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LOLZ in the mailbox from National Organization for Marriage. NOM failed miserably in the 2012 elections. Some of their more spectacular failings:
- NOM failed block marriage equality laws in Washington, Maryland and Maine,
- NOM failed to pass their anti-gay marriage amendment in Minnesota,
- NOM failed to unseat a pro-equality supreme court judge in Iowa,
- NOM failed to flip the Iowa legislature to the anti-gay side, and
- NOM failed to install an anti-gay governor in New Hampshire
So naturally, after all these failures, NOM’s supporters will want to spend $9.92 on a book detailing the supposedly winning arguments that NOM failed to deploy during this crucial election. NOM: leadership you can believe in. The email:
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Dear Laurel:
Our opponents will use the election results to push the idea that the radical redefinition of marriage is “inevitable.” Now more than ever, we have to fight back hard with prayers—and with strong arguments.
That’s why I think it’s Providential that we’re just weeks away from the release of the strongest pro-marriage argument ever written, praised by the likes of Rick Warren and Cardinal Dolan!
What Is Marriage? Man and Woman: A Defense, written by NOM co-founder and Princeton professor Robert P. George along with Sherif Girgis and Ryan T. Anderson, is the best short, accessible argument for marriage as a union of man and woman. Their 2010 article on marriage was an instant international success, cited worldwide as the toughest, most eloquent pro-marriage argument out there. They’ve expanded and enhanced it for this book, further developing key arguments and responding to critics.
The book offers a devastating critique of all the pro-gay marriage arguments, which no one has been able to answer. Use it to challenge friends and coworkers who think “history is on their side.”
Finally, it demolishes the usual objections to our cause—points about infertility, interracial marriage, equality, freedom, same-sex couples’ practical needs, separation of Church and state, and much more.
And it’s very affordable—just $9.92 on Amazon! Buy it now, “like” its Facebook page, and invite your friends and family to do the same.
See below the high praise it’s already gotten!
Faithfully,
 Brian S. BrownPresident National Organization for Marriage |
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16 Comments
Those, poor, innocent trees.
I’d almost like to read it, just to see what kind of fool George has made of himself this time. You can bet it’s a rehash of all the “arguments” that have been demolished over and over again.
Unfortunately, I have too much to read by good writers.
I’m looking forward to watching NOM’s funders walk away as time goes by.
It’s one thing to pour millions of bucks into campaigns when those dollars might achieve something. As Karl Rove is also discovering now, though, big-money donors won’t be so hot on dumping cash into losing campaigns.
Ignoring NOM’s protests that this week didn’t change history, Brown and the rest of NOM have got to be recognizing this as the last nail in the coffin of the federal marriage amendment. They love promoting their 30+ anti-gay state-level votes and have been itching for that to become 38 states ratifying a federal amendment, however undoable and unlikely that has been.
Now with marriage equality in 9 states, an equality-friendly vote by Minnesotans and same-sex couple recognition in a few more, the path to 38 states simply does not exist. It would be much more difficult to get the amendment through the House and Senate than the failed attempts under Bush.
So, have fun with your book sale, NOM! And, congrats on flipping control of the NY Senate to Democrats, blocking your hopes of repealing marriage equality. Stay classy!
one nom funder that won’t walk away is the knights of columbus, a group which used to concentrate on social welfare work but now is very involved in culture wars issues from gay marriage to contraception to ensuring that mall employees say merry christmas instead of happy holidays.
that said, a lot of catholic men are turned off by the knights these days. as a former knight, i can vouch for the fact that men at many catholic parishes have formed alternative, much looser and more fun men’s groups and shun the often very pompous and holier than thou knights.
Their 2010 article on marriage was an instant international success, cited worldwide as the toughest, most eloquent pro-marriage argument out there.
Rob Tisinai thoroughly debunked that article on his blog at the time the article came out.
http://wakingupnow.com/blog/category/robert-george/what-is-marriage
There are 14 parts but it’s worth a read. You know that the religious reich is going to pound on Robert George’s screed until the cows come home, so be prepared.
And the ones they don’t sell will be gifted to public libraries.
Grifting, grifting, grifting with the best of ‘em.
Marriage IS between a man and a woman. They put a lot of faith in the verb to be. Mitt’s great grandpappy disagrees.
I mean seriously…who in the world would want a book like this in their bookcase? I read some of the garbage in the related Amicus briefs before the US Supreme Court. Unreadable and hateful. That was my impression.
In the photo, it appears that Brown may have something lodged in his sphincter. He’d better Focus on that.
How special! The POS hasn’t even been released yet… My guess? The day after it’s released you’ll be able to by a crate of them for $0.01. That’s the usual fate of crap like this.
Here in Minnesota, I’m pretty certain I heard Katherine Kersten’s (R – Nutjob) brain explode late Tuesday night. Possibly she’ll have enough brain cells to put together one more petulant broadside for Sunday’s edition of the Star Tribune.
Is male-female marriage somehow threatened by gay marriage? Nobody’s forcing anyone to marry someone of the same sex, are they? Oh well, it’s not about logic; it’s about controlling reproduction.
I just posted this on their Facebook page:
Unless you can prove that allowing same-sex couples to marry will be harmful to a civil society, all of your arguments amount to hyperbole. Common sense would tell you that promoting monogamous long-term relationships is beneficial to society… regardless of the sexual orientation of the couple involved. I’m not quite sure how the third marriage of two-time adulterer Newt Gingrich, or the fourth marriage of non-procreative Rush Limbaugh helps maintain a civil society. Perhaps you could enlighten me?
I’m also not sure how you can make a claim of limiting government, while at the same time wanting the government to disenfranchise its own citizens based on your own personal beliefs. Those two positions cannot exist at the same time.
Why did they wait until AFTER the election to come out with this compelling story? I mean, if it was such an effective argument, why not use it already?
They forgot to put their mouth where their money was?
I think you answered your own question.
You forgot to mention probably their GREATEST fail. The one that THEY said would be “a referendum on marriage”.
They FAILED to defeat a pro-gay, PRO-MARRIAGE EQUALITY PRESIDENT!