Via the Associated Press: A Florida appeals court has refused to let Attorney General Pam Bondi take the state’s gay marriage ban directly to the Florida Supreme Court. The 3rd District Court of Appeal on Friday indicated it will likely rule itself on previous decisions striking down the Miami-Dade and Monroe counties bans. Several Florida judges ruled this summer that …
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FRC Hate Rally Draws Non-Crowd
I count exactly ten people visible under the trees. Notice the t-shirt sales tent in the back. That’s Perkins on the stage. (Via Scott Wooledge)
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KANSAS: “Gays Want To Steal Our Marriage” Nutcases Shot Down By Court
Remember the crackpot Kansas couple that says evil gays are attempting to literally steal their marriage? A federal court has told them to suck it. A federal judge has rejected an attempt by a heterosexual couple to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the state’s gay marriage ban.The ruling reads that Phillip and Sandra Unruh, of Harper, have no legal right …
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Michigan Pastors: We’ll Go To Jail Rather Than Obey Proposed LGBT Rights Law
A coalition of anti-gay pastors rallied on the steps of Michigan’s capitol building on Friday to declare that they will go to jail before obeying the proposed inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in state anti-discrimination laws. From a press release published by Christian Newswire: “We, the undersigned Christian Pastors of the State of Michigan declare our opposition to …
Read More »Rob Cantor – Shia LeBeouf
Somehow I missed this wildly viral video (1.7M views) when it was first released nearly a week ago. Via Billboard: Back in 2012, singer-songwriter Rob Cantor wrote a song called “Shia LaBeouf” about the titular character as a cannibal, with lines like, “Hollywood superstar… living in the woods/killing for sport.” In the new video, the West Los Angeles Children’s Choir …
Read More »WASHINGTON: Christian Activist Files Demand For Names Of 70 Local Strippers
A Christian activist in Washington state has filed a public records demand for the business licenses of 70 local strippers, allegedly in order to pray for their souls. “I would pray for those dancers by name,” David Van Vleet said after the hearing. “I’m a Christian. We have a right to pray for people.” Van Vleet said he also was …
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Eric Holder: Federal Government Now Recognizes Married Gays In 32 States
Via White House press release: In the latest development following the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month to decline to hear any pending cases regarding same-sex marriage, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Saturday that the federal government will now recognize same-sex married couples in six new states: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Last week, the Attorney …
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