This week the Supreme Court heard two days of oral argument on the question of marriage. The cases featured California’s marriage amendment, known as “Proposition 8”, and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or “DOMA.” Given Massachusetts’ historic role in
The Podium Marriage — it’s between a man and a woman By Kris Mineau March 25, 2013 Marriage between a man and a woman has been the paradigm, the bedrock social institution of diverse cultures and civilizations for all of
Congratulations to our Catholic brothers and sisters on the election of a new Pope! In the first sermon of his pontificate, Pope Francis said: “We can walk as much as we want, we can build many things, but if we
by Adam J. MacLeod and Andrew Beckwith Featured on www.thepublicdiscourse.com March 1st, 2013 Since redefining marriage requires us to deny sexual differences, even school children now have to conform to that principle at the risk of punishment. In
Good news this week out of France. In his travels, both as an Air Force pilot and missionary, MFI President Kris Mineau has had the pleasure of meeting wonderful Christian men and women all over the globe. Recently, friends of his from France sent word
Additionally, Andrew was quoted by the Boston Globe: A state organization that has advocated against gay marriage, the Massachusetts Family Institute, said it hopes the Supreme Court will uphold both the Defense of Marriage Act and the California ban on
Today the U.S. Supreme Court accepted petitions to review two court decisions that challenge the constitutionality of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The federal case, Windsor v. United States, involves the Defense of Marriage Act
Voters in four states will get to do what the citizens of Massachusetts never got the chance to: vote on the definition of marriage. Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington all have the issue of same-sex “marriage” on the ballot. Without
Just last month a study came out of the University of Texas, Austin that gave a death blow to the radical homosexuals. The study showed that children of homosexual parents were worse off financially, mentally, and relationship-wise than those with
On Monday, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council had lunch with Governor Romney in Baton Rouge. They discussed issues of concern to social conservatives, including the economic importance of marriage. Gov. Romney had read a recent piece by Jason DeParle which
