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United Methodist minister Thomas Ogletree is facing church sanctions for presiding over the wedding of his son and another man. Dr. Ogletree, 79, is now facing a possible canonical trial for his action, accused by several New York United Methodist ministers of violating church rules. While he would not be the first United Methodist minister to face discipline for performing …

Click over to the actual site because this massive map is so detailed that the above screen-grab is pretty useless. Hundreds of interactive links on the map will take you to celebrity pronunciation examples found on YouTube. I’ve always found the Brooklyn-New Orleans accent connection interesting. Goodbye, morning. (Tipped by JMG reader Sean)

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“The Episcopal Church wants all aspects of the ban lifted, as does the National Jewish Committee on Scouting, whose former chairman, a Baltimore lawyer named Jay Lenrow, told me that while no troop should be forced to choose a gay leader, no troop should be prevented from doing so, either. “He noted that our country was founded on a principle …

Today the full Delaware Senate will make the final vote on marriage equality.  The bill passed out of its Senate committee last week and passed 23-18 in the House late last month. Gov. Jack Markell has promised to sign the bill should it reach his desk. Cross your fingers, kids.  It’s going to be very close.

At the NRA convention in Houston, Glenn Beck displayed the above image of NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  Via New York Magazine:  “When somebody argues for gun control, they are either living in self-imposed ignorance or they are just living an argument of control,” Beck stressed to the crowd of more than 10,000. He urged the group “to make sure that …

A former Iowa court official pleaded guilty yesterday to filing a fraudulent marriage license on behalf of a Florida gay couple that she’d only spoken to on the phone. Former Grundy County deputy clerk Brigitte Van Nice, 42, received a fine and a suspended sentence after entering the guilty pleas to perjury and forgery charges at the courthouse in Grundy …

Kristin Wiig, Annette Benning, and Glee’s Darren Criss.

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is a “Summer of Gatsby” goodie bag containing a t-shirt, water bottle, beach bag, mini-poster, and a CD copy of Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film The Great Gatsby. Opening Friday, May 10, The Great Gatsby is a unique and imaginative retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic story from trailblazing director Baz …