I wasn’t too surprised that Proposition 8,which defended traditional marriage, passed in California because of the large number of Black and Hispanic Democrats who voted against it.
Their votes were actually about how people traditionally live together, and the place of marriage in society, but fifty years after the sexual revolution, one doubts that the mainstream […]

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President Barack Obama today announced his choice of Jesus Christ, of Nazareth, as his first selection for the Supreme Court. Citing Christ’s judicial wisdom, impeccable knowledge of the law, and “empathy,” Obama proudly presented his nominee in the East Room of the White House.
Rush Limbaugh wasted no time in seizing his microphone to condemn Obama’s […]

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They had been together for 18 years and had three adopted children but neither that fact or the legal documentation presented to the hospital (living wills, advanced directives and power-of-attorney documents) was sufficient to allow 39 y/o Lisa Pond to have her family at her bedside when she was dying at the Ryder Trauma Center […]

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In October of 2006, in the wake of the New Jersey Supreme Court decision discussed below, I published this article. Today, since gay marriage (as well as gay rights in general) is once again generating hot headlines (see news and blog links below) I thought it would be appropriate to once again air my […]

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Friday I listened into a conversation on the Laura Ingram radio show; she was interviewing a legal expert (also a Conservative Republican) and discussing Barack Obama’s stated preferences for his upcoming nomination of a justice to replace Justice David Souter who has announced he’ll be retiring at the end of this Supreme Court session.
Ms. Ingram […]

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Meghan is a force to be reckoned with.  She is not the bimbo/valley girl that many on our side portray her and neither should they ignore this - Progressive Powerhouse.    So what am I saying?  That conservatives should sit down with her and seek to find common ground?    NO!!  Meghan McCain represents a new progressive […]

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A few days ago, a sister forwarded a plea that I join thousands of Mormons like us in protesting this Sunday’s segment of Big Love, which will include a portrayal of the temple rites practiced and held sacred by faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Instead of training my keyboard […]

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Only last week, David Brooks was praising President Obama, and actually cited the fact that he allowed Dr. Mark Dybul to stay as an example of Obama’s bilateral approach to government:
Dybul is one of those heroes one meets too rarely in government. He worked as an AIDS doctor in San Francisco in the 1980s and […]

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President-elect Obama has invited Saddleback pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation (i.e. opening prayer) at the inauguration.  While Obama and Warren disagree on some issues, Obama says he wants to "create an atmosphere where we can disagree without being disagreeable."  In fact, this follows in the footsteps of Bush’s choice in 2004, as the […]

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Blogging From Phoenix- President Elect Barack Obama continues to puzzle progressive liberals with his selection of neo-conservative evangelical pastor Rick Warren to offer the invocation at his inauguration. The man republicans tagged as the most liberal member of the United States Senate, Has been delighting the opposition with his cabinet choices and the selection of […]

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A leaked June memo, outlining the decision by Mormon Church leadership to use resources and staff in support of California’s Proposition 8, may just eventually end up costing the cult far more than the 20 million or so it spent helping get the ballot initiative passed.
I do not know a lot of openly gay people, […]

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Just Breaking- Judge Eric Holder selected for post of Attorney General. Holder was a Clinton deputy attorney general who served briefly as acting Attorney General when Janet Reno left in the closing weeks of Bill Clinton’s administration. Holder was in the top spot at Justice in the final weeks of President Clinton’s administration when the infamous flurry […]

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California’s Prop 8 is nothing new. Other states have essentially banned gay marriage by “defining” marriage as a union between a man and woman. The question is: who gave them the right?
I fully understand that most religious organizations and other organizations consider homosexual relations to be immoral. That’s their prerogative! No one has to approve […]

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I’ve often discussed the issue of the rights of lesbian “social mothers”–women who agreed to employ a sperm donor so that they could have children with their lesbian partners, who are the biological mothers.
I do believe that children fare best when they have both a mom and a dad, and that fathers offer much to children […]

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Ted Lipien, author of “Wojtyla’s Women: How They Shaped the Life of Pope John Paul II and Changed the Catholic Church,” said that Sarah Palin can be described as a New Feminist Christian woman who has followed the most important rules for marriage and families set by the Polish Pontiff. 
www.tedlipien.com/index.htm  September 10, 2008, San Francisco […]

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My fellow liberals may just mock Sarah Palin right into the White House, the gut reaction most liberal and moderate pundits expressed toward the Governor of Alaska, was the very emotion she used to get herself elected in the first place,
John McCain’s gamble may just be hoping the Obama campaign will focus on her personality […]

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In a brilliant move clearly aimed at appeasing the Christian Far Right, John McCain stunned the political world by announcing that Bigfoot will be his vice presidential choice. The surprise announcement brought unified praise from Bush/Cheney Republicans, Pavlovian evangelical extremists, and knuckle-dragging pundits in what is being dubbed a bold political stroke.
Rush Limbaugh expressed mild […]

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After John McCain stole the show at Rick Warren’s “Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency,” Barack Obama’s moonbat and MSM supporters cried foul. They insisted that since McCain was en route during part of Obama’s interview with Warren, he could have been listening to the questions and answers.  
As “proof,” the conspiracy theorists pointed out […]

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By RB Scott 
In April Thomas Sowell, a respected conservative scholar, wrote an insidious column undercutting Barack Obama and attacking preemptively the presumptive stupidity and gullibility of an American electorate that would elect him President simply to make a little history. (http://www.townhall.com/col umnists/ThomasSowell/2008/0 4/29/an_old_newness )  
This would not be particularly noteworthy were Sowell not […]

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Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian religion editor Barney Zwartz has tried to create a new image for Pope Benedict XVI on the eve of his visit to Australia. According to  Mr. Zwartz, Benedict XVI, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, is a far more gentle and liberal figure than his immediate predecessor and former boss, […]

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Olive F. Watson, age 60, appeared in Maine State Supreme Court on Tuesday to appeal an adoption annulment that was originally granted in April.
Ms. Watson, the granddaughter of I.B.M. founder Thomas J. Watson and daughter of former chief exec Thomas J. Watson, Jr., legally adopted her longtime lesbian partner, Patricia Ann Spado, also age 60, […]

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Peter Steinfels of the NYTimes has read and analyzed Senator Obama’s speech proposing to increase funding of church charities as is done by President Bush’s “faith based initiatives”.
The original report was hopeful (NYTIMES LINK). The first part sounded hopeful:
In embracing the same general approach as Mr. Bush, Mr. Obama ran the political risk of alienating […]

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Ted Lipien’s new book, Wojtyla’s Women: How They Shaped the Life of Pope John Paul II and Changed the Catholic Church, published this month by the UK publisher O-Books and available on Amazon, reveals for the first time the role of remarkable women in the life of Karol Wojtyla and their impact on his papacy and the […]

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In the USA, few remember that the left once was on the forefront of insisting that men be paid a living wage, which was defined as enough to support a household.
Instead, I have seen the left evolve to a libertarian agenda, where it has decided to “reform” many laws in order to free people from […]

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From Churchill’s Parrot blog
TO:
Mr. Larry Cornett
Director - Earth Religion Rights Network
http://members.aol.com/lcorncalen/erro.htm#INTRO
Miss Wren Walker and Mr. Fritz Jung
Founders– The Witches’ Voice, Inc. - NeoPagan News Network
http://www.witchvox.com
Dear Sirs and Madam … or … whatever,
We have recently uncovered a development to which we are compelled to alert you with utmost urgency. It is our belief that armies of […]

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By Hugh McNichol

April 30, 2008 - Rudy Giuliani, Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, Ted Kennedy and a host of other high profile politicians, actors, and social advocates need to clearly understand that the practice of Catholicism is a committed lifestyle of faithful and loving adherence to the Church’s regulations and teachings.
It is indeed the right time […]

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Taking example from John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI did not scold Americans during his first pontifical visit to the United States. Just like John Paul II, he was also concerned about his public image. Vatican diplomats have admitted as much in their pre-trip media interviews when they suggested that the pope will try to present a moderate tone during his American visit. More […]

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Should a painter be allowed to decide what he or she paints?  Should a musician be allowed to decide what music to play or write?  Should a photographer be allowed to decide what pictures to take? 
In New Mexico, the answer to that last question is a resounding, “No.”
The New Mexico Human Rights Commission ruled […]

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NOTE: The piece below was published by Sunstone Magazine in November of 2005. Since, then it has been cited by many other national reporters, most recently last Sunday 12/16/07 by Tim Russert on Meet The Press. Regular updates about Romney’s pursuit of the Presidency are available at www.catchingmitt.com This piece may […]

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