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FBI: Anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church participated in training

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:31:13 +0000

(Washington) The FBI said Wednesday that members of an anti-gay fundamentalist group participated in the bureau’s training of police officers and FBI agents – a move the bureau says it will take(...)

Monday Watercooler: Ugandan gay man faces deportation

James Withers — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:27:40 +0000

Trump used to be fine with gay rights. As Donald Trump gets into a slap fight with Gail Collins of the New York Times, Mother Jones has a great article about the Trumpster’s gay rights past. In(...)

Culhane: The Court got the Phelps opinion wrong

John Culhane — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:29:28 +0000

An elderly man is standing near a grave. A funeral memorial service for his life-long partner has just concluded. Surrounded by mourners, he is allowing himself a moment of quiet reflection and(...)

Thursday Watercooler: Manning faces more charges

James Withers — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:10:34 +0000

Manning faces new charges. Yesterday the Army filed 22 more charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning. He’s been accused with downloading thousands of classified documents and passing them to(...)

1st Amendment protects Westboro, Court rules

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:21 +0000

(Washington) The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount anti-gay protests outside military funerals, despite the pain they cause(...)

Tuesday Watercooler: Group threatens Westboro Baptist Church

CStottlemyer — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:16:20 +0000

Anonymous targets the Westboro Baptist Church

The infamous Internet group Anonymous has told the Westboro Baptist Church – aka the “God hates fags” people – that if it does not cease to picket(...)

Monday Watercooler: Lieberman keeps up the DADT fight

James Withers — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:38:29 +0000

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal on life support. Last week, the U.S. Senate hid behind process instead of taking a stand for principle. The defense authorization bill, attached with a “Don’t Ask,(...)

Weekend Watercooler: “Regulate Homosexuality”? WTF?

rayhunt — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:48:21 +0000

• Do You Really Want These People In Charge? David Barton a so-called professor of Beck University (Glen Beck’s right wing “college”) suggests that the government should “regulate(...)

Monday Watercooler: A weekend of memorials for dead students

James Withers — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:08:22 +0000

Bishop Long stays mum. Bishop Eddie Long is only offering cryptic comments about the sexual allegations against him. In his sermon yesterday he said something about not being “pulled into a(...)

Neff: Pennies and protests

logointern1 — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:00:51 +0000

Only a fool will vote for Jeremy Walters.

Walters is a Republican candidate for the state legislature in Iowa’s 67th District who, earlier this month, preached a Gospel of Hate from the Book(...)