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	<title>Ruth Institute Blog &#187; Same Sex Marriage</title>
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		<title>Why Prop 8 Decision Was No Surprise</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/07/why-prop-8-decision-was-no-surprise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/07/why-prop-8-decision-was-no-surprise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE JAMES R. BROWNING COURTHOUSE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA – “The decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold Judge Walker’s radical decision overturning Prop 8 comes as no surprise,” said Catholics for the Common Good President William B. May. “We always knew this case would be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Victory in the Prop 8 Case!</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/06/another-victory-in-the-prop-8-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/06/another-victory-in-the-prop-8-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m happy to report that our Prop 8 Legal Defense Team has won yet another important legal victory for supporters of traditional marriage in California! Today a three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 24-page opinion REVERSING the lower court’s earlier decision to illegally release courtroom trial recordings of the [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newsletter articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Marriage]]></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>Dr J testifies on Civil Marriage and Domestic Partnerships</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/24/dr-j-testifies-on-civil-marriage-and-domestic-partnerships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/24/dr-j-testifies-on-civil-marriage-and-domestic-partnerships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

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		<title>Is it worth it? The economics of same-sex marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/04/is-it-worth-it-the-economics-of-same-sex-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/04/is-it-worth-it-the-economics-of-same-sex-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newsletter articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Douglas W. Allen The institution of marriage must be fundamentally redefined to accommodate same sex couples, says a Canadian economist. Douglas Allen is a Canadian expert on the economics of social institutions. He has discussed same sex marriage from an economic point of view in articles in leading law journals. MercatorNet interviewed him about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Fight Same-Sex Marriage?</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/04/why-fight-same-sex-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/04/why-fight-same-sex-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homosexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is There Really That Much at Stake? by Douglas Farrow Why fight same-sex marriage? Even in America, where the outcome is not yet decided, there appear to be good reasons not to. The optics are poor and the mandate seems uncertain. Prospects for victory appear slim. Resources that might be reserved for more important fronts—abortion, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bed and Breakfast fights for right not to host civil unions</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/12/bed-and-breakfast-fights-for-right-not-to-host-civil-unions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/12/bed-and-breakfast-fights-for-right-not-to-host-civil-unions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homosexuality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian Examiner staff report SPRINGFIELD, Ill, — A bed and breakfast in central Illinois is struggling to keep its right not to host civil union ceremonies on its premises. Mark and Todd Wathen filed a complaint against the bed and breakfast with the state’s Human Rights Commission when TimberCreek turned down hosting their civil union [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cooper goes on offense</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/cooper-goes-on-the-offense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/cooper-goes-on-the-offense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[5:00 PM PST  (court adjourned) Cooper’s rebuttal: If the judge has an interest in the outcome, he has an obligation to reveal it. It was the plaintiffs who continually put forth evidence that 64% of gays in CA, in committed long-term relationships, would want to get married.  Hence, it is the fact that Walker was in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Therese Stewart and Thompson&#8217;s rebuttal</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/therese-stewart-and-thompsons-rebuttal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/therese-stewart-and-thompsons-rebuttal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[3:40 PM PST Therese Stewart: A seal order doesn’t preclude the parties from revisiting the question of whether the seal should be opened.  She seems to think that the Proponents shouldn’t have relied on this promise so seriously. Rhinehart: the potential for broadcast has been eliminated. Stewart seems to say that rule only pertains to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thompson&#8217;s arguments</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/thompsons-arguments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/thompsons-arguments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[3:05 PM, PST, Judge Hawkins: Were your clients under the impression that the tapes would be sealed forever? David Thompson: No, only for 10 years, at which time, an extension could be asked for, and possibly given. Plaintiffs want to know, what are the harms? DT says, four harms: 1.       Witness intimidation and harassment;  SCOTUS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Coalition advocate, Thomas Burke</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/mediacoalition-advocate-thomas-burke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/mediacoalition-advocate-thomas-burke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[3: 30 PM PST, Thomas Burke, from Media Coalition First brings up the claim that since Walker’s objectivity is in question, we should have access to the tapes. Rhinehart stops him and urges him to stick to the point: which is the issue of the video tapes. The guy is in over his head. Hawkins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-game warm-ups&#8211;Prop 8 Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/pre-game-warm-ups-prop-8-trial/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/08/pre-game-warm-ups-prop-8-trial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sitting here in the federal court building at the corner of Mission and 7th in Down town SF.  Things are much calmer, both inside and outside the court, compared with other times I’ve been to these hearings.  Only a handful of people were outside at the Pre-Game warm-up Equality rally. They have the same signs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Marriage Equality&#8221; Creates Equality for Whom?</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/marriage-equality-creates-equality-for-whom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/marriage-equality-creates-equality-for-whom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JThieme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artificial Reproductive Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Redefinition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9718</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The “marriage equality” movement is based on faulty logic and is not about creating “equal rights.” Leaders in the “marriage equality” movement either are not honest with their followers, or truly do not understand their own arguments. Whichever is the case, they need the concept of “marriage equality” to contain an element that is simultaneously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Same-Sex &#8220;Marriage&#8221; Trickle Effect</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/same-sex-marriage-trickle-effect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/same-sex-marriage-trickle-effect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9708</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[from The Manhattan Declaration Our friends at the Family Research Council have produced a documentary detailing some of the repercussions that have already begun to arise as a result of so-called same-sex “marriage.” The evidence and the impact that same-sex “marriage” is already having is astounding and shows the dangers it presents to our country and our culture. Watch the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Right of conscience&#8217; sought for chaplains</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/right-of-conscience-sought-for-chaplains/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/right-of-conscience-sought-for-chaplains/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chad Groening A Mississippi senator has successfully inserted into the Defense Authorization Bill an amendment that would prevent military chaplains from being forced to perform same-gender &#8220;weddings.&#8221; The Senate Defense Authorization Bill, passed last week on an overwhelming 93-7 vote, now goes to conference committee to mesh with the House version. Many amendments were inserted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9th Circuit Hears Prop 8 Arguments Tomorrow!</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/9th-circuit-hears-prop-8-arguments-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/9th-circuit-hears-prop-8-arguments-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prop 8 Trial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 8]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011 Tomorrow afternoon beginning at 2:30 pm PT / 5:30 pm ET, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will be hearing oral arguments on California&#8217;s Proposition 8. The three-judge panel, while continuing to deliberate on the constitutionality of Prop 8, will additionally be hearing oral arguments on whether Judge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Same-Sex Marriage: Putting Every Household at Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/same-sex-marriage-putting-every-household-at-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/same-sex-marriage-putting-every-household-at-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who cares about the future of our society should read this book. Children are among those most affected by same-sex marriage. This book discusses the impact same-sex marriage has on the culture and gives you real answers to the central questions surrounding this important issue. Read the book review and find ordering information or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Orthodox Rabbis Issue Same Sex Marriage Declaration</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/100-orthodox-rabbis-issue-same-sex-marriage-declaration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/07/100-orthodox-rabbis-issue-same-sex-marriage-declaration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Same Sex Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to a recent “Orthodox” same-sex marriage ceremony conducted in Washington, D.C. by Rabbi Steve Greenberg, – who is openly gay, and married Yoni Bock and Ron Kaplan at the 6th &#38; I Synagogue in Washington in November – over 100 Orthodox Rabbis – among them some of the most prominent rabbinic figures in [...]]]></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>Why Everybody, Including Gays, Should Support Traditional Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/03/why-everybody-including-gays-should-support-traditional-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/03/why-everybody-including-gays-should-support-traditional-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JThieme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think conservatives and libertarians err when they refer to &#8220;gay marriage&#8221; as such. They unwittingly concede a tremendous amount of ground when using that term. If I was on the left I would secretly be quite happy every time I saw a conservative or libertarian use it. But since I’m not on the left, [...]]]></description>
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