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I’ve posted a lot of these clips, but this one might just be the gold medal winner in the Crazy Olympics.

An snti-gay Christian hate group in Canada is furious at the New Democrats for endorsing a resolution calling for an end to the tax exempt status of groups performing “ex-gay” therapy. Brian Rushfeldt, executive director of Canada Family Action (CFA), contends the NDP’s resolution is “blatant discrimination” against groups that assist those exiting the homosexual lifestyle. Canada Family Action”When they …

Exodus International will hold its 2012 annual “ex-gay” convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Did the Bachmanns have something to do with that? Amid news that Rep. Michele Bachmann’s Christian counseling clinic performs therapy aimed at “curing” gays and lesbians of homosexuality, the nation’s largest “ex-gay” organization, Exodus International, announced it will hold its annual conference, “Exodus Freedom,” in St. Paul …

Today the Family Research Council wants you to pray for Michele and Marcus Bachmann, who are under homosexual assault just because they want to free people from the evil of the way they were born. Prayer: May God open the eyes of all Americans to the truth regarding natural marriage and sexuality vs. homosexuality as well as homosexual rights vs. …

Three Marine corporals stationed at Camp Pendleton are facing charges over allegedly sham marriages created in part, those charged say, to evade the restrictions of DOMA. The scam was hatched when a lesbian couple, one a Marine and the other a civilian, decided to live together off base, according to 1st Lt. Maureen Dooley, a Marine spokeswoman at Camp Pendleton. …

Weeks after he allegedly paid a $15M hush-money settlement to the four young men who accused him of sexual coercion, the wife of publicly anti-gay Bishop Eddie Long has reportedly moved out the house. Black Media Scoop has the dirt: The latest bombshell has hit his home life. BMS has learned that Bishop Eddie Long’s wife, Vanessa allegedly packed up …

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Germany’s Union of Catholic Doctors is selling a homeopathic “treatment” for gayness on their website. The religious association, which calls itself the “voice of the Catholic medical community,” writes on its website that while “homosexuality is not an illness,” a host of treatments are available to keep such “inclinations” at bay. Possibilities include “constitutional treatments with homeopathic tools … such …

GOP-dominated state legislatures are making it harder for college students to vote without a local ID. Cuz you know who young people tend to vote for. Embiggen for details.

“Pharmacies like Walgreens, Rite-Aid, CVS and a lot of other major retailers are silent accomplices in this scam.” Randi is offering a $1M reward to any homoepathic manufacturer that can prove that their product is the slightest bit effective.

Over the last seven days…. California: Pastor Tommy Gene Daniels held on $6M bail for six felony counts of molesting girls as young as five years old.Massachusetts: Father Gary Mercure on trial for molesting two altar boys.South Carolina: Pastor Daniel Belcher charged with embezzling $200,000 from a former employer.Britain: Catholic Church settles lawsuit filed by three brothers molested by the …

Over the last seven days… Nevada: Pastor Otis Holland arrested for molesting a seven year-old girl. Holland was arrested last year on similar charges.New York: Pastor Jason LaPierre arrested for embezzling over $400,000 from a credit union.Ontario: Father James Boudreau arrested for sexual assault on a child.Belgium: Father Eric Dejaeger accused of molesting multiple children in Canada. He has already …

Over the last seven days… Washington: Pastor Greg Scott Glover arrested for stealing oxycontin from the home of an elderly parishioner. She busted him with a hidden camera.Ireland: Father Brendan Wrixon charged with sexual assault of a teenage boy.Ontario: Reverend Paul Hartig charged with felony theft for stealing from his own church.California: Pastor Dino Cardelli arrested for molesting a 13 …

The New York Times reports that openly gay Log Cabin Republicans candidate Steve May has recruited several homeless people to run as sham Green Party candidates in an attempt to siphon votes from Democrats in Arizona. Even though he’s been busted, May is unapologetic. “Did I recruit candidates? Yes,” said Mr. May, who is himself a candidate for the State …

A federal court has ruled that Vitaminwater is nothing but a sugared drink and that its marketing is deceptive. The product is owned by Coca-Cola. A federal judge ruled this week that Vitaminwater will not, as its labels promise, keep you “healthy as a horse.” Nor will it bring about a “healthy state of physical or mental being”. Instead, Vitaminwater …

Jim Burroway at Box Turtle Bulletin reports today that yesterday’s story about the beheading of a Ugandan LGBT activist was an apparent hoax planted by an anti-gay activist. Hit the BTB link for exhaustive examination of the scam.

I just got off the phone with Nadine Smith at Equality Florida who tells us that our campaign against Bill McCollum has finally forced him to acknowledge the Dr. George Rekers scandal. McCollum’s press release: As hired counsel for the Florida Department of Children and Families, our office is committed to providing our client with the best possible legal representation …