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Protect Marriage, Day 5: Screw Scientific Inquiry (And Other Tidbits)
First, some tidbits about Protect Marriage. It might not have any significance, but I have to point out that the Protect Marriage blog is under some odd management. There is a post stickied to the top...
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Protect Marriage, Day 6: Body Blows and Flying Cards
Earlier today, I highlighted the two most significant points in today’s testimony. Keep those handy. As we dive into Andy Pugno’s latest Protect Marriage spin, you’ll need them because he conveniently...
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Protect Marriage, Day 7: The Truth Hurts, But We’re Laughing It Off
I wrote earlier about the heavy and important testimony this morning, but let me be very clear about what happened this afternoon. Despite fervent objections by the defense’s Mr. Pugno himself,...
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Protect Marriage, Day 7: We Don’t Get It (And That’s Our Case)
Apparently, Pugno had the chance to get some more spin up about yesterday’s proceedings, and he’s mad! Let’s take a look. A Head Shaker of an Afternoon Religious bigotry found an inordinate amount of...
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Protect Marriage, Day 8: Freedom of Religion = Freedom to Discriminate
You know, it’s both interesting and frustrating. As the trial proceeds, it seems that Andy Pugno is losing his cool. It’s nice to see him get defensive, but he gets snarkier the more defensive he gets....
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ADF Invokes Same Demonization Tactic It’s Trying To Downplay
I haven’t written as much about the Alliance Defense Fund, but I’m sure many of you know that they are a Christian legal group working with Protect Marriage to defend Proposition 8. They also put out...
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Protect Marriage, Day 9: Umm… We’re Still Right!
The longer this trial progresses, the easier it is to see why Protect Marriage doesn’t want you to actually see the details of the proceedings. In fact, it might even be fair to assume that the reason...
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Protect Marriage, Day 10: Quantity, Not Quality! …Oh Wait!
On a day when their witness got confused about whether Prop 8 passed or not, the defense is trying eagerly to hide the fact that Boies continues to decimate their “expert” witness. (See my roundup...
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Protect Marriage, Day 11: We’re Not Watching The Actual Trial, Just Making It Up
Seriously, their witnesses know squat (see the roundup), but Andy Pugno is so proud and thinks the plaintiffs look so pathetic. What trial has he been watching? Spaghetti Strategy Once again, religion...
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Protect Marriage, Day 12: We’re Still Not Sure How This Trial Works
So, the trial is over for a while, but Andy Pugno has to remind us how little the defense understands this trial before we can move on with our lives post-#prop8. (I’m personally entering...
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Fear-Mongering Quote-Mining Mennonite Proselytization (with CD!)
Ithaca, NY is a pretty progressive place, so I was very surprised during my visit this weekend by the entertainment I found in the Ithaca Commons. Flanking each entrance to the pedestrian mall were...
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WHAT? WND Says I’m Not Invited To May Day?! Sadness!!
The subject of the email was, “You’re Not Invited To May Day.” Had they caught on that I was getting their emails just so I could counter them? Having not received an email from AFA in months, I can...
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How Not To Evangelize To An Atheist (Starring Shelonda)
I thought today I’d outline some rules for etiquette when it comes to evangelizing religion to a gay atheist, like myself. Rule #1: Don’t evangelize. Ever, really. But if you know what’s good for you,...
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…Because The Bible Just Isn’t Enough On Its Own
It’s been a while since I featured some religious right propaganda, so I thought I’d share this incredible offer I got today from World Net Daily. Check out iLumina. You know it’s cool because its name...
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Covert Evangelism/Underhanded Generosity + The Vacation Bible School Ruse
They say that no good deed goes unpunished, so I guess today that makes me the punisher. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about evangelism in response to “Shelonda,” who had left a comment here on the...
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Protect Marriage: Charles J. Cooper Didn’t Watch Trial/Read Decision
Responding to Protect Marriage’s posts is not always the most fun exercise. Sometimes it’s downright f-in annoying because their statements are always so full of BS. *ahem* But that’s why we respond,...
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Halloween Special: Catholic Materials for Young Adults
Remember waaaaaayyyyyyy back in June when I wrote about all those materials I was handed at a street fair by different religious groups? A lot of it was creationist VBS propaganda. I mentioned then...
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Apparently Only Christians Are Constituents of Alabama’s New Governor
The manifest destiny of a Christian American theocracy took a bold step towards the light this week with the inauguration of Alabama’s new governor, Robert Bentley. The day before taking office,...
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Sister Denise: Prayer WORKS (And Other Unnecessarily Capitalized Words)
One of the most enjoyable aspects of writing a public blog is hearing people’s reactions, especially the negative ones. Honestly, I look forward to opportunities to learn from people who disagree, but...
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Hate Mail From Sharon Kass: ‘Zack Ford, Captive of Gay-ness’
My best approximation of Sharon Kass. I got some very amusing hate mail this week! Many folks out in the LGBT activism world are familiar with Sharon Kass. She regularly trolls advocates of equality...
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