http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mockinggod/ en-us Wed, 8 Dec 2004 18:14:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1297095/posts Sen. Kennedy Says Opponents of “Gay Marriage” Are Bigots Sen. Edward Kennedy has told A.P. that opponents of “gay marriage” are bigots. The news service reported last week: “Meanwhile, Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy criticized supporters of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, saying that would be a civil rights setback. “Kennedy said bigotry should not be written into the federal constitution, and constitutional amendments should be about expanding rights and liberties.” Unitarians Confirm Our Forecast that Group Sex Will be Next The Unitarian Church is now welcoming those who believe in group relationships including the practice of “romantic love.”... http://massnews.com/ http://www.uupa.net/polyprinciples.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1297095/posts#comment Wed, 8 Dec 2004 18:14:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1292607/posts Denver's holiday traditions include a Christmas Parade and the lighting of the City and County Building in downtown Denver.Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper recently announced that the phrase "MERRY CHRISTMAS" on the outside of the building will be changed to "HAPPY HOLIDAYS," in yet another politically correct attack on the institution of Christmas. And while they're at it, the city is stopping a church group from participating in the annual "Parade of Lights", and singing Christmas Carols.Parade organizers claim that Christmas Carols may be offensive to some people....a church group who wants to march in the Parade of Lights and sing... Ramblings' Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1292607/posts#comment Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:39:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1292570/posts HOLIDAY BLUES Christmastime event is no-Christian zone Santa, 'holy homosexuals' OK for parade, but no floats with direct religious themes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: December 2, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Joe Kovacs © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com In the latest skirmish over Christmas in America, a Christian group is not allowed to participate in Denver's annual Parade of Lights, because church members sought to sing yuletide hymns and proclaim a "Merry Christmas" message on their float. However, the event, now in its 30th year, will include homosexual American Indians, Kung Fu artisans, belly dancers and, of course, Santa Claus. "I think there's an... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1292570/posts#comment Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:11:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1209431/posts (AgapePress) - A group of young adults is touring the nation encouraging people to vote in favor of traditional marriage state amendments in the upcoming election. Voters in almost a dozen states will have the opportunity this fall to decide if they want to amend their state constitutions to protect marriage as the union as a man and a woman. Eight members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property, or TFP, are touring five of those states -- Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. They are holding informational rallies in downtown areas, handing out flyers... Agape Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1209431/posts#comment Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:59:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1203451/posts As our nation's eyes are on New York City for the Republican National Convention, Log Cabin's mission, our courageous delegates and our GOP allies are under intense attack from the radical right. The Republican Party Platform is an outrageous insult to all of us and our families. The platform not only calls for an anti-family Constitutional amendment, but it also opposes civil unions and domestic partnerships.  While thousands of courageous gay and lesbian Americans are fighting to win the war on terror, the platform also says, "Homosexuality is incompatible with military service."  Log Cabin has decided to respond immediately to... Log Cabin Republicans Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1203451/posts#comment Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:48:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1175368/posts Presbyterian church defames Christianity Dennis Prager (archive) TownHall July 20, 2004 | Print | Send I have argued in this column that the greatest sin is committing evil in God's name. As bad as the evil committed by secularists, such as communists and Nazis, has ever been, the most grievous evil is that which is committed in the name of God. For not only do religious evils harm their victims, they also do lasting damage to God-based morality, which those of us who believe in God and religion consider the only viable antidote to evil. That is why Islamic terror... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1175368/posts#comment Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:08:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1173730/posts July 18, 2004 LIVES When One Is Enough By AMY RICHARDS as told to AMY BARRETT I grew up in a working-class family in Pennsylvania not knowing my father. I have never missed not having him. I firmly believe that, but for much of my life I felt that what I probably would have gained was economic security and with that societal security. Growing up with a single mother, I was always buying into the myth that I was going to be seduced in the back of a pickup truck and become pregnant when I was 16. I had friends... nytimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1173730/posts#comment Sun, 18 Jul 2004 18:39:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1174296/posts <p>The U.S. Senate has passed Ted Kennedy's so-called "hate crimes" bill. In the words of the Traditional Values Coalition, it will criminalize a person's thoughts and provides unequal penalties for the same crime—depending upon the motivation of the accused. That means that the media that possibly provoked or influenced commission of the crime will come in for scrutiny. Yet our liberal media have remained silent on the constitutional and First Amendment implications of this approach.</p> Accuracy in Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1174296/posts#comment Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:05:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1174052/posts Philly Pride seeks court order to prevent 'Outfest' evangelism World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1174052/posts#comment Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:40:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1171316/posts Advocates of "gay marriage" or homosexual civil unions argue that promiscuity will be reduced. Such an argument overlooks two key points. First, a embracing homosexual unions is more likely to undermine the institution of marriage and produce other negative effects than it is to make fidelity and longevity the norm for homosexual unions. Second, homosexual unions are not wrong primarily because of their disproportionately high rate of promiscuity and breakups. They are wrong because "gay marriage" is a contradiction in terms. As with consensual adult incest and polyamory, considerations of commitment and fidelity factor only after certain structural prerequisites are... The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1171316/posts#comment Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:34:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1171294/posts Summary: An Indiana three-year-old boy who died of a heart attack last November may have died as a result of being sodomized. An Indiana coroner has determined that rectal injuries to a three-year-old boy may have contributed to his death from a heart attack in November. A report in the Northwest Indiana News(March 13, 2004) quotes coroner Jeff Wells: "His heart was unstable to begin with and yes, this could have thrown it over the edge. There is a possibility that he could have had a heart attack while being sodomized." Read and distribute TVC's report on the high rate... Traditional Values Coalition http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1171294/posts#comment Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:08:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170517/posts Do you ever wonder why the internet is so polluted with pornography? The Supreme Court just reminded us why: it blocks every attempt by Congress to regulate the pornographers. From its ivory tower, the Court props open the floodgates for smut and graphic sex. Over the past five years, it has repeatedly found new constitutional rights for vulgarity, most recently invalidating the Child Online Protection Act (COPA). This latest judicial outrage happened on the final day of the Supreme Court term, after which the justices headed out for a long summer break. Lacking teenaged children of their own, the justices... eagleforum.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170517/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:11:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170686/posts <p>Photo Essays:•Battle Over Gay MarriageSTORIES BACKGROUND •Mass. AG: Gay Marriage for Residents Only•Marriage Debate Builds Steam in Senate•Bush Wants Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage•Senate to Debate Banning Gay Marriage•Gay Activists Rally Against Virginia Law•Mayors to Vote on Gay Marriage Resolution•Romney Urges Amendment Against Gay Marriage BOSTON — A 1913 Massachusetts law that is being used to prevent out-of-state gays from getting married here is discriminatory and should be struck down, a lawyer for eight same-sex couples (search) told a judge Tuesday.</p> Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170686/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:33:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170521/posts Senate Democrats on Tuesday appeared headed toward a tactical victory over the hot-button issue of gay marriage. What seemed likely Monday — an up-or-down Senate vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as only "the union of a man and a woman" — appeared very doubtful a day later as Republican and Democratic leaders were unable to agree on a procedure for a vote. Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has scheduled a Wednesday vote on cloture, a procedural move that would limit debate on the topic and allow the Senate to proceed to voting on the proposed... MSNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170521/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:13:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170423/posts Two recent developments have returned same-sex marriages to center stage. At one pole lies the conservative effort to steer a Family Marriage Amendment, banning same-sex marriages, through Congress; and at the other, the implementation of the Massachusetts decision in Goodridge v. Department of Health, which requires equal treatment for same-sex marriages. These two parallel episodes offer powerful evidence of an unhappy wedge between the majoritarian and libertarian wings of conservative legal thought. Generally -- and here the illiberal FMA is a jarring exception -- conservatives insist that most important structural questions in the U.S. should be decided through the democratic... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170423/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:11:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170493/posts Quote from web site: "Mr. Michael Eisner, CEO, The Walt Disney Company 500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA It is an outrage that Walt Disney World in Orlando is allowing the open dis[play of offensive and illegal homosexuality during "Gay Days at Walt Disney World." This is shameful! And no child should ever have to witness homosexual acts while attending Disney World. The acts videotaped in your park year-after-year have become more prevalent and still you do nothing to protect children in your charge. Mr. Eisner, you have a moral and legal responsibility to the parents and children who... Christian Action Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170493/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:51:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170014/posts An argument in favor of homosexual marriage that you are likely to hear again and again on radio talk shows, on national television, and on the Internet, reflects a line of reasoning that you must be prepared to counter. It is embodied in these kinds of questions: Why all the fuss about gay marriage anyway? And why should it matter to you if a gay couple marries and moves into your neighborhood? Why shouldn’t our definition of family be broadened and modernized? After all, what harm could possibly be done by yielding to the demands of those who say traditional... www.family.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170014/posts#comment Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:30:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170614/posts Ahoy, mateys, Rosie O'Donnell's going full steam ahead--her cruise line for gay and lesbian families has launched on its maiden voyage. The first cruise of R Family Vacations, a new company backed by the comic and gay-rights advocate, set sail Sunday from New York for a seven-day cruise to the Bahamas. O'Donnell was on hand in Manhattan Sunday to celebrate the first of several gay family friendly vacations planned by R Family Vacations. According to the R Family Website, the cruise is a seven-day adventure that will take its 2,100 passengers from New York to Florida to the Bahamas and... E! Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170614/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:21:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170416/posts Same-Sex 'Marriage' Issue: Senators on the High Priority Contact ListAs the Senate prepares to vote on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to protect marriage, it is vital that all pro-family Americans contact their Senators in support of this necessary amendment.Below is a list of Senators that Family Research Council has deemed to be the highest priority. If your Senator is listed, please contact him or her immediately and tell them to cast a vote in support of traditional marriage during the week of July 12th. FRC.ORG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1170416/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:07:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167617/posts In "De-Lovely," the new film about songwriter Cole Porter’s life, Porter tells his wife, Linda, about his homosexuality. Linda, who is the inspiration behind his genius, tells him that his music comes from his talent not from his destructive behavior. But she does beg Porter to give up his scandalous behavior so as “not to put us at jeopardy,” a promise Porter isn’t prepared to make. The prospect of a marriage where children, permanence, and fidelity are in doubt is supposed to make us pity Linda Porter, even if she was complicit in her own plight. After all, who would... BreakPoint with Charles Colson http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167617/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jul 2004 16:43:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167821/posts Yoko Ono has joined the chorus in support of gay marriage by recording "Every Man Has a Man Who Loves Him," a gay-friendly version of a song she wrote nearly a quarter-century ago. The song "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him," included on her last album with John Lennon before he was killed in 1980, was also retooled into another version: "Every Woman Has a Woman Who Loves Her." It's both a political statement and a tribute to an audience that has improbably made her a hit act in the dance clubs at age 71. "I should think... Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167821/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jul 2004 22:33:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167766/posts To: Friends and Supporters From: Gary L. Bauer, Chairman Campaign for Working Families Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2004 Edwards Is Their Man The selection of Senator John Edwards as Kerry’s running mate has certainly “fired up” some people. Within hours of his selection the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute issued a statement bragging that “John Kerry and John Edwards make up the most gay-supportive national ticket in American history!” Those are strong words and you can bet they will result in more money pouring into the Democratic National Committee from the homosexual rights crowd. In a week... Campaign for Working Families http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167766/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:45:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167770/posts The United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania has decided to distribute funds held in escrow for the local Boy Scouts organization to two other greater Philadelphia organizations that benefit youth. The United Way took this action because the Cradle of Liberty Council has remained steadfast in support of the national Boy Scout policy regarding the appointment of homosexuals to leadership positions. Nonetheless, this latest action by the United Way disappointed local Scout leaders and has left them scrambling to make up the funding shortfall. Pat Coviello, executive vice president of the Cradle of Liberty Council, said he thought the United Way... News Gleaner (suburban Philadelphia) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167770/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:57:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167772/posts QUEERLY BELOVED1.4 million petitionsto flood U.S. Senate'Unless we protect and defend marriage in law, our nation will face grim social consequences' Posted: July 8, 20045:00 p.m. EasternThree organizations will team up tomorrow to deliver 1.4 million petitions supporting traditional marriage to the U.S. Senate. According the a statement from the Center for Reclaiming America, representatives from that group, the American Family Association and the American Center for Law and Justice will hand over the petitions to a group of senators on Capitol Hill tomorrow morning. The Senate is expected to vote on a constitutional amendment upholding marriage between one man... WorldNet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167772/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jul 2004 21:00:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167001/posts WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) faces a difficult vote in the Senate when Republicans bring the Federal Marriage Amendment to the floor in the next two weeks. Sponsors of the bill say the constitutional amendment to preserve traditional marriage as the union of one man and one woman is necessary to counter activist judges who have allowed homosexual unions in Massachusetts. Passage of the FMA is uncertain in the Senate, since it will require 67 votes. Daschle will have to decide whether to allow a floor vote or prevent it with a filibuster. The choice... Talon News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1167001/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jul 2004 18:36:02 GMT