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Minnesota Family Council Cleans Up Website, Deletes Articles Linking Gays to Bestiality, Pedophilia

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Minnesota Family Council WebsiteThe main proponent of an effort to amend Minnesota’s constitution to ban gay marriage has deleted documents linking gays to pedophilia and bestiality, the Minnesota Independent reported.

The president of the Christian conservative group Minnesota Family Council on Wednesday defended the documents, which first came to light Tuesday on the website GoodAsYou.org. Tom Prichard told NPR that the documents get “into the nature of homosexuality and homosexual behavior.”

“The focus of this campaign is the nature and purpose of marriage – not a referendum of homosexuality per se, or its lifestyle activities and behaviors,” Prichard told the radio network. “I would see that as a separate issue.”

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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MN: Family Council to Spend $4.71 Million to Launch, Pass Anti Gay Marriage Amendment

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The Minnesota Family Council has launched its “Ignite” campaign to “achieve cultural transformation” over the next two years. According to a brochure put out by the group, MFC plans to spend $4.71 million with the main aim of getting a constitutional amendment banning relationship rights for same-sex couples onto the ballot and passed by Minnesota voters.

“‘Ignite’ is a two-year plan designed to fan the embers of November 2010 into a lasting movement built to achieve enduring cultural transformation,” the brochure states, “starting with passage of a constitutional amendment to preserve marriage as God designed it, the foundation of strong families and a strong society.”

MFC also believes it was picked by God for such a mission. “You see, God has uniquely positioned Minnesota Family Council (MFC),” the group writes. “God has blessed MFC with the unique opportunity to be a catalyst for enduring cultural transformation rooted in spiritual renewal, for the glory of Christ and the good of our state.”

Full Story fromThe Minnesota Independent

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MN: Judge Rejects Minnesota Family Council’s Intervention in Marriage Equality Lawsuit

Monday, November 29th, 2010

A judge has rejected an attempt by the Minnesota Family Council to intervene in a lawsuit challenging state law that bans same-sex marriage. Three same-sex couples filed a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota earlier this year arguing that the Defense of Marriage Act signed into law in 1997 violates the state Constitution.

The Family Council argued that it should be part of the lawsuit, in part, because if DOMA is ruled unconstitutional, it will cost them millions to fight same-sex marriage. The court said the group has no standing to defend DOMA.

Peter J. Nickitas, the Attorney for the couples, said, “This decision is a great victory for the plaintiffs and their families, marriage equality, and the integrity of the court system.”

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MN: New NOM TV Ad Equates MLK, Anti Gay Marriage Movement

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

The Minnesota Family Council and the National Organization for Marriage launched a new television ad this week in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. It’s the fourth foray into political advertising for the socially conservative groups this cycle and the second television ad. The ad uses footage of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and says that Emmer is the only candidate that supports putting a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on the ballot.

“It is important that the citizens of Minnesota know that both Mark Dayton and Tom Horner support imposing gay ‘marriage’ on Minnesotans without a vote of the people,” Tom Prichard of the Minnesota Family Council said in a press release about the ad. “Only Tom Emmer has publicly supported traditional marriage and the right of the people to vote on this important issue. That’s what this ad communicates.”

In an email on Wednesday afternoon, Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage said, “We’ve just released what may very well be our most powerful ad yet… focusing on the right of Minnesotans to vote for marriage, with footage from Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous speech and the civil rights movement.”

Full Story from the MN Independent

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MN: NOM, MN Family Council Run Ads Against Gay Friendly Candidates for Governor

Friday, August 13th, 2010

The Minnesota Family Council and the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) are teaming up against DFLer Mark Dayton and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner with new radio ads.

The ads are the second statewide campaign by NOM; the group released television ads against DFLers and IP candidates in the spring. The group also produced mailers against Sen. Paul Koering, the state’s only openly gay elected Republican. He lost his primary election this week.

“Voters in 31 other states have had the opportunity to decide the definition of marriage, and it’s time that Minnesotans had that same right,” said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) in a statement on Thursday. “The candidates for governor are asking voters for their support. We’re encouraging voters, in turn, demand of the candidates to guarantee they’ll support their right to vote on marriage and not impose gay marriage on them.”

Full Story from the MN Independent

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MN: ADF Joining Opposition to Gay Marriage Lawsuit

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

In response to a lawsuit filed in Hennepin County last month challenging Minnesota’s ban on same-sex marriage, the Minnesota Family Council is bringing in the Alliance Defense Fund, an evangelical legal group founded by James Dobson. ADF attorney Jordan Lorence said the group will file a notice of intervention opposing the lawsuit.

“We should be strengthening marriage, not undermining it,” Lorence said in a press release Wednesday. “Once again, activists are trying to use the courts to force something on the people that they have repeatedly rejected. Judges and politicians should never impose a system that intentionally deprives children of a mom and dad. Which parent doesn’t matter: a mom or a dad?”

Three couples are suing the state in Benson v. Alverson (pdf) for the right to marry on the grounds that Minnesota laws prohibiting same-sex marriage violate the state Constitution. The couples say the law violates the families’ right to due process, equal protection, freedom of association and freedom of conscience. But ADF, an organization based in Arizona, disputes that legal reasoning.

Full Story from the Minnesota Independent

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MN: GOP & Anti Gay Group to Push for Anti-Gay-Marriage Amendment

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

On Monday, the Minnesota Family Council and several GOP lawmakers held a press conference announcing their intent to push for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships in Minnesota. MFC warned that same-sex marriage could be legal in Minnesota as soon as next year, citing legislation and comments by Sen. John Marty, a candidate for governor. Marty shot back Monday night saying, “I stand by my commitment to equality. We can pass marriage equality legislation and sign it into law next year.”

At the press conference, MFC president Tom Prichard warned of “real dangers to our culture” and said that a bill by Sen. John Marty that would make same-sex marriage legal could become law next year, and to prevent that from happening, Minnesota needs a constitutional amendment.

“What it will do is have a dramatic impact the institution of marriage, right of conscience and freedoms and every aspect of society will be impacted,” said Prichard of same-sex marriage. Rep. Dan Severson, R-Sauk Rapids, said, “This goes to the structure of power of the people of Minnesota. Allowing them to vote on this important issue is fundamental to our society.”

Full Story from the Minnesota Independent

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