Michael Bussee co-founded the “ex-gay” ministry Exodus International. In the videos below he explains the problems with the movement and how he came to reject it. Here are a bunch of the videos, and more can be found on his YouTube channel. Your Thoughts?
Nanette Gartrell and Henny Bos (author of Parenting in Planned Lesbian Families (UvA Proefschriften) have the authored the first longitudinal study to track the outcomes of children created through artificial insemination through their teenage years. The results? The authors found that children raised by lesbian mothers — whether the mother was partnered or single — [...]
A good video from Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel, who recently wrote a book on justice for a popular audience, Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?, and who last year released on YouTube high production value videos encapsulating his lectures for his standard introductory level ethics class at Harvard. You can start watching those videos here. [...]
Starring Mike White, writer and co-star of two of my favorite movies (The Good Girl and School of Rock), a look at the realities of gay marriage: Your Thoughts?
8: The Mormon Proposition, a new movie out in theaters next Friday and available on DVD in July, explores the way that a tax exempt organization has waged a “secretive, decades-long campaign against gay rights”: Thanks to Richard for the link. Your Thoughts?
His name is Steve Cooley and he could use your support in a primary for the Republican party’s nomination. Think about it if you’re qualified to vote for him and live in California: Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley is running for the Republican Party nomination for California State Attorney General. And those readers who [...]
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote a letter addressed to the United States Congress people opposing ENDA, the Employment Nondiscrimination Act For the sake of clarity, permit us first to state two basic tenets of Catholic Church teaching on this issue. First, persons with a homosexual inclination “must be accepted with respect, compassion, [...]
ProfMTH explores the issue with a wealth of information, siding against such exemptions: The second video is chock full of legal information. The most interesting bit in here is where he discusses Antonin Scalia’s strong case against religious exemptions and Sonia Sotomayor’s general support for them. 1. Regarding Christian Legal Society v. Martinez– –the decision [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xxpd3Ye0zA&hl=en_US&fs=1&] In reply to the New Jersey decision not to recognize same sex marriages this week, a friend posted this video on Facebook with the question, “Oh, State of New Jersey. How is it that Estelle Getty understood things more clearly in 1991 than you understand them now?” How indeed.
via Rosi Efthim, Pam’s House Blend, and Friendly Atheist: 120 Clergy from 19 Faiths in the State of New Jersey Monday, January 4, 2010Senate President Richard J. Codey Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. The State House Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Dear Governor Codey and Speaker Roberts: We are 120 clergy members across New Jersey from [...]
Ross Douthat half admits to the intellectual bankruptcy of his opposition of to same-sex marriage and then tacitly demonstrates it with his pathetic reply when pushed to address the topic last month at the New School: “I am someone opposed to gay marriage who is deeply uncomfortable arguing the issue in public.” Mr. Douthat indicated [...]
Stephen Colbert exposes the real intentions of gays seeking the right to bury their partners. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word – Skeletons in the Closet www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Fox News Your Thoughts?
This guy catches the hidden truth revealed in her infamous answer at the Miss Universe pageant: Your Thoughts?
This poor man had to suffer hearing a woman make references to her fiance a whole four times. It’s damaged his psyche to the point where he can’t stop himself from saying the word homosexual six times in the space of two sentences. He just can’t stop repeating the horrible word: “This woman repeatedly and [...]
ZJEmptv goes after the Catholic Church in DC for threatening to abandon services in the district rather than follow a proposed law that would demand they extend benefits to the partners of gay employees in same-sex marriages: Your Thoughts?
Here’s what she said and below it there’s the scathing, harsh satire of it that expresses what what she stands for really means to the lives of our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. I found I needed a strong stomach for both videos but for opposite reasons. The truth in the satire, as incendiarily nasty [...]
Blaghag is impressed with Maine’s biblical stance on homosexuality and can’t wait for them to follow through on the implications of these verses from Leviticus and Deuteronomy next: 9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, [...]
Andy Hertzberg chose a special occasion to propose to the man who is now his fiance: the middle of his testimony to the Washington, D.C. city council considering legalizing same-sex marriages. (Sadly, the video was taken down from YouTube.) (via) Your Thoughts?
This World War II veteran is extremely inspiring: (via the ever-increasingly-awesome blog, SendaiAnonymous) Of course, he’s not the only hero with an opinion on this topic, so it is important to re-air her side too (which we’ve previously featured in full-length presentation): There you have it, two courageous American heroes just with differing views on [...]
My stomach churned when I read about these cruel and stupid measures involved in Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2009, a proposed bill which would: Reaffirm the lifetime sentence currently provided upon conviction of homosexuality, and extends the definition from sexual activity to merely “touch[ing] another person with the intention of committing the act of homosexuality.” [...]
Everyone should see this video: Your Thoughts?
Another great video from before the inception of Camels With Hammers worth catching up on in case you missed it. This one is from robtish, who has other terrific videos on his youtube channel. It’s not just a cheerleading or general argument video but an in-depth information video with a bunch of important facts refuting some [...]
US News Reports: The conservative Catholic group CatholicVoteAction.org today is calling for the ad to come down. Here’s part of a statement the group just sent out: CatholicVoteAction.org President Brian Burch said, “For decades gay and lesbian groups have attacked the Catholic Church for refusing to accept their skewed views on human sexuality and marriage. [...]
Today Greta Christina reposted her call for activist attention directed towards Maine’s upcoming vote on same sex marriages. Following her lead, I’m reposting my coverage of her post. Early voting has already begun. It’s time to get involved: Greta Christina sends out the rallying cry: momentum is huge in politics. A win makes the next [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_HKaWcLgMg&hl=en&fs=1&] (via) I don’t know why he stopped there with calling same sex marriage a socialist concept when he could have gone on to add that it’s also a terrorist, big labor, tree-hugger, communist, Nazi, feminazi, reverse-racist, atheist, gun-banning, “blame-America-first” concept too. I mean, as long as you have no single reason to offer for the [...]