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As Usual Methodist Episcopacy Missing in Action

January 18, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 367 Views 0 Comments Benjamin Michael Watson, College of Bishops, Episcopacy, Georgia, James R. King, methodist, Religious Freedoms Bill, UMC

It will come no surprise that members of the Georgia legislature have introduced model legislation similar to that introduced in other legislature where marriage equality has either passed or been instituted by judicial action. This one of those “Religious Freedoms” bills designed to allow “christians” to discriminate against anyone they don’t like…because, you know…who would Jesus hate. In this instance, a group of religious leaders in Georgia have banded together and issued a letter denouncing the bill, and explaining that no one, besides certain Republican members of the legislature has actually asked for the bill. I was heartened to see that a number of United Methodist pastors from Georgia had signed the letter. But as usual, the Methodist Episcopacy was missing in action.

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Atlanta Fire Chief and Free Speech

January 17, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 336 Views 2 Comments Anti-Gay, Atlanta, Brian Brown, Fire Chief, FRC, free speech, Josh Duggar, Kelvin Cochran, Nom, Religious Freedom, Tony Perkins

The story is based on a recent action by the City of Atlanta in which they fired Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran for the publication of a religiously themed book, and how it was distributed within the department. The book included some pretty strong anti-gay comments, so of course the main characters in anti-gay, inc. are all grifting on Cochran’s martyrdom. I’d like to offer some reminders to these staunch defenders of “free speech.”

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Update to Marriage Issue in Pasco County

January 9, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 520 Views 5 Comments Clerk of Court, florida, Marriage, Pasco, Paula O'Neil

Boy oh boy, did I get a surprise phone call Monday. I live in Tampa, just south of Pasco County, and Monday morning I faxed a letter to Paula O’Neil, Pasco Clerk of Court concerning their discontinuing performing marriage ceremonies in deference to the bigotry of some of her assistant clerks. You can read the letter here.

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Open Letter to Pasco Court Clerk O’Neil

January 4, 2015January 9, 2015 B. John 678 Views 0 Comments bigotry, Ceremonies, Court Clerks, Floriduh, Marriage, Pasco County, Paula O'Neil

Same-sex marriage has arrived in Florida a midst great wailing and gnashing of teeth. While arriving sooner than expected, it wasn’t an easy delivery thanks to the political aspirations of our twice married and living in sin Attorney General, Pam Bondi. However, some Court Clerks are doing all they can to prove that, despite having to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, they still hate gay people as much as ever. This seems especially true of Pasco County Clerk, Paula O’Neil.

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Tribute to a Friend I Never Met – Tom Magliozzi

November 4, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 333 Views 0 Comments Car Talk, fun, Goodbye, laughter, Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi

One of the hosts of perhaps the funniest show on any medium, Tom Magliozzi, of Car Talk on National Public Radio (NPR) died earlier this week from complications associate with Alzheimer’s Disease. I was fortunate to come across National Public Radio very many years ago, somewhere around the early ’80s. Tom and his brother Ray had done a car repair call in show on the Boston NPR station for about 10 years, and then I first them as they started doing a brief regular segment on NPR’s Weekend Edition each week. The show went on NPR nationally in 1987 and was on Saturday mornings.

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Kudos to Judge Roberson for Doing the Right Thing

October 18, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 412 Views 4 Comments Alamance County, Civil Rights, James Roberson, Magistrates, 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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More of God’s Love from Ron Baity of North Carolina

October 16, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 559 Views 0 Comments Berean Baptist Church, North Carolina, Ron Baity, Winston-Salem

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 438 Views 0 Comments American Clubs, Christianity, David Whitney, Dominionism, Dominionist, IOTC

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 456 Views 0 Comments Fox News, LGBT, marriage equality, Ted Olson, Tony Perkins

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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Tony Perkins-Can’t Open His Mouth Without Lying

October 13, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 638 Views 1 Comment FRC, Hands On, KY, Lexington, T-shirts, Tony Perkins

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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Anti-Children “Christians”

July 15, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 537 Views 1 Comment Arizona, Children, Christianists, Immigration, Krazy Kristian Kooks, Paul Babeu, Refugees

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.