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	<title>Ruth Institute Blog &#187; Politics &amp; Marriage</title>
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		<title>Prepared remarks for the Washington state legislature hearings on  the definition of marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/30/prepared-remarks-for-the-washington-state-legislature-hearings-on-the-definition-of-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/30/prepared-remarks-for-the-washington-state-legislature-hearings-on-the-definition-of-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA["Marriage Equality"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Roback Morse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delivered January 23, 2012 in Olympia, Washington by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse I am here today to address those of you who have already made up your minds to redefine marriage.  History will not be kind to you.  Previous generations of social experimenters have caused unimaginable misery for millions of people.  Particular people advocated the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defend Marriage: Moms and Dads Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/06/defend-marriage-moms-and-dads-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/06/defend-marriage-moms-and-dads-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maggie Gallagher]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Maggie Gallagher August 23, 2011 http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/08/3761 Presidential candidates in the next election should uphold marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The mainstream media have labeled marriage the &#8220;hottest front in the culture war.&#8221; Much to the media&#8217;s surprise, several of the GOP candidates have already signed the National Organization of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Bishops&#8217; Statement on Religious Freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/23/maryland-bishops-statement-on-religious-freedom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/23/maryland-bishops-statement-on-religious-freedom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Redefinition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Catholic Bishops of Maryland have issued a statement, &#8220;The Most Sacred of All Property:  Religious Freedom and the People of Maryland.&#8221; Despite its title, the principles it lays out and the examples it uses are applicable to the entire United States.  People of all faiths, not just Catholics, will find it a helpful defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Catholic Strategy in Shambles</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/obamas-catholic-strategy-in-shambles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/obamas-catholic-strategy-in-shambles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9451</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/11/15/obamas_catholic_strategy_in_shambles_112067.html Obama&#8217;s Catholic outreach is being revealed as a transparent ploy a year before he faces re-election. A portion of the Democratic coalition &#8212; including civil libertarians and pro-choice activists &#8212; has decided to attack and marginalize Catholic leaders and institutions. And HHS is actively siding against Catholic organizations. &#8220;We are in a war,&#8221; Sebelius [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE SPONSORS FORUM WITH GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/15/national-organization-for-marriage-sponsors-forum-with-gop-presidential-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/15/national-organization-for-marriage-sponsors-forum-with-gop-presidential-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Family Forum in Des Moines Provides Platform for Discussion of Family Issues DES MOINES, IOWA – The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is co-sponsoring the Thanksgiving Family Forum for Republican Presidential candidates this week. The event, held on Saturday, November 19 at First Federated Church in Des Moines, will be an in-depth conversation with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor studies ideas for marriage initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/18/governor-studies-ideas-for-marriage-initiative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/18/governor-studies-ideas-for-marriage-initiative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tim Carpenter Consultants brought to Topeka by Gov. Sam Brownback to help outline a new pro-marriage initiative considered development of a &#8220;family preparatory&#8221; curriculum for high school students and elimination of financial penalties suffered by couples who marry while on public assistance. Those and other revelations were included in an 80-page document obtained by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration wants “strong families”</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/08/obama-administration-wants-%e2%80%9cstrong-families%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/10/08/obama-administration-wants-%e2%80%9cstrong-families%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Marriage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan Programmes in the United States that promote marriage or fatherhood have received a new round of funding from the federal government &#8212; nearly $120 million, all up. The funding was begun by President George W Bush. &#8220;A strong and stable family is the greatest advantage any child can have,&#8221; George Sheldon, HHS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUTH INSTITUTE COMMENDS CALIFORNIA GOP FOR PLATFORM VOTE ON MARRIAGE</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/21/ruth-institute-commends-california-gop-for-platform-vote-on-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/21/ruth-institute-commends-california-gop-for-platform-vote-on-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Roback Morse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[California Republican Party Votes to Maintain One Man-One Woman Marriage In Party Platform SAN MARCOS, CA – The Ruth Institute, a project of the National Organization for Marriage Education Fund, commended the California GOP today in response to their vote at the September 16-18 convention to maintain a strong defense of traditional marriage: “The voters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What were they thinking? More reactions to the CA GOP</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/19/what-were-they-thinking-more-reactions-to-the-ca-gop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/19/what-were-they-thinking-more-reactions-to-the-ca-gop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Marriage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Based on what I saw and heard at this convention, I would have to conclude that the CA GOP doesn’t want to talk about social issues. Their general session featured report after report on everything but social issues. The workshops and panels: jobs, jobs, jobs.  Now, my free market credentials are certainly in order: I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Issues and the CA GOP</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/19/social-issues-and-the-ca-gop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/19/social-issues-and-the-ca-gop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Marriage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I spent the weekend at the CA GOP convention. I had heard that there was a move afoot by a wealthy “Republican” to strip the party platform of the pro-marriage and pro-life planks. Rumor was, that this gentleman, Charles Munger, paid people to support his watered down version of the platform.  Since I live in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No standing: what marriage radicals really think of “the people”</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/19/no-standing-what-marriage-radicals-really-think-of-%e2%80%9cthe-people%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/19/no-standing-what-marriage-radicals-really-think-of-%e2%80%9cthe-people%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newsletter articles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jennifer Roback Morse This article was first published at Mercatornet.com September 16, 2011. Last week’s hearing in the California Supreme Court on whether the proponents of Prop 8 have standing to defend the measure in court seemed to go well for the defenders of natural marriage. But another issue lies beneath the surface of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Bachmann at the CA Republican Convention</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/17/michelle-bachmann-at-the-ca-republican-convention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/17/michelle-bachmann-at-the-ca-republican-convention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Marriage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am attending the CA Republican Convention at the relentlessly stylish J W Marriott Hotel at LA Live. (I’m not kidding: even the bathroom fixtures are funky!)  There is a movement afoot to change the Platform of the CA Republican Party, including removing the pro-life and pro-marriage language that has long been part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Marriage Sunk David Weprin</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/16/how-marriage-sunk-david-weprin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/16/how-marriage-sunk-david-weprin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Take note of the parts in blue at the bottom. by  Maggie Gallagher Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, was a good day for marriage. North Carolina legislators voted to send a marriage amendment to the people of that state in 2012. And in New York, the first clear Democratic casualty of gay marriage emerged: David Weprin. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unbelievable!</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/14/unbelievable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/14/unbelievable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage Redefinition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Republican won in NY 9, the special election to fill Anthony Wiener&#8217;s seat.  This is a complete political upset, and the marriage issue was part of the story. Yet, today, the former head of the CA Republican Party says it was all about Israel.  The Jews voted for the Republican over Israel. End of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage is on the ballot tomorrow in NY state</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/12/marriage-is-on-the-ballot-tomorrow-in-ny-state/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/12/marriage-is-on-the-ballot-tomorrow-in-ny-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Roback Morse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage Redefinition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8677</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Metaphorically, that is. There is an empty seat in District 9, Anthony Weiner&#8217;s Congressional old seat, which he had to give up in disgrace due to his lack of sexual discretion. (understatement. LOL.)  Anyhow, one of the candidates for that seat is a guy called David Weprin.  While in the NY state legislature, he voted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Kind of Presidential Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/07/a-new-kind-of-presidential-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/07/a-new-kind-of-presidential-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Marriage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8598</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Maggie Gallagher September 7, 2011 http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/09/3919 Monday&#8217;s Presidential Forum broke new ground. The goal of the American Principles Project Palmetto Freedom Forum on Monday in Columbia, S.C., was a different kind of debate that would break new ground. Boy, did it succeed. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Congressman Steve King of Iowa, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update:  CA schools and SB 48 (LGBT history curriculum)</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/07/update-ca-schools-and-sb-48-lgbt-history-curriculum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/07/update-ca-schools-and-sb-48-lgbt-history-curriculum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in July, the California legislature passed SB 48.  It mandates that all public schools must include positive discussions of the sexual orientations of transgender, bisexual, and gay Americans when teaching their contributions to history.  This includes rewriting text books and using supplemental discussion materials. Now, a group of citizens hopes to use California&#8217;s referendum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California AB 889 &#8212; the State climbs further into your home</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/02/california-ab-889-the-state-climbs-further-into-your-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/02/california-ab-889-the-state-climbs-further-into-your-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State should support families and better enable them to survive and thrive.  California, however, is once again making it difficult-to-impossible for families to care for their own members in their own homes.  AB 889 is expected to soon be on Governor Brown&#8216;s desk. &#160; If you hire someone to care for your children in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uphold Conscience Protection: Religious  Freedom&#8217;s Contribution to the American  Experience and Threats to its Survival</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/27/uphold-conscience-protection-religious-freedoms-contribution-to-the-american-experience-and-threats-to-its-survival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Helen Alvaré August 26, 2011 http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2011/08/3800 Religious communities are an essential part of the fabric of America, even over and above the vital services they provide to weak and vulnerable members of our communities; we must protect their conscience rights against legal coercion. It is impossible to understand the American experiment without understanding the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mormonism and Natural Law</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/26/mormonism-and-natural-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Francis J. Beckwith With the increasing likelihood that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee for President, it is important for Catholics and other Christians to reflect on some concerns raised by Damon Linker in a 2007 New Republic article. Linker argues that Mormon theology does not have important resources that traditional Christians have [...]]]></description>
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