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“So he made fun of Puerto Ricans, Black people, Jews, and Arabs. You know, that’s — pretty equal opportunity offender. Were they offensive jokes? I mean, yeah, if you’re a whiny little baby, they’re offensive to you. If those jokes are offensive to you, then you’re just a whiny, pathetic, ridiculous, sad sack of a human being. “If you heard …

Michigan Live reports: An Ypsilanti-area youth pastor is accused of forcing a girl to perform oral sex on him and using a social media app to arrange payment for photographs of children, according to police. Zachary Joseph Radcliff, 29, allegedly used Snapchat to arrange meetups with children where he would pay them for videos and photographs, Sgt. Gilberto Oliveria with …

Reuters reports: Hundreds of thousands of members of South Korea’s Christian groups held a service in Seoul on Sunday to protest against a landmark court ruling that acknowledged same-sex the rights of partners in same-sex couples to state health insurance. The supreme court in July upheld a high court ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump’s rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden Sunday began on a bizarre note. A man with a prop crucifix was one of the opening acts, calling Vice President Kamala Harris the “antichrist” and “the devil.” David Rem, a speaker at the event, began his speech by talking about how Donald Trump‘s father paid …

“Just a few days ago Vice President Kamala Harris was speaking at a campus event and some students yelled out, ‘JESUS IS LORD!’  Her response? ‘YOU GUYS ARE AT THE WRONG RALLY!’ That speaks volumes, doesn’t it? “In contrast, former President Donald J. Trump welcomes Christians—and prayer—at his events. Does he use salty language sometimes? Yes, but he’s said publicly …

The Texas Tribune reports: In January 2022, Elvie Kingston’s dementia took a turn for the worse. The 76-year-old millionaire and longtime conservative activist was declared by a doctor to be partially incapacitated, after which she signed legal documents that removed her family’s right to make decisions about her health and finances. Two years later, those powers remain almost entirely in …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: One Million Moms has received many complaints regarding the ongoing, crude Frank’s RedHot “Frank it Up” ad campaign, which features the “I put that $#!t on everything” slogan. Foul language (or implication of it) is unnecessary in this or any advertisement, but that is apparently what Frank’s RedHot intended. This inappropriate slogan …

The Texas Tribune reports: The City Council on Tuesday banned transgender people from using restrooms outside of the sex assigned to them at birth, following an emotionally charged exchange between residents and city leaders. In a 5-2 vote, members of the council expanded a 1989 ordinance that prohibits individuals from entering restrooms of the opposite sex, suggesting they were doing …

Rick Hutzell writes for the Baltimore Banner: You could hear the spittle fly as the Heritage Foundation shouted out its latest intellectual assault on the Naval Academy. All over Ruth Ben-Ghiat and a lecture the midshipmen likely will never hear. She’s a New York University historian with a book on what happens to the military when authoritarians take power. She …

From an earlier report at Friendly Atheist: The 2024 Cookeville-Putnam County Christmas Parade in Tennessee is going to be a huge event. Huge enough that the local PBS affiliate will carry the parade live on December 14 because, as one of its leaders previously explained, it’s “one of the community’s most beloved traditions.” If there are local groups interested in …

Media Matters reports: North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson spoke on the Trump-backed “ReAwaken America” tour, where he compared fighting the news media to battling Nazis at Normandy Beach. His speech was well-received by Trump ally and ReAwaken America co-organizer Mike Flynn, who asked the audience to donate to Robinson’s campaign. Robinson’s rhetoric echoes that of former President Donald …

Courthouse News reports: Represented by several civil liberties groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Louisiana, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom from Religion Foundation, the plaintiffs brought in Steven Green, a professor of law, religious studies and history at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, as a witness in their bid for …

The Christian Post reports: A majority of practicing Christians, including pastors, admit to viewing pornography and a large share say they are comfortable with the habit, a new study has found. In Barna’s recently released researched report, Beyond the Porn Phenomenon, produced in partnership with Pure Desire Ministries, researchers found that pornography use is prevalent among all demographics. Even though …

“Hello! I believe I’m here with some world changers right now, and I believe that God is raising up a mighty army! If you’re part of that army, you should shout, ‘Yes’ if there’s a company of Esthers here. Come on, Davids, Daniels. I believe that there are some Nehemiahs being raised up here for such a time as this. …

“Kamala Harris is wired to be repulsed by the name of God. She mocks God. Again, everything Democrats love, God hates. Let me say that again – everything that Democrats love, God hates. And if you’re a Christian that votes to the Democrat Party, you are voting for things that God hates. That’s between you and God. Think about it. …

“I don’t believe God sent that stuff. God didn’t send destruction to the Carolinas. You know what happened? I fear that we are starting to live Deuteronomy:28. We told God to get out. At first, he didn’t listen. He just hung in there with us. And then we demanded that he get out. We said, ‘get your bible out of …

Hemant Mehta reports at the Friendly Atheist: The 2024 Cookeville-Putnam County Christmas Parade in Tennessee is going to be a huge event. Huge enough that the local PBS affiliate will carry the parade live on December 14 because, as one of its leaders previously explained, it’s “one of the community’s most beloved traditions.” If there are local groups interested in …

Religion Dispatches reports: On October 12th one of the most remarkable political statements of any religious leader in this or any election season was broadcast live from an all-day rally of tens of thousands of people on the Washington Mall. The event, called A Million Women, was staged by some of the leading apostles and prophets in the New Apostolic …

The Charlotte Observer reports: Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Thursday said he doesn’t think sexually explicit and racist comments attributed to him in a CNN report last month will hurt his chances at being elected governor. Recent polls show Attorney General Josh Stein polling between 10-20 points ahead of Robinson. Robinson spoke to the Observer at a meet and …

Christian activist Dave Daubenmire writes: MAGA men and their wives understood that their country had been stolen and they marched to the Capitol to try and peacefully preserve what was rightfully theirs. They watched their buddies get locked up, they watched America’s resources be given to foreigners, and they understand that this is put-up or shut-up time in America. As …