In March, the National Organization For Marriage's Rhode Island chapter, Rhode Island for Marriage, used a stock picture from Shutterstock.com and created an anti-gay narrative around the girl in the picture.. Rhode Island for Marriage falsely claimed that the girl in the picture was "Grace," who testified in a Minnesota House Civil Law Hearing on same sex marriage. Opponents of same-sex marriage have claimed that redefining marriage to include same-sex relationships would have harmful effects on biological family, children's rights, and social welfare. The measure would overturn a voter-approved 2009 ballot measure that banned gay marriage in the state. “The National Organization for Marriage said the $50,000 settlement the IRS paid the group for releasing its private tax information was a start, but it still wants the Justice Department to grant immunity to the key gay rights activist involved in the release. Henry Groseclose from Virginia is considered to be the Father of the FFA. The flag of England is derived from Saint George's Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules).The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Late Middle Ages, and it was increasingly used alongside the Royal Banner in the wake of the English Reformation, especially as a maritime flag.It was used as a component in the design of the Union Flag in 1606. The new group is led by Brian Brown of the US's National Organization for Marriage and includes prominent conservatives from Australia, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Nigeria. He founded the Future Farmers of Virginia and this organization was used as the basis for the National FFA Organization. The policy, laid out in a memo obtained by The Associated Press, was described by officials as a creative […] WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag. Maggie Gallagher of the National Organization for Marriage has raised concerns about the impact of same-sex marriage upon religious liberty and upon faith-based charities in the United States. In response, the National Organization for Marriage is running several anti-gay ads in Maine, which critics say play loose with the facts, reports ThinkProgress.org. Same-sex marriage 'Question 1' will appear on the November 6, 2012 Maine ballot.