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“The first thing I want to tell American people, from my point of view, it is our fight, it is not just their fight. I will not let this president suggest to the American people we can outsource or security and this is not about our safety. There is no way in hell you can form an army on the …

Via the Telegraph: Polling experts said the Scottish independence referendum was “too close to call” on Saturday night as a clutch of surveys gave contradictory pictures of the state of the campaign. A survey of 705 Scots by ICM for The Telegraph suggested that the Yes vote had opened up an eight-point lead over the No campaign. Results of the …

Friday night The Simpsons celebrated its 25th anniversary with a concert of the show’s most famous musical numbers at the Hollywood Bowl. The Los Angeles Gay Men’s Chorus performed Spider-Pig from The Simpsons Movie and the Emmy-nominated We Do (The Stonecutters’ Song) from the classic 1995 episode, Homer The Great.

So this happened in Canada: A defrocked Catholic priest was found guilty Friday of raping dozens of children and a sled dog in the Canadian Arctic, where he worked as a missionary for decades. The Belgian-born Eric Dejaeger, 67, was convicted of 31 counts of sexual offenses against children and one count of bestiality. At the start of the his …

The pro-independence Yes Scotland appears to have adopted Dougie McClean’s 1977 classic Caledonia as their theme song. Caledonia has been covered by countless artists and is often described as Scotland’s unofficial national anthem. Kylie Minogue and Lulu performed the song with McLean at last month’s closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Last May, NFL star Adrian Peterson was lauded by NOM for “courageously sharing” his opposition to same-sex marriage. Yesterday Peterson was indicted for bloodying his four year-old son’s legs with a whip made out of a tree branch. (Tipped by JMG reader Scott)

According to a report on the right-wing CNS News, the “ex-gay” crackpots at PFOX are screaming for inclusion in the Smithsonian’s LGBT history exhibit. The exhibit’s curator is not only open to that, he plans on including materials from numerous anti-gay groups. [Smithsonian Archives Specialist Franklin] Robinson told CNSNews.com that he would also be willing to collect items from pro-traditional …

Citing a right wing legislative campaign to recall or impeach any pro-gay judge, last month attorneys for the plaintiffs in the Arkansas marriage equality case asked state Supreme Court justices who plan to seek reelection to recuse themselves from hearing the appeal of their win in a lower court. Last week the state Supreme Court rejected that request, but yesterday …

From the editorial board of the Arizona Republic: Marriage equality can sound like a political cause. It’s been the subject of intense courtroom drama. But to Beverly Sevcik and Mary Baranovich, it’s personal. It’s about whether the Constitution protects their individual rights. That’s why it is welcome news that the U.S. Supreme Court may be preparing to bring down the …