Today, Senate Democrats officially took sides on DOMA by voting 10-8 in the Judiciary Committee to support the misnamed “Respect for Marriage Act” that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The vote was along strict party lines with all 8 Republicans voting against it. “To me, this debate is about stable families, […]
Our colleagues at the Coalition for Marriage & Family took to the airwaves last week with two new hard-hitting radio ads exposing the Transgender Bathroom Bill. The ads took on two of the most negative aspects of the bill: its effect on small businesses and its abuse of children. The first ad refers to the […]
The weekend before Thanksgiving (November 18-19), America’s hometown – Plymouth, Massachusetts – will be hosting their annual Thanksgiving Celebration where history is brought to life as Pilgrims, Native Americans, soldiers, patriots and pioneers proudly climb out of history books and onto the streets of Plymouth.” Their mission: Courage, fortitude, faith, virtue and brotherly love—the Pilgrim […]
Dear Friends of the Family, Tomorrow is November 11, Veterans Day. Most people will take time tomorrow to thank the veterans in their lives for their service to our nation. Veterans Day has its roots in Armistice Day, the day that World War I ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the […]
Two neighboring New England states took two very different paths as far as expanded gambling, with New Hampshire moving closer while Maine stopped additional expansion. On Tuesday, voters in Maine decisively defeated two different referendum questions that would have opened the door for a casino and two racinos. Question 2, which would have allowed racinos […]
Media Campaign to Stop Transgender Bathroom Bill Begins Airing Woburn, MA – November 7, 2011 – Coalition for Marriage and Family has launched radio ads urging legislators on Beacon Hill to stop the Transgender Bathroom Bill from passage. Ads opposing the Bathroom Bill have aired during the past two legislative sessions and the bill has […]
According to a story in the CNSNews.com, the Girl Scouts of Colorado are allowing a year-year-old boy to join a local troop because he is “living life as a girl.” After the boy, Bobby Montoya, was initially told he couldn’t join by a local troop leader, the statewide organization stepped in and said the Girl […]
As part of our 20th Anniversary Gala last month, we débuted a video featuring the story of MFI and testimonials of board members, state legislators, policy leaders, and others about the work we have done on behalf of families these last 20 years. I invite you to watch the final minute of this presentation, and […]
Dear Friends of the Family, In Washington, where you would think our elected officials would be hard at work trying to get people back to work and the economy humming again, they are instead placating a well-funded special interest group by attempting to disassemble the institution of marriage. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has […]
With Christmas season right around the corner, a judge in Pennsylvania has upheld a student’s right to distribute fliers promoting a Christmas party during non-instructional time before class. A fifth-grader in a town near Scranton, Pennsylvania, was forbidden to hand out fliers inviting classmates to a Christmas party at her church, a gathering where “admission […]