A week ago yesterday Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton turned his back on children across his state by signing into law a bill that allows same-sex couples to participate in the institution of marriage. Dayton signed the bill during a ceremony held on the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday following its passage in the Minnesota State House (75-59) and Senate [...]
In the last few days, Delaware and Rhode Island have joined the ultra-liberal bloc of mainly northeastern states that have redefined marriage. The institution of marriage has stood for thousands of years without any need of improvement, but it is now fashionable to complain that such reforms are long overdue. Accordingly, these developments were greeted [...]
Not sure if anyone noted, but after more than a week of opportunity, no one here at CatholicVote, nor anyone in any Catholic outlet that I’m aware of, has said Jason Collins should lose his job for coming out as openly gay. Not even the the cardinal archbishop of Washington could be bothered to utter [...]
In an exclusive interview published today in the Columbus Dispatch, Bishop Frederick Campbell broke his patient silence on what was until now a purely internal human resources matter regarding the dismissal of Carla Hale. She was a teacher at a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Columbus until her public and open admission that she considers her lesbian partner [...]
Trust me, you don’t want to look at pornography. Preparing the final for my Mass Communications class, I thought I should share some of what we studied about one of the biggest players in the media today: pornography. Let’s count the reasons you don’t want to look at pornography. 1. You don’t want to be [...]
“Abandon hope all ye’ who have passed the age of 23 and not found a spouse.” That, in a nutshell, is the argument that launched a thousand opinion pieces on early marriages. Writing last month in “The Daily Princetonian,” alumni Susan Patton urged young co-eds to get busy finding a husband before their chance at [...]
Archbishop Vigneron and Bishop Gumbleton may be less at odds than Bishop Gumbleton seems to think. Vigneron’s statements that some individuals should not present themselves for Communion referred to those who publicly advocate for such things as same sex marriages, or any other serious matter, such as the legalization of abortion, not to the private [...]
Item: “Phys Ed Teacher Fired for Being Gay” A former physical education teacher lost her job because of her relationship with another woman. … Apetition [sic] was created on Change.org in support of Hale as a teacher, simply requesting: “Reinstate faculty member Carla Hale and apologize for discriminating against her on the basis of sexuality.” [...]
There has been much digital and literal ink spilled on the fight over so-called “gay marriage,” even here at CV.org and in my own posts. We obviously disagree with “marriage equality” folks that two men or two women can be married, as that term is understood. But as we defend marriage, our interlocutors will occasionally [...]
In a statement that should come as a shock to exactly nobody who understands the real agenda behind gay marriage, lesbian author, journalist and gay rights activist Masha Gessen lays out the real plan behind the push for “marriage equality” (emphasis added): “It’s a no-brainer that (homosexual activists) should have the right to marry, but [...]
