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Three Way Tie for Douche-bag of the Day

June 27, 2016September 29, 2018 B. John 884 Views 2 Comments Bigot, County Commission, Coward, David Garcia, Hillsbobourgh County, Hostile Work Environment, LGBT, Orlando Massacre, Pride Flag, Stacy White

This one is interesting I know, but they are all three of the same situation…if it really is three. Let me explain. Last week, Hillsborough, FL, County Commissioner and conservative firebrand, Stacy White (who I will note claims to be a Methodist), supposedly got a report of an anonymous employee who found flying the Rainbow Flag in memory and honor of the victims in Orlando created a hostile work environment for her. White was quick to call the flag a, “divisive, politically-charged symbol.”

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How Much An LGBT Life is Worth to Marco Rubio

June 21, 2016March 10, 2018 B. John 871 Views 8 Comments #Cheapskate, #Richard Burr, #Sellout, Gun Control, Marco Rubio, NRA, republicans

We supposedly have a representative form of government, carrying out the will of the people. Nearly 90% of Americans are in favor of increased background checks and prohibiting terrorists from buying guns. But I guess 90% isn’t representative enough for Republicans. This being the result of votes on 4 gun control measures in the U.S. Senate last night.

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Roger Jiminez–Daily Douche-bag Award Winner

June 18, 2016September 29, 2018 B. John 317 Views 1 Comment Baptist, hate, Preacher, Roger Jiminez, Sermon

There’s plenty of bile bubbling up out of the bowels of fundamentalist Christianity in the west over the shooting in Orlando. one of the most hateful is Roger Jiminez of Sacramento, California’s Verity Baptist Church, who said, “As a Christian, we shouldn’t be mourning the death of 50 sodomites. Let me go ahead and start right there. As a Christian, we shouldn’t be sad or upset.”

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Franklin Graham–Today’s Daily Douche-Bag Award

June 17, 2016September 29, 2018 B. John 429 Views 0 Comments Civil Rights, Franklin Graham, hate, Omar Mateen, Orlando Massacre

Right now, it’s pretty hard to decide who to give our Douche-bat of the Day Award. There are just so many people vying for the honor, with lots of pastors leading the pack. Some awful things have been said in “Jesus’ name,” and we’ll get to those, but I decided to pull out Franklin Graham from that deck first.

Tony Perkins, head of SPLC designated Hate Group, The FRC

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Tony Perkins-Daily Douche-Bag Award

June 15, 2016September 29, 2018 B. John 531 Views 5 Comments Family Research Council, FRC, HB2, james dobson, Pam Bondi, republicans, Rick Scott, Tony Perkins

I’m guessing it wouldn’t be hard to find a reason to just give this award to Tony just about everyday, but it is only fair to spread the love around. Sometimes though, you just have to go with it. So, for blaming the Orlando Massacre on Obama, and Islamic Terrorism, we proud to announce that today’s Daily Douche Bag Award goes to Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council (FRC).

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Thoughts on Orlando

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 B. John 464 Views 2 Comments bigotry, Guns, homophobia, LGBT, Orlando, Pulse, Religion, Terrorism

This is something of a stream of thought on my impressions after the Orlando Shooting this weekend. It may not make much sense, and likely isn’t my last word on the subject. But to be clear, this is not some part of international Jihad or terrorism. This is homophobia at it worst, nothing more nor less, and we need to call it that.

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Good Guy With a Gun-Myth Debunked

June 13, 2016August 4, 2019 B. John 796 Views 1 Comment Ammosexuals, Good-guy-with-a-gun, Gun Nuts, Gun Rights, NRA, Orlando, Shooter, Shooting

There’s much I can say about the massacre in Orlando, and will write more about that after some reflection, but this one topic was too clear and obvious to require any reflection. It is time to end the NRA claim about how a “good-guy-with-a-gun” will rush in and save the day, if only there’s one around. This NRA meme needs to come off the table. It doesn’t work. If more guns and less gun control make us safer, this America should be the safest place on earth, and we all know it ain’t.

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Senator David Perdue–Douche of the Day

June 10, 2016September 29, 2018 B. John 658 Views 4 Comments David Perdue, Georgia, Imprecatory Prayer, Psalms, senate

Well, for more on God’s gentle loving people, we turn today to a religious conference held last week in Georgia. Republican Senator from Georgie, David Perdue, discussed praying in imprecatory prayer against the President. Since the Senator thinks that’s a good idea, we’re giving him our Douche of the Day award.

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The Case for Biblical Interpretation

June 3, 2016September 29, 2018 B. John 244 Views 0 Comments Bible, Christians, Interpretation, Paul, Proof-Texting

I spend too much time on Facebook following a conservative United Methodist page. I often post articles which I know will elicit strong responses, and I have to laugh at some of the mental gymnastics some of these people (many clergy) go through to justify their “Bible-believing” positions. A recent exchange serves as a good example of why we can’t take the Bible literal, and why discernment is critical when you try to use the Bible to support a position.

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My Afternoon with The Benham Brothers

May 24, 2016September 29, 2018 B. John 407 Views 0 Comments Carmel Baptist Church, Carmel Christian Academy, Jason Benham, Mark Benham

A relative finished up high school at Carmel Christian Academy this past weekend. I attended without knowing they had the Benham Brothers as the graduation speakers. I considered walking out, but my other sister was right to remind me it was my nephew’s day, not mine. So I decided to make the best of it, and see what they had to say.

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Why Little Will Change At the UMC General Conference

May 18, 2016 B. John 427 Views 0 Comments BoD, Book of Discipline, christian, Christianity, GC, General Conference, Methodist Church, Orthodoxy, Portland, UMC

As some of you may know, the United Methodist Church is holding their quadrennial General Conference in Portland, Oregon this week. As has been the case for the past several General Conference’s (GC), a major topic is the full inclusion of LGBT people (or as the conservatives call us, “the self-avowed practicing homosexuals”) in the life of the church. My prediction is that little will change in regard to those issues.