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“Carrie Underwood suggests God did not set rules. Yes, He did. The Ten Commandments are not suggestions. They represent the difference between life and death. He didn’t mean we aren’t supposed to confront people with their sin so they could be brought to repentance, because He Himself commanded us to do just that. God did warn us not to profane …

“As a married person myself, I don’t know what it’s like to be told I can’t marry somebody I love, and want to marry. I can’t imagine how that must feel. I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love. Our church is gay friendly. Above all, God …

Loretta Lynn has hand-picked pixie Zooey Deschanel to play the title role in the musical version of the story that won Sissy Spacek an Oscar. Lynn, 80, unveiled plans for a musical adaptation of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” during a Grand Ole Opry show at the Ryman Auditorium on Thursday night. Wearing one of her signature long-sleeve, floor-length dresses, the Country …

Thanks to his Obama=Hitler speech, America will never again hear Hank Williams’ opening theme to Monday Night Football. Are you ready for some football? Hank Williams Jr. isn’t anymore. The country singer and ESPN each took credit for the decision Thursday morning to ax his classic intro to “Monday Night Football.” The network had pulled the song from the game …

Manhattan’s new country/western gay bar. SRSLY.

Newly-married and out country music star Chely Wright has joined the fight against North Carolina’s pending constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

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A well-known Chicago area lesbian was among the five people killed yesterday when high winds caused the collapse of the stage at the Indiana state fair. Christina Santiago was the programming manager for the Lesbian Community Care Project at Chicago’s Howard Brown Health Center. An ardent country music fan, Santiago and her partner were near the stage to hear the …

“I am truly sorry for the hurt or embarrassment regarding the gay and lesbian t-shirt incident at Dollywood’s Splash Country recently. Everyone knows of my personal support of the gay and lesbian community. Dollywood is a family park and all families are welcome. I am looking further into the incident and hope and believe it was more policy than insensitivity. …

GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios: “Following outrage from community members and allies, Blake Shelton took the right step in speaking out against anti-gay violence and sending an important message to his fans and viewers of The Voice.” RELATED: Shelton’s original tweet and GLAAD’s demand for an apology are here.

Blake Shelton, Country Male Vocalist of the Year and judge on The Voice, will likely be hearing from GLAAD today. UDPATE: GLAAD reacts. This is one of the judges on what’s so far been one of the most gay-friendly reality shows on television. For him to make a joke to his 300-thousand-plus followers about leaving a gay man ‘beaten, bleeding …

I really like this. Stand by for the remixes. (Via – Buzzfeed)

Johnny Cash’s daughter is pissed about this stump speech quote from Speaker-Elect John Boehner: “Remember when Ronald Reagan was president? We had Bob Hope. We had Johnny Cash. Think about where we are today. We have got President Obama. But we have no hope and we have no cash.” Ugh. Anyway, Rosanne Cash is still performing and putting out records, …

Remember when country music wasn’t all teabaggery, cloying, tired, faux patriotic cliches? Me either. That’s how long it’s been.