Complicit in Bigotry

That is what Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center, Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, Brian Burch, president of Catholic Vote, Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, Richard Viguerie chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, and Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council are telling the Huffington Post. (FoxNews.com)


The Conservative leaders are saying that based on a "satirical" piece written by columnist Larry Doyle about Rick Santorum's Catholic faith.  "Larry Doyle's recent anti-Catholic screed in the Huffington Post, 'The Jesus-Eating Cult of Rick Santorum,' is bigoted and unacceptable" they claim.  They say it is a "perfect example of 'flame-throwing, name-calling, and simplistic attack dog rhetoric.'"


Let's consider flame-throwing... The American Family Association (AFA) is saying that President Obama has started an “all out war on Christians” making them choose between "Life and good … or death and evil.” This as a result of merely offering contraception coverages to women via insurance.  (TheNewCivilRightsMovement.com)


Or perhaps a little attack doggery... A priest at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland refused communion to a woman at HER MOTHER'S FUNERAL because she is a lesbian and "in the eyes of the church, that is a sin."  He also never finished the service, walking out during the daughter's eulogy and never returning.  Some, obviously don't see that as a dog attack.  In a letter of apology from Reverend Barry Knestout, he called it "a lack of pastoral sensitivity."  (Lez Get Real)


So, it is ok for the Church and the AFA to be complicit in bigotry... could certainly think of a few names to call on that one.

It's the "Christian" Thing to Do

At least that is what the Christians have started doing. And yes, it is just some Christians, not all of them. These particular "Loving Christians" have sent threats and hateful words to a San Diego-area high school because the students voted two lesbians in as the Homecoming King and Queen.  Not sure where in the Bible that is ok.


The school superintendent interrupted a news conference on the district's financial troubles to comment on it.  "What is essentially disappointing is that adults who have contacted the school, many not even San Diego residents, are demonstrating such a lack of tolerance and such a negative role model for children with their hateful comments."  (JoeMyGod.com)


The haters are saying that allowing this is wrong.  Although, saying some of the things they said, is even more wrong.  Hypocrisy.  "This is disgusting. It’s deviancy on display, and our kids have been trained to approve." "The Principal should be brought up on charges and be made to register as a sex offender."  "Children who attend godless socialist schools will learn to think and reason godlessly!"


Who is being godless now?

Wouldn't it be More "Auto" Than "Homo"?

That's what one would think.  But leave it to the "church-folk" to get it wrong.  Mark Driscoll, Pastor of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle says that "Masturbation can be a form of homosexuality."  He also is against "premarital sex, feminism, modern interpretations of the Bible, and viewing Jesus as... a neutered and limp-wristed popular Sky Fairy."  That's off topic, however.


Driscoll says that "any man who does so [masturbate] without his wife in the room is bordering on homosexuality activity, particularly if he's watching himself in a mirror and being turned on by his own male body."  Now, if he does it, either while his wife is watching/participating or with a picture of her lusting after him, then that is ok. (HuffingtonPost.com)


Women who do it (and there must be some women out there who do <wink-wink>), aren't in any trouble with Driscoll, because "masturbation is more widely practiced among men." He attributes this to the "more convenient and visible external nature of male genitalia."  Don't know if he has seen the shape of most "toys" that are sold to some women...  kinda external and convenient, really.


Oh well, what can you expect from a pastor in a church on Mars...

Oh the (Not So) Friendly Skies

Earlier this week, an actress was "kicked off" a Southwest Airlines flight for an "excessive" display of affection to her girlfriend.  She and her girlfriend were reportedly kissing.  While being escorted from the plane, the stewardess informed Leisha Hailey that SWA was a "family" airline and the multiple complaints from other passengers prompted the kicking off. (LezGetReal.com)


That does sound a bit homophobic and just a tad hateful.  What kind of "family" doesn't like to see kissing?  The National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) opposes any premature boycott measures against Southwest Airlines, though.  They say that SWA "has strict non-discrimination policies [and] is actively working ... to enhance their policies and employee training."  (JoeMyGod)


But there is still that feeling of hate.  It seems to be prevalent in this world towards those who are not "straight".  Even the Catholic church has a bit of hate towards people in same-sex relationships.  Timothy Dolan of New York, the head Archbishop, yelled at President Obama for not defending the Defense of Marriage Act.  He says it would "precipitate a national conflict between church and state of enormous proportions."  He reiterated the feeling that "traditional marriage is best for society."  (USAToday.com)


And Gay Marriage is horrible?  And probably two girls kissing on a plane is icky?


The Archbishop rants about the "conflict between church and state" but where oh where is that "separation" that is supposed to be there?

The Headline Says it Best

Cottony Cushion Scales 'Could Eliminate The Need For Males'.  Yep, that's what was on The Huffington Post today.  Now, a Cottony Cushion Scale is an insect.  And they have some genetic make-up that allows them to conceive all by themselves.


"The insect, which occupies a female body, is left with a parasite by its father which produces sperm." The Parasitic Sperm (Parasitic Sperm!  How poetic) infects offspring after conception.  So the cycle of self-reproducing females continues on.


Now according to Wired.co.uk, the future disappearance of the male insect has only been predicted with a mathematical model, since the trend has only been observed in the past 3 years.  But, hey there are some of us out here who have already eliminated the need for males.

Oh so that's why they do it...

Well at least according to the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network.  Yep, good ol' Pat Robertson says that it is all the lesbians fault that the left wants legal abortions.  Somehow, abortions give lesbians an advantage.

Because you see, "if these married women don’t have children, if they abort their babies, it kinda puts them on a level playing field.”  And of course he backs this up because the far left is livid about killing babies and are creating some culture of death.  (NetworkedBlogs.com)

Not sure exactly what Pat would think if a lesbian decided not to have an abortion.  Would that mean she was going against the whole plan??

Leave it to Texas

Because only in Texas would their hate of one group get to spread to everybody.  Instead of creating an atmosphere of tolerance and acceptance, Texas decided to discriminate against all.  "Corpus Cristi, Texas's Flour Bluff Intermediate School District Superintendent, Julie Carbajal, has decreed that all extracurricular clubs on campus will be shut down to prevent the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance group."  (Bilerico.com)

There is a federal law passed in 1984 that requires schools to offer "fair opportunities for students to form student-led extracurricular groups, regardless of their religious, political and philosophical leanings." 
But Texas doesn't want to do that.  They didn't want to lose their federal funding for not allowing the GSA to form in the schools, so they figured out how to avoid that.


And what is soooo wrong about GSA?  Well, "a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) is a student-run club in a high school or middle school that brings together LGBTQ and straight students to support each other, provide a safe place to socialize, and create a platform for activism to fight homophobia and transphobia." (GSANetwork.org ) Homophobia and transphobia probably run rampant in the state of Texas and they must not be up for the fight.


With all of the hate that has been spewing out and the bullying that has been going on, it would seem that allowing a group of kids to get together and fight against it would be nice.  And the GSA is a good organization.  I personally know of two high-schoolers -one straight and one gay- who were part of a GSA at their school.  And, not to sound too much like a proud mom, but they turned out pretty well.


As a good mom, I think I will definitely tell both the kids to stay the hell out of Texas.