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Pastor Worley has plan to get rid of ‘lesbians and queers’
First it was Pastor Sean Harris in Fayetteville, NC. Now, not to be outdone, it’s Pastor Charles Worley of the Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, NC. At least Worley isn’t telling parishioners to beat the gay out of their kids. Nope, he wants to put all gays and lesbians in compounds behind electrified fences … Continue reading
Federalism, states’ rights, and gay marriage
Gay marriage. It’s been in the news a lot lately. Who’s for it and who’s against. Politicians taking sides. Vice President Biden saying a few days ago that he’s “comfortable” with it and reporting that Pres. Obama’s view was “evolving.” North Carolina passing Amendment One banning gay marriage and any civil union other than a … Continue reading
Pastor Sean Harris can’t unring that bell
I mentioned the other day that I was becoming impatient and intolerant. So you can imagine how apoplectic I became after learning what Pastor Sean Harris of the Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, NC, told his congregation recently: So your little son starts to act a little girlish when he is four years old and … Continue reading
Marriage: yours, mine, and theirs
On CNN’s “State of the Union” this morning, Candy Crowley pressed GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty on the issue of same-sex marriage. She was polite and respectful, but insistent. The governor was equally pleasant, but utterly unconvincing. Crowley asked several times, in several different ways, “how does same-sex marriage harm traditional marriage?” The question was … Continue reading
J. Crew and the boy with pink nail polish
I’d heard a few references to some flap about J. Crew and toenail painting, but hadn’t paid much attention until Jon Stewart brought it up on his show tonight. It seems the ad shows a woman having fun in a toenail painting session with her son. And conservative critics are aghast over this depiction of … Continue reading
California finally gets it right
Yesterday a California court overturned the state’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage. A huge victory for equal rights, nondiscrimination, and tolerance. You do support equal rights, don’t you? You do support nondiscrimination and tolerance, don’t you? I don’t know how the law ever got passed in the first place. It’s scary really, to think a … Continue reading
But Mr. President, you promised
What ever happened to President Obama’s sweeping campaign statements about eliminating “don’t ask, don’t tell” in the military? Since the election, we’ve heard nothing from him on the subject. What we have heard is the continuing drumbeat of loyal, experienced, talented people being kicked out of the service for being gay. We’ve heard over and … Continue reading
What really beat Adam Lambert?
Kris Allen won “American Idol” tonight. Good for him. If you want all the details, check the AP story. It seems likely that a lot of third-place finisher Danny Gokey’s votes went to Allen. They have similar styles and both are Christians who work in their respective churches. That could have been enough to give … Continue reading
Warning: Polygamy follows gay marriage
Clearly it’s still too early in the morning. I’m only half through my first cup of coffee and I’m still having to force my eyes to focus. Therefore, it doesn’t surprise me that I just stumbled though an entire post — two pages’ worth — without understanding Canadian Mark Steyn over at Macleans.CA. Actually, his … Continue reading
Rick Warren is for the birds
Evangelical Pastor Rick Warren, Barack Obama’s controversial choice to deliver the invocation at the January 20 Inaugural, decided recently to get cute with an ABC reporter. Explaining his politics to ABC news, Warren said, “I’m a pastor, not a politician. People always say, ‘Rick, are you right wing or left wing?’ I say ‘I’m for … Continue reading
The politics of religion: Wright to Warren
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration next month. Warren is staunchly opposed to gay marriage and supported Prop 8 in California. A very “Christian” attitude. Clearly Obama is trying to appeal to conservatives, but to give a prominent role to a bigot like Warren seems counter … Continue reading
‘Being an atheist is like being gay’
“Being an atheist is like being gay. You don’t choose it, it tends to make you unpopular, nobody knows unless you tell them—and it’s not something to be ashamed of!” Isn’t that a great analogy? Andy Butler, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, wrote that. He goes on to discuss briefly the Richard Dawkins … Continue reading
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