Rugby star. “Manliest man.” Gay-friendly. AIDS activist. And some other stuff about getting naked. Sorry, were you saying something?

Former head Vatican exorcist (seriously, there IS such a thing) Father Gabriel Amorth is warning that practicing yoga will turn you into a Hindu. Cuz yoga is from Satan. Who is totally a Hindu. Or something. “Practicing yoga is Satanic, it leads to evil just like reading Harry Potter,” Father Gabriele Amorth said this week. As for yoga, it leads …

You may recall that would-be social worker Jennifer Keeton told the administrators of the masters program at her Georgia college that she could not counsel homosexuals. School officials then told her to attend a diversity program in order meet graduation requirements. She refused and is suing the school for trampling her religious freedom to graduate with her own personal version …

“Thanksgiving leftovers aren’t the only things that get reheated this time of year — so do the ‘Christmas wars,’ and with it people’s tempers. While you may be chided for saying ‘Merry Christmas,’ don’t lose sight of the many other real threats to religious expression by signing our petition to stand for religious liberty. “American Atheists, a self described ‘premier …

Timed to coincide with tomorrow’s World AIDS Day, the Centers for Disease Control has launched a new national campaign urging gay and bisexual black men to get tested. You may already know that gay and bisexual men are the population most affected by HIV in the U.S. Black gay and bisexual men are getting hit particularly hard by the epidemic. …

The Liberty Counsel joins the long list of hate groups and wingnuts who block me on Twitter because of my bullying homofascist habit of screen-capping their own words and posting them verbatim.

NYC’s transit agency has launched a temporary “Curbside Haiku” campaign aimed at reducing pedestrian and biking injuries. I have a feeling we’ll see the top-left mirror ball sign in Chelsea: “Cars crossing sidewalk / worst New York City hotspot / to run into friends.” Giant PDF version here. NOTE: The above campaign was created by openly gay artist and JMG …

A reporter for Boston’s Fox News affiliate yesterday ambushed and then outed a local public high school teacher for his second career in gay porn. English department head Kevin Hogan, who reportedly performs under the name Hytch Cawke, has been suspended. The school released a statement saying. “We value the health and safety of our students,” and that “the school …

Listen to his rant, if you can bear it.

Think Progress notes a Williams Institute study which gave the above results. Women and minorities were the most frequently refused. The linked article also notes that three out of four HIV patients do not receive enough medication to “stay healthy and prevent the transmittal of the virus to others.”

Rev. Patrick Mahoney (left) and his Christian Defense Coalition will today stage a live nativity scene on the steps of the Supreme Court. Because they’re being oppressed. A lot! Via press release: “Sadly, we are seeing an erosion and hostility toward public expressions of faith in the public square. The is especially true during the Christmas season. The Nativity Project …

Ex-Gay Watch reports that Orlando-based “ex-gay” self-haters Exodus International is in dire financial straits and just held an emergency “secret” meeting about fundraising. Exodus President Alan Chambers called a meeting together this past November 16. The subject was quite simply how to keep Exodus International from social and financial oblivion. In attendance were Exodus leadership, prominent religious leaders (such as …

An estimated two million public employees are striking across Britain today in a 24-hour protest over pension cuts. Affected agencies include health care, schools, police and fire protection.

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