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It doesn’t seem possible, but Mississippi never ratified the 13th Amendment. Until now. Life really does move slower in the South. One hundred forty-eight years after Congress sent the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery to the states for ratification, Mississippi officially has joined the ranks. The state’s Legislature did vote to ratify it in 1995 — but the vote was never …

Openly gay Minnesota state Sen. Scott Dibble plans to introduce his marriage equality bill this week. Dibble believes this legislation has the momentum to pass after voters defeated a constitutional amendment that would’ve strengthened the existing gay marriage ban.  “It’s just simply an amendment that removes the restriction that disallows some couples from getting married,” Dibble said. “My strong sense, …

Viciously anti-gay crackpot Pastor John Hagee is selling a super-creepy teddy bear that drones out bible quotes while children sleep.  And we’re the ones indoctrinating kids. With the Scripture player nestled inside of the teddy bear, your child can sleep while literally holding onto and listening to the comforting promises of our Lord and Savior. Narrated by Pastor Matthew Hagee, …

The Virginia Senate Education Committee has narrowly rejected a bill that would allow home-schooled students to play sports at public schools.  The proposed change was dubbed the “Tim Tebow Bill” because he was allowed to play football at a Florida public school while being taught at home. The perennial proposal from Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle County, would achieve that by …

French police are investigating after a leader of the far-right National Front party was accused of pushing three activists down a flight of stairs during a same-sex marriage rally in Burgundy. The Local reports: Councillor Richard Jacob, an elected member of Marine Le-Pen’s far-right party, allegedly shouted homophobic abuse at three gay-rights activists before pushing them down the steps of …

Clip description: “When Marc was 16 years old, he was beaten by his stepfather. The ‘Demon of Murder’ had been around for three generations of Marc’s family — ‘Bloodshed’ and ‘Murder’ were cast out!”

“Its subject matter can only be described with one word: blasphemous. If anything in our PC culture should be considered obviously offensive, this is it. Can you imagine the uproar that would occur if SNL made a parody, ‘Muhammad Unleashed?’ People at NBC would be losing their jobs. The ‘sensitivity police’ would be out in full force. It would cause …

At a pizza shop in Virginia Beach: “All they have to do is show me that they’re carrying a weapon or they can show me their concealed weapons permit and they can get the discount,” says All Around Pizza owner, Jay Laze. So far, Laze says the response has been great. Brendan Kelly openly carries his handgun and says it’s …

As the New York state legislature considers a bill to further decriminalize the possession of marijuana, New York City Major Michael Bloomberg has announced that those found with small amounts will no longer spend the night in jail. “I personally am not in favor of legalizing marijuana or any other drugs, I think it’s a dangerous thing,” Bloomberg said Friday …