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Pure Celebration? Univision's Take on Gay Marriage in Puerto Rico
Latino
August 24th, 2015 9:11 PM
The first mass gay wedding in Puerto Rico has everyone in party mode. Or at least that’s the conclusion anyone would come to if they trust and rely on Univision to provide them with accurate news.
WashPost Mourns: 'Non-Theistic' D.C. Episcopal Dean Calls It Quits
August 19th, 2015 7:16 AM
Very liberal “Very Rev.” Gary Hall is stepping down at the end of the year as dean of the Washington National Cathedral, reported Washington Post religion reporter Michelle Boorstein. “Vocal cathedral dean stepping down” was the headline in Wednesday’s paper.
Boorstein began by calling Hall a “fierce progressive” – which made the Episcopal leader a Washington Post and NPR darling. But the paper…
Please Stop: Now Slate Argues for Marrying Robots
Culture
August 12th, 2015 1:47 PM
“Will the recent Obergefell decision protecting same-sex marriage apply to open the door to robot-human marriage?”
This absurd question is posed by Slate contributor and Arizona State University Law professor Gary Marchant in his Aug. 10 article "A.I. Thee Wed."
In his piece for Slate, Marchant claimed that the Obergefell v. Hodges decision confirmed the “fundamental right” of a person to…
Craig James Sues Fox Sports for Religious Discrimination
Culture
August 3rd, 2015 8:01 PM
Former New England Patriot and SMU running back Craig James is suing Fox Sports for religious discrimination.
The former ESPN, and briefly Fox Sports, employee claims that his firing from Fox was due to comments he made opposing same-sex marriage while running for U.S. Senate. James’ suit was filed in Dallas County Court on Monday.
Press Still Badgers Walker Over Refusal to Say Obama Is a Christian
August 2nd, 2015 11:48 PM
One of the more outrageous chapters during presidential campaign season so far, the press harassment of 2016 GOP candidate and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in February over his statement that he "doesn't know" whether President Barack Obama is a Christian, is back.
Nobody in the press seems interested in asking Obama himself how he can still profess to be a Christian and support homosexual…
All Bark, No Brains: The View Talks Gay Weddings and Canine Groomsmen
Culture
July 31st, 2015 3:01 PM
July 31st marked The View’s 7th annual “Mutt Show.” And according to co-host Raven-Symoné, gay former boy-band star Lance Bass was the “perfect guest to have” because Bass and his “husband” have 3 dogs.
“And they were your bridal party?” Symoné queried. (‘Wedding party’ might have been the better term, Raven, as there is no bride, but then again, weddings have historically required a bride as…
NYT's Calmes Unloads 16K Words on 'Far Right' 'Conservative Media'
July 30th, 2015 8:59 AM
New York Times national reporter Jackie Calmes spent a semester at the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University studying "conservative media," and this week issued an exhaustive 16,000-word report with the oh-so-objective title, "'They Don't Give a Damn about Governing' -- Conservative Media’s Influence on the Republican Party," blaming the "far right" for killing the moderate, pragmatic GOP,…
Jimmy Carter: ‘Fortunately There Was No Fox News When I Was President'
July 24th, 2015 2:04 PM
It’s old news that Jimmy Carter believes Jesus would support gay marriage and some abortion. But Fox News? Well, Carter doesn’t like that.
Earlier this week, NY Times reporter Philip Galanes sat down for lunch with the former president and black author Jacqueline Woodson to discuss issues of race and religion, including the confederate flag, black-white relations and same-sex marriage.
Law Prof On Polygamy: ‘Is There Any Magic Power in the Number Two'?
July 21st, 2015 11:25 AM
William Baude, an assistant law professor at the University of Chicago, has a rare quality these days. He’s logical.
In an opinion piece written for the New York Times, Baude suggested that, following the Obergefell ruling discovering a right to gay ‘marriage,’ “there is a very good argument” that “polyamorous relationships should be next.”
AP-GfK Poll Shows Gay Marriage Debate Far From Over
July 20th, 2015 1:51 PM
A new AP-GfK Poll released Saturday indicates the gay marriage debate is far from over. The survey conducted from July 9-13 shows support for gay marriage in America has slipped to 42 percent, with 40 percent opposing, and 18 percent taking no position on the controversial issue. Along these lines, only 39 percent of those polled supported the recent Supreme Court ruling.
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LGBT-Inspired ‘Immigrant Revolution’ Examined on Univision
Latino
July 16th, 2015 9:59 AM
A national campaign that encourages unauthorized immigrants in the United States to “come out of the closet” and thus openly flout their violation of U.S. immigration law was the subject of uncritical examination in a recent Univision broadcast.
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CNN's Cuomo Rips Santorum: 'Why Aren't You More Like Your Pope?'
July 14th, 2015 4:46 PM
CNN's Chris Cuomo tried to shame Rick Santorum on Tuesday's New Day over his opposition to same-sex marriage. Cuomo indicated that Santorum wasn't in line with Pope Francis on LGBT issues: "Your Pope says tolerance is the message of Catholicism, when asked about gay marriage and LGBT existence within humanity. He says, 'Who am I to judge?' That doesn't work for you. You say you want an amendment…
County Clerks Resign Nationwide After Gay Marriage Ruling
July 13th, 2015 12:16 PM
County clerks across the country are resigning after the June 26 Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage.
Just a few days after the monumental ruling, an entire county clerk office in Tennessee resigned. Decatur County Clerk Gwen Pope and both of her deputy assistants, Sharon Bell and Mickey Butler, resigned, saying the order clashed with their religious beliefs. All three were…
Notable Quotables: One Week = Irreversible Lefty 'Transformation'
July 13th, 2015 8:52 AM
Journalists seize upon one week's good news for President Obama to proclaim he's "clearly" a "transformational President" who has engineered "a massive progressive shift to the left." And ABC champions the "Bernie-mentum" of socialist Bernie Sanders's far-left candidacy, cheering how his campaign events seem "more like rock concerts," while the boomlet for Donald Trump is merely evidence that "…