Monthly Archives: February 2013

Tony Perkins: We Don’t Hate You

“At FRC, we hate no one. We actively affirm God’s love for everyone. We also affirm what we believe to be sound theological and sociological reasons for upholding sexual morality and preserving marriage as the institution between one man and one woman. Is this hate? Most reasonable people would say no. Evidently the Southern Poverty Law Center disagrees, and under …

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Dan Savage On Ben Cohen

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GOProud Rides The Marriage Train

It was only last month that GOProud finally made the “major announcement” that they now support same-sex marriage after endorsing the presidential candidate who signed a hate group’s pledge to place a ban on it in the federal constitution. And don’t forget that their officially released 2011 agenda included opposition to “federal marriage reform.” (A position now conveniently zapped from …

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Olson & Boies Announce Book Deal

Next year, when all the dust has hopefully settled, Prop 8 attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies will publish a jointly-written book about their battle for marriage equality. “Our collective journey tells of a crucial and historical civil rights movement that brings us closer to the ideals on which our country was founded,” Boies, 71, said in a statement issued …

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Perez Hilton Is A Father

From his website: Dear Friends, I want you to hear this directly from me, right here. I am ready to announce that earlier this month I was blessed with the birth of my first child, a beautiful and healthy baby boy – with lots of hair on his tiny head! My family is overjoyed at this newest and most cherished …

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Quote Of The Day – Phil Horgan

“A key teaching of Christianity is to hate the sin, but love the sinner. We incarcerate convicted persons for their crimes, not out of hate for the individual. But with Whatcott, the Supreme Court of Canada has stated that criticism of behaviour can be treated as potentially hateful speech against the minority. Will criticism of activities at gay pride parades …

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From NOM’s Blog

They’s all hip and shit!

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Open Thread Thursday

AOL chat room flashback! A/S/L?

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MN Marriage Bill Introduced

Openly gay Minnesota state Sen. Scott Dibble today introduced his marriage equality bill. The full text of the bill is here. “This is a day that Minnesotans should be very proud of,” said Sen. Scott Dibble, a Minneapolis Democrat who is a chief sponsor of the bill. “Our challenge in coming weeks is that we really have this discussion with …

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Matt Gold – Oh Joe

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Gay Pianist Van Cliburn Dies At 78

Renowned concert pianist Van Cliburn, who in 1998 was unsuccessfully sued for palimony by his former partner in a case that made global headlines, has died of bone cancer at the age of 78. Mr. Cliburn, a Texan, was a lanky 23-year-old when he clinched the gold medal in the inaugural year of the Tchaikovsky competition, and the feat, in …

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One Million Moms Vs Amazon

What took them so long? Dear Joe, Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite commercial promotes gay marriage. Instead of Amazon remaining neutral in the culture war while showcasing how their product has no glare even at the beach, they chose to promote sin. The commercial starts off with a guy and a girl sitting on the beach with their Kindles. At the end, …

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Let’s Have A Papal Kiki

Read the ballots. (Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

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LAUNCHED: Pet Food Stamps

A New York-based non-profit has launched a program they are calling Pet Food Stamps, which will ship pet food to impoverished families who might otherwise be forced to surrender furry family members to animal shelters, or worse, release them to fend for themselves on the streets. In order to qualify for the program, pet owners must document that they are …

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Guns For Beyonce Tickets?

Hip-hop mogul Blue Williams wants to launch a program in which New Yorkers can trade in their guns for Beyonce concert tickets. And the NYPD might be down for it. Williams, the head of Family Tree Entertainment, has pitched the city’s first private-sector gun buyback program to NYPD brass and is waiting for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly’s okay. “We want …

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Action Alert: IL Rep. Rita Mayfield

NOM has issued an action alert. Representative Rita Mayfield, a Democrat from Waukegan, has announced that she will be tallying emails received for and against same-sex marriage, and she will take that information seriously into account as she weighs her vote. Please take a moment right now to send Rep. Mayfield a short messaging asking her to OPPOSE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. …

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Pope: The Lord Snoozed On Me

“There were moments of joy and light but also moments that were not easy. There were moments, as there were throughout the history of the Church, when the seas were rough and the wind blew against us and it seemed that the Lord was sleeping. I took this step in the full knowledge of its gravity and rarity but with …

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300 Corporations & Cities File DOMA Brief

A coalition of almost 300 corporations, cities, and other organizations, some of whom also appear on yesterday’s Prop 8 brief, have filed a Supreme Court brief in support of the overturn of DOMA.  The ACLU reports via press release: Signers include Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of New York, CBS, Cisco Systems, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Facebook, Google, JetBlue, Johnson & Johnson, Levi …

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Fire Island Bans Nude Sunbathing

In response to reports of public sex and other actually serious crimes, park rangers with the National Seashore authority have banned nude sunbathing on all of Fire Island, which comprises 17 residential communities along the barrier island off of Long Island. The main trouble spot appears not to be the popular gay communities of Cherry Grove and The Pines. The …

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Christians Send Paris Mayor Pennies To Cover Damage From Anti-Gay March

Last month openly gay Paris Mayor Betrand Delanoe a levied a €100,000 repair fine against the organizers of a massive anti-gay marriage rally in order to cover damage done to the landscaping at a city park.  In response, attendees are sending Delanoe an avalanche of tiny checks because it will cost Paris more than the amount of each payment to …

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