Monthly Archives: April 2015

Freep This AFA Poll

Right here. (Tipped by JMG readers Daddy Ray and Bryan)

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NEW YORK CITY: Pam Geller Wins “Killing Jews” Transit Ads Battle With MTA

Via the New York Times: A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to display an ad from a pro-Israel group on buses after the agency declined to run it last year. The group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, sued the authority in October, saying it had infringed on the group’s First Amendment rights by rejecting …

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NEW YORK: State Assembly Committee Advances “Ex-Gay” Torture Ban

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ABC Poll: New High For Marriage Support

Via the Washington Post: A record-high 6 in 10 Americans support same-sex marriage and a similar share say individual states should not be allowed to define marriage as only between a man and a woman, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The national debate on same-sex marriage moves to center stage next week, when the Supreme Court hears …

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Senate Narrowly Rejects Bill To Fund Assistance To Homeless LGBT Youth

From Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund: Today, the United States Senate failed to pass the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act (S.A. 290), which would reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA). The vote was 56 “YES” to 43 “NO” – short of the 60 “YES” votes required to pass. The Act includes a non-discrimination clause that …

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Tweetstorm: #LoveMustWin

In the final days before the SCOTUS hearing, Freedom To Marry has launched the #LoveMustWin hashtag across social media, earning the tweeted support of politicians like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and many others. Above on the left is Broadway’s Andrew Keenan-Bolger, who notes on Instagram that he remains unable to marry in his home state of Michigan.

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Openly Jake: Gaytriotism Across America

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Cordileone: I Won’t Be At The Hate March

Over the weekend I noted that San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s name was not on NOM’s list of speakers for Saturday’s hate march. Yesterday he confirmed his non-attendance with the San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archbishop has decided not to attend this year’s annual march against same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C., avoiding a repeat of an appearance that …

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TRAILER: A Sinner In Mecca

Plot recap: For a gay filmmaker, filming in Saudi Arabia presents two serious challenges: filming is forbidden in the country and homosexuality is punishable by death. For filmmaker Parvez Sharma, however, these were risks he had to assume as he embarked on his Hajj pilgrimage, a journey considered the greatest accomplishment and aspiration within Islam, his religion. He brings back …

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Rep. Steve King Intros Bill To Strip Federal Courts Of Powers Over Marriage

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has introduced a bill that would strip federals courts of the power to rule on marriage. His bill is titled the Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015. Via The Hill: “For too long, federal courts have overstepped their constitutionally limited duty to interpret the Constitution.” King said in a news release. “Rather, federal courts …

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LIVE VIDEO: Texas House Committee Debates Anti-Gay Marriage Bill

Watch it live. Texas HB 3567: A religious organization, an organization supervised or controlled by or in connection with a religious organization, an individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of that employment, or a clergy or minister may not be required to solemnize any marriage, provide services, accommodations, facilities, goods, or privileges for a purpose …

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Todd Starnes: First Lady Abuses “Innocent Children” With Healthy Eating Advice

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TEXAS: House Committee Advances Bill Banning Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

Via the Texas Tribune: A Texas House committee on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to prohibit same-sex marriages, even though the state already bans such unions. The measure is one of several proposals at the Texas Capitol targeting same-sex marriage and the first one that has cleared a legislative committee this session, according to the Texas Freedom Network, which …

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AFA Launches “One Million Buttons”

Just in via email: It is time to take a stand for Freedom of Religion! The battle against freedom of religion is escalating. There are those who want to force Christians to confine our religious freedom to the church building. Our friends on the left are working hard to make speaking against homosexuality illegal hate speech. The mayor in Houston, …

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ARKANSAS: Christian Leader Of LGBT Rights Repeal Movement Exposed As Convicted Serial Rapist

From You Can’t Make It Up Headquarters: The Arkansas Times has confirmed that a Baptist preacher in Eureka Springs who features prominently in a new video urging repeal of the city’s Ordinance 2223, which protects LGBT people from discrimination, pleaded guilty to a series of violent rapes in Oklahoma in 1977. Acra Lee Turner, 60, currently serves as a pastor …

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Tweet Of The Day – Hemant Mehta

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Rick Perry: I’d Probably Attend A Gay Wedding But That’s A Gotcha Question

I’ve included Perry’s infamous anti-gay ad from 2012.

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One Million Moms Vs Taco Bell

Just in via email: Taco Bell is following a trend in crude commercials. While a few fast food restaurants are cleaning up their ads, Taco Bell decided to air a new ad named “Flash” to advertise Chickstars. The ad shows an elderly couple eating Chickstars in their car when the woman lifts up her shirt, implying she is showing her …

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FLORIDA: John Stemberger Won’t Give Up On Anti-Gay Adoption Bill

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Maggie Gallagher: Christians Must Be Prepared To Rebuild A Ruined Civilization

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