Religious Extremism
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Nothing from nothing
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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The late Billy Preston – Nothing from nothing 1975 (video: fritz5174 at YouTube ) I’ve been telling friends, and anyone crazy enough to listen to an angry gay blogger like me, what the gays need is a new anthem. I think I found it. According to Newsweek , the gays can again expect zip, nada, zero, ...10 hours ago -
Federal Prop 8 trial developments
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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According to San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer Bob Egelko , the Federal Prop 8 trial set to begin at 9:00 am, 11 January may be televised: (12-17) 16:40 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Television cameras will be allowed for the first time in federal trials under an experimental program approved by the San ...12 hours ago -
Should BBC execs face execution?
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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(graphic: BBC News) Or, for that matter: Should the British royal family be rounded up and guillotined? Just asking. Sure, it’s “a stark and challenging question, but … it accurately focuses on and illustrates the real issue at stake.” And, besides, it worked out pretty well for the French, so why not? ...1 day ago -
Islamabad is ‘five-star jail’, says Baloch leader
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New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Baloch leader Mir Hassan Bizenjo Wednesday described Islamabad as a “five-star jail”, saying the Pakistani capital did not differ from Kabul from the security point of view.“The spillover of religious extremism is threatening the region,” said Bizenjo, son of the late Baloch leader Mir ...2 days ago -
The Quotable Dr Richard Dawkins
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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“It is not particularly remarkable that a mountebank like Oral Roberts should succeed in conning his followers out of their money. As P T Barnum observed, there’s a sucker born every minute. If people are that stupid and choose to hand over their money to an obvious fake, that is their privilege. What should ...2 days ago -
DC: YES to marriage equality
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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Former NOM spokesmodel Carrie Prejean weighs in (montage: mine) A marriage equality bill has just been passed in Washington DC. Let me be the first to condole Maggie Srivastav (née Gallagher) and Brian Brown and the National Organization for Opposite Marriage (NOOM) on the occasion of their horrifying ...3 days ago -
So help me Almighty Zeus
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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Atheist under fire for (lack of) beliefs (video: The Rachel Maddow Show ) Sorry, but a preposterous story merits a preposterous title. It was gratifying to see Rachel Maddow take a look, last night, at this bit of bigoted theocracy-in-action in Asheville, North Carolina. Details of this loony-tunes attack on ...3 days ago -
While Europe Slept
Roots, Leaves and Threads —
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While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within by Bruce Bawer While I’d heard news stories about cultural tensions with Muslims in Europe esp. France I did not realize the full extent of these problems. Bawer details many outrageous human rights abuses especially of women, children, ...3 days ago -
The Quotable Paul Fidalgo
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
Authority: 480
“It’s enough to make one take a breath and wonder at the point of struggling. It’s one thing to, say, beat John McCain in the presidential election. It’s one thing to defeat a bad bit of legislation. It’s also good to, say, win marriage rights for gays and lesbians…but of course, we can’t seem to do ...3 days ago -
Porno Pete needs a clue for Christmas
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
Authority: 480
A lot of folks, believers and non-believers alike, think the tiara for America’s Dumbest Christian belongs squarely perched upon Carrie Prejean ’s peroxided locks, not for expressing her opinion on marriage equality versus opposite marriage, but for her hypocrisy and, more recently, for her little diva-like ...4 days ago -
The Quotable Senator Russ Feingold
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
Authority: 480
“I share the outrage of many political, religious and civic leaders in Uganda and around the world about the ‘anti-homosexuality bill’ before the Ugandan Parliament. If enacted, this inhumane bill would sanction new levels of violence against people in Uganda based solely on their gender or sexual orientation. ...4 days ago -
The invertebrate archbishop speaks
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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Jamie Tabberer , writing at PinkPaper , reveals that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has finally spoken out against Uganda’s exterminate-the-gays bill. In his interview with Saturday’s edition of the Daily Telegraph, 59-year-old Rowan Williams claimed: “Overall, the proposed legislation is of ...4 days ago -
Congratulations Mayor Annise Parker
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
Authority: 480
[ updated: see below ] First of all, congratulations are in order. Houston, Texas yesterday elected Annise Parker as the city’s mayor. That makes Houston the largest American city to have an openly-lesbian mayor. Neat. Parker faced a rabid, homophobic campaign waged by bigoted, low-life christian ...5 days ago -
Russia attacks the religious liberty of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Wintery Knight —
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Story here from CBS News . (H/T Andrew) Excerpt: Russia’s highest court on Tuesday upheld a ruling halting the activities of a regional branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses and banning dozens of its publications in what the group deplored as an unfair move. Russian Supreme Court spokesman Pavel Odintsov said it ...5 days ago -
Elmer Gantry
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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Trailer for Richard Brooks’ 1960 film Elmer Gantry (video: bigeezy at YouTube ) Sinclair Lewis, who penned the 1927 novel upon which the multi-award-winning film was based, didn’t miss the mark in his critique of fundamentalist itinerant preachers, self-anointed pop-pastors and wannabe messiahs with ...5 days ago -
Waiting for Armageddon
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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Waiting for Armageddon trailer (video: TrailerBuggy at YouTube ) From the documentary’s producers: America’s 50-million strong Evangelical community is convinced that the world’s future is foretold in Biblical prophecy – from the Rapture to the Battle of Armageddon. This astonishing documentary ...6 days ago -
Obama condemns Ugandan bill
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
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Kerry Eleveld , writing at The Advocate , is reporting that the Obama Administration has expressed its opposition to Uganda’s kill-the-gays bill. The statement reads: “The President strongly opposes efforts, such as the draft law pending in Uganda, that would criminalize homosexuality and move against the tide ...6 days ago -
Tiger Woods Admits Infidelity, Takes Golf Break
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Tiger Woods released a statement on his website Friday, admitting to infidelity and saying he was taking time off from his golf career to focus on dealing with his family situation. (Dec. 11)6 days ago -
Mosque: Families of Pakistan Detainees Going Through Hardship
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The five young Americans detained in Pakistan as part of a terrorism investigation were wholesome kids who never exhibited any signs of religious extremism, according to the youth director at a mosque where they worshipped. (Dec. 11)6 days ago -
Ugandan editorial: ‘Drop kill-the-gays bill’
Mike Tidmus : A blog from San Diego —
Authority: 480
According to an email from Jim Burroway , of Box Turtle Bulletin , an editorial in the Ugandan government-owned New Vision by John Nagenda, a senior advisor to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, is calling for the Ugandan Parliament to drop the exterminate-the-gays bill. Find an excerpt and commentary by ...1 week ago
