In America, we have a wide range of political views that typically vote Republican. There are those who are simply Republican because they agree with the party’s fiscal platform (which is probably a majority, I would guess), there are the right wing politicos, the Tea Party supporters, and then there are the batshit crazy wingnut teabaggers.
A classic example of the latter is whackadoodle Florida Congressman Allen West. He makes most Tea Party folks look sane. This guy puts the batshit in batshittery. Interestingly, though, the previous sentence is one that I never thought I’d have to write. Too bad.
I don’t feel sorry for Sheriff Paul Babeu. Not even a little bit. Here’s a guy who tried to make his way through the American political scene by hiding the fact that he’s gay (as if it’s a bad thing) and then when his closet of lies and deception starts to crack, he goes ballistic, even threatening to have his ex-boyfriend deported.
Despite the intense opposition from the black church culture, gay rights and gay marriage are indeed the civil rights battle of today.
The interwebs are atwitter over the revelation that Greg Davis, the conservative mayor of Southaven, MS, came out of the closet after a “questionable” expense at a gay novelty store in Toronto, Ontario. “Forced out of the closet,” they say. “He’s a hypocrite who was all about family values,” they say. Yes, it’s a scandal, [...]
In a discussion recently, there were some people who were opining their various thoughts as to how the church is reacting to the latest revelation of Ted Haggard’s infidelity and his sexual relationships with men. Further, he frequently condemned homosexuality.
In this conversation, someone asked a very probing, and relevant question: “How would Jesus have [...]
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Penn State abuse scandal distorted by anti-gay bias
The horrific tales of alleged sexual abuse and molestation by Jerry Sandusky during his tenure at Penn State has sent ripples throughout the college football world, and rightfully so. It’s a disturbing series of accusations that would shake any institution to its core, with allegations of staggering cover-ups that touched all levels at the storied [...]