Nuggets & bites."Christian talk show host Kelly McGinley ... said [former Alabama chief justice and gubernatorial candidate Roy] Moore and his followers want to establish a theocracy theocracy Government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided. In many theocracies, government leaders are members of the clergy, and the state's legal system is based on religious law. Theocratic rule was typical of early civilizations. [and] 'bring a government based on Old Testament law, which would administer the death penalty for offenses ranging from homosexuality to talking back to your parents.'" --From an editorial in The Decatur [Ala.] Daily, December 14 "Homosexuality, homophobia, faith, death of a parent or parents, death of a loved one. survival, leading double lives, love, passion, infidelity, divorce, prostitution. making ends meet, dreams." --A list of "discussion topics" for parents whose children see the film Brokeback Mountain, from KidsInMind.com "6. The world is becoming more gayfriendly. Really! Gay marriage was legalized in Spain, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. and Canada [it's already legal in Belgium and the Netherlands), and Britain and Connecticut now permit civil unions, joining Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Iceland, Luxembourg and Sweden. Capote and Brokeback Mountain ... are huge successes. Basketball star Sheryl Swoopes Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has won three Olympic Gold Medals and is a three-time WNBA MVP. came out and kept her Nike contract. Gay studies classes have started up in China." --From columnist Katha Pollitt's list of 14 reasons 2005 "wasn't all bad," published in The Nation, January 9, 2006 "In case there was any question about the lines between terrorism and homosexuality, the New York Blade The New York Blade is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) weekly newspaper in New York City, New York, that comes out every Friday. The Blade is a member of the National Gay Newspaper Guild, and was acquired by Windows Media, LLC in 2001. reports that a February protest by New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the Law School's gay advocacy group OUTlaw was under government surveillance. NBC News reported last week the group was categorized as 'potentially violent' by the homo-hating sleuths at the Pentagon. it was also revealed that a 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' protest at University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university, one of the ten campuses of the University of California. , which included a gay kiss-in, was also labeled as a 'credible threat' of terrorism. Expect the Homeland Security Advisory System "HSAS" redirects here. For the rock band, see Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve. For the UK terror threat level system, see BIKINI state. In the United States, the Homeland Security Advisory System is a color-coded terrorism threat advisory scale. to reveal 'Complexion-enhancing Garnet' and Tummy-flattening Fuchsia' as new high alert colors on the terror spectrum in early 2006." --From Gawker.com December 21 |
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