christian student, challenging the Ann Arbor high school's pro-homosexual "Diversity Week". School officials prevented Betsy from expressing her traditional Christian belief regarding homosexual activity claiming that this was a "negative" message and would "water...