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Via RT.com: St Petersburg lawmaker Vitaly Milonov, known for his orthodox stance and anti-gay campaigning, has prepared a bill imposing fines for “nudity or unethical attire” in public places. The bill elucidates this as “either absence of clothes or nudity of either upper or lower parts of the body” for men and women alike. The list of “unethical clothing” includes …

“If the nation’s highest court decrees same-sex marriage as the law of the land, the consequences will be grave. It sets the stage for persecution of believers who are committed to the truth of Scripture. Can pastors preach against homosexuality without being accused of hate speech? The ultimate danger, of course, is the devastating results of disobedience to God’s Word. …

Via the SPLC: Jury selection is underway in the SPLC’s landmark consumer fraud case against a New Jersey provider of conversion therapy, which purports to turn gay people straight. Opening arguments in the Superior Court of New Jersey are expected to begin on either Tuesday, June 2 or Wednesday, June 3. The SPLC filed the suit – Michael Ferguson, et …

Via the Associated Press: The state Senate voted Monday night to cancel Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of a bill that would allow some North Carolina court officials to refuse to perform gay marriage activities because of religious objections. The 32-16 vote was above the three-fifths threshold necessary to override a veto. The bill still must clear the House again for …

Clip recap: “This Marble Run ‘Marble Tsunami’ has 4 tipping containers holding totally more than 11 000 marbles. In this video you’ll see the 10 000 marbles AND the 1000 marbles container will tipping together causing more than 11 000 marbles rolling down the giant tracks.” (Tipped by JMG reader Daddy Ray)

Memo to Brian Brown: Germany-based Adidas Group is the second-largest sportswear manufacturer in the world with annual sales over $15 billion. Other brands under the Adidas Group umbrella are Reebok, Rockport, TaylorMade, and Stella McCartney. New Avenues For Youth is a DC-based group working to end youth homelessness.

“These Republican candidates want to take us backwards, undoing the progress we’ve fought so hard to secure. Jeb Bush has said that, ‘the institution of marriage is under attack in our society.’ Marco Rubio said one would need to have a ‘ridiculous and absurd reading of the U.S. Constitution’ to think same-sex couples have the right to marry. Rand Paul, …

Yesterday’s heavy rains caused lakes and rivers in Newark to overflow, sending fish up through nearby sewer grates. And you totally should not eat sewer fish because “it’s unclear how exposure to elements outside of their natural domains will affect them.”

Last week Zsuzsanna Anderson declared that all sexual deviants, including Josh Duggar, should be executed. Today we learn about her “Cute And Covered” line of modest swimwear for women. There’s no extra charge for the full bathing burka. She is the wife of notorious hate preacher Steven Anderson, whose church is listed as a hate group by the SPLC. PREVIOUSLY …

Also: “I’ll be a voice for social conservative values without apology or animosity.”

“We find that the virus is spreading rapidly. It won’t be enough to pervert the whole world with this evil anti-family worldview. Since the developed governments of the world aspire to colonizing planets we have to prepare for the export of sodomy to other worlds — to the entire universe! I think it’s time for us Christians to flip open …

LGBT groups are spiking the ball. A fringe element in the Legislature certainly had its sights set squarely on the LGBT community this session. But we are very happy, after more than 10,000 office visits in the Pink Dome by Equality Texas staff, that all these blatantly discriminatory bills failed to pass. We’re also happy that we were actually able …

Memo to Brian Brown: Maytag was acquired by Whirlpool Corporation in 2006. The largest home appliance maker in the world, Whirlpool is currently ranked at #154 on the Fortune 500 and has annual sales of $20 billion. Other Whirlpool brands include Amana, KitchenAid, and Jenn-Air.

CNN reports: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who has sued retailer Abercrombie & Fitch when the store failed to hire her because she wore a head scarf in observance of her religion. The court ruled 8-1 that the company failed to accommodate Samantha Elauf’s religious needs when she was not hired on the basis that …

“Shout for those who couldn’t.”

Via the New York Times: Louis Johnson, a bassist who had a string of funk hits with the Brothers Johnson and worked as a session musician for Quincy Jones, notably on the Michael Jackson albums “Off the Wall” and “Thriller,” was found dead on May 21 at his home in Las Vegas. He was 60. His death was confirmed by …