Geez. It’s only been open a couple of weeks…. The man who plays Adam in a video aired at a Bible-based creationist museum has led a different life outside the Garden of Eden, flaunting his sexual exploits online and modeling for a clothing line that promotes free love. After learning about his activities Thursday, the Creation Museum in Kentucky pulled … Read More
eHarmony or eDiscrimination?
I didn’t know this: over one million applicants have been rejected by eHarmony, the wildly popular online matchmaking service which boasts over 13 million members. That’s the claim of one of eHarmony’s upstart rivals, Chemistry.com. And its a claim which has eHarmony’s feathers all a-ruffled. Of course, eHarmony does not deny that it routinely rejects applicants. For example, it rejects … Read More
Girls Gone Wild
Garance Franke-Ruta writes an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal arguing that there oughta be a law preventing young women from the age of 18 to 21 from exposing themselves for video purposes. She’s talking primarily about the "Girls Gone Wild" videos, where (I’m told) drunken college girls lift their bikini tops to give a cheap thrill to men … Read More
Enough Already!
The Dugger family of Arkansas is expecting their seventeenth child. (They only had 14 when the above picture was taken). For those who haven’t heard about them, the Duggars believe in a christian fundamentalist movement called Quiverfull, which means that the only birth control they believe in is the discretion of the invisible magical mystery man in the sky: Quiverfull … Read More
A Mini-Blogswarm: Amy and Joe
I was surprised to see that several hundred people have visited my site in the past hour — I couldn’t understand why. And they were visiting this page, of all places. Then I figured it out. Amy Fisher, the "Long Island Lolita" — back in 1992 — shot the wife of her lover (Joey Buttafuoco) in the face. After serving … Read More
If You Ask Me….
I think the American Family Association is a little obsessed with sex. I certainly hope Cybersitter and other web-blocking programs censor their site.
I’ve Always Kind Of Liked Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY)
He’s a Republican, but a straight-shooter. In an op-ed yesterday, he declared his opposition to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (after voting for it in 1993) and wrote this: In World War II, a British mathematician named Alan Turing led the effort to crack the Nazis’ communication code. He mastered the complex German enciphering machine, helping to save the world, and … Read More
The Evangelical Crackup
Time was where "evangelical" evoked names like James Dobson and Jerry Falwell and, by necessary extension, the conservative GOP agenda. But Kevin Drum points to a considerable crack-up within the evangelical movement, which casts "old guard" evangelicals (Dobson et al.) on the outside of the National Association of Evangelicals (now headed by Richard Cizik), looking in with noses pressed to … Read More
Hoist, Petard — You Know How It Goes
AP: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich acknowledged he was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group. "The honest answer is yes," Gingrich, a potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, said in an interview with Focus on the Family founder James … Read More
My Apologies To Michael Medved…
for implying in a recent post that he is gay. Jesus General set me, uh, straight: I’ve learned a couple of things about Mr. Medved since yesterday when I asked you to remind yourselves that he’s as heterosexual as Lindsey Graham. I think it’s important that I address them quickly before people get the wrong idea. First, Seattle Dan tells … Read More
Michael Medved On Homophobia
This guy should just stick to reviewing Disney movies. Recent comments by retired basketball star Tim (“I hate gay people”) Hardaway did serious damage to his image and career but also unwittingly raised serious cultural issues about sexuality and gender. Homophobia and gay-bashing were cultural issues before Hardaway came along. In truth, I think the controversy merely allows you to … Read More
Tattoos For Babies
Okay. Maybe I’m just a middle-aged fart, but WHEN will this tattoo fad END? It’s getting really out of hand:
The Alabama Sex Toy Case
Well, the Eleventh Circuit has ruled (for the fourth and probably last time) and the statute has been upheld: it is now illegal to sell sex toys in Alabama. (Guns, however? No problem). All tittering aside, the legal issues in this case were complex. In the end, however, I think the Eleventh Circuit got it wrong. Let me explain. In … Read More
Not Safe For Work Post-Of-The-Day
Our society is waaaaay to obsessed with celebrities. [Note: I’m not kidding about this link not being safe for work, or even not-work]
A Double Does Of Wingnuttery
First up: Marsha West, a "freelance writer specializing in Christian worldview". Let’s see what her Christian worldview is: Radical feminism: The kiss of death Oh, this isn’t going to be pretty. The "great strides" made by the feminist movement have been lost on young celebrities. Britney Spears has been spotted frequenting nightspots with actress Lindsay Lohan and heiress Paris Hilton. … Read More