The Lawlor-and-McDonald-controlled Judiciary Committee in Connecticut just passed a same-sex marriage bill -- without religious liberty protections!  For the second time in a month, Lawlor and McDonald have used their Judiciary Committee roles to attack religious liberty and people of faith in Connecticut.

Last month, they failed in their efforts to involve the state in matters of internal church governance -- but only after an historic uprising from the people of Connecticut. But now they're back at it again with a bill to enshrine last year's CT Supreme Court ruling into statute, without any substantive protections for churches, religious organizations or people of faith. In the process, they fought off amendments that would have given conscience protections to Justices of the Peace, limited teaching on homosexuality in the schools, and protected religious liberty rights of churches and religious organizations (like Catholic Charities!).

SB899 was approved by the Judiciary Committee this past Monday evening, and now goes to the full Senate, where there will be efforts to add a religious liberty amendment to the bill.  NOM has just launched a radio ad campaign in Connecticut focused on protecting our religious liberties. (Listen below.)

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An increasingly hate-driven same-sex marriage movement reached a new low when powerful politician Barney Frank casually insulted and name-called distinguished Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia:

"At some point [gay marriage is] going to have to go to the United States Supreme Court … I wouldn't want it to go to the United States Supreme Court now because that homophobe Antonin Scalia has too many votes on this court."

--Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)

Send a message to Barney Frank: Hate is not an American value. Stop the insults, Stop the childish Name-calling.

Stop messing with marriage and get back to work!

Click a button below to send a message to your state legislators!

Click HERE to send a message to the Connecticut Judiciary Committee!

I’m at the California Supreme Court hearing today as opponents of Proposition 8 seek to overrule marriage . . . and the entire initiative process. I’ll be giving quick live updates with pictures via Twitter. You can follow NOM on Twitter at twitter.com/nomtweets.

You can check out my interview with NBC on why the legal challenge to Proposition 8 is so dangerous below. You can also view our friend of court brief--which was repeatedly used by Ken Starr in his brief--by clicking here. And if you want to watch the oral arguments live, they start at 9am (PST) and will be aired at www.calchannel.com.

Brian Brown on NBC, 3/3/2009

And remember when you see the mainstream media reports highlighting the anti-proposition 8 protests sure to be taking place at the Supreme Court what Churchill said not-so-long ago:

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

Perhaps you haven't even heard yet . . . but we need you to act today!