Austin Nimocks's Townhall.com Column

Redefining Marriage Raises Concerns For Children and Society

2013-02-14T00:01:00-05:00

Austin Nimocks Column
Much of the debate surrounding same-sex marriage asks about societal harms. Many advocates of the change quickly dismiss the question and insist that a redefinition of marriage won’t hurt anyone. But that conclusion proceeds from a misperception about what marriage is—a failure to grasp marriage’s role as a public institution that shapes our thoughts and actions.

California’s Scorched Earth Policy Toward Marriage

2012-07-08T00:01:00-04:00

Austin Nimocks Column
From the moment the push to redefine marriage began, the most militant of the would-be redefiners deployed a “scorched earth policy” toward marriage to achieve their goals.

Science Confirms Reality- Children Really Need Both Mom and Dad

2012-06-20T00:01:00-04:00

Austin Nimocks Column
For the last two decades, proponents of same-sex “marriage” have tirelessly worked to convince average, everyday citizens that same-sex relationships and same-sex “parenting” are no different than traditional relationships and parenting, and in some cases, have even advocated that they are better.

Baltimore Sun in Your Eyes?

2012-05-29T12:14:00-04:00

Austin Nimocks Column
You think you’ve seen and heard every argument regarding same-sex “marriage,” and then the Baltimore Sun writes an editorial that divorce has now somehow strengthened the case for same-sex “marriage.”

Anchorage Prop. 5 Religious Liberty Concerns Are Real

2012-03-26T15:03:00-04:00

Austin Nimocks Column
Anchorage’s Proposition 5 is being watched by many around the nation and provides the perfect example of why not everyone can be expected to grasp the complex ramifications of a proposed legal change.

Do Ask, Do Tell (If You're a California Judge)

2012-02-29T12:04:00-05:00

Austin Nimocks Column
Throughout the push for the judicial overthrow of California’s marriage amendment, arguments were made about how it was time to quit peeking into people’s bedrooms, or allegedly singling out those who practice homosexual behavior. Sexuality was a private matter, some argued, and that shouldn’t affect public decisions, or so the argument went.

Can We Trust Our Consciences to the State of Washington?

2012-02-13T14:15:00-05:00

Austin Nimocks Column
On February 8th, the Washington state legislature completed its process to allow same-sex couples to “marry” beginning this summer.

Is Marriage a Good Thing?

2009-11-25T14:46:15-05:00

Austin Nimocks Column
A fundamental assumption of the ongoing debate on the definition of marriage is that it is.

The Long Count

2008-12-16T12:46:12-05:00

Austin Nimocks Column
On the whole, there shouldn’t have been a surer thing than the defeat of Proposition 8 in the California elections last month.

Finally, "Straight Talk" From the Homosexual Agenda

2008-10-20T00:01:00-04:00

Austin Nimocks Column
We all love and appreciate honesty, and it’s finally coming from the most unlikely of sources—the homosexual agenda.

In Rhode Island, One-Sided Arguments Blindside Marriage Question

2007-10-15T00:00:00-04:00

Austin Nimocks Column
I pray that the Rhode Island Supreme Court will understand the ramifications of granting a “divorce” to the same-sex couple and will keep marriage what it has always been in Rhode Island since 1636—one man and one woman.

"Cruise" Control: Straight Talk on the True Nature of Homosexual Behavior

2007-09-28T15:37:11-04:00

Austin Nimocks Column
While Washington, D.C., and the American media have seen fit to take Idaho Senator Larry Craig to task for his misdemeanor guilty plea and subsequent attempt to withdraw it, there seems to be a convenient lack of discussion on why an otherwise seemingly well-adjusted, successful politician, who is married with children, would proposition a same-sex encounter in a public restroom.