New Leader At Family Institute -- Courant.com

I have known Peter Wolfgang since grade school. I wish him all the best. Connecticut needs conservative leadership and Peter will fill the void. Best of luck to him!

Peter and Brian aren't pro-family -- they're homophobes. I wish them and their hate-filled supporters nothing but the worst.

And what a waste of newsprint profiling the new leader of this hate group.

What a touching portrait of a homophobic theofascist.

May he continue to serve Mammon with such conviction.

We need freepers like him to remind us why the Founders

separated church and state.

Someone please explain to me how giving two people in a loving and supportive same sex relationship, the same legal protection and benefits of civil marriage, possibly hurt opposite sex marriages. It seems a little elitist and rings of school yard taunting of, "ha, ha we’ve got it and you can't have it". Childish and absurd. I find it hard to understand why someone that obviously has a loving family, life partner and children can consider his life’s work preventing others from the same privileges and protections. It makes me wonder why? What’s his real issue?

I am happy to know Peter. He's a kind person, with quite a bit of integrity.

God bless and protect Peter Wolfgang. The spew of hate for him in these few comments scares me for him and his family. Jerks. Talk about being tolerant? Not! If you don't get your way, you spew hate. I'm so tired of fighting against same sex marriage...newsflash...civil unions already have the same benefits as married couples. You're just led to believe that's not true...and stop calling us 'homophobes'..that's a catch all phrase when we don't agree with your tainted thinking and you immediately label us. I'm not a homophobe (I don't hate anyone & it's not my job to judge) but I absolutely believe that Marriage should be between one man and one woman, as it is written in the Bible...check it out and don't make the mistake of misinterpreting it..it's clearly written in several places. Leave us heterosexual people who believe in Marriage alone...and the reason most young people think it's okay for man/man and woman/woman to marry is because that's what they've been taught by TV, movies...and soon if not already, sadly...schools. If you could step out of your hate box for one second, you'd realize that our bodies were designed to use the gift of sexuality between man and woman....you can't put a square peg in a round hole...know what I mean? A sad, sad world we live in to grant the title of Marriage to anyone other than man and woman. Some things should never change.

found God in lawschool..ha..and now (like many lawyers, but not all) has the arrogance to feel he knows more about God than the rest of us.

these "new" catholics drive me and many other lifelong devoted catholics crazy. they "find God" and then want to impose it on everyone else. he may not have been the coke snorting george bush before he "got religion" but it sure sounds like he is following the same past.

There's a special place in Hell for evil men like him

Hi Cathy. You like "traditional marriage?" Then don't marry outside your faith, your race, your social status or your religion. That's "traditional."

And let's let adult men marry teenaged girls, as they did in Colonial times. That's "traditional."

The Family Institute is a misnomer. It's the anti-homosexual and anti-lesbian institute. End of story.

father of two wrote:

The Family Institute is a misnomer. It's the anti-homosexual and anti-lesbian institute. End of story.

And why on earth is that a problem?

I don't really care what two consenting adults choose to do in private. However, there's absolutely no need to redefine an institution that's the cornerstone of raising secure, well-adjusted children, simply to suit the desires of an extremely small minority. Why should the rest of us be forced to refer to same sex relationships as "marriage"?

Marriage is and always has been between men and women, and it should stay that way. I'm not homophobic; I don't think gays are trying to recruit children or anything dumb like that (which the religious right often claims). I really don't care who chooses to sleep with who, as long as they're legal adults and able to consent. I just don't agree with calling same-sex relationships "marriage".

I don't know if the Family Institute is only for Catholics, but if they're open to people who aren't religious, I'll join them.

Maybe Peter doesn't need a spew of hate, but a little touch of compassion???!!! hey! He has a nice little family of 4 and a wife. lucky, Peter... How about the many "single" people out there who do not have such a "traditional" family and live alone or have a partner or "roomate" and endeavour to build a home, they may or may not be gay. Still, they lack any civil benefits or laws to protect them. If one is hospitalized the other has maybe visiting rights, or maybe not even that because they are not "blood" family. Maybe that ones "blood" family doesn't care, unless there is $$$ and/or estate involved and that ones roomate/partner may risk losing what has been worked for in the case of a death because of not being "blood" family,'blood" families are funny in such cases, where estates are involved. Same Sex marriage goes so much farther then gay issues. It would help those same sex roomates/families also, they do not need to be gay either, it is hard enough to make a living unless one share expenses, these days. A family is not just made up of one man and one woman,a family can also be made up of one man - one man or one woman-one woman roomates/friends, or one man-one woman roomates/friends sharing a residence or building a residence together. wherever TWO or more are gathered in agreement things can get down. How can one build alone and be in agreement with ONE, it is harder, it is not good to be alone, for with TWO you have warmth, how can ONE be warm alone. So some of these conservative traditionalists may be warm with THEIR little families and "COLD" towards the rest of the world. Do not be fooled, people, this is the "sneaky" religious right sneaking into this state denying civil rights. Whether he be Catholic or Evangelical, it is the same lie. See, the lie and stand up against it. Do not put your civil rights up to a vote on the ballot. Demand the legislative process extend full civil rights to ALL people gay and/or straight. Thank you!!! very much!!!

I disagree with you. Very hateful people...scary.

father of two wrote:

Hi Cathy. You like "traditional marriage?" Then don't marry outside your faith, your race, your social status or your religion. That's "traditional."
And let's let adult men marry teenaged girls, as they did in Colonial times. That's "traditional."
The Family Institute is a misnomer. It's the anti-homosexual and anti-lesbian institute. End of story.

The Family Institute is not only for Catholics...it's for all people who believe in Marriage staying between man and woman. There have been several rallies 'Anon'...DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act) rallies are coordinated by the Family Institute and have been attended by all faiths and races..a beautiful thing to see. Unfortunately, the 'other side' I fear will win.....it seems there are more of them than us these days...or at least the media portrays it that way. Like I said in my first 'comments', it's what's being taught and seen. Very sad.

Anon wrote:

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And why on earth is that a problem?
I don't really care what two consenting adults choose to do in private. However, there's absolutely no need to redefine an institution that's the cornerstone of raising secure, well-adjusted children, simply to suit the desires of an extremely small minority. Why should the rest of us be forced to refer to same sex relationships as "marriage"?
Marriage is and always has been between men and women, and it should stay that way. I'm not homophobic; I don't think gays are trying to recruit children or anything dumb like that (which the religious right often claims). I really don't care who chooses to sleep with who, as long as they're legal adults and able to consent. I just don't agree with calling same-sex relationships "marriage".
I don't know if the Family Institute is only for Catholics, but if they're open to people who aren't religious, I'll join them.

God bless you, Peter and your family. I will be praying for you.

I'm amazed at how hate filled, angry and intolerant people are who claim to fighting for love. And what about those people who force their faith belief on others by saying other people should not promote their faith?

Those who want same sex marriage might want to ask themselves why people are against it? Why do the people against it tend to discuss the matter logically instead of resorting to name calling and hating the other side? Ask yourself, "if their motivation isn't hate then what could it be?" What is our sexuality made for anyway? is it made only for pleasure or is it made for the love of a man and women to bring life into the world? If the second, then does only focusing on the first debase it? Is love only, or even best expressed by sex?

Love between men and women should be supported, do want to be a society that loves our children and strives to give them the best, or are our children nothing more than a way to accessorize.

I wish the Family Institute and Peter all the best.

At some point, the money train for working against same-sex marriage is going to dry up---either gays and lesbians become written out of the Constitution or they get truly equal rights, or the populace moves on to the real problems when they realize that blaming gays makes such a infinitesimal difference in the world.

So Mr. Wolfgang is apparently also a shrewd businessman as well, in diversifying into promoting fatherhood and cherry pie.

(I assume that "promoting fatherhood" means promoting INVOLVEMENT of fathers in the lives of their children, regardless of marital status or cohabitation with the mother, not promoting men to sow their oats. I also assume it does not include encouraging and supporting gay dads....)

So Petey, let me get this straight- you gave up lobbying to get sexual predators off the internet to go after adults who are in mature, consenting relationships who want to spend their lives together, which you have no right to interfere in. Maybe you should get your priorities in order, bucko.

Dan wrote:

At some point, the money train for working against same-sex marriage is going to dry up---either gays and lesbians become written out of the Constitution or they get truly equal rights, or the populace moves on to the real problems when they realize that blaming gays makes such a infinitesimal difference in the world.
So Mr. Wolfgang is apparently also a shrewd businessman as well, in diversifying into promoting fatherhood and cherry pie.
(I assume that "promoting fatherhood" means promoting INVOLVEMENT of fathers in the lives of their children, regardless of marital status or cohabitation with the mother, not promoting men to sow their oats. I also assume it does not include encouraging and supporting gay dads....)

I couldn't agree more.

I'm sorry what real world and work experience does this guy have? Other than a degree it lists no work experience. My guess is the money for the Family Institute is drying up if they're going from paying Brian Brown 6-figures, to hiring stay at home dads with no prior work experience and paying them $25,000 a year. So I guess that's you get hired without any job experience, hate and prevent rights to other individuals, who said the CT job market is dead?