civil rights
How Painful Is Marriage Equality for Fundamentalists?
THIS painful: We are upset because the argument for gay marriage is out of step with orthodox Christianity and Judaism and is seen by those
Augusta KKK Rally for Jennifer Keeton a Bust
A bunch of bigots got together in the Deep South to rally in support of a girl and her pet anti-gay bigotry, and they were
It’s Really Gross when Anti-Gay Bigots Use MLK, Jr.’s Image to Support Discrimination
Talk about co-opting the message of a Civil Rights hero… The following ad is running for Tom Emmer’s campaign in Minnesota. It’s put out by
Late Friday Random Ten [a little Death Cab edition]
Time to close down the week. Hopefully next week I’ll be Above the Weather and I’ll be back in my normal, crazy 10+ posts per
Marching for Equality in Memphis
Yesterday was a special day in Memphis, Tennessee. Black people, white people, gay people, straight people, transgender people, [insert minority and/or majority here], etc., gathered
Christopher Hitchens, Eugene Robinson on the Hypocrisy of Bishop Eddie Long
Hitch has a lot to say in this piece at Slate, but it’s not the angle you may be expecting in denouncing Bishop Eddie Long:
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Meghan McCain on Maddow
There’s much to disagree with in Meghan McCain’s politics, but she’s one of the growing number of Republican celebrities who are decidedly to the left
Alveda King ‘Betrays Heritage,’ Speaks at Failed NOM Rally in Atlanta
I stole the “betrays heritage” line from Joe, because it’s so precisely what she is doing by speaking at a rally for a hate group
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“Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere”
“How long? Not long!” “Free at last, they took your life, but they could not take your pride.” It resonates, doesn’t it
