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		<title>TX fights gay divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make up your mind, Texas.  Either you want the gays to be married or you don&#8217;t.  Texas officials are trying to persuade an appeals court to void the divorce granted to two lesbians who got married &#8220;up No&#8217;th&#8221; (specifically, in &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2010/12/16/tx-fights-gay-divorce/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Maine: WTF?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voters in Maine have repealed a state law legalizing same-sex marriage.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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/11/04/hey-maine-wtf/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q1 threatens gay marriage in Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/10/21/q1-threatens-gay-marriage-in-maine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. sues US over gay marriage</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/07/08/mass-sues-us-over-gay-marriage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast #53 &#8211; Gay Marriage in the News</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can&#8217;t turn on the news lately without hearing multiple items involving gay marriage: Maine&#8217;s legislature passes (and its governor signs) a bill legalizing same-sex marriage; former NYC mayor and failed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani skips the wedding of &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/05/18/podcast-53-gay-marriage-in-the-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>You can&#8217;t turn on the news lately without hearing multiple items involving gay marriage: Maine&#8217;s legislature passes (and its governor signs) a bill legalizing same-sex marriage; former NYC mayor and failed Republican presidential candida[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>You can&#8217;t turn on the news lately without hearing multiple items involving gay marriage: Maine&#8217;s legislature passes (and its governor signs) a bill legalizing same-sex marriage; former NYC mayor and failed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani skips the wedding of the gay couple who put him up (and put up with him) during his messy divorce; and Miss California USA Carrie Prejean puts foot in mouth in support of &#8220;opposite marriage&#8221; (and here I thought that was the definition of divorce).
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David gets into (another) knock-down-drag-out with a Christian (this time his neighbor).  What can we say&#8211;the guy&#8217;s a magnet for trouble.
California high school teacher James Corbett is sued (successfully) by a student for making anti-Christian statements in the classroom. (Thanks to Liz in Texas for prompting us to talk about this on the show&#8230;)
Three Georgia Congressmen sponsor a bill aimed at declaring 2010 &#8220;The Year of the Bible.&#8221;
The Eye of Sauron wants Sony Pictures to insert disclaimers ahead of screenings of the film Angels &#38; Demons, the sequel to The Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard.  Apparently Catholics are so reality challenged that won&#8217;t be able to tell fact from fiction.
David&#8217;s Secular Nation Podcast makes it onto Christian blog twoorthree.net&#8216;s list of &#8220;Essential Atheist/Secularist/Anti-theist Podcasts&#8221; (with American Freethought still in the running).
Mexican skeptic Danny Zepeda (Un Papá Escéptico) gives us an update on the swine flu panic, the lamentable side effects include the movie theatres being shut down (which prevents Danny from seeing the new Star Trek).
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		<title>Maine OKs gay marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/05/06/maine-oks-gay-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 20:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t tell David Driscoll (&#8217;cause then we&#8217;d never hear the end of it), but Maine just became the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage.  Go Maine!  (No word yet on the longstanding proposal on man-lobster marriage.)]]></description>
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		<title>Fine Bros. vs. Prop 8</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/03/14/fine-bros-vs-prop-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Web-based comic duo The Fine Brothers (Benny and Rafi) turn their satirical powers against California&#8217;s Proposition 8, the state constitutional amendment passed last fall that bans gay marriage.  The Fines promise four more installments of this miniseries; meanwhile, the CA &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/03/14/fine-bros-vs-prop-8/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stewart Schools Huckabee on Gay Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/12/12/stewart-schools-huckabee-on-gay-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great clip from The Daily Show, with host Jon Stewart discussion the issue of gay marriage with former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee: .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} The Daily Show With Jon StewartM &#8211; Th &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/12/12/stewart-schools-huckabee-on-gay-marriage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Keith Olbermann Is My Hero</title>
		<link>http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/11/11/keith-olbermann-is-my-hero/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John C. Snider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to weeknight news commentary, MSNBC&#8217;s Countdown with Keith Olbermann is my pick.  Olbermann is well-dressed, well-spoken, well-informed, smart, funny and passionate about his work.  Plus he&#8217;s up against Bill O&#8217;Reilly so he needs all the viewers he &#8230; <a href="http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2008/11/11/keith-olbermann-is-my-hero/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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