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From The Corner, K-Lo quotes Bill Bennett who quotes Chuck Colson (Watergate conspirator who became born again in prison) Integrity is wholeness. Think about the Navy.  You know what happens when a Naval ship takes off? Someone goes up to the captain on the bridge — the captain on the bridge says check for watertight integrity. And someone goes down … Read More

There's no avoiding it: Obama's record on gay rights is not going to be good.  That's unfortunately, especially given the trend in the states to recognize gay marriage.  Many on the left have condemned Obama for this; now the Gray Lady takes a shot: The Obama administration, which came to office promising to protect gay rights but so far has … Read More

Marriage equality reaches New Hampshire: The New Hampshire legislature approved revisions to a same-sex marriage bill on Wednesday, and Gov. John Lynch promptly signed the legislation, making the state the sixth to let gay couples wed. The bill had been through several permutations to satisfy Mr. Lynch and certain legislators that it would not force religious organizations that oppose same-sex … Read More

Hmmmm: "As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish. The question of whether or not there ought to be a … Read More

"It's like, `Oh great, we made the cut.'" — David Hyde Pierce, on the California Supreme Court ruling (Pierce was one of the 18,000 same-sex couples who wed in California, and whose gay marriage remains valid despite the recent court ruling)

Ted Olson and David Boies in the same courtroom.  Last time that happened it was in Bush (Olson) v. Gore (Boies).  But now they have teamed up to fight Tuesday's decision by the California Supreme Court on Proposition 8: A lawsuit filed in federal district court states that Proposition 8 — which eliminated the right of same sex couples to marry in … Read More

The New York Times examines the (im)propriety of texting at the dinner table.  Making a phone call at the table is an obvious faux pas, but what about the less intrusive texting?  As you might expect, working husbands and teenage daughters don't see it as a problem.  But there are exceptions: Brigid Wright, 17, from Needham, Mass., said that like many … Read More

Not entirely unexpected, but in a six-to-one decision, the California Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gay marriage, the Proposition 8 referendum voters approved last November. The court ruled that Prop. 8 “constitutes a permissible constitutional amendment (rather than an impermissible constitutional revision).” Silver lining: the court declared that the 18,000 same-sex marriages conducted last summer, prior to the passage … Read More

Looks like NH Gov. John Lynch is going to veto the same-sex marriage bill passed by both houses of the NH legislature. He gives a long explanation here, but it boils down to this: he wants additional legal protections for religious and fraternal institutions, specifically: I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a religious organization, association, or society, or any individual … Read More

In New Hampshire: governor still mulling over signing the bill [UPDATE: Nope.  It still requires some signatures from Senate and House leaders — bureaucracy, on other words.  It hasn't even reached the gov's desk.] In New York: NY state assembly passed marriage equality bill yesterday. Media Matters has a nice compilation of the right-wing pushback, complete with their "slippery slope" … Read More

What is this?  Footloose? 17 year old Tyler Frost wanted to go to the prom with his girlfriend.  The problem? She attends a public school; he attends a Christian school.  Specifically, he attends a fundamentalist Baptist school in Ohio which forbids dancing, rock music and hand-holding. He went anyway, and the heavens did not open up with God's wrath, and … Read More