This Is What Religious Law Looks Like
Tweet This picture is savagely disgusting, but it proves a point. The point? This is what happens when you pass laws codifying religion – one specific group of people pushing…
Reflecting on the issue of posthumous baptism this Presidents Day
Tweet I’m going to preface this entire post by saying that I respect all people’s rights to their own religions. What you choose to believe, and even what you choose…
Racism, thy platform is Fox News
Tweet Why is it Fox News allows racism to run rampant on their airways? One of their commentators, Eric Bolling, talked about Maxine Waters recently. When she called republican’s “demons”,…
Differences in how Republican and Democrat Actions are Dealt With
Tweet Sometimes it really surprises me how “outraged” republicans can be over something innocuous, or even miniscule. But something big by republicans? It’s glossed over like, “Who cares?” Case in…
An Open Letter to the Students of Penn State
Tweet I saw that the students of Penn State were rioting last night, in support of their long time football coach, who was fired. You can do that, sure. You…
Dump DOMA! And thank you President Obama
Tweet We all know that DOMA, the so called “Defense of Marriage Act” from the 1990s, is discriminatory. States are allowed to regulate marriage, and several have done so (along…
Distraction, distraction, distraction
Tweet I, for one, think the Murdoch empire being under such tight scrutiny because of the phone hacking scandal is awesome. I mean seriously – the man has been supporting…
What Is Michele Bachmann Hiding?
Tweet The internet is a wonderful thing – for people like me who like to dig around to find things. Previously, I’d posted a story from Minnesota.publicradio.org that talked about…
Dear Political Leaders, Regarding Rep. Weiner: STFU
Tweet I’m so sick and tired of the stupid, narrowminded crap that passes for a political message these days. Yes, what Representative Anthony Weiner did was a distraction. Yes, it’s…
What are we?
Tweet Seriously. I want to ask this question of Republicans. What, exactly, are gay people to them? A few weeks ago, The Advocate, a leading GLBT magazine, posted a story…