We’ll never know if GLAAD’s campaign against murder music star Buju Banton’s Grammy nomination is at least partially to credit for his loss tonight, but the happy fact is that there will be no celebration in Banton’s Florida prison cell tonight where he awaits trial for conspiracy to traffic eleven pounds of cocaine.
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This Week In Holy Crimes
Over the last seven days… Wisconsin: Father Robert Chukwu arrested for embezzling $200K from his diocese.Israel: Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira arrested for firebombing a West Bank mosque.Texas: Pastor James Dixon arrested for beating his wife.Kentucky: Pastor John Wayne Diehl arrested for child molestation.Connecticut: Pastor Troy Grant charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assault on minors.Colorado: Pastor Isaac Aryee charged with …
Read More »2010 Grammy Winners
A complete list of winners in all categories can be found on the official Grammys site. Beyonce led the pack with six wins, followed by Taylor Swift with four. Lady Gaga only scored in the less prestigious dance categories. Album of the YearTaylor Swift, FearlessBest Female Pop Vocal PerformanceBeyonce, HaloBest Male Pop Vocal PerformanceJason Mraz, Make It MineBest Rap/Sung CollaborationJay …
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These clips won’t last long on YouTube, obviously.
Read More »You Can’t Turn The Lights Off
Courtesy of 33 collaborators who were attending the Sundance Film Festival, here’s a cute Schoolhouse Rock-ish take on the decision not to broadcast the Prop 8 trail. The message is that in world of live-blogging and Twitter, the words of bigots will be known. The video was made by HitRECord, which was founded by actor Joseph Gordon Levitt. (Tipped by …
Read More »San Francisco Rickrolls Westboro
On Friday the Westboro Baptist Church descended on the San Francisco headquarters of Twitter, because God hates social networking. Or something. The above photo from the exuberant counter-protest was sent in by JMG reader Craig. Go here for many more hilarious signs.
Read More »American Family Association Radio Host: It’s Time To Imprison All Gays
American Family Association radio host Bryan Fischer has called for sending homosexuals to prison for forced reparative therapy, a move he says is sanctioned by the Bible. Below, he responds to an email from a complaining listener. Thanks for writing me about my comments on my program regarding homosexuality. It might be worth noting that what I actually suggested is …
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Pickle Smokers & Creatures
The TSA has launched an investigation of employees at their Orlando field office after learning of an office board game being played to mock gays, women and minorities. The board, resembling the TV game show “Jeopardy,” includes categories such as “pickle smokers,” “our gang” and “creatures,” which sources said were names used by managers for gay men, African-Americans and lesbians. …
Read More »How To Out-Gaga Gaga
“Fever Ray is Karin Dreijer Andersson of the Swedish electronic duo The Knife.”
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