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The Lexington Herald-Leader reports: At a rally Saturday behind the Kentucky Capitol, several thousand people sang hymns, prayed, and praised three county clerks who refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. They also heard Republican political candidates, including gubernatorial hopeful Matt Bevin, and legislators criticize Democrats, especially Gov. Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway, the Democrats’ nominee for …

“Hypocrisy is sin. It is hypocrisy, for instance, to run around cheating on your wife, and to then self-righteously rebuke others for the sin of adultery or some other sexual depravity. But the sin being rebuked remains sin nonetheless, even when he who rebukes it is a hypocrite. Indeed, we don’t have to judge sin, because that which is sin …

The man whose photo was used by Josh Duggar in his OKCupid profile is threatening to sue. TMZ has the scoop: Josh Duggar turned the life of a Hollywood DJ upside down by apparently jacking his pic for his OKCupid profile. Matthew McCarthy tells us he was shocked see his pic on the dating site, and way more shocked to …

Christian YouTube star Sam Rader, who first came to our attention for a viral clip in which he tried to convince his five year-old daughter that gay marriage is a very bad thing, has been busted for having an Ashley Madison account. Last night Rader posted a clip in which he announces that Jesus has already forgiven him. Some recent …

According to American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer, if the price of gas goes up, that’s God being pissy. If an aircraft carrier gets torpedoed, that’s God throwing a tantrum. And if a typhoon drowns a few million poor people? You guessed it, God saw them stepping out of line.

And that’s why the president has droned the fuck out of Liberty University. (Today’s money beg is really totally about YOU, of course.) Via email from pedophile employer Tony Perkins: “President Obama, America’s Commander-In-Chief, is aggressively attacking what he believes is the greatest threat to the U.S. Armed Forces. No, not ISIS. Not Hamas. Not Russia, China, Iran, or North …

If you weren’t a fan of Ellen Page before, you will be now. ABC News reports: While Sen. Ted Cruz was grilling pork chops at the Iowa State Fair today, actress Ellen Page, wearing a hat and sunglasses, snuck her way up to the grill and asked the GOP presidential candidate about “the persecution of gays in the workplace and …

Well, that didn’t take long. Despite a national furor over far-right extremist radio talker Jan Mickelson’s call to literally enslave undocumented immigrants, questionably documented immigrant Ted Cruz had no problem returning to Mickelson’s show to declare that the evil “atheist Taliban” is stealing America’s right to scream about Jesus at all times. Right Wing Watch has the audio:

The Jerusalem Pride killer has been found mentally competent and will stand trial.  The Jerusalem Post reports: Following a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, Yishai Schlissel – who killed a teenage girl and seriously wounded five others in a stabbing rampage at Jerusalem’s annual Gay Pride Parade last month – was on Thursday deemed fit to stand trial. The decision was made …

One Million Moms is calling on its followers to deluge Christian Mingle with complaints because the hook-ups-for-Jesus site has advertised on TV Land’s deviant Impastor show. They write: This show not only depicts pastors in a negative light, but the entire program will also be based on lies about Christianity. It revolves around Buddy Dobbs, a gambling, pot-smoking slacker, on …

According to a widely-quoted Duggar family insider, Anna Dugger partially blames herself for her husband’s porn addiction and cheating, which maybe happened because she didn’t put out enough. Which totally lets Satan off the hook. The insider further claims that divorce is out of the question. From People Magazine: “Anna will not leave him,” says the source. “As with her in-laws, …

Virtually every 2016 GOP presidential candidate has recently appeared on the Iowa talk radio show of far-right extremist Jan Mickelson, who in the past has declared his allegiance to the Confederacy and called AIDS “God’s punishment for homosexuality.” But Mickelson may have some trouble booking future such guests after he unveiled his plan to literally enslave undocumented immigrants. Mediaite has …

Most of the opposition to new Chick-Fil-A stores has died down since CEO Dan Cathy declared last year that he is shutting up forever about same-sex marriage. But the issue resurfaced this week at a meeting of the Denver City Council. The Denver Post reports: Councilman Paul Lopez called opposition to the chain at DIA “really, truly a moral issue …

Dan Savage writes at The Stranger: Outing someone for their private sexual conduct—even if everyone agrees that it’s wrong—is a brutal tactic that should be reserved for brutes. Who’s a legitimate target for outing? I’ll let Barney Frank explain: “There’s a right to privacy,” Frank said on Real Time. “But the right to privacy should not be a right to …

“Last night we learned from online reports about allegations concerning Josh Duggar and then read his confession today. We are grieved by Josh’s conduct and the devastating impact of his pornography addiction and marital unfaithfulness. Our hearts hurt for his family, and all those affected by Josh’s actions. His deceitful behavior harms his family, his friends, his former coworkers, and …

Via press release from the Human Rights Campaign: Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 217 into law, making Illinois the fifth jurisdiction—behind California, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, and Oregon—to protect LGBTQ youth from the dangers of conversion therapy. House Bill 217, which protects LGBTQ youth from mental health providers attempting to change their sexual orientation or gender …

Yet another Duggartastic revelation, this time from Radar Online: RadarOnline.com can reveal even more bombshell details of the 19 Kids & Counting star’s depraved double life: A Facebook account registered to his email address is friends with local Arkansas strippers and lingerie models. Josh admitted to signing up for cheaters website Ashley Madison with the email address [email protected], and there …

Since their conviction for breaking state public accommodation laws, Oregon bakers Aaron and Melissa Klein have raked in about half a million dollars in Christian crowd-funding donations and become sought after headliners on the far-right speaking circuit. Therefore they have grandly sent cakes to ten LGBT groups as a thank you. Mailed with the cakes was the latest viciously anti-gay …

“I have been the biggest hypocrite ever. While espousing faith and family values I have secretly over the last several years been viewing pornography on the internet and this became an addiction and I became unfaithful to my wife. I am so ashamed of the double life I have been living and am grieved for the hurt, pain, and disgrace …

Robertson’s co-host suggests it still might be a good idea to brush up on your Hebrew, just in case. The above topic comes third in today’s viewer questions after Robertson dismisses a middle-age woman’s worry that she still thinks about a lesbian hook-up she had decades ago.