CA Dem Wants ‘Husband,’ ‘Wife,” Banned from U.S. Code
A California Democrat has introduced a U.S. House resolution designed to ban the use of “husband” and “wife” from the United States Code.
Tag: marriage
Vatican Radio Posts, Then Removes Photo of Lesbian Kiss
In a bizarre sequence of events, the German edition of Vatican Radio published a cover photo of two lesbians kissing, with the caption: “Church’s sexual morality is in motion,” only to be removed, then reposted, then removed again.
The Nuclear Option: Media Proclaim Obama’s Glory While Faith in American Institutions Skids to Record Lows
If Jimmy Carter is “history’s greatest monster,” as deemed by the good people of Springfield in “The Simpsons,” then President Obama is “history’s most deluded jester.”
Drawing the Battle Lines for Religious Liberty and Same Sex Marriage
Kelly Shackelford’s debate with Evan Wolfson on Fox News Sunday highlights the battle lines for religious liberty in America now that the Supreme Court has grossly overstepped its authority by declaring gay marriage a constitutional right. This war will center on whether religious liberty extends to how you earn your living, get an education, and run a business.
EXCLUSIVE: Candy Carson Talks about Her 40-Year Wedding Anniversary with Dr. Ben Carson, Faith, and Campaigning
In her first interview since her husband, Dr. Ben Carson, announced he is running for the Republican presidential nomination, Candy Carson spoke exclusively with Breitbart News about their 40 years of marriage, their faith, and the trials and tribulations of taking on a presidential campaign.
The Left’s Crazy, Hate-Filled Reaction to My Supreme Court Petition
Like for many conservatives, the Supreme Court’s recent liberty-crushing rampage was an incredibly difficult pill for me to swallow. Having to listen to the continuous parade of mainstream media pundits trot out their prized leftist activists to tell us all how common interpretations held by the public and the courts had been completely wrong for more than 200 years was nauseating to say the least.
Gay Marriage Ruling Hasn’t Dissuaded Conservatives
Californians have seen it before. From the overturn of voter approved Proposition 8 and Proposition 22 to this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to institute homosexual marriage in all 50 states, judges overruled the will of the people.
The Marriage Mandate
Bottom line: the Marriage Mandate is an idea whose time has come. It combines the reasoning of the Supreme Court’s decisions on ObamaCare, gay marriage, and disparate impact into one atomic fireball of compulsory social justice. Conservatives will love the results, while statists will love the methods.
Unprecedented Four SCOTUS Dissents Promise to Keep Marriage Debate Open
Friday’s case will go down in US judicial history as one of our nation’s most misguided decisions. Fortunately, the four dissenting justices have also furnished the country with a goldmine of rational, lucid arguments that could eventually serve as the foundation stones to rebuild what has been lost.
Pope Francis: In Broken Families, Children Suffer Most
On Wednesday, Pope Francis continued his reflections on the family, addressing the delicate question of divorce and separation, as well as its effects on family members. He invited his hearers to think more about the effects that adults’ actions have on the most vulnerable, especially little ones.
Vatican Guidelines for Marriage Summit Touted as Victory for Conservatives
The Vatican’s new document that will serve as a guide for discussions in the upcoming synod on marriage and the family has caused consternation among liberals who see the text as a barrier to more progressive reforms in Catholic teaching on marriage.
Half Million Gather in Rome for Massive Pro-Family Protest
Despite a torrential downpour, an estimated 500,000 people gathered Saturday in Rome under the banner of “Family Day,” protesting gender ideology and LGBT programs in schools and reaffirming the nature of marriage as the lifelong union of one man and one woman.
Want to Help Men? Heal Marriage
In the U.S. today, all the focus seems to be on gay marriage. It’s a central topic at the Supreme Court this month, for example. But the real story isn’t the death of men; it’s the death of marriage.
Pope Francis Decries ‘Crisis’ of Traditional Marriage
In an address to Bishops of the Dominican Republic this week, Pope Francis returned to a theme he has been hammering home all year: marriage as the union of one man and one woman, an institution that he said is undergoing a “serious crisis.”
Pope Francis Tells Couples to Wait until Marriage to Have Sex
In his weekly audience Wednesday, Pope Francis gave dating couples some radically countercultural advice, encouraging them to hold off on sex until they are properly married.
Diddy Will Sign ‘Love Contract’ Rather Than Marriage Certificate
Prominent rap figure P Diddy, also known as Sean Combs, but not to be confused with his old persona Puff Daddy, has announced he doesn’t believe in the sanctity of marriage, but he is down to sign a “love contract.”
Jeb Bush at Liberty University: Rips Obama Admin on Religious Freedom
During his commencement address at Liberty University on Saturday, presumptive 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush blistered the Obama administration for its “use of coercive federal power” to restrict religious freedom.
Pope Francis Underscores Distinctiveness of Christian Marriage
As more and more countries enact laws permitting same-sex marriage, Pope Francis devoted his weekly “general audience” to the topic of Christian matrimony, distinguishing it from the merely social institution of marriage in its diverse forms and insisting that the life of the Church “deteriorates” whenever marriage “is disfigured.”
As SCOTUS Deliberates, Pope Francis Crusades for Man-Woman Marriage
While climate change activists busily campaigned the Pope for support for their projects, Francis’s mind was elsewhere, reflecting on the importance of traditional marriage and the plight of women in the world.
Turkish Airlines CEO: Pilots Should Get Married to Ensure Emotional Health
Temel Kotil, the CEO of Turkish Airlines, made headlines this week by recommending marriage as the best way to avoid future murder-suicide plane crashes, like the one co-pilot Andreas Lubitz carried out aboard a Germanwings airliner.
Pope Takes on Feminists, Gender Theorists, Gay Activists
Continuing with his insistence that Christians speak the truth boldly and “without fear” of the consequences, on Wednesday Pope Francis took on both the gay lobby and radical feminists by contending that men and women are essentially different and not interchangeable.
African Cardinal Napier Publicly Blasts Progressive Cardinal Walter Kasper
In an unusually public and confrontational manner, South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier shot off a series of Twitter messages this week criticizing his fellow cardinal, the German Walter Kasper, in response to a Huffington Post article that called Kasper “the Pope’s theologian.”
Texas Bill: Covenant Marriage Revisited
Texas House Representative James White (R-Woodville) has filed H.B. 547 relating to the creation and dissolution of a covenant marriage. The law would allow couples to select to enter into an agreement for a covenant marriage. The law applies to populations between 54,000 and 56,000 in which more than 250 divorces are granted each year, or to counties where the commissioners court in the county have adopted an order authorizing persons to enter into covenant marriages. Bills providing for covenant marriages in Texas have not been successful in the past.
CPAC Panel on Family: ‘Father’s Day Will Be Hate Speech’
National Harbor, MD — A panel of scholars at CPAC believe single motherhood is one of the crucial issues facing America and that there are strong libertarians reasons to support traditional marriage.
Chinese Actress Accepts Marriage Proposal Delivered by Drone
Actress Zhang Ziyi, best known for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, accepted a marriage proposal that was delivered by a drone on Saturday, while she was celebrating her birthday.
