Nuggets & bites."I know ... what I must continue to do. I must seek out God's grace in the arms of those I love, in the men, women, the undecided and the in-between, fulfilling the sacraments that resound within me.... I must continue to pray, for strength, for acceptance by those I love and who love me, and for my church so that one day She may honor me and welcome me as a child of our Lord, created in Her image." --Lesbian Catholic Kaiyti Duffy, writing in the Catholic magazine Conscience; the Spring 2006 issue is devoted to debate over gays and the church "Senator, when you took your oath of office An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. , you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible." --Maryland state senate candidate Jamie Raskin Jamie Raskin (born Jamin B. Raskin[1], on December 13, 1962, in Washington, D.C.) is an American law professor and politician. He teaches at American University, Washington College of Law, in Washington, D.C. , testifying March 1 at a legislative hearing on a proposed marriage discrimination amendment, answering state senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate Nancy Jacobs's question about whether "God's law" forbids same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable "Blue States values were the big winners at this year's Academy Awards rewarding blatant anti-family themes of homosexuality, prostitution, pimping pimping Academia See Pimp. Cf Pumping. , drugs, crime, and the overall demonization de·mon·ize tr.v. de·mon·ized, de·mon·iz·ing, de·mon·iz·es 1. To turn into or as if into a demon. 2. To possess by or as if by a demon. 3. of America as a bunch of bigots and oil mongers. Virtually absent from the podium was anything supportive of hard work, self-responsibility, charity, faith, or family." --From a press release about the Red Carpet Red States' Film Awards, a "pro-family alternative to the Oscars" "I'd been hired by Q (a 'premium channel') to do weekly gossip reports and was told they adored me and that this might even lead to bigger things. Yeah, like them lying about the check being in the mail and quickly becoming unreachable.... Q clearly stands for quisling (Webster's: a traitor...). It's such an unhappy-ending situation Ang Lee will probably do the movie." --Michael Musto in his Village Voice column, March 5 |
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