Monthly Archives: June 2014

New Site: Discussing Marriage

After several paragraphs which note that the marriage battle is essentially over, The Week points us to a new website. Listing no sponsoring person or group, and claiming not to “represent the official beliefs or positions of any organization, religious or otherwise,” “Discussing Marriage” compiles the most powerful arguments in favor of traditional marriage and presents them in a thoughtful, …

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HYPOCRISY ALERT: Thomas Peters Is Very Upset About “Secret” Donors

Former NOM communications director Thomas Peters is very upset that the main donor to an LGBT-friendly Catholic group has been “exposed” as Quark founder Tim Gill. And by “exposed,” Peters means “listed on federally required forms.” I’ve been sounding the alarm about Catholics United since 2008. This is the group that, for example, attempted to silence and intimidate priests and …

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REUTERS: Major American Law Firms Have Reached Their “Mozilla Moment”

Reuters reports that as marriage equality barrels back to the Supreme Court, major law firms are jumping on board, but only on the side of the good guys. A Reuters review of more than 100 court filings during the past year shows that at least 30 of the country’s largest firms are representing challengers to state laws banning same-sex marriage. …

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OREGON: Yet Another Mass Shooting

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Janet Porter: The National GOP Should Copy Texas On “Ex-Gay” Platform Plank

Via Brian Tashman at Right Wing Watch: Janet Porter of Faith 2 Action is so happy about the Republican Party of Texas’s decision to embrace ex-gay therapy as part of its new far-right platform that she wants similar language endorsing the pseudo-science “adopted nationwide.” She might find allies in Tony Perkins and David Barton, members of the 2012 Republican National …

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Ex-Gay Dinner Party

Not office-friendly.

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PHILADELPHIA: Cops Arrest Suspect In Grindr Rape And Robbery Case

Philadelphia police have arrested a man suspected in the April rape, robbery and beating of a Canadian tourist who met his assailant on Grindr. Due to surveillance video, the suspect had been publicly named by the police on the day after the crime. Philly Mag has the police report on the arrest: “The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has charged 26-year-old …

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SOHN – Lights

Lovely, spare electronica that’s a delicious respite from the crashing crescendos currently in EDM vogue. SOHN’s 2012 hit The Wheel was one of my favorite tracks that year.

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MINNESOTA: Archbishop Says He Wasn’t Sure Child Molestation Is A Crime

St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson has testified that he’s not sure that he has always known that child molestation is a crime. Carlson was deposed regarding abuses that took place while he was a bishop in Minnesota. During the deposition taken last month, attorney Jeff Anderson asked Carlson whether he knew it was a crime for an adult to engage …

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ALABAMA: ACLU Files Marriage Suit

The ACLU today filed what (I think) is Alabama’s fourth marriage-related lawsuit. Via press release: The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alabama filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Alabama’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of April and Ginger Aaron-Brush of Birmingham. The couple was wed in Massachusetts but their marriage …

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HOUSTON: Anti-Gay Site Calls On Men To “Occupy” City’s Ladies Rooms

Via Watchmen News: The city of Houston has been taken over by the Gaystapo and its homosexual leader Mayor Annise Parker. It wasn’t enough to elect a self-proclaimed lesbian as the mayor of the city. The City Council, in an 11-6 vote, has now shoved the gay agenda done the throats of the people of Houston and those who visit …

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WISCONSIN: ACLU Files For Permanent Injunction Against Marriage Ban

The ACLU yesterday filed the requested demand for a permanent injunction against the enforcement of Wisconsin’s marriage ban. Defendants Scott Walker and J.B. Van Hollen, in their official capacities,and their officers, agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and all those acting in concert with them, are permanently enjoined from enforcing art. XIII, § 13 of the Wisconsin Constitution and any Wisconsin …

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Freedom To Marry Will Attempt To Break World Record For Arms-Linked Toast

Via press release: SKYY Vodka and Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, have partnered on #ToastToMarriage, a national campaign to draw together communities to raise awareness and funds for marriage equality in places where same-sex couples are excluded from marriage. The campaign will launch in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, June 16th with an attempt at the …

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UTAH: Cop Who Refused To Work Pride Parade Threatens To Sue For Defamation

There’s more to this story. Via the Salt Lake Tribune: A Salt Lake City police officer says the department defamed him and violated his rights when he was put on leave after a conflict over his assignment at Sunday’s Utah Pride Parade. “He feels that the same protections that afford individuals to participate in a parade like we had yesterday, …

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Washington DC School System Applauds High School For Westboro Counter-Protest

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Hillary Clinton In 60 Seconds

From Britain’s right-leaning Telegraph.

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Tony Perkins Cheers Texas GOP

“Don’t be surprised if the Texas GOP lands on the Left’s list of ‘hate groups’ after their convention this past weekend. In affirming its state platform upholding natural marriage and the sanctity of life, the Lone Star’s GOP threw its weight behind a host of key values, including the right of patients to seek ‘reparative therapy’ for unwanted same-sex attractions. …

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HAWAII: Crackpot Lawmaker Forces Sex Education Opt-In Choice For Parents

Hawaii state Rep. Bob “Crazy Eyes” McDermott has apparently finally won one of his many crackpot crusades. Hawaii is making its sex education classes for middle school students opt-in, responding to critics by giving parents responsibility to affirm they want their children to be taught the course. The Department of Education said Friday that the shift from an opt-out policy …

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Pro-Israel Group Attacks Hillary

From the Emergency Committee For Israel. This reportedly aired during last night’s ABC interview with Diane Sawyer.

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Brian Brown Has The Wisconsin Sadz

“It’s a simple question, one to which every Junior High student in America learns the answer. Who rules this country? We the People! Government of the people, by the people, for the people! Simple, clear, and unmistakable — unless you are an unelected federal judge. Then it seems the rule is: I will impose my opinion on an entire state …

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