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Don't Laugh . . .

. . . we used to scoff at the idea that gay marriage could ever get serious consideration. I'm still surprised that urinals haven't been banned on grounds that they're demeaning to women (there was such a movement afoot a few years ago, for those who missed

"L" is for . . .

Love, lesbian, lawyer: > Two women who once planned to raise a family and spend the rest of their lives together will instead be represented this week by dueling attorneys as their bitter child custody battle plays out before the Vermont Supreme Court. > For Lisa and Janet Miller-Jenkins,

Charming

In the tradition of Madalyn Murray O'Hair [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1399/]: > The American Atheists organization says President Bush should stop urging prayer for Hurricane Katrina victims because it violates the Constitution. > Ellen Johnson, president of the group said Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Bush "should

Probably Futile . . .

. . . but it's good to see more and more Catholic clergy showing some backbone: > Scotland's most senior Catholic has come under fire for claiming that plans to allow gay couples to adopt were "gravely immoral". > Writing in a national newspaper, Cardinal Keith O&

NCAA Redux

Eric Scheske used his Wednesday column at Catholic Exchange to poke jabs at the NCAA's Indian name policy. Link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=29841]. Excerpt: > It's also worth noting that the NCAA's actions aren&

Giving Anti-Gay Rights a Bad Name

> Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq. > The church members were met with scorn from local residents. They chased the

Political Zoo

Nothing new here. As a father of seven and frequent zoo visitor, Eric Scheske has noticed for years that zoos have a naked political agenda of the outdated Malthusian/ Darwinian stripe. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050826/ap_on_fe_st/britain_human_zoo_3]. Excerpt: > Caged

Bring Tawana With Ya!

All right, we're breaking down and posting about Sheehan. As long-time readers of this blog know, we try to avoid the most publicized news items in order to leave room for different fare. We assiduously avoided Bolton, Aruba, and even the Schiavo matter (the latter travesty, with

Christians Have Rights, Too

Overzealous public school authorities? Noooo! Say it ain't so: > A federal judge has told an Ohio school district it can no longer bar a middle school student from wearing a t-shirt with a Christian message. > Judge George Smith has ruled that Sheridan Middle School in

Freedom and the Metal Detector

Prospect has run a solid piece about freedom and protecting ourselves from terrorism. Link [http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=6965&AuthKey=875ca4fec9c2b5177985a662ca7877e1&issue=508] . Excerpts: > Should we change our way of life to be more secure from terrorism? We already have. A