Monthly Archives: January 2009

Situational ethics

Posted on January 30, 2009 by David

You gotta love the chutzpah of the special rights crowd. It seems that the anti-gay organizers behind Prop 8 in California wanted to prevent public disclosure of donors to their campaign, and filed a lawsuit to overturn a state campaign … Continue reading →

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Eat more soup

Posted on January 29, 2009 by David

Yes, friends and neighbors, the increasingly wacky “American Family Association” has done it again. This time, they are discombobulated by the fact that Campbell’s Soup ran an ad in the Advocate that includes a family headed by two women. See … Continue reading →

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Prayers for Bobby

Posted on January 25, 2009 by David

This film will air on Lifetime tonight at 9:00 pm ET, and again Sunday Jan. 25 at 8:00 pm and Tuesday Jan. 27 at 9:00 pm. Based on the true story told in the 1995 book by Leroy Aarons: “His … Continue reading →

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‘Milk’ will be seen

Posted on January 24, 2009 by David

Now that the Oscar nominations have been announced, will we get to see Milk in one of our Loudoun County theaters? Best Picture, Milk (Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen) Best Director, Gus Van Sant Best Actor, Sean Penn Best Supporting Actor, … Continue reading →

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Clueless

Posted on January 16, 2009 by David

This has got to break some sort of record for stupid. Yesterday, I heard a man equate the sacrifices made by Thomas Beatie so that he and his wife could have children, with the crowd of idiots who trampled a … Continue reading →

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A place at the table isn’t good enough?

Posted on January 14, 2009 by David

God never gets it wrong. The church often takes a long time to get it right. It is a human institution, but one capable of self-correction. Once again, Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson nails it. These self-corrections have happened throughout the … Continue reading →

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Bad Heterosexual

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Russell

Breaking news: not all heterosexuals are good people, and the small number of gays and lesbians who pretend to be heterosexual aren’t necessarily good people, either. Pretending not to be gay or lesbian does not make you a good person. … Continue reading →

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