Marriage

North Carolina Victory
What it Means Going Forward
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2012-- Despite a well financed campaign of deception by opponents, North Carolina's Amendment One received overwhelming support with a 61% to 39% win. This was a huge step forward in protecting the reality that marriage unites men and women and any children born of their unions.

CA "Trojan Horse" Marriage Bill
Moves to Senate Floor
Ask Your State Senator to Vote “No”
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8, 2012 -- When I testified at the recent Judiciary Committee hearing, you should have heard Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) describe how much he cares about churches. He detailed how he and Equality California want to make sure churches are protected should marriage be redefined in California.

CA Trojan Horse Marriage Bill Is Back
Creates Two Kinds of Marriage
Urgent Action Needed to Request a “NO” Vote
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2012 -- The bill that Catholics for the Common Good described as the “Trojan Horse marriage bill” is back. Amendments earlier this week changed SB 1140 into the same bill the legislature passed in 2010 and was vetoed by then Governor Schwarzenegger. Authored again by San Francisco's Mark Leno and sponsored by Equality California, it redefines marriage under the guise of protecting priests and ministers from having to marry same-sex couples.

Opponents' Lies Could Lead to
Marriage Protection Upset in North Carolina
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2012 -- Opponents to traditional marriage in North Carolina, in a desperate effort to defeat a critical marriage protection amendment, are releasing deceptive ads aimed at confusing voters—and, distressingly, they seem to be working. The Vote for Marriage NC campaign is urgently asking for your help. They need thousands of volunteers to call North Carolina voters between now and May 8. That is just a week and a half away.

NY Times Writer Defends
Church Teachings in Online Series
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012 (CNA) -- New York Times writer Ross Douthat has defended Catholic theological and moral teachings, in a series of articles explaining how the Church is not “fundamentalist” but simply “orthodox.”

UN Women's Commission
Rejects Expansion of 'Reproductive Rights'
NEW YORK, NY, April 3, 2012 -- Amid controversy over the “rights” to contraception and abortion, the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women concluded its 56th annual meeting without reaching the necessary agreement for a concluding document.

Hawaii Lawsuit Shows
Civil Unions Help Redefine Marriage
HONOLULU, HI, March 7, 2012  -- A Hawaiian lawsuit asking a federal court to instate “gay marriage” shows that the recognition of same-sex domestic partnerships and civil unions is just a stepping stone to redefining marriage, several critics say.

Court Challenge to Marriage in Hawaii
Governor Refuses to Defend
HONOLULU, March 5, 2010 — Hawaii's new civil union law took effect on January 1.It did not take long for three same-sex couples to file suit in federal district court claiming that the law gay rights groups advocated denied then equal protection and requested that Hawii's law protecting traditional marriage be overturned.

Federal Court Strikes Down
California Marriage Law
SAN FRANCISCO, February 8, 2012 -- A federal appeals court has ruled that a California-voter-approved initiative to define marriage as between one man and one woman has no rational basis and violates the U.S. Constitution.

Archbishop Gomez Speaks Out
Appeals Court Prop 8 Decision
LOS ANGELES, February 7, 2012 -- The court’s decision reflects a basic confusion about what marriage is and what marriage is for, and about why the government has an interest in promoting and strengthening marriage.

9th Circuit Prop 8 Decision
Coming Tuesday AM
SAN FRANCISCO, February 6, 2012 -- We could be surprised, but given the reputation of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, it is likely they will uphold Judge Walker's radical decision to overturn Prop 8 when they announce their decision on Tuesday morning at 10 AM.