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Lovely. In response to President Obama’s inaugural speech that prominently mentioned gay rights and marriage equality, a former Navy chaplain goes there. From On Top Magazine: “Sadly, Obama equates sin with holiness, confusing lust with love, thereby confusing the demonic with the Holy Spirit, when Satan can never be equal with God. There is […]
Community Forum February 28, 2013 – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pmLGBTQ Reducing Disparities ProjectVisalia Convention Center For the release of “First Do No Harm” the 1st report of it’s kind of California’s LGBTQ Communities, with Guest Speaker Robin McGehee, Founder of GetEqual. The meeting follows a recent report by Equality California and Mental Health America
The Human Rights Campaign today issued a press release roundly mocking NOM for their failures to make good on their threats. An excerpt: Opponents’ financing is drying up. They were outspent almost three to one last year, $12 million to $34 million in the ballot campaigns. More broadly, tax documents obtained by HRC last fall
Chicago Cardinal Francis George is leaving no stone unturned in his campaign to halt gay marriage as it sits on the runway awaiting clearance for takeoff by the Illinois legislature. This week, he devoted another lengthy, tortured column to the subject in the Catholic New World. I read this one very carefully, and though the
Gay rights laws in America have evolved to allow — but in some cases ban — rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people on a range of issues, including marriage, hospital visitation, adoption, housing, employment and school bullying. The handling of gay rights issues vary by state and follow trends by region See the Full
2012 was undoubtedly one of the toughest years the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has faced since its founding in 2007. Historic defeats at the ballot box, the release of embarrassing internal documents, and unsuccessful boycotts against major companies have all dealt serious blows to the organization’s credibility and electoral influence. NOM, however, continues to
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Donna Johnson was one of three soldiers killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on October 1, but she was the only one of the three whose spouse was not taken care of by the military after her death. Johnson’s wife, Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tracy Dice, was
Hey Fresno, looking for something different to do for Valentine’s Day? How about a weekend long celebration if you stay for breakfast? Make the short jaunt to Visalia and join us in the festivities. It will surely be a night to remember! So, next month is Valentine’s Day, the day that can prove to
The Pope has unveiled another weapon in his fight to stop same-sex marriage from happening in France, the USA, the UK and other countries across the world. Pope Benedict XVI has said the ‘traditional family’ must be protected, and stressed all faiths, even non-Christian religions, must come together to stop marriage equality. In his annual
Prof Mark Regnerus of the University of Texas is back in the news: Regnurus, you’ll recall, published a study this summer that claimed children born to gay couples had more problems with than kids from straight homes. Now Regnerus is claiming increased support for same-sex marriage across America comes from people looking at so much
