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JIHU_Bishop_Gene_Robinson_250x184.jpg Survival of the Courageous, In the Christian realm..... by tomtoo
Nov 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, announced this weekend that he will retire in 2013. The reason? He may be retiring in part because he's 63 and, like many people at that age who have worked hard their whole lives, he's ready to settle down and step out of the public eye to f...
7LML_cc1da_AdamCarolla3989840.jpg Adam Corolla: I believe a mom & dad is better for raising kids.... by tomtoo
Nov 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Look, if something happens to me, I'd rather my kids were raised by a heterosexual couple rather than a gay couple, all things being equal. I just believe a mom and dad is better than two dads or two moms. I don't believe this, I just know this. I'm an atheist, it's not a religious thing, it's a...
JT5B_coll.jpeg Land of the Free & Home of the........Immigrants by tomtoo
Nov 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
We often hear that the United States is a nation of immigrants. The subtext behind this statement, however, is that European settlers founded this country, and that their contemporary descendants are the rightful owners of this land (i.e., the "real" Americans). As such, any other kind of immigr...
If other countries can do it.....why are we so afraid???? by tomtoo
Nov 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
(New York) Most of America’s closest allies opted years ago to allow gays to serve openly in their militaries. As U.S. policymakers wrestle with the issue, there’s sharp disagreement over whether those allies’ experiences are relevant to the debate. More than 25 countries let gays serve openly...
L6FJ_Jacob_Harshbarger_224_225x300.jpg Man beaten close to his home for being a "faggot"......... by tomtoo
Nov 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Jacob Harshbarger, a 32-year-old resident of San Diego's North Park, was beaten in an alley behind his home early Sunday morning while walking his dogs — all because, he believes, his three assailants thought he was gay. (He is.) Wearing a "T-shirt with a gay sexual innuendo printed on it," ...
H7BD_281x211.jpg Ron Howards Decision about "The Dilemma"....... by tomtoo
Nov 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
You have to hand it to Ron Howard: The guy's got stones. Despite the controversy recently stirred up by a gay joke in the trailer for his upcoming Vince Vaughn-Kevin James comedy " The Dilemma," Howard is sticking to his guns and leaving the quip -- in which Vaughn calls electric cars "gay" --...
H4YU_73fa4_books9490903.jpg American Library Association comes on out side of gay literature... by tomtoo
Nov 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Or so I imagine the title of a Family Research Council press release that's about to go out. The American Library Association, which hands out such coveted literary prizes like the Newbery Medal, will add gay-oriented awards to its Youth Media Awards, including the Stonewall Children's and Young...
DBYE_s_OBAMA_DAILY_SHOW_large.jpg President Obama is questioned by Jon Stewart...... by tomtoo
Oct 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama apparently thinks politics is no laughing matter, even when he's staring down a comedian. Obama barely cracked any jokes during an appearance Wednesday on "The Daily Show" despite host Jon Stewart's attempts to draw out the president's humorous side with...
Can you be a Christian and still support Gay Teens??? by tomtoo
Oct 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
I’ve been engaging in quite a bit of dialogue lately with conservative Christians. It usually involves their asking me a question along the following lines: “Look, we feel awful about the recent reports of gay teen suicides. We believe each of these kids is a child of God, deserving of love an...
AAQG_helmet.jpeg Most U.S. Troops Don't care who is serving beside them....... by tomtoo
Oct 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
(Washington) An internal Pentagon study has found that most U.S. troops and their families don’t care whether gays are allowed to serve openly and think the policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” could be done away with, according to officials familiar with its findings. The survey results were exp...