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An Open Letter to Anti-Gay “Christians”

May 5, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 471 Views 0 Comments Matt Barber, Ted Cruz, David Duke, Alan Keyes, pat robertson, Tony Perkins

Unfortunately, as gay people are less afraid to hide in a stifling closet, and are demanding that they be accorded the same rights as every other American, the heads of the leaders of the evangelical branch of the christian right are exploding. They are ratcheting up the rhetoric to a disturbing level, and some of their language is most certainly designed to evoke a violent response by unstable people who follow them. So, I’d like to drop them a note.

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An Open Letter to Mike Huckabee

April 3, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 394 Views 0 Comments Mike Pence, Indiana, Wedding Cakes, Mike Huckabee

But at the end of the day, with or without these RFRA laws, you still have the same religious freedoms you have had since the Republic was founded. You can pray to whatever God you choose, or you can choose to not pray. You can go to whatever house of worship you wish on whatever day you’d like, and you can crawl into the pulpit and preach the ugliest and nastiest things your sad little heart can drum up about people you don’t like. So Mike, stop with the lying about the need for these laws. The only thing you’re trying to do is get special rights to take your particular from of hatred and bigotry into the public square, and you’re finding that Americans are finally less and less tolerant of your intolerance. I know it’s hard to take now, but in the end, America, and even you, will be better for it.

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Righteous Bigots Afraid to Own Their Bigotry

March 16, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 405 Views 1 Comment bigotry, Oklahoma, Chuck Strohm, Christianists, Emily Virgin, religious liberty

We’re starting to see the backlash against LGBTQ people as the likelihood of nationwide marriage equality increases, and LGBTQ people achiever equality under the law. One of the main ways the Christianists are trying to keep us in our place, is to pass these bogus, and clearly unconstitutional, religious liberty bills. We saw how cowardly they are in Oklahoma this week.

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Craziness Roundup for the Week of Feb. 20, 2015

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 B. John 580 Views 0 Comments Tennessee, Roy More, Micah, Alabama, Welfare, school funding, Gene Alday, Roy Moore, Glenn Murdock, Witherspoon Institute, Michael Paulsen, republican, Mississippi, Robert George, Nom, James Van Huss

This week’s crazy has been especially over the top, especially with Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore trying to stand in the courthouse doorway, and more Christians believing that only they can defend God (shhh, apparently he can’t take care of himself).

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As Usual Methodist Episcopacy Missing in Action

January 18, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 315 Views 0 Comments UMC, College of Bishops, methodist, Episcopacy, Georgia, Benjamin Michael Watson, James R. King, Religious Freedoms Bill

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 292 Views 2 Comments Nom, Kelvin Cochran, Brian Brown, Fire Chief, FRC, free speech, Religious Freedom, Atlanta, Anti-Gay, Tony Perkins, Josh Duggar

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 388 Views 5 Comments Paula O'Neil, Pasco, Marriage, Clerk of Court, florida

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 595 Views 0 Comments Court Clerks, Pasco County, Paula O'Neil, Ceremonies, Floriduh, Marriage, bigotry

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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Louie Gohmert and Troop Massages

October 28, 2014 B. John 202 Views 1 Comment Greeks, Massages, texas, military, Louie Gohmert, Stephen Colbert

It is incredible that even the folks in Texas keep electing Louie to the U.S. House. The guy is truly beyond absurd nearly every time he opens his mouth, and he’s been opening his mouth again with some strange word salad about gays in the military, the Greeks, and massages. As usual, Stephen Colbert sends up the crazy as only he can.

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Trouble in Alamance County North Carolina

October 16, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 546 Views 0 Comments Pasquotank County, North Carolina, Magistrate, Tony Perkins, Gary Littleton, NC, James Roberson, marriage equality, Alamance County

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 509 Views 0 Comments North Carolina, Winston-Salem, Ron Baity, Berean Baptist Church

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.