Archives for All Posts Tagged with “gay marriage”

California to Gays: You’re NOT Human. Sorry about that.

Obama won. It surely was amazing, yes. On the flip side, the majority of the state of California voted to WRITE INTO THEIR CONSTITUTION A BAN AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. How can a constitution DENY RIGHTS? So now, all the tens of thousands of couples who already entered into the marriage contract may be told, “Whoops! [...]

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Sorry, You’re An Idiot, And I Can’t Be Your Friend

I saw a bumper sticker recently that said “Evolution is a lie” and I questioned out loud “Evolution is a lie?” Then I started cracking up laughing, because it seems so silly to me for there to be folks who are so convinced that “evolution is a lie” so as to proudly proclaim it upon [...]

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One More State Down, Only 48 To Go

On May 15, 2008, California’s Supreme Court ruled state laws against gay marriage are unconstitutional. This progress can be impeded come November. Take a look at several advocacy videos, from Canada and the US, and see how much difference accurate public awareness makes: Canada legalised same-sex marriage in July 2005, nation-wide.

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Banned Books and Repentant Republicans

Banned Books Week is September 29 through October 6. You can find an online catalogue of banned and challenged books at The Forbidden Library, either arranged by title or by author. Or you can head over to your own public library. My city library has a display devoting several shelves to banned and challenged books. [...]

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Christians with Common Sense?

Say it ain’t so! The United Church of Christ’s rulemaking body voted overwhelmingly Monday to approve a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage… [The resolution] also asks churches to consider supporting legislation granting equal marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples and to work against laws banning gay marriage. [Source] I do not endorse the institution of [...]

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