Archive for the ‘GLBT’ Category
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
The inclination to view natural disasters and disease as signs of God's wrath remains a frightening demonstration of the dangers of religious dogma. Time and again, a vocal group of religious leaders attribute these tragedies to the morality of those affected.
One long standing example is HIV/AIDS, though there are ...
Posted in BIO, Death, Dying, Education, GLBT, HIV, Health, Illness, LGBT, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, World News | 9 Comments »
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
If you're not familiar with Newsmax, suffice it to say that it is a right leaning internet site...one that routinely spouts Republican talking points. I signed up for their email alerts a couple years ago and while I rarely read their rhetoric, I occasionally come across an item that defines ...
Posted in 2000 Presidential Campaign, 2008 elections, BIO, Campaign News, Democrat, Economics, GLBT, LGBT, Obama, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Republican, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Taxes, Terrorism, capitalism, greed, ownership society | No Comments »
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
I'm baffled. I want to know what Barack Obama did to so many of the Hillary supporters such that they would choose to vote for John McCain in November rather than vote for the candidate that obviously has their best interest in mind. In the following video, Michelangelo Signorile confronts ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Barack, Clinton, Democrat Primary, Democrat elections, GLBT, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, LGBT, Obama, Politics, Race, Vote, candidates, media, presidential elections | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Good news on the gay marriage front from a newly released survey and from the California Supreme Court. A new USA Today Gallup Poll suggests that a large majority of Americans believe that the choice to marry someone of the same sex ought to be a private choice and that ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, GLBT, Gay and Lesbian Rights, LGBT, Politics, Poll Results, Religion, Right Wing Nut | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
It looks like San Francisco has become the new France (freedom fries anyone?)...at least for some members of the GOP. Representative Sam Graves (R-MO) has taken to featuring those awful "San Francisco values" to attack his Democratic opponent, Kay Barnes.
He's apparently doing this because he wants Missourians to believe ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Campaign News, GLBT, IDIOT, Politics, Race, Religion, Republican, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, humor | No Comments »
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Most religions are based on peace, love, and understanding - at least that's the theory. Yet, many of the religious ignore that premise, or worse yet, use their chosen holy book to explain why this group or that group doesn't fall under the Peace, Love, and Understanding Act of 10,000 ...
Posted in Contributors, Current Affairs, GLBT, Gay and Lesbian Rights, LGBT, Political, Politics, Religion, bring it on, conservative | 11 Comments »
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Don't Ask, Don't Tell has been the standard used by the military to determine if a gay service person should be discharged from the military ever since the first Clinton administration attempted to completely remove the long standing ban. At the time, the DADT compromise was thought to be the ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Bill Clinton, GLBT, Gay and Lesbian Rights, LGBT, Military | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
The Vatican, through its Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, has confirmed that homosexuals must not be granted admission into a seminary. The letter restates the instruction previously offered in 2005. I suspect the inference is that a ban on homosexuals will serve to halt the molestation of children. I ...
Posted in BIO, GLBT, LGBT, Religion, Rhetoric | 3 Comments »
Monday, May 19th, 2008
The Family Research Council has followed in the footsteps of Focus on the Family with the introduction a new video segment on their web site. FRC calls their program The Truth in Black & White, and it features Tony Perkins, the president of FRC, and Bishop Harry Jackson.
I've included two ...
Posted in BIO, Environment, GLBT, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Global Warming, LGBT, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Science | 5 Comments »
Friday, May 16th, 2008
I realize I should be excited about the California Supreme Court's decision to remove the ban on same-sex marriage...but the pragmatist in me simply won't allow it. I'll explain my thinking after the following excerpt on today's ruling.
SAN FRANCISCO -- -- The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, GLBT, Gay and Lesbian Rights, John McCain, LGBT, Religion | 2 Comments »
