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Hate Crimes Legislation and the Pulpit
By
Paul Raushenbush
The Hate Crimes Bill passed the house yesterday 249-175 and so we have taken another step towards decency in our country and respect for all of our citizens. This has been seen as a threat by conservative religious and legal groups, but others of us see it as evidence of the goodness of our democracy that nobody should be…
Gotcha Miss California
By
Diana Butler Bass
This morning, Miss California USA told an MSNBC anchor that she prays for celebrity blogger Perez Hilton. Not unsolicited charity, her prayers are a response to an unexpected controversy from Sunday’s night Miss USA competition. Miss California was one of five finalists for the Miss USA crown when she drew Mr. Hilton’s question in the…
The Gathering Storm – Colbert Strikes Back
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Paul Raushenbush
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Colbert Coalition’s Anti-Gay Marriage Ad colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor NASA Name Contest There were a lot of good spoofs of the National Organization for Marriage’s video The Gathering Storm. This one called a $#it Storm of Intolerance wins first runner up. But…
Gay Marriage and the New Improved Rick Warren
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Paul Raushenbush
Rick Warren is now pro-gay marriage. Or, he never was against gay marriage. (video 1) Except that of course, he was against gay marriage. Â (video 2) Rick Warren doesn’t equate gay marriage with incest or pedophilia. Â (video 1) Except, or course, he did equate gay marriage with incest and pedophilia in the interview with Beliefnet’s…
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