Exodus International, the ministry which claimed that homosexuality can be "cured" through prayer, has been the subject of ridicule for decades. The ridicule probably started when two of the organization’s cofounders ran off with each other in the ’70s and got gay married. That should have been a clue to the organization that the very premise on which it is based, … Read More
Oreos Threatened With Boycott
The ad campaign: Oreo posted the photoshopped picture of an Oreo cookie stuffed with rainbow-colored layers of frosting Monday evening with the caption “Proudly support love!” Over the past 17 hours more than 157,000 people have “liked” the image, 40,000 people have shared it and 20,000 have commented on it. But while many of the comments were supportive, some Facebook … Read More
Power PSAs from Great Britain
Child abuse And this new one is overwhelming:
Carrie Underwood Backlash
This past weekend, Carrie Underwood gave an interview with the Independent UK newspaper about her support for gay marriage. This was her big quote from the interview: "As a married person myself, I don't know what it's like to be told I can't marry somebody I love and want to marry," Underwood told the Independent. "I can't imagine how that … Read More
Two Republican-Appointed Judges Strike Down DOMA
BREAKING…. A three judge panel of The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit just handed down a decision declaring the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Notably, the panel included Judges Juan Torruella and Michael Boudin, both of whom are Republican appointees. Judge Boudin, who authored the opinion, is one of the most highly regarded judges in … Read More
Weekend Protest of Pastor Worley
CNN reports that between 1,500 and 2,000 showed up to protest the comments made by Pastor Worley two weeks ago from the pulpit of the Providence Road Baptist in Maiden, North Carolina. By the way, the CNN article has my favorite quote of the day: Some church members, who declined to give their names, said his words had been taken out … Read More
Anderson Cooper Is All Over This Pastor Worley Thing
This is good…. But this is an instant classic… THe website "Dangerous Minds" wonders aloud if this is the "dumbest American alive"
The Response To Pastor Worley
Much to North Carolina's shame, another NC pastor has shown his ass. Earlier this month, Sean Harris, the pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, gained controversy after telling parents they should punch gay-appearing children. But he backtracked. And now comes Pastor Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church — located at 3283 Providence Mill Rd, Maiden, NC 28650. He … Read More
Mona Cheron Wants To Clean Up Rhetoric?
Conservative columnist Mona Cheron is an idiot. Or a liar. Or both. Let's look at her recent article in National Review entitled: To Bigotry No Sanction Let’s clean up the rhetoric around same-sex marriage. Yes, Mona. Let's. She begins: Now that President Obama has “evolved” on the matter of same-sex marriage to the position favored by “enlightened” Americans, this would … Read More
You Can’t Unring A Wedding Bell
Note: I wrote this on Monday morning, May 7, convinced of a loss. Probably 15 points, right? Doesn't matter. This I know to be true; that's why I wrote it. As of this morning, there are an estimated 150,000 married same-sex couples in the United States. They are not "civil-union"ed. They are not in a "domestic partnership". They are "married" … Read More
Amendment One Poised to Win
No change in polling over the weekend. It's likely to win only because people don't understand it, according to PPP: Our final marriage amendment poll finds it leading by a 55-39 margin, little change from a week ago when it was ahead 55-41. The final yes percentage will likely be somewhere in the 57-59% range depending on how the undecideds break. Opponents … Read More
State Senator’s Wife: Amendment One Is Needed Because The Caucasion Race Is Diminishing
Holy crap! I won't say much because the "state senator" works in the same law firm as me, but the gist is that the senator's wife…. oh, hell. Roll it, Think Progress: The wife of a prominent North Carolina state senatorand supporter of Amendment 1 — a proposed ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in the state … Read More
As You Might Suspect, Amendment One Proponents Are Funded By Religious Right And Anit-Gay Groups
Jeremy Hooper points out that almost all of the top donors supporting North Carolina’s discriminatory Amendment One, which limits what relationships the state can recognize, are from radically conservative religiously-affiliated groups. It’s true that opponents of the measure have raised twice as much money, but it’s telling that they have raised four times as much money from individual donors. Over 70 percent of Vote FOR Marriage NC’s campaign fundraising … Read More
Amendment One Polls
The latest poll from PPP shows no movement from one week ago, meaning that FOR Amendment One is ahead of AGAINST Amendment One by 14 points: Opposition is rising slightly with Republicans, independents, and African Americans, from 17% to 21% with the GOP, from 43% to 46% with independents, and from 39% to 43% with black voters. Democrats on the … Read More