Posts from May 2012

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Kris Mineau responds to President Obama’s support of same-sex marriage

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Media Release | Massachusetts Family Institute FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 9, 2012 MFI President Kris Mineau responds to President Barack Obama’s flip-flop on same-sex marriage WOBURN–Massachusetts Family Institute President Kris Mineau released the following statement after President Obama endorsed the redefinition of marriage to include same-sex couples during an interview with ABC News: “Today, […]

Victory for Marriage in NC

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WOBURN, MA – Massachusetts Family Institute President Kris Mineau released the following statement in response to North Carolina’s overwhelming endorsement of a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman: “We commend and applaud North Carolina voters for making their state the thirty-second to uphold the historic and natural definition […]

Foxborough Casino Called Off

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Plans to bring a $1 billion resort-style casino to the New England Patriots’ hometown have been suspended, Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn and the team’s owner said Tuesday.  The announcement by The Kraft Group and Wynn Resorts came a day after Foxborough voters elected two members to the local board of selectmen who opposed […]

Get Smart on the Fight Against Suicide

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The Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is launching an education campaign on the so-called “Death with Dignity Act” this month.  Churches throughout the state will be hosting two hour workshops featuring experts in medicine, law and ethics who will explain how you can oppose doctor-prescribed suicide.  The legal and medical analysis of this bill presented at […]

Beautiful women standing up for values

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Dear Friends of the Family, In today’s overly sexualized world, it is easy to think that anyone associated with industries that depend on female beauty is devoid of traditional moral values. In many cases that is true, but there are always exceptions. Maria Cahill, the winner of the Miss Delaware 2011 contest, is using her […]

Boston Globe removes poll on assisted suicide

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On Sunday afternoon, we sent an email asking you to vote in an online poll being conducted by the Boston Globe about doctor-prescribed suicide. Our friends at Massachusetts Citizens for Life did the same. We watched as the results steadily moved from people supporting the ballot measure to people being overwhelmingly against it, by a […]

New Hampshire Episcopalians may elect second homosexual bishop

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According to the Boston Globe, the Rev. William W. Rich, a senior associate at Trinity Church in Boston and a “married” homosexual man, is one of three priests nominated by a Diocese of New Hampshire search committee to succeed Bishop V. Gene Robinson, who is retiring. The vote will take place by secret ballot in […]

Webelos Wobble, Refuse to Fall Down

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From Family Research Council: The Boy Scouts have been bad-mouthed by celebrities, dropped from sponsorships, evicted from property, and hauled into court–yet not once have they wavered from their mission to build character in America’s sons. Unlike corporate America, the Scouts don’t cave when critics come calling. Even when those critics are Ohio moms who […]

Maine FPC, NOM join forces to defeat SSM

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The Christian Civic League of Maine (CCLM) and the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) announced recently that they have joined forces to form Protect Marriage Maine, and will lead the campaign against the proposed initiative redefining marriage in Maine that is expected on the ballot this November. “We are pleased to bring together these key […]