Monthly Archives: October 2014

SCOTUSblog On What Could Happen Next

Lyle Denniston writes at SCOTUSblog: It would be hard to find a close, or perhaps even a casual, observer of the Court who would predict with any confidence that the Court will deny review of all seven pending filings on same-sex marriage, from five states. The Court actually has been quite active on the issue this year: on three occasions, …

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TRAILER: American Sniper

Directed by Clint Eastwood.

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Douchebag Of The Day – John Stemberger

(Tipped by JMG reader Erik) RELATED: In July, Stemberger declared that the fight against same-sex marriage “is worth dying for.”

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Brian Brown: I’m Proud To Be A Hater

“I readily and proudly plead guilty to the ‘crime’ of not supporting [the HRC’s] desire to redefine marriage. I have had the nerve to express that view not only here in America, but when invited to speak in other countries. Hence, in the distorted world of the campaign, I am an extremist and ‘export hate.’ I am proud to have …

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ISIS Beheads British Aid Worker

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MISSOURI: County Judge Rules State Must Recognize Out-Of-State Gay Marriages

The ACLU of Missouri writes on its Facebook page: “IT’S OFFICIAL! Judge J. Dale Youngs rules in landmark ACLU of Missouri case (Barrier v. Vasterling) that out-of-state same-sex marriages MUST be recognized in Missouri.” Here’s the ruling.

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Quote Of The Day – Yvette Schneider

“I think the ex-gay movement will be dead within the next 10 years. As churches become more gay-affirming, parents and church leaders won’t seek parachurch ministries to ‘fix’ in gay Christians what isn’t broken. The fact that the ex-gay movement has been a monumental failure with no real, lasting change in those who have sought to negate same-sex attractions and …

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British Comedian Pranks Faith-Healers

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WaPo Profiles Signorile & Griffin

The Washington Post today published a lengthy profile of SiriusXM radio host Michelangelo Signorile and Human Rights Campaign head Chad Griffin. Here’s a setup: In 2004, 38 percent of respondents supported same-sex marriage, according to a Washington Post-ABC poll. Ten years later: 59 percent. And today, only a decade after Massachusetts ushered in same-sex marriage, Freedom to Marry says that …

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BERLIN: Grindr “Art Project” Roils Locals

A Dutch artist is sitting in a Berlin gayborhood storefront where he is live-streaming photos and chats with unsuspecting local Grindr users to giant video screens in the window. Some of these men, perhaps unsurprisingly, are furious. Via Gay Star News: The project is called Wanna Play? But many Grindr users don’t consider the art playful, some consider it to …

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Kevin Spacey – That’s All

Via PBS News Hour: “While rehearsing for his one night only benefit concert to support arts education, Kevin Spacey performs That’s All, first sung by Nat King Cole in 1957.” UPDATE: PBS has pulled the clip.

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More From Dr. Bryan Fischer, Virologist

Damn those apes and their poppers!

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New Target Ad Stars Lesbian Family

Via After Ellen: Married, pregnant couple Amanda Deibert and Cat Staggs are the stars of a new Target commercial called “Baby Digs: The Magic of Space,” and they play themselves. Amanda (an actress who you may remember from FEED) and Cat (an artist, who recently drew Wonder Woman) are due January 21 and they got hooked up with a sweet …

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Scalia: Marriage Cases Coming “Soon”

Via the Wall Street Journal: A coy Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia fielded questions about marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage and defended the role of religion in public life during a visit to Colorado on Wednesday. After giving a speech against the concept of an evolving Constitution, Justice Scalia at the University of Colorado was asked by a high school …

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Unemployent Rate Hits Six-Year Low

The Labor Department today reported that 248,000 jobs were created last month, pushing the unemployment down to a six-year low of 5.9%. Via Politico: The number of new jobs easily surpassed expectations — analysts had predicted 215,000 jobs created last month, according to a Bloomberg survey. Friday’s robust jobs report comes at an opportune time for the White House as …

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New Cheerios Ad Stars Gay Family

In another pro-gay move by General Mills, a Cheerios campaign that stars a gay family will launch this week in Canada. Via Marketing Mag: “The Cheerios Effect,” is the colloquial name some have given to a phenomenon that anyone who’s eaten a bowl of the cereal knows: when two Cheerios float in milk, they tend to attract one another thanks …

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Lindsey Graham Might Run For President

Yup, he said that. In a recent, hour-long interview, Lindsey Graham said if he is reelected to the Senate in November, he will begin exploring a bid for the presidency. Graham has long been one of the most active and outspoken hawks in Congress. He has been a voluble critic of the Obama administration on a wide variety of national …

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Rand Paul Waffles On Gay Marriage

Via CNN: “Society’s changing,” he said. “I mean, people change their minds all the time on this issue, and even within the Republican Party, there are people whose child turns out to be gay and they’re like, oh well maybe I want to rethink this issue. So it’s been rethought. The President’s rethought the issue. So I mean, a lot …

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The Castro By Drone

No audio.

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PENNSYLVANIA: House Democrats Hold Hearing On Reinstating Hate Crimes Law

Via CBS Philadelphia: In the wake of the September 11th gay bashing incident in Center City, the House Democratic Policy Committee held a public hearing on LGBT hate crimes Thursday. “We have an uphill battle in this legislative climate to pass LGBT hate crimes laws,” said State representative Brian Sims. Sims called the hearing, which was held at the Kimmel …

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