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Scott Long reports at Paper Bird: One of the 26 men arrested, tortured, and ultimately acquitted in the December 7 raid on a Cairo bathhouse has tried to burn himself to death. El-Watan newspaper claims to have spoken to him yesterday in hospital. “I work in a restaurant in the Shobra district,” he told them. “I’m harassed constantly in my …

Clip recap: “Things are finally settling down in Alabama. We’ll take a look at just how messy it got last week, and what happens now. Plus, Justice Ginsburg makes some pretty candid predictions for the Supreme Court’s upcoming marriage decision.”

This weekend Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore posted the below July 2014 clip to his Facebook page. Watch as Cindy Jacobs announces that God personally told her that he will use Alabama to “reverse what Satan has done” and put an end to judicial tyranny. PREVIOUSLY ON JMG: Cindy Jacobs says her prayers stopped the shoe-bomber. Cindy Jacobs …

Scott Lively would appreciate it greatly if the media would just stop calling him anti-gay. Journalistic professionalism in America has declined apace with the print media industry itself, but Springfield’s sole daily newspaper has fallen further than most. News and editorials are supposed to be separate departments, but The Republican routinely editorializes in its news stories about me, and usually …

From British Airways: We teamed up with Out of the Blue, Oxford University’s all male a capella group, for a very special version of Wham’s classic hit ‘Club Tropicana’ The 14-strong group flew to Malta with the airline to recreate the summer hit and bring the taste of sunshine and pina coladas tantalisingly close to Brits looking forward to their …

“Most of the media is blaming the current chaos in Alabama over whether same-sex couples will or will not be issued marriage licenses on Judge Roy Moore, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. However, it really should be laid at the feet of U.S. District Court Judge Callie V. S. Granade (pronounced, according to National Public Radio, like ‘grenade’). …

Last week the Arkansas legislature approved a bill that bans local municipalities from enacting LGBT rights ordinances. Gov. Asa Hutcherson, while expressing some discomfort with the bill, has said that he will allow it to become law without his signature. Local activists yesterday launched a social media campaign which demands that Hutcherson veto the bill. Tweet Hutcherson here and visit …

Famed artist Keith Haring died 25 years ago today. And this just happened in Australia: Vandals have desecrated a heritage-protected mural in Melbourne’s north. Australia’s only surviving mural by world-renowned artist Keith Haring has been seemingly untouched for more than 30 years. But on Saturday, Collingwood locals found it covered in black graffiti, the name “Keith Renks” scribbled along with …

After first removing the line which linked to a column calling for the “lawful execution of homosexuals,” Matt Barber has now deleted the entire post of guest blogger Tim Brown. This is the second time in four months that Barber has published and then deleted a guest column from advocates of the death penalty for homosexuality.