Yearly Archives: 2007

The rest of the story

As the dishonest campaign to defeat the Matthew Shepard Act continues to roll along, we have an update. One of the tried and true hysteria-generators in this campaign is the citation (with lots of exclamation marks!!!) of various cases in … Continue reading

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Truth wins in Maryland

From our neighbors over in Montgomery County, a good community response to an ignorant diatribe similar to the more florid examples in our Hall of Shame. While everyone has the right to express their opinion, some utterances border on libelous, … Continue reading

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Let the conversation begin

Pastor Jay Ahlemann of “The Church of the Valley” has treated us to another expensive, full page ad, this one with even more words in even tinier print. Clearly stung by the outraged response to his last ad, Ahlemann starts … Continue reading

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Unbelievable

This gem, from Chuck Colson, director of the misnamed Loudoun-based Prison Fellowship Ministries, is from another breathless email about the Matthew Shepard Act. For the bill’s supporters, it is not enough to walk down the street in complete safety. (link) … Continue reading

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On the invention of new “rights”

Is this the trainwreck Maggie Gallagher said was coming? According to the Boston Globe, a man named Stephen Dunne “claims he failed the Massachusetts bar exam because he refused to answer a question about gay marriage [and] has filed a … Continue reading

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Leesburg 4th of July Parade

From the Why Didn’t I Think of That Department. Per request, a place to comment on our third year in the Leesburg 4th of July Parade. We are very pleased to report that Equality Loudoun won Best Float in the … Continue reading

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Matthew Shepard Act in RTD

Today in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, guest columnists Dyana Mason (executive director of Equality Virginia) and Rick Sincere (president of Gays and Lesbians for Individual Liberty, and also an EV member) present pro and con arguments, respectively, regarding the Matthew Shepard … Continue reading

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