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Will Mitt Romney Return Gay Soldiers To The Closet If He Becomes President?

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

President Obama famously put an end to “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT), but can we be sure that it will remain a thing of the past if Mitt Romney becomes president? Nope. This is at the Daily Beast: Aubrey Sarvis, … Continue reading →

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President Barack Obama’s Long Game

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

A number of things have, indeed, gotten better since Barack Obama became President of the United States. The following video is a useful reminder. _____ And don’t forget the end of George Bush’s sanctioning of torture. That’s a big one. … Continue reading →

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Rick Santorum Opposes Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption, and Wants to Reinstate DADT. But Why?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Republican Rick Santorum is likely running for president in 2012 and here are his views on same-sex marriage and gay couples adopting children. Listen for the reasons that he offers (or at least alludes to) in support of his views: I pick up from … Continue reading →

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DADT Meltdown Watch: Baptist Ethicist Richard Land Warns of God’s Judgment on America

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

The religious right’s meltdown over the end of DADT continues apace. Here’s what “Baptist ethicist” Richard Land recently wrote to President Obama concerning the consequences of DADT repeal: [H]omosexual behavior cannot be normalized without rejecting God’s moral standards (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; … Continue reading →

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DADT Meldown Watch: Linda Harvey Bemoans the Loss of Disgust

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

The politics of disgust having failed, Linda Harvey, of Mission America, writes the following zinger in the wake of the repeal today of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT): Now it’s a toss-up as to which movement will take down our country … Continue reading →

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: The Human Toll

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

A news article in the Los Angeles Times this morning cited a statistic that startled me. I had no idea that this many service members have been dismissed from the armed services in the United States, since the early 1990s, as a result … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Spontaneous Activism for Repealing the American Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

And the senator responds: Know hope.

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