Monthly Archives: February 2013

Bryan Fischer: Tebow Is Now Going To Hell

“Instead of standing with the Christian leader of their day, the disciples of Christ fled like panicked sheep when he came under direct attack. I had thought and hoped Tebow was made of sterner stuff. Tebow needs to clarify and expand on his remarks immediately, and undo this disastrous decision. Dr. Jeffress is a man of unconditional love and will …

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Missed Connections

Andrew Sullivan points out an analysis of where the folks who post on the Craigslist “Missed Connections” forum are most likely to have seen the person they want to meet. More people spy love at Wal-Mart than anywhere else, from Florida all the way to New Mexico. And that thread runs all the way through deep red America. Only Oklahoma …

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ABC News Asks Obama: Will You File A SCOTUS Brief On Marriage?

Andy Towle provides the text of the president’s response: “The solicitor general is still looking at this. I have to make sure that I’m not interjecting myself too much into this process particularly when we’re not a party to the case. I can tell you, though, obviously my personal view, which is that I think that same-sex couples should have …

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AFER Files Prop 8 Brief

The good guys have begun filing their Supreme Court briefs. First out, appropriately, is the American Foundation for Equal Rights, who today filed their brief in the Proposition 8 case. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: Nearly four years after filing the case, Ted Olson and David Boies told the Supreme Court Thursday that the Constitution “does not tolerate the permanent …

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Tebow Cancels Gig With Anti-Gay Church

Stand by for the howls of outrage as this is clearly the result of homofascism.  Either that or Tebow is now aware that First Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress has said that all Jews and Mormons will go to hell and that Satan runs the Catholic Church.

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Italian Newspaper Claims Pope Resigned Due To Influence By “Gay Lobby”

According to an unsubstantiated claim by an Italian newspaper, the Pope resigned partially due to an internal Vatican report which warned that a “gay lobby” has an “inappropriate influence” on the daily workings of his office. The newspaper suggests that such was Benedict’s dismay when presented with the details of the report on December 17th that it hardened his long-meditated …

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Eurovision 2013: Germany’s Cascada

Popular dance act Cascada will represent Germany at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Their 2009 release Evacuate The Dancefloor was a global hit and went platinum in the United States.  UPDATE: A reader notes that the German press is looking into whether Cascada has copied last year’s winning entry from Sweden’s Loreen, who herself was accused of copying her song …

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Headline Of The Day

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INDIANA: Diane “Gays Have No Purpose” Medley Suspended By School District

Indiana teacher Diane Medley, who made national news last week for objecting to gay students bringing dates to the prom, has been suspended by her school district. Superintendent Mark Baker of the Northeast School Corp. in western Indiana’s Sullivan County issued a statement saying the teacher has been placed on administrative leave out of concern “for the safety and security …

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Donald Trump Threatens To Sue Organizer Of Campaign For Macy’s To Drop Him

Donald Trump says he’s might sue the man who launched an online petition drive that calls for Macy’s to stop selling his branded items. Trump’s attorney, Alan Garten, has sent a letter to Angelo Carusone, who launched an online petition urging Macy’s to drop Trump, saying that Trump will sue Carusone for damages “not less than $25,000,000” if he continues …

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Dan Savage On Gay Adoption

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Free Republic Down For Fourth day

Free Republic crashed four days ago and is still not back at this writing.  Some Freepers have taken to the site’s Facebook page to question where all their money goes as the site runs quarterly “Freepathon” donation drives.  Sample comment: I have been a long time supporter of FR. It is times like these that are very frustrating to witness. …

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GLAAD To Honor Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper will receive the Vito Russo Award during the 2013 GLAAD Media Awards in New York City next month. Past recipients of the Vito Russo Award include Sir Elton John, Ricky Martin, and Rosie O’Donnell. “By sharing his own experiences as a gay man, Anderson has reminded millions of Americans that LGBT people are part of their everyday lives …

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Laura Bush: Take Me Out Of Marriage Ad

Former First Lady Laura Bush is demanding to be removed from the national same-sex marriage advertising campaign launched yesterday by a coalition of LGBT groups. The advertising blitz, first reported by Politico, features a clip of Bush talking to Larry King on CNN in 2010 and saying, “When couples are committed to each other and love each other then they …

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Mumbai Queer Flashmob

(Via Towleroad)

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

A special clip about the new ad campaign.

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Beware The Gay Bear Trap

“The incidence of homosexuality is seven times, ten times worse than it was twenty-five years ago. The sin of homosexuality is far more rampant today than it was in 1990, 1980 and 1960. Ladies and gentlemen today what makes this sin so rough, it’s so destructive to the family, to sexuality, to life itself and it destroys civilizations, social systems …

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Cardinal Tim Dolan Deposed Over Molestations In Milwaukee Archdiocese

Lawyers for the victims of pedophile priests yesterday deposed Cardinal Tim Dolan in Manhattan for the role he may have had in covering up the crimes while the Archbishop of Milwaukee. The lawyers deposing Cardinal Dolan represent hundreds of people who say they were sexually molested by priests in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, which he led for seven years before …

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Rick Scott Flip-Flops On Obamacare

Teabaggers are losing their shit on the news that Florida Gov. Rick Scott has abruptly reversed his position on Obamacare.  Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday he supports expanding Medicaid and funneling billions of federal dollars to Florida, a significant policy reversal that could bring health care coverage to 1 million additional Floridians. “While the federal government is committed to pay …

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Open Thread Thursday

Go ahead. Brag a little.

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