Mainers came out in droves for fairness; volunteers from around the country flocked to the state to educate, inform and appeal for equality. There were long dedicated hours spent to preserve the civil right of gay and lesbian couples to marry.
But even in the great state of Maine, there are far too many people who cannot move past the word "marriage" because of its ties to religion and cultural norms. The result is that the filthy hog of homophobia continues to be fed with lies and deception. Witness the reaction of Matt "Bam Bam" Barber. Read it; I know you don't want to, but you need to see the level of hate that propelled discrimination to a victory - historians will pore over this filth decades from now, and wonder how could anyone find satiety in this level of bigotry:
Matt Barber, Director of Cultural Affairs with both Liberty Counsel and Liberty Alliance Action, issued the following statement on news that the voters of Maine have rejected counterfeit "same-sex marriage" by 53% - 47%:
"There's good news and bad news here," said Barber. Full story...
Keori's diary tonight reminded me of one I originally posted back in May.
So with a bit of dusting off, here it is again.
"It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than for him to harm these little ones.
Gonna pop up some favorites of mine; feel free to include others in comments...
WKRP's "Turkeys Away"- way too many great lines!
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving- there was just something funny about Woodstock eating turkey and getting the bigger part of the wishbone at the end!
Addams Family Values (h/t Jeremy at G-A-Y)
Whatcha got?
From National Catholic Reporter's Chuck Colbert comes an utterly damning breakdown of Portland Roman Catholic Diocese Bishop Richard J.
The anti-gay Family Policy Institute of Washington has posted a video called "BY PROHIBITING GAY MARRIAGE, AREN'T WE VIOLATING THE SEPERATION (sic) OF CHURCH AND STATE?".
crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters
This Adam Lambert controversy is ridiculous - that's my take on it.
Well. The Catholic Church spends oodles to defeat marriage equality in Maine, and yet there own record on child abuse.
The Advocate is asking the question "Would you support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act if gender identity protections were again taken out of the bill?"
As of 9:30 AM PST Thanksgiving morning, this is the response:
The initial response from the non-scientific poll responders seems to be a big "No.
I was waiting for evidence that the networks, particularly CBS with its blurring of Adam Lambert's on-screen kiss of his male bandmate during the post-Children's Hour performance on the American Music Awards.
A real laff-fest for you...Rep. Michele "deranged" Bachmann (R-MN) as a featured guest along with Sarah "Bible Spice" Palin at the first National Tea Party Convention can conjure up a lot of jokes, but it's all true, including restricted press access to save them from themselves on camera.
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