Posts Tagged ‘ prop 8 ’

Prop 8 Upheld

May 26th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: Law & Politics, News

Prop 8 has been upheld in California! The same-sex “marriages” that went into effect before Prop 8 will remain legally recognized, however. According to the Long Beach Press-Telegram:
The California Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the voter-approved measure that banned same- sex marriage in the state, but the court also ruled [...]



Shannon Minter on Proposition 8

May 26th, 2009 | By Marc Thomas | Category: Law & Politics, News

Editor’s Note: A guest community post from Marc Thomas, a frequent contributor to VOR via comments.  Learn more about Marc at his blog: www.heknocks.com. Guest community posts do not necessarily represent the views of Voice of Revolution.

As I write, the seven-judges of the Supreme Court in San Francisco consider the legitimacy of Proposition 8 and [...]



MSNBC’s David Shuster and NOM’s Brian Brown

May 2nd, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: Culture, News

The following is an “interview” with Brian Brown, of the National Organization for Marriage:



Gay Marriage: Vermont and the Future

Apr 9th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: Law & Politics, News

Gay marriage is now legal in Vermont. According to the Burlington Free Press:
The Legislature voted Tuesday to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of a bill allowing gays and lesbians to marry. The vote was 23-5 to override in the state Senate and 100-49 to override in the House. Under Vermont law, two-thirds of each [...]



Prop 8 Before California Supreme Court

Mar 5th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: Law & Politics, News

A key court case will take place today in which the constitutionality of Proposition 8 will be decided. According to CNN:
The California Supreme Court began hearing arguments Thursday in a case that could determine the fate of same-sex marriage in the state, as well as the validity of about 18,000 same-sex marriages.
The court is [...]



GetToKnowUsFirst.org

Jan 24th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: News, Sexuality & Gender

A new campaign from homosexual activists to counter California’s Prop 8 is coming out with a series of commercials aimed at normalizing the public perception of gay couples and gay families, and promoting the legalization of gay marriage.  The campaign is called GetToKnowUsFirst.org, their website declares:

In the wake of California’s passage of Proposition 8, a [...]



Love the Two or More You’re With?

Jan 11th, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: News, Sexuality & Gender

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In the ongoing cultural debate over gay marriage, those that oppose it will at times attempt to show that the arguments used [...]



Gay Marriage: Even Liberals Know It’s Bad

Dec 18th, 2008 | By Frank Turek | Category: Law & Politics

Why not legalize same-sex marriage? Who could it possibly hurt? Children and the rest of society. That’s the conclusion of David Blankenhorn, who is anything but an anti-gay “bigot.” He is a life-long, pro-gay, liberal democrat who disagrees with the Bible’s prohibitions against homosexual behavior. Despite this, Blankenhorn makes a powerful case against Same-Sex marriage in his book, The Future of Marriage [...]



ADF: Tomorrow in America

Dec 16th, 2008 | By Marcus French | Category: Law & Politics, News

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The Alliance Defense Fund just released a video detailing some of what has happened in the last year with regard to marriage and religious freedom. They also call for people to donate to their cause. [...]



Refuting Newsweek’s Cover Story on the Religious Case for Same-Sex “Marriage”

Dec 15th, 2008 | By Michael L. Brown | Category: Sexuality & Gender

Dear Friends,

Last week the Internet was abuzz with the release of Newsweek magazine’s feature story on the alleged religious case for same-sex “marriage.” Today, that Newsweek issue has hit newsstands across America [...]