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Trouble in Alamance County North Carolina

October 16, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 603 Views 0 Comments Alamance County, Gary Littleton, James Roberson, Magistrate, marriage equality, NC, North Carolina, Pasquotank County, Tony Perkins

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 Burning Stupidity

April 4, 2013 B. John 2750 Views 0 Comments Beastiality, Carl Ford, Christianity, Gay Marriage, Gun Control, Harry Warren, idiot, Louie Gohmert, NC, North Carolina, Rowan County, State Religion, stupid

We start today’s edition with Louie Gohmert managing to tie gun control to same sex marriage to beastiality. Gohmert contends that if you restrict the size of gun magazines, then gay people can marry and that leads to beastiality. Topping today’s list though is the North Carolina legislature which sought to establish Christianity as the official state religion. No clarification on which version of Christianity would be the official one.

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Let It Snow

December 2, 2009August 10, 2015 B. John 245 Views 0 Comments a.s.u., appalachian state university, ASU Jazz Ensemble, Boone, Let it Snow, NC

Coming from the ASU Jazz Ensemble, it’s a pretty appropriate song even if the mountains don’t seem to get as much snow as they did when I attended.

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Hometown Pounded by Tornados

June 18, 2009September 29, 2018 B. John 268 Views 0 Comments Bethlehem Community, Cleveland County, NC, North Carolina, Oak Grove Community, Storms, tornado, Weather

What now appears to have maybe two tornados pounded my hometown of Kings Mountain Tuesday evening. West Kings Mountain out through Bethlehem and Oak Grove communities seem to have been hit the hardest. Fortunately, Mom only had a few limbs down in her yard.

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Gray Court Apartments

August 3, 2008August 10, 2015 426 Views 2 Comments Apartments, Audible, Audible.com, Chapel Hill, David Sedaris, Grey Court, NC, When You Are Engulfed In Flames, Winston-Salem

The most recent book I’m “listening to” from my Audible.com subscription is David Sedaris’ When You Are Engulfed in Flames. It’s a collection of essays on the banalities of life. I was listening to one of his essays this past week during a drive to St. Pete, and it stirred up some strong memories about one of the best places I lived for some years. In his essay, Sedaris talks about an experience he had living in a rooming house in Chapel Hill, NC when he was between attending school. This reminded me of living in Gray Court Apartments in Winston-Salem, NC.