Category Archives: gay rights

Podcast #105 – Jeff Sharlet (C Street)

Posted on October 13, 2010 by John C. Snider

We interview Jeff Sharlet, author of C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy, a follow-up to The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power.  The Family, you may recall, is a secretive and radical Christian group … Continue reading →

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Anti-gay Senator is gay

Posted on March 10, 2010 by John C. Snider

Yeah, I know that sounds like a LOLCATS caption (it also sounds like one of those news-that’s-not-news items like “World’s Oldest Person Dies”), but apparently it’s true.  California State Senator Roy Ashburn is the latest anti-homosexual crusader who is himself … Continue reading →

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Podcast #79 – E-meters for Haiti?

Posted on February 3, 2010 by John C. Snider

Earthquake-devastated Haiti has become a magnet for kooky, misguided (but perhaps well-intentioned) religious groups.  Scientologist John Travolta (disguised, apparently, as L. Ron Hubbard–see photo at right) has personally flown his private 707 to Haiti, delivering food, medical supplies, and “volunteer … Continue reading →

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Podcast #75 – Can Atheists Hold Office in NC?

Posted on December 21, 2009 by John C. Snider

Cecil Bothwell has just been elected to the city council of Asheville, North Carolina.  He happens to be an atheist.  The North Carolina state constitution bars atheists from holding elected office.  (For what it’s worth, seven other states still have … Continue reading →

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Hey Maine: WTF?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by John C. Snider

Voters in Maine have repealed a state law legalizing same-sex marriage.  With 87% of precincts counted, 53% of Mainers want to keep marriage between one man and one woman.  This comes as Republicans won handily in gubernatorial races in New … Continue reading →

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Q1 threatens gay marriage in Maine

Posted on October 21, 2009 by John C. Snider

2009 is an off year for most voters, but citizens across the nation are keeping an eye on the November 3rd election in Maine, in which Mainers will decide whether or not to overturn a law passed last spring by … Continue reading →

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Penn & Teller do the Vatican

Posted on August 31, 2009 by John C. Snider

I don’t know how long this video will be up, so watch it sooner rather than later.  It’s the latest episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, in which they take on the Vatican, holding nothing back: Penn & Teller: Bullshit … Continue reading →

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Finally, some good news in this bad economy

Posted on August 13, 2009 by John C. Snider

Associated Press reports that James Dobson’s Focus Crosshairs on the Family is “facing a serious budget shortfall.”  Unfortunately, the hapless schlubs who give Dobson money will probably get talked into throwing more cash his way to bail him out.  <sigh> … Continue reading →

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Apparently semi-coherent anti-gay bigotry does pay off!

Posted on July 22, 2009 by John C. Snider

Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean may have lost her crown, but she’s still Conservatism’s #2 Sweetheart (#1, of course, is soon-to-be former Alaska governor Sarah “I’m Quitting because I’m not a Quitter” Palin).  Prejean has signed a book deal … Continue reading →

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Mass. sues US over gay marriage

Posted on July 8, 2009 by John C. Snider

This is an interesting development.  Massachusetts (one of the few states thus far to legalize same-sex marriage) has sued the federal government over the Defense of Marriage Act, in which Congress defines marriage as only between a man and a … Continue reading →

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