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Those brave defenders of free speech at NOM have blocked me from their channel, so feel free to go crazy over there while the comments are open. (Via Good As You)

“One group of people that I particularly want to call your attention to is the group of people who experience same-sex attraction as a permanent part of their personalities. Some of those people choose to describe themselves as ‘gay’ and identify with that attraction, but what I want to say is that that is a decision, to identify with the …

Just another vitriolic email-harvesting bit of crapola.  The small text reads: Militant gay activists, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy homosexual lobbyists are raising mind-boggling amounts of money to purchase a second term for the best friend they ever had in the White House: Barack Obama. Now Obama is throwing the full support of the White House and the federal government behind …

Gay Star News reports that Ill Papa recently blessed two gay porn actors who appeared at the Vatican in priest drag. The Pope has been tricked into blessing two porn actors and a video of the moment is set to be included in a new Bel Ami gay movie. That’s according to famous gay porn producer and Bel Ami founder …

Archbishop Timothy Dolan has been invited and has accepted an invitation to offering the closing prayer at the Democratic convention. Catholic League blowhard Bill Donahue cheers: The fundamental difference between Cardinal Dolan and these critics comes down to one thing: he is a man of principle and they don’t know how to spell the word. He invited President Obama to …

NOM has launched a new website dedicated to coverage and reactions of Brian Brown’s dinner with last week. The debate itself has not yet been released. From the site: Dan Savage is one of the most influential activists bent on redefining marriage. Millions of Americans have seen his TV show on MTV or read his syndicated column. President Obama and …

Three of the seven Iowa Supreme Court judges that unanimously approved marriage equality in 2009 were unseated the following year with the help of heavily-funded out of state hate groups. Yesterday NOM announced that they will donate $100,000 to this year’s attempt to boot a fourth judge. Via Quad City Times: “This is about freedom, not just about marriage,” [Bob] …

Seems about right. Details.

“Unlike my parents, young Catholics today do not fear or revere the clergy. The worldwide priest pedophile scandal did irreparable damage to the blind respect priests once enjoyed. For young Catholics, the pope is a distant and tiny man; a relic of an age when the temporal power and splendor of the church almost suffocated religion itself. Many of these …

In a historic verdict, today a Philadelphia jury found a high-ranking Catholic Church official guilty of child endangerment for shielding the crimes of pedophile priests. This is the first time an American church official has been convicted of such charges. Monsignor William Lynn helped the archdiocese keep predators in ministry, and the public in the dark, by telling parishes their …

Yes, it was the butler. But also, SATAN. A senior Vatican official on Monday blamed the media — and the devil — for fueling the scandal over the butler who leaked Vatican documents. The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, told the Italian Catholic weekly Famiglia Cristiana that journalists reporting on the scandal were “pretending to be Dan Brown,” …

NOM will be joining the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for their “Fortnight For Freedom” campaign to end their oppression at the hands of homofascists. Culminating on Independence Day, this special period of prayer, study, catechesis, and public action will emphasize both our Christian and American heritage of liberty. Dioceses and parishes around the country have scheduled special events …

The pope’s private butler has been arrested and charged with leaking embarrassing and confidential Vatican documents to the Italian press. The pope’s butler has been arrested by Vatican police on suspicion of leaking a large number of confidential letters addressed to Benedict XVI which have lifted the lid on alleged corruption and nepotism at the Holy See. A Vatican spokesman …

“The church insists it’s an argument about religious freedom, not birth control. But, really, it’s about birth control, and women’s lower caste in the church. It’s about conservative bishops targeting Democratic candidates who support contraception and abortion rights as a matter of public policy. And it’s about a church that is obsessed with sex in ways it shouldn’t be, and …

This “shocking attack” clip is currently at the top of NOM’s blog. It’s also pretty fucking hilarious. Naughty language within.

“Even as Republicans try to wrestle women into chastity belts, the Vatican is trying to muzzle American nuns. Who thinks it’s cool to bully nuns? While continuing to heal and educate, the community of sisters is aging and dying out because few younger women are willing to make such sacrifices for a church determined to bring women to heel. Yet …

The Vatican’s official liaison to Britain has called for all religions to put aside their differences in superstitions in order to unite in battle against the civil equality of gay people. Addressing English and Welsh bishops at their plenary meeting in Leeds, Archbishop Mennini, warned them they faced a “lengthy and probably difficult campaign”. “I wonder if we shouldn’t ask …