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NOM: ‘Three marriage champions have emerged’ (IowaIndependent)

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Pawlenty marriage pledge refusal labeled as 'pretty peculiar'


Maggie Gallagher, chairwoman of the National Organization for Marriage, believes three marriage champions have emerged in the 2012 GOP presidential field, and specifically called out former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty for not being among them.

“The big question, really, is what’s going to happen with Governor Tim Pawlenty, who explicitly declined to sign NOM’s marriage pledge this week,” Gallagher said during an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, which is embedded below.

“We’re hoping the governor changes his mind because we think it’s pretty peculiar for Governor Pawlenty, who has been a champion of marriage in Minnesota, to refuse to do the same for the people of America.”

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Complete article at Iowa Independent : http://bit.ly/qCMCEX