Category Archives: Commentary

The trouble with Baskerville

Posted on September 17, 2013 by David

Trigger warning: Rape, domestic violence and child abuse denialism, victim-blaming. Critics of Stephen Baskerville’s astonishing Faith and Reason lecture at Patrick Henry College last Friday have no shortage of material to cite. The lecture was such a departure from even … Continue reading →

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The intellectual dishonesty behind the Elane Photography case

Posted on August 29, 2013 by David

After reading the New Mexico Supreme Court opinion in Elane Photography v. Willock, I’m now convinced that Vanessa Willock and Misti Collinsworth were prescient about the right wing strategy of redefining religious liberty, and absolutely correct to file their discrimination … Continue reading →

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Easter and Equality in Marriage

Posted on August 25, 2013 by David

The reflection What does Equality in Marriage have to do with Marriage Equality? was delivered Sunday, April 28 at St. James United Church of Christ by David Weintraub. Revelation 21:1-6 A New Heaven and a New Earth Then I saw … Continue reading →

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Meet the men who claim they would lie about being trans to “see some naked chicks”

Posted on August 22, 2013 by David

It should surprise no one that they are all anti-trans activists and right wing talking heads. While attempting to prompt the responses he wanted from some GMU students about the recently signed California student rights bill, right wing activist and … Continue reading →

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Other crimes against humanity we shouldn’t be talking about

Posted on August 18, 2013 by David

As noted in the first comment on the Uganda post below, we were admonished by a frequently irritated visitor to this blog for talking about the crimes against humanity unfolding in Uganda. Apparently – and I don’t know how else … Continue reading →

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This is why they’re called “hate groups”

Posted on August 16, 2013 by David

[The lawsuit] boils down to nothing more than an attempt to define my Biblical views against homosexuality as a crime.. ..Clearly, this lawsuit is intended not only to silence me as an effective voice of opposition to the ‘gay’ agenda, … Continue reading →

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What a surprise, religious liberty is alive and well

Posted on August 5, 2013 by David

Have you all noticed that there is very little complaining on the anti-gay fringe about the ongoing avalanche of changes to public policy in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on DOMA? The Department of Defense now extends full … Continue reading →

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