Pages tagged "Marriage and Family"

Family Economic Security Act Testimony, February 27, 2013

Written Testimony of Mr. Jason Adkins, Executive DirectorThe House Select Committee on Living Wage JobsFebruary 27, 2013 Mr. Chairman, Me...

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MCC “Family Cap” Repeal Testimony

Written Testimony of Mr. Jason Adkins, Executive Director, Senate Health, Human Services, and Housing Committee, February 25, 2013 The Mi...

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The Catholic Spirit: Poverty relief, health care, marriage among priorities this session for Catholic conference

Every legislative session presents both opportunities and challenges, says Jason Adkins, executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Con...

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MCC Statement on the Defeat of the Marriage Protection Amendment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. PAUL, Minn. (Nov. 7, 2012)— The Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), the public policy voice of the Catholic Ch...

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Conscience and the marriage amendment

Since the Minnesota marriage amendment was placed on the ballot last year, and even before that, the Catholic Church in Minnesota has bee...

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Star Tribune: The Church is right to speak out

Op Ed by executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference Jason Adkins Many religious communities have been advocating for or agai...

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The Catholic Spirit: Canadian panel members share their experience of same-sex marriage laws

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa, Ontario, and other Canadians led a panel discussion on the impact of the 2005 same-sex marriag...

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MPR News: Institution of Marriage is about What Kids Need, Not What Adults Want

Opponents of the marriage amendment are encouraging people to engage in “conversations” about why the amendment should be defeated. Those...

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Matt Birk Speaks on Importance of MN Marriage Amendment in New Online Video

NFL Star and Minnesota Native Talks about the Importance of Moms and Dads, Risk of Marriage Redefinition in Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. (Oc...

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Matt Birk speaks on the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment

NFL all-pro and Minnesota native Matt Birk talks marriage redefinition in Minnesota. 

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