May 13, 2013 at 3:52 pm | Defending Marriage, Featured | No comment
The op-ed below was written by NC Values Coalition Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald and published in the Charlotte Observer on Sunday May 12, 2013. You can view the original article here at the Charlotte Observer website. Marriage amendment, one year later By Tami Fitzgerald One year ago last week, 61 percent of North Carolinians voted to preserve the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one… Read the full article…
April 2, 2013 at 4:48 pm | Defending Marriage, Featured | No comment
Did you know that Starbucks is a vocal supporter of same sex “marriage”? Did you know that Starbucks financially supports the same-sex marriage movement with profits from its sales? A few weeks ago, in its annual shareholder’s meeting, one of Starbucks’ shareholders raised concerns that the company’s vocal and financial support for gay marriage was hurting sales in coffee shops across the country, noting a significant drop in sales after… Read the full article…
March 15, 2013 at 4:44 pm | Defending Marriage, Featured | No comment
With the month of March now upon us, preparations for the historic March for Marriage are kicking into high gear. This is an opportunity we simply can’t miss, a chance to show like never before that the American people stand for marriage – stand for the rights of children to experience the love of both a mother and a father – stand for the rights of voters not to have marriage… Read the full article…
January 31, 2013 at 5:03 pm | Defending Marriage, Featured | No comment
North Carolina Values Coalition files Amicus Brief with US Supreme Court Raleigh, NC - On behalf of everyone that makes up the North Carolina Values Coalition and the 61% of North Carolina voters who voted for the Marriage Amendment last May, the North Carolina Values Coalition has filed an Amicus Brief with the United States Supreme Court to defend North Carolina’s definition of marriage. California’s marriage amendment and the federal Defense… Read the full article…
January 25, 2013 at 2:31 pm | Defending Marriage | No comment
We urgently need your help. California’s marriage amendment and the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will go before the Supreme Court this year and experts speculate these cases could be the deciding opinion on marriage and the ability of government to redefine marriage. On behalf of everyone in the North Carolina Values Coalition, we are filing an Amicus Brief with the Supreme Court explaining why the Court should not declare a… Read the full article…
November 30, 2012 at 2:52 pm | Defending Marriage | No comment
“Many friends have said that same-sex marriage is inevitable. It is not. I have confidence that fence-sitters will enter the fray in support of traditional marriage.” – Luis Tellez (The Witherspoon Institute) The fight to support traditional marriage is far from over. I hope you will take a moment to read this article from Luis Tellez about why gay marriage is not inevitable despite our recent losses in other states and… Read the full article…
October 30, 2012 at 5:16 pm | Defending Marriage | No comment
The race for our state’s second highest office—Lieutenant Governor—features two very distinct candidates. Linda Coleman is a union-backed career politician and former aide to Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue and Dan Forest is a conservative businessman who is achampion of traditional family values. Linda Coleman spoke out against the Marriage Amendment that we worked so hard to pass last spring, acting as a spokesperson for the opposition to the Amendment, Equality NC. The News & Observer reported that “Coleman… Read the full article…
October 26, 2012 at 1:45 pm | Defending Marriage | No comment
The race for President isn’t the only important race you’ll be voting on this year. Across the state, candidates for the North Carolina General Assembly are also up for election and these races deserve your attention. Pro-gay marriage forces have seen how successful we’ve been over the past year in protecting and promoting marriage and, as a result, they are getting involved. In fact, EqualityNC, a radical homosexual activist organization that… Read the full article…
October 22, 2012 at 6:38 pm | Defending Marriage | No comment
Marriage is under attack again – this time in New York. Last week’s decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reject that portion of the Defense of Marriage Act that defines marriage as between one man and one woman is a timely and important reminder that our fight to protect marriage is never over. We can no longer elect people to public office in this country who… Read the full article…
September 6, 2012 at 3:51 pm | Defending Marriage, Featured | No comment
For the first time in history, a major national political party is embracing gay marriage. Yesterday at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, party faithful adopted a measure that officially adds support for gay marriage to the party’s platform. This decision means the Democratic Party officially condones and supports gay marriage – despite the overwhelming success of pro-marriage campaigns like ours around the country. But there’s more. They did not… Read the full article…