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Kudos to Judge Roberson for Doing the Right Thing

October 18, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 603 Views 4 Comments James Roberson, Alamance County, Magistrates, Civil Rights, marriage equality

Let it not be said that I won’t recognize when someone realizes they were wrong, and changes their direction. Chief District Court Judge Jim Roberson released a statement late Friday saying that all magistrates must comply with the law and perform same-sex marriages. You may remember that I’d written an article here at Deep Something about the issues with some North Carolina Magistrates thinking the Evangelical Christians have special rights when it comes to performing government duties. At first Judge Roberson was trying to give some out for those magistrates without creating an inconvenience for LGBT couples. I appreciate his interests here, but the government can give NO quarter to discrimination by government officials.

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Trouble in Alamance County North Carolina

October 16, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 2019 Views 0 Comments Pasquotank County, North Carolina, Magistrate, Tony Perkins, Gary Littleton, NC, James Roberson, marriage equality, Alamance County

This entry is part 15 of 35 in the series Gay Marriage

Unfortunately there are some magistrates in North Carolina who don’t understand about doing their jobs. a magistrate judge in Pasquotank County on Monday refused to marry two men, citing religious objections. Some magistrates in Alamance County also said they wouldn’t marry gay couples. I am flummoxed by Chief District Court Judge Jim Roberson of Alamance County who said that some of the 11 magistrates under his supervision didn’t want to officiate same-sex marriage ceremonies. “As a team, we’re going to abide by the law,” Roberson told the Times-News of Burlington. “Some of our magistrates have concerns based on their faiths and religious beliefs. I completely respect that. Other magistrates do not.” What kind or moronic, bigoted bullshit is that?

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More of God’s Love from Ron Baity of North Carolina

October 16, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 1409 Views 0 Comments Ron Baity, Berean Baptist Church, North Carolina, Winston-Salem

This entry is part 15 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

We LGBT people have lots of power. Have you all noticed that? We can bring about fires, floods, hurricanes, and even, according to Jerry Falwell, the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We, LGBT people, have managed to turn Uhmerika into a dictatorship ruled by a bunch of people in black robes. Well, not it turns out, we are now able to bring about Ebola. At least that’s what Ron Baity of the Berean Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Dominionism in Schools-A Warning

October 15, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 1259 Views 0 Comments David Whitney, Dominionism, Dominionist, IOTC, American Clubs, Christianity

This entry is part 16 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

Conservative Professor Warren Throckmorton tips us to a back-end method to get dominionist views into the schools. David Whitney, receiving today’s Daily Douche award, is head of the “Institute On The Constitution (IOTC),” and is working to form, in schools across the country, deceptively named “American Clubs.” You should know that Whitney teaches that only born again Christians should be citizens, and that civil government should worship God according to their dominionist ideas.

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Tony Perkins-Lying Even More

October 14, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 1259 Views 0 Comments Fox News, Tony Perkins, marriage equality, LGBT, Ted Olson

This entry is part 17 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

We’re going to give Tony Perkins our Daily Douche award two days in a row. On Sunday, he appeared on the usually friendly Faux News Sunday to discuss the evils of marriage equality. Unfortunately, Ms. Perkins brought her pen knife intellect to a gun fight with a constitutional law heavy weight Ted Olson, a Republican lawyer and gay marriage advocate,, and hilarity ensues.

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Movie Review – The Grand Budapest Hotel

October 14, 2014October 20, 2014 B. John 522 Views 0 Comments F Murray Abraham, Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson, Willem Defoe, Jude Law, Jeff Goldblum, Saoirse Ronan, Stefan Zweig, Adrien Brody, Tom Wilkinson, Ralph Fiennes, Comedy, Edward Norton, Drama, Bill Murray

GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune — all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.

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TV Review-Transparent

October 13, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 515 Views 0 Comments Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, Amazon, Judith Light, LGBT, Transgender

An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone’s secrets to spill out. Transparent is an Amazon production made available as part of the Amazon Prime streaming media collection.

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Tony Perkins-Can’t Open His Mouth Without Lying

October 13, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 1517 Views 1 Comment Hands On, T-shirts, KY, Lexington, Tony Perkins, FRC

This entry is part 23 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

Well, Tony Perkins of the SPLC designated hate group, Family Research Council, just can’t seem to say three words without two of them being lies. And naturally, with all the news lately about marriage equality, he’s been saying lots of words. As usual, anyone business owner who wants to discriminate against LGBT people in violation of local non-discrimination laws is a hero to Tony, but he knows that being honest about it wouldn’t get him anywhere, so he lies.

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Lone Survivor – A Movie Review

July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 B. John 429 Views 0 Comments Emile Hirsh, Ben Foster, Action, Drama, Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg

Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. The acting was not terrible, and overall it was a good story, but some of the dialogue was a little strained. The cinematography and sound design were excellent, and I believe it received a couple of Oscar nominations for these technical aspects. I can see why.

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Anti-Children “Christians”

July 15, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 1315 Views 1 Comment Refugees, Paul Babeu, Children, Krazy Kristian Kooks, Immigration, Arizona, Christianists

This entry is part 22 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

As we all know, there is a refugee problem on our southern border as nearly 50,000 children (many unaccompanied) are making the dangerous trek to try to escape grinding poverty and violence in their home countries for a better life. But the country which gave our ancestors their chance at a better life for us, who took in the tired and the poor of the world, is no longer open for business. The white “Christians” have theirs now, so the doors are closed, and that’s why the anti-children Christians get today’s Douche Award.

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Robert Jeffress – Foul Pharisee

July 14, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 1464 Views 0 Comments Douce, christian, Pastor, bigotry, Children, Robert Jeffress, Refugees

This entry is part 21 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

Perhaps nothing is more troubling to me at this time in my life than the insertion of religion into politics. Mega-Church pastors become political pundits, and it never comes to a good end. Thomas Jefferson himself wrote in 1813, “History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purposes.” Robert Jeffres suddenly decides he’s a border security expert, and that whole thing about “suffer the children to come unto me,” well, that’s just for white protestant children. So, meet Robert Jeffress, foul Pharisee and our Douche of the Day.