According to a new PEW Research report, more than a quarter of Americans now identify as either atheists, agnostics, or as nothing in particular. Isn’t it time for a Secular Forum where Democratic candidates have to answer to secular concerns?
Category Gay Rights
When the Pope was visiting the United States, many mainstream and progressive Americans hailed him as the champion of progressivism.…
I can’t understand why so many people are surprised that Pope Francis met with Kim Davis. Why wouldn’t he? She…
On June 26, 2015 the United States Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for states to prevent gays and…
Rainbow smoke has cleared the tower of the Supreme Court this morning and they have ruled in favor of marriage…
Yesterday a sign went up in front of the Ten Commandments Church in Georgia. The sign reads, “Homosexuality is an…
In case you haven’t heard, Indiana’s new “Religious Freedom Law” allows businesses to discriminate against people as long as that…
Christian fundamentalists often complain that “secularists” are trying to “redefine” marriage to include the greater LBGT community. Former Senator, presidential dreamer, and all around assclown, Rick Santorum (Google him), even complained that we might redefine marriage to include “man on dog” relations. Interestingly enough, it seems that lately it has been Christians who have been trying to redefine marriage.
Fred Phelps is dead. He was the founder of the now infamous Westboro Baptist Church, which is the smallest famous church you will ever here about. For the most part, the Church is made up of Phelp’s admittedly large family and that is about it. It isn’t like they are some giant mega-church or even a match for the local church around the corner (there is always a church around the corner). So why are so many religious writers so giddy that Fred Phelps has died?
Since at least 1998, I have been boycotting Chick-Fi-A. I know some people just found out recently that they hate gays and are massively fundamentalist Christian, but this has been kind of there thing for a long time.