FollowBetween the craziness about the flag and the way conservative Christians have lost their fucking minds over the Court’s ruling on marriage, it’s an interesting time to be a progressive blogger with a snarky, sarcastic side. We’ve all seen the crap coming from Tony Perkins, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and a host of others. But, the […]
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What Freedoms Are You Restoring?
So, last week, Indiana governor Mike Pence signed the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoraion Act into law. This piece of legislation isn’t a one-off thing particular to Indiana, though; there are similar bills pending across the country, including my own state of North Carolina. Supporters claim the laws aren’t meant to discriminate against people who are LGBTQ, […]
Complimentary? Not Hardly
Outside of a few references to specific people, I haven’t said much about women here and that’s not good. I tend to wear blinders when I start in on certain issues and don’t always see other important ones. Sometimes, it takes a slap upside the head to get my attention and this time was no […]
Defending Pat?
One thing I never thought I’d do is take up for Pat Robertson. I’ve always thought he represents what I hate about the Church: judgmental, narrow-minded and legalistic. On many occasions, he’s said things that are way beyond the pale. He’s accused Haiti of making a pact with the devil, said that liberals back abortion rights because lesbians […]