Category Archives: Mixing religion and politics

The Ten Things I Wish the Pope Could Have Observed on My Family’s Trip to Disneyland

During the last few weeks of winter holidays, Pope Benedict VXI and several of his delegates including Illinois Cardinal Francis George and the United Kingdom’s Archbishop Vincent Nichols delivered lump of coal to the world’s LGBTQ communities.  It was gift-giving … Continue reading

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Take Back the Word “Christian”…It’s Time….

That’s it.   I am fed up.  I am taking back the word “Christian”. Whether you realize it or not, we are in the season, or maybe era, of who-gets-to-use-what-word.  The Conservatives of this country have been on a rampage to … Continue reading

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A Gay Dad Sounds Off on The Ten Biggest Indecencies Thrust On Gay People

Today a blog piece by Kergan Edwards-Stout went viral.  It was a very simple but direct statement actually:  If you plan to vote for Romney and rob gay people of rights and dignity, de-friend me.  Like me, Kergan is a … Continue reading

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A Gay Dad Proposes a Plan Against Bullying: The Rainbow Berets

There have been times of war when conventional forces were not enough.  Situations were too complicated and too tenuous in a fragile balance.  It was in these moments, that a special force was sent in to perform functions that emphasized … Continue reading

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There’s a New Bully in Town: Gagnon and the RHN, Driving Christ Out of Hearts Near You

Credit to Canyon Walker Connections for the heads up on this… Exodus International was just not hateful enough for them.  Once that organization gave hint to the fact that, no, it seems gay people do not change and they ARE actually “born … Continue reading

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I Don’t Necessarily Agree

That phrase…” I don’t necessarily agree with the gay “lifestyle” but I don’t condemn it either. I love all of my gay friends just like I love my straight friends.” Something about this bothers me…. as a mom, as a … Continue reading

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