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Conveniently timed to coincide with the renewed marriage equality battle, Maine’s Bishop Richard Malone is launching an “ex-gay” group. Malone announced in a press release the establishment of a local chapter of Courage, a worldwide spiritual support group based in Norwalk, Conn. The Rev. Kevin Martin, who serves St. Michael Parish in Augusta, has been appointed the chaplain for the …

“DeGeneres is not a true representation of the type of families that shop at their store. And they’re going to be gaining a very small percentage of liberal customers. This will not satisfy or offset their loss in sales. They will be losing more than they’ll be gaining. We’re asking J.C. Penney to hire a spokesperson who’s more representative of …

While Washington’s same-sex marriage bill is destined to be on the governor’s desk within two weeks, it’s pretty much a certainty that the issue will be forced onto the November ballot. “This is an issue that moves people unlike most,” said Joseph Backholm, executive director of the Family Policy Institute of Washington. Backholm’s group was among those who unsuccessfully tried …

Unbelievable: Bishop Eddie Long returned to the pulpit on Sunday in royal fashion. For his Jan. 29th service at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, where he took a leave of absence late last year in the wake of child molestation allegations, Bishop Long featured a Rabbi, Ralph Messer, who spoke at length about why Long is a “king.” Presenting what …

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After hours and hours of some of the most repulsively anti-gay testimony ever to spew from my speakers, New Jersey’s marriage equality bill advanced out of committee by a vote of 5-2. The legislation still faces votes in both houses of the Legislature, with the Senate vote set for Feb. 13. Republican Gov. Chris Christie has promised to veto the …