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Sen. Arlen Specter’s town hall meeting today went as the others have, with one man screaming that “God’s gonna stand before you and he’s gonna judge you and the rest of your damn cronies up on the Hill!” Later Specter called out a woman in the audience for spreading “vicious, malicious rumors” when she claimed that a 75 year old …

Two realtors in Virginia have been brought up on charges of discrimination after they used the “Jesus fish” and noted the scripture “John 3:16” in their advertising. Federal, state, and local housing law prohibits denying housing based on religion, but the realtors say they are legally expressing their personal faith, not telling non-Christians to stay away. Christianist organizations are rushing …

The 2010 Mormons Exposed: Men On A Mission calendar is out. Back for it’s 3rd year, the popular and controversial 2010 calendar features 12 hunky returned Mormon missionaries who served full-time missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With the cover inspired by artist Arnold Friberg and his rendition of the Book of Mormon story, Captain Moroni …

Over the last seven days… Florida: Pastor Bernard LeCorn charged with grand theft, uttering a false instrument, forgery and exploitation of the elderly.Connecticut: Father Michael Fadden claims that Bishop William Lori threatened to send him to a nuns’ convent after Fadden helped expose another priest who had embezzled $1M.Tennessee: Lawyers for Pastor John McCarroll claim that his arrest for indecent …

Yesterday No On 1/Protect Maine Equality issued a campaign ethics challenge to the anti-gay groups working to repeal marriage equality. Stand For Marriage Maine responded immediately, saying they’d be delighted to sign the pledge, but with the following provisos. 1. Agree to at least one public debate with the media invited to cover it live. The voters deserve to hear …

“It [ENDA] takes away the idea that sex is created by God in two different categories — male and female — and it makes it entirely a radical, self-determined persona. The larger problem of this is it turns private sin into a public right. It puts Christian and Jewish employers on the defensive, saying that if you don’t give in …

Another winner from Edward Current.

Washington state auditors report that the percentage of bad signatures on the petition drive to repeal domestic partners legislation is increasing. “Overall, 23,457 signatures have been processed, with a cumulative error rate of 13.31 percent. Sponsors need to get 120,577 of their signatures declared valid in order to secure a ballot spot. They turned in 137,689 signatures back on July …

Citing 83 studies performed since 1960, yesterday the American Psychological Association declared that “reparative therapy” for homosexuals does not work and should not be attempted. But you knew that. In a resolution adopted by the APA’s governing council, and in an accompanying report, the association issued its most comprehensive repudiation of “reparative therapy” — a concept espoused by a small …

After suffering poor national press due to a group of gay men threatened with arrest for kissing in a local restaurant, last week the El Paso, Texas city council voted to extend domestic partner benefits to the city’s gay and unwed employees. Right on cue, Christiantists showed up at last night to scream their heads off. “If our government starts …

Linda Harvey, the founder of Mission America, one of the viciously anti-gay groups that opposes the Day Of Silence in public schools, has issued a statement about the Tel Aviv murders. After a rote sentence denouncing the murders, Harvey launches into complaints that gay groups are blaming religious extremists. “[I]t is deplorable this incident is already being used by the …

Charlene Colthran, the “ex-gay” publisher of the formerly lesbian magazine Venus, tells us that gay people not only want the right to be married, we want the right to “have sex in a park with no clothes on.” (Via – Good As You)

TV Judge Penny Reynolds told CNN that America’s black churches are “burying their heads in the sand” when it comes to HIV/AIDS.

Over the last seven days….South Carolina: Pastor Ronald Jones arrested for sexual misconduct with a child. Jones has prior convictions.Minnesota: Pastor Arthur Ree charged with sexual assault on a minor. Bonus: Ree is 82.Missouri: Father James P. Grady slammed with federal charge of recruiting a minor for a commercial sex act. Unusual: The minor is female.South Carolina: Pastor Marion Leon …

“They are shooting at us. The loaded gun is aimed not only at gay and lesbian teenagers at a weekly meeting, and not only at the gay community, but rather, at all those who fear the next time, and it shall come. Make no mistake about it, this despicable act will grant many others the opportunity to swear and threaten …

A classic set last night. Starts at 1:30. (Tipped by JMG readers Daddy Ray)

The loons at World Net Daily have top-posted an “exclusive” story today, claiming that Jesus prophesied that the name of the anti-Christ would be Barack Obama. From WND executive editor Joe Kovacs: For centuries, many have wondered about the identity of a biblical leader who will do Satan the devil’s bidding, trying to thwart the plans of Jesus Christ shortly …

The Quakers, one of the UK’s oldest denominations, are going to perform same-sex marriages in their churches and will ask the British government to make them legal. The Quakers – also known as The Religious Society of Friends – are likely to reach consensus on the issue of gay marriage without a vote at their annual gathering in York on …

From Buzzfeed’s “15 Billboards That Don’t Belong Next To Each Other.”

At the demand of right-wing Christiantists, a Washington judge has blocked the release of the names of the people who signed Referendum 71, a petition to repeal the state’s new domestic partners law. A federal judge in Tacoma has temporarily blocked release of the names and addresses of those who signed Referendum 71, which would repeal a law giving gay …