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Christian Right Trying To Change Public Education In Texas: God Made The USA

Christianists in Texas are trying to create a history curriculum for public schools that says the United States would not exist were it not for the divine intervention of God. Members of a panel of experts appointed by the [Texas school] board to revise the state’s history curriculum, who include a Christian fundamentalist preacher who says he is fighting a …

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Wisconsin Book Burning Battle Goes On

Remember the Christian group that wants to burn a gay-themed book that they found in their Milwaukee-area library? The battle rages on and the Christianists now want the library to stock books by “ex-gays” in order to “balance” any books that positively depict homosexuality. Residents have sparred for months on blogs, airwaves and at meetings, including one where a man …

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San Diego’s Mormon Temple Kiss-In

Technically this was in La Jolla, if that matters to anybody.

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Ruben Diaz Jr. On His Father

Andres Duque at Blabbeando has translated an interview with Ruben Diaz, Jr., the Bronx president and son of New York Homophobe #1, state Sen. Ruben Diaz, the man credited with putting a stop to marriage equality. Junior says he loves his father, but believes in the separation of church and state. Diaz Sr.: “I am the church AND the state. …

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The Blowdryer Of Reason

In March I blogged about the Certificate of Debaptism and mentioned that I’d like to be removed from the baptism records of Annunciation Parish in Havelock, North Carolina, something I’m still working on. Meanwhile, USA Today tells us about an amusing debaptism ceremony taking place at some atheist conventions. Up until last summer, Jennifer Gray of Columbus, Ohio, considered herself …

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Maine Seems Poised For A November Vote On Marriage Equality Repeal

The Family Research Council says their petition gatherers have nearly twice as many names as needed to get a repeal of marriage equality put on the November ballot. They have until the end of the month to submit their signatures. Needing roughly 56,000 petition signatures to place a “People’s Veto” of this legislation on the November ballot, the pro-marriage coalition …

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BREAKING: Oklahoma Baptists Suspend Ten Commandments!

Last month OK state Rep. Sally Kern issued her Proclamation For Morality, a hateful resolution that blamed gays, among others, for the decline of the U.S. economy. The resolution has not been adopted, but according to a blog called The Lost Ogle, that didn’t stop the Baptist Messenger from forging the signatures of the governor and the secretary of state …

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Haters To Turn In Petitions To Repeal Domestic Partners Law In Washington

Anti-gay activists say they have collected the required signatures to put a repeal of Washington state’s new domestic partners law on the November ballot. The law is set to go into effect on Sunday unless the petitions are valid and submitted by Saturday. Dave Ammons, a spokesman for the secretary of state’s office, said R-71 sponsors didn’t say how many …

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Anti-Gay Catholic Group: All Civil Marriages Are False

Last week I told you about the Catholic Church-sponsored American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property and their three-state-hate tour of New York, Rhode Island, Maine. WCHS-Portland, ME reports that these nutters not only hate gays, they believe that ALL civil marriages are false: The group says gay marriage is harmful to society because children do not …

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HomoQuotable – Greg Quinlan

“Every time now that I tell my testimony, talk about that change is possible, quote the science from the American Psychiatric Association, from the Human Genome Association, from professional organizations like N.A.R.T.H., I’m going to be persecuted. The way this legislation reads, I could be arrested; I could be sued; I could be charged with a hate crime.” – Parents …

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How To Never Be Wrong About Gays

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Photo Of The Day

(Via – Good As You)

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Harry Potter Promotes Voodoo!

Fox News! Geraldo! Transgender voodoo! Harry Potter!

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Anti-Gay Preachers Plan For Massive Protest At Charlotte Pride

Anti-gay preachers Lou Engle (left) and Michael Brown plan to bring a thousand protesters to Charlotte Pride this weekend to scream about at attendees about Jeebus. This rally is a Spirit-birthed response to Charlotte’s annual gay pride event. More than one thousand believers will be gathering to worship the Lord, intercede in prayer, and proclaim that “God Has a Better …

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This Week In Holy Crimes

Over the last seven days… Florida: Pastor Samuel Darin Taylor charged with defrauding his church of over $250K.New York: Father James J. McDevitt charged with the sexual abuse of six boys.Russia: U.S.-based Pastor Hio Sun Pak jailed for 18 months for bribing immigration officials to overlook illegal Chinese labor used to build his church.Florida: Pastor Donnell Dewitt Williams charged with …

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Aussie Activists Angered By “Ex-Gay” Letter Published By Catholic High School

In its alumni newsletter, a Catholic high school in New South Wales, Australia has published a letter from an “ex-gay” former student that local activists say calls for the murder of homosexuals. Xavier High School in Albury printed the letter, written by former student Matt Price, in the latest edition of its alumni newsletter Xavier. Mr Price said he was …

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Secret Homo! Blind Item From The Illinois Family Institute

Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute, which the Southern Poverty Law Center ranks as an anti-gay hate group, has issued this curious blind item about a local “moderate” GOP politician. Now is the time for those running for public office in Illinois to come clean about the skeletons, or mistresses, or prostitutes, or congressional pages, or homosexual partners lurking …

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Catholics Launch Three-State-Hate Tour

A Catholic Church-sponsored outfit laboriously called The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property has launched a three state anti-gay marriage “crusade” in New York, Rhode Island, and Maine. Starting today, TFP volunteers, divided into three contingents, called Saint Joseph Caravans, will tour major cities rallying support for traditional marriage. The Catholic group’s handout offers “Ten reasons …

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Hate Crimes: Count The Lies

Get out your Liars Bell and give it a DING every time you hear the Family Research Council lie about hate crimes in this clip. Special guest appearance from voter registration fraudster Bishop Harry Jackson. On Monday, Senate Democrats attached the Matthew Shepard Act to the Defense Department’s annual appropriation bill, something the NY Times calls a “must-pass measure.” Right …

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Ralph Reed: It’s Time For The Christian Coalition 2.0

Christianist carnival barker Ralph Reed wants to reboot the old Christian Coalition and get back to doing what he does best: thwarting the basic premises of American democracy. “This is not going to be your daddy’s Christian Coalition,” Reed said in an interview to describe his new venture, the Faith and Freedom Coalition. “It has to be younger, hipper, less …

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