UPDATE: Uganda, Maddow, and Praying Away the Gay

MSNBC has done a great public service by letting the people at the Rachel Maddow Show practice actual journalism.
This video is important because it shows just how dangerous pseudoscience (or in layman’s terms, outright quackery) really is. Richard Cohen has written a book that has had the effect of igniting an attempted genocide of gays, [...]

Dial-an-Atheist 9-21-09 Rep. Mark Souder

[ October 19, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Chad Butterbaugh and Mark Allen host a live call in show about our Congressional Representative Mark Souder and his record on church/state separation and science.

Open forum Friday: Separate but equal?

The ground rules:

Anything goes, as long as you do not become verbally abusive, or start trolling. Getting off topic is one thing, but doing so to provoke an irrational or emotional response is another.
We’ll provide a topic to begin with, but if you have something else to say, please say it. We’re all ears.
Theists [...]

Prayers for Bobby, a Reflection

Prayers for Bobby

SPOILERS: Do not read this post if you have not yet seen the movie.
I just watched Prayers for Bobby on Lifetime.
My first thoughts are a little about housekeeping. The film is far from perfect. The props are very anachronistic. The punctuation for the television commercials made the pacing of the film far too [...]

Congratulations, America…

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We’re taking a step in the right correct direction. Now, with a left-leaning house, a left-leaning Senate, and a left-leaning President, maybe those who are different from the midde-class, white, heterosexual Christians will get a chance to shine, or even live their life the way they want to.
We still have a long way to go. [...]

United they Stand in Fear

Blogger/Journalist Rex Wockner chronicles “The Call” in San Diego, a religious rally to get people to vote yes on California’s Proposition 8. Proposition 8 will re-ban gay marriage in California by amending the state’s constitution.
Wockner is gay, and a former religious person himself. He likens his attendance at the event to a Jew taking a [...]

Dobson’s Fib Factory

I found this column on 365gay.com. I know Andy has blogged about this blithering idiot before, so I thought I would point this out. Dobson is getting inducted into the radio hall of fame.

Pop Song Riles the Faithful

The Rev. Dave Allison said the church's sign, which plays off the lyrics of a hit pop song, reflects the Scriptures' unambiguous stance on homosexuality.
The latest controversy over the “I Kissed a Girl” song comes straight out of Ohio.

Choice vs. Nature (and something about homo-dolphins)

I’ve had this post half-start/half-finished for some time but a recent post over on, FriendlyChristian.com, prompted me to finish this thought all the way through. My problem lies specifically in an argument used, implicitly or explicitly, by many pro-gay activists and bloggers. That argument is the following:
Homosexuality should be accepted because no one chooses to be [...]

I now pronounce you chuck and larry

There’s a lot of talk lately about gay marriage. I find marriage kind of an interesting topic, mainly because as a kid I never thought I’d be able to marry the man of my dreams, seeing how I was and still am a man. Yep, that makes yours truly a gay.
I have been politically active [...]