Recently on the National Organization for Marriage's blog, the group said the following:
In the blog post, NOM is quick to label this individuals as "legal experts." But here is what the organization omits.
Glendon was chosen by President Bush as to be the Ambassador of the Vatican. During the international 1995 Beijing Conference on Women sponsored by the United Nations, she opposed the use of condoms in family planning or in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In 2009, she caused a controversy by refusing to accept an award from Notre Dame simply because awarded President Obama an honorary degree. She did this because she opposed his views on abortion and stem cell research.
Franck is an author writing for the conservative National Review where he has posted such articles as Re: The Airtight Case for Vacating Walker’s Ruling ( Editor's note - the case wasn't as airtight as Franck led on. Walker's ruling was upheld to the surprise of no one.)
But the final person - Robert George - whom NOM lists as a submitter of the letter perfectly epitomizes the organization's willingness to deceive.
Robert George was NOM's founding chairman, as evidenced by this link on NOM's blog admitting so:
And just in case you need more proof, these two news articles identify George as NOM's founding chairman
But of course in the blog post, NOM takes great pains to highlight the credentials of the letter's authors but also in omitting the simple fact that their affiliations cast a dark light on the letter's credibility.
But it's something which is par for the course for NOM and I suspect as the battle for marriage equality heats up, NOM will continue to consider truth and integrity as disposable commodities in gaining victories.
. . .Harvard University professor Mary Ann Glendon and Princeton University professor Robert George released a letter calling on Greg Ball, Dean Skelos and the New York Senate to provide stronger religious liberty protection in the same-sex marriage bill before the NY state Senate.
The academic experts who signed the letter (which also includes Matthew Franck) wrote: "We understand the enormous pressure you are under to pass a bill that the Governor wants. But rushing such a bill through with inadequate or counterfeit religious liberty and conscience protections would be a tragedy and a profound injustice” and urged consideration of the bill be delayed to another session when language could be carefully considered.
In the blog post, NOM is quick to label this individuals as "legal experts." But here is what the organization omits.
Glendon was chosen by President Bush as to be the Ambassador of the Vatican. During the international 1995 Beijing Conference on Women sponsored by the United Nations, she opposed the use of condoms in family planning or in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In 2009, she caused a controversy by refusing to accept an award from Notre Dame simply because awarded President Obama an honorary degree. She did this because she opposed his views on abortion and stem cell research.
Franck is an author writing for the conservative National Review where he has posted such articles as Re: The Airtight Case for Vacating Walker’s Ruling ( Editor's note - the case wasn't as airtight as Franck led on. Walker's ruling was upheld to the surprise of no one.)
But the final person - Robert George - whom NOM lists as a submitter of the letter perfectly epitomizes the organization's willingness to deceive.
Robert George was NOM's founding chairman, as evidenced by this link on NOM's blog admitting so:
NOM's Founding Chairman Princeton Prof. Robert George Receives Canterbury Medal for Defending Religious Liberty
June 25, 2010 at 10:04 am
NOM's founding Chairman of the Board, Robby George, is a renaissance man. Here's a photo of Robby at the Becket Fund gala (which I attended) where he was honored with the Canterbury Medal for his contribution to the religious liberty of all faith communities.
And just in case you need more proof, these two news articles identify George as NOM's founding chairman
But of course in the blog post, NOM takes great pains to highlight the credentials of the letter's authors but also in omitting the simple fact that their affiliations cast a dark light on the letter's credibility.
But it's something which is par for the course for NOM and I suspect as the battle for marriage equality heats up, NOM will continue to consider truth and integrity as disposable commodities in gaining victories.
my question is this.
ReplyDeleteIn a CNN interview with Don Lemon and Daniel O'Donnell and Brian Brown on the NY Gay Marriage bill Brian Brown referenced this letter (?).
The video is here and the ref is at 8 minute mark or so.
In the statement he says Glendon, George and "another number of folks who actually support Same Sex marriage, none of the deny there are major unintended consequences of SSM".
Now I am very curious, who are the other signers? I have yet to find an actual copy of the letter with signatures.
Brown was arguing that even Proponents of SSM are saying the more religious exemptions are needed or Christians will be fed to the lions and little children will suffer.
what SSM friendly person would sign that? is Brian talking out his hat again?
anyone know a link to that letter?
Thanks for exposing yet another NOM fraud. I listened to Brian Brown on the aforementioned CNN segment and left with the impression that there were "legal expert" moderate equal-marriage supporters out there concerned about aspects of the proposed NY law.
ReplyDeleteI live in Massachusetts, where legal same-sex marriage just had its SEVENTH anniversary. It ticks me off to no end that NOM etc. slanders the outcome as being some sort of disaster. The reality is that marriage equality is a DEAD ISSUE here precisely because NOBODY was negatively impacted.