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Last Updated: 06.27.2005

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Tax Exemption

Becket Fund Letter
Faith and Freedom Sunday Statement
Alliance Defense Fund

Talking Points

Leadership Guide for Catholics in MA
Q&A on Marriage in MA
"Marriage is Good for Us"
Debate-Tested Sound Bites on Defending Marriage
(From Focus on the Family)
Marriage Amendment Project FAQs
Missouri Catholic Conference
Maggie Gallagher talking points
U.S. Catholic Conference Questions and Answers

Bishops' Statements

Louisiana
Louisiana Catholic Bishop's Statement

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Mailer
Massachusetts Catholic Bishops' Joint Statement on the Definition of Marriage

Massachusetts Catholic Bishops’ Statement in Marriage Mailer

Communication from the Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts to the MA legislature

MA Bishop Reilly testifies before MA legislature

Archbishop O’Malley: “What’s at stake”

Missouri

Missouri Joint Bishops' Statement
Missouri Bishops' Statement to Legislators

Montana

Montana Catholic Statement

The Benefits Clause

The True Legal Effect of Amendment Three: Why the Critics Are Wrong: An Analysis Prepared by Yes! For Marriage

Summary version
Longer version

Downloads

Missouri Coalition

Sample Letter to the Editor
Church Bulletins

Church Bulletins 2

Signs, Postcard, Flyer

Catholic Resources from States

Sample Bishops to Pastors
Sample Letter to the Editor
Sample Prayers of the Faithful
Sample Bulletin Announcement 

Scholarly Support for Marriage

“A Defining Moment: Marriage, the Courts, and the Constitution”
by Matt Spalding
Marriage: Still the Safest Place For Women and Children”
by Patrick Fagan
“The Transatlantic Divide on Marriage: Dutch Data and the U.S. Debate on Same-Sex Unions”
by Patrick Fagan
Federalism Letter to Rep. Marilyn Musgrave
by Edwin Meese
Larry Trahan of Louisiana State University

Websites

Arkansas Marriage
Heritage Foundation Marriage Page
Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
Louisiana for Marriage
Massachusetts Catholic Conference
Massachusetts Family Institute
Citizens for the Protection of Marriage (Michigan)
Missouri Catholic Conference
Coalition to Protect Marriage in Missouri
Ohio Campaign to Protect Marriage
Defense of Marriage Coalition (Oregon)
Yes! For Marriage (Utah)



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