Yeah, yeah, anti-discrimination laws are great and all. Discrimination is horrible and has no place in America. But what if our religion says we’re supposed to discriminate? Surely the law doesn’t apply to us in that case, right? The Kansas House will move forward with a bill that would give government employees the right to refuse service to same-sex couples on the basis of their religious beliefs. It is not your “right” to have immunity from laws you don’t like... Read more
I don’t think we have a case maliciousness here, but just a case of somebody who grew up in a racist environment (it’s no secret that the most racist circles in America, like the Tea Party, are overtly fundamentalist Christian) and mistook racial stereotypes for actual black history. This resulted in an attempt at diversity that would fit right in on a sitcom: A school in northern California apologized this week for a Black History Month lunch menu that offended students and... Read more
I’ve heard some skepticism about this, but I think it’s a good thing. First, here’s what happened: Tom Phillips based his complaint on the Fraud Act of 2006, a British law that outlaws making a profit off of false representations. According to Phillips, this is precisely what the Mormon Church does — it uses statements it knows to be factually untrue in order to secure tithes from members of the Church. The facts in question, court records show, are tenets... Read more
This about made me want to vomit. Term-limited State Sen. Don Barrington (R-Lawton) is a rigid, religious, law-and-order type who won’t brook any opportunity for the pro-marijuana crowd to get their voice heard in his Public Safety Committee. Johnson said she is discouraged that Barrington “will not hear SB 2116” because of “non-specific reasons including DA’s, ‘soft-on-crime,’ (and) his church members would not be in favor of it …” Oh good. I’m glad that his church is making decisions for... Read more
He just wants to come play. Read more
This is a screen cap I just took of Google’s home page in Russia. Ok you confused warriors of morality, let’s see you try and boycott Google. Read more
Buzzfeed asked people to write messages to Bill Nye following his debate with Ken Ham (I’m still working on a post carving through all of Ham’s BS, stay tuned). I didn’t watch the debate initially, but I asked a friend how it went. My friend responded “Bill Nye gave science lessons to an audience of people who don’t understand long division.” As if to confirm my friend’s assessment, here are a bunch of the messages that got written out for... Read more
Jason Priest is a State Senator in Montana who loves families. Loves, loves, loves them. In fact, he loves them so much that he has fought like a mad man to keep gay people from forming them with their choice, rather than Priest’s choice, of spouse. It’s all about family values for Priest, because that’s what makes for great, stable families – the kind where children can grow up in a nurturing environment full of love. You can guess where... Read more
Well, the UN released their findings upon investigating the Catholic Church’s handling of sex abuse cases. It turns out that for being the lords of morality, the Catholic Church kind of sucked. In its findings, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) said the Holy See should open its files on members of the clergy who had “concealed their crimes” so that they could be held accountable by the authorities. It said it was gravely concerned that... Read more
Hey all. Sorry for my absence yesterday. We got about 8-10 inches of snow here and Michaelyn had the day off, so we snuggled, played video games, and watched Community. She has another day off today so posting will be light. Tomorrow I plan to do a full, long, painful post on why everything Ken Ham said last night was bullshit. Stay tuned. For this morning, here’s a kitten with a hat that may be a bit too big: Want... Read more
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