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Via the New York Times: Greeks delivered a shocking rebuff to Europe’s leaders on Sunday, decisively rejecting a deal offered by the country’s creditors in a historic vote that could redefine Greece’s place in Europe and shake the Continent’s financial stability. As people gathered to celebrate in Syntagma Square in central Athens, the Interior Ministry reported that with more than …

“As our faith comes under fire – with today’s attack on religious liberty – we must remember that God uses fire to purify our faith. Fire draws a line in the sand: Are we in or out? With Him or against Him? There is no in between. We’ve heard some say, ‘I’m just riding the fence, sitting quietly, waiting to …

CNN reports: Mike Huckabee says marriage is “in trouble today” because of the “redefinition of love” — no matter who’s in the relationship. And, the former Arkansas governor said Sunday, that’s a problem “in every definition of marriage — be it heterosexual or homosexual or polygamy or wherever the marriage redefinition ends up taking us over the course of the …

Via the Denver Post: A proposed ballot initiative filed Thursday would redefine same-sex marriages in Colorado as civil unions. A second initiative would allow wedding-related businesses opposed to gay marriage to hire a contractor to serve the couples. Keeping gay marriage out of Colorado could be difficult, if not impossible, since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 26 that …

Via SB Nation: “For the first time in her career, Abby Wambach is a World Cup winner. And after the final whistle blew in the United States’ 5-2 win over Japan, she sprinted over to the stands to find her wife, Sarah Huffman, who was sitting in the front row with the rest of the American supporters.”

“Megan suffered from many physical infirmities because of her demons. She desperately drove four hours to reach Bob and find deliverance. Because of her faith and determination, Megan was freed from evil spirits of Jezebel and Death.”

Via the Associated Press: Gay rights activists gathered in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July to mark the progress of their movement and pay tribute to those who launched it a half-century ago — but also made it clear that the fight for equality was far from over. “In too many communities, you can still …

Armistead Maupin will perform his show Logical Family next Sunday during Bear Week in Provincetown. In this witty and poignant new stage presentation the legendary author of “Tales of the City” turns a keen eye on his own youthful (and stumbling) search for family, love and authenticity. It’s a tale that leads from a repressive boyhood in North Carolina to …

(Tipped by JMG reader Gil)

Mashable reports: Sometimes the Internet can be a good place filled with good people. On Friday, Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton posted a heartbreaking image of a young boy with the caption, “I’m homosexual, and I’m afraid about what my future will be and that people won’t like me.” Even 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton left a few …

According to the US State Department. More difficult languages are here.

(Tipped by JMG readers Ray and TJ)

UPDATE: Ugh, it turns out the interviewer is a total nutjob.

Gosh, why do you think they won’t let their readers comment on a story about a man who said this on his Facebook page: “The usurper is here and if I get a chance I’ll take him out and I’ll take the shot.”

Mike Huckabee has followed up his vow to prosecute the enforcement of public accommodation laws as a hate crime with the above image on his Facebook page. He has also published an op-ed for Fox News: On Day One of my administration, I will use the power of the presidency to protect and defend people of all faiths in all …

Poster by Scott Wooledge. His review at Memeographs: The auteurs at Catholic Vote have created an instant classic Christian cinematic masterpiece to rival Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas. Not since National Organization for Marriage’s “Gathering Storm” of 2008 have we seen delusional hyperbole, paranoia and self-pity lifted to such delirious heights. Like an episode of The Bachelor or a Lindsey Lohan …

George Takei has posted an apology for calling Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas “a clown in blackface.” An excerpt from his Facebook page: I am reminded, especially on this July 4th holiday, that though we have the freedom to speak our minds, we must use that freedom judiciously. Each of us, as humans, have hot-button topics that can set us …

“Eight hundred years ago, Magna Carta was signed in England. It limited the power of the king for the first time. It is from Magna Carta, and not from some French atheist of the eighteenth century, that we derive our idea of legally binding the government to respect human rights. Last month, that same high court, unbound the government. Marriage …

Via YouGov: The opposition to legal same-sex marriage is both partisan and generational. Two-thirds of Republicans oppose same-sex marriage, as does a majority of those 65 and older. Two in three Democrats and adults under 30 are in favor. Some of the opposition is clearly religious: 57% of those who say religion is very important to them oppose the ruling …