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Daily Archives: April 16, 2009
State of New Mexico Tells a Religious Photographer: You Have to Take Pictures at a Gay Commitment Ceremony!
I am a strong supporter of gay marriage, but I think that the below story is an outrageous violation, by authorities in New Mexico, of conscientious religious objection. According to the Associated Press this weekend: A professional photographer who refused … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, conscientious objection, freedom of speech, gay, gay marriage, gay rights, Henry David Thoreau, law, lesbian, Martin Luther King, religion
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Gay Marriage Hysteria Watch: Making False Claims and Offering Distorting Supports
A methodical dismantling of anti-gay marriage claims and their disingenuous supports:
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Tagged apologetics, feminism, feminist, gay, gay marriage, James Dobson, Jesus, John Macarthur, lesbian, same-sex marriage
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Atheists Too Sing America! The Atheist Bus Campaign Comes to Indiana
I like the groovy hippie vibe the ad gives off. It seems to me a slogan less dubious and preachy than the British one (“Now stop worrying, etc.”). In fact, due to this particular ad’s curtness (“You can be good without God”) … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, atheist, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Islam, Jesus, Judaism, langston hughes, poetry, Richard Dawkins, Walt Whitman, Zen
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