Phil Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" Indefinitely Suspended for Rambling Against...
I'm one of the few people in the USA who has never watched Duck Dynasty, though I understand that it is the most watched reality TV show in the history of reality TV shows. I learned earlier today of a...
View ArticleSonic Jumps in SONIC SUPER DIGEST #5!
I bought SONIC SUPER DIGEST #5 a few weeks ago and finally got around to reading it. It was hidden in the back of my work tote! SONIC SUPER DIGEST is actually the one Archie Comics comic book featuring...
View ArticleNew Mexico Just Became Marriage Equality State #17!!
Good news! The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled unanimously earlier today that same-sex marriage is legal across that state -- effective immediately!!:We conclude that although none of New Mexico’s...
View ArticleUniversity Heights, IA, City Councilor Accused of Shoplifting // Updated...
(Originally written on 10/11/13): University Heights, IA, is this tiny little town smooshed within the city of Iowa City. Its population is about the size of my hometown (about 1,000), but with no...
View ArticleSome Final Thoughts on the "Duck Dynasty" Kerfuffle
I really hate stuff like this Phil Robertson/"Duck Dynasty" story. They end up polarizing and it just seems like a bunch of opportunistic people attempting to glob onto the story and make it into an...
View ArticleNero and Ms. Lion at Daycare -- 12/20/13
Both dogs got sent to doggy daycare today. Nero was super excited when I dropped him off. Ms. Lion was shivering. Looks like she continued to shiver, because they draped her in a blanket! At least she...
View ArticleIs Utah the 18th Marriage Equality State??
OMFG... I absolutely did not see this one coming. Earlier this afternoon, a federal judge in Utah struck down Utah's ban on same-sex marriage, asserting that it violates the U.S. Constitution's...
View ArticleMethodist Minister Defrocked After Getting in Trouble for Officiating at his...
Last month, United Methodist Church minister Rev. Frank Schaefer was convicted by a church jury for officiating at the wedding of his oldest gay son. The private wedding took place in 2007 in another...
View ArticleArchie & Friends Become "Holiday Heroes" in ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #246!
I recently heard that Archie Comics had stepped up in a big way with its support for the Toys For Tots program by donating over one million dollars worth of children's book to the program. Toys For...
View ArticleNero and Ms. Lion at Daycare -- 12/21/13
Nero and Ms. Lion spent the weekend at Lucky Pawz while the rest of the family (minus the cat) traveled north for a family wedding. Ms. Lion looked miserable on Friday, but looks like she's much...
View ArticleAlabama Community Upset After Hiring All-Male Drag Troupe to Perform at their...
The community of Semmes, Alabama, is all worked up after one of the performance groups that they hired for their annual Christmas parade showed up to complete the terms of their employment. The Friends...
View ArticleThe Navajo Nation Clarifies: Our Gay Marriage Ban Still Exists!
New Mexico might have marriage equality, but the Navajo Nation is still a marriage inequality tribe!:In June 2005, the Navajo Nation Council enacted the Diné Marriage Act to recognize marriages...
View ArticleBlack Santa Shot by Pellet Gun During Toy Giveaway!
Fox News might doubt the legitimacy of Black Santa, but one such Santa found himself shot twice in the back earlier today at a Christmas toy drive!The Santa was shot twice in the back by a pellet gun...
View ArticleSenator Tom Harkin: Working Families Need Congress' Help
Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa speaking last week:
View ArticleChick-Phil-A Day
Lots of people have apparently pledged to wear camouflage and eat at Chick-fil-A on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, to show their support for Phil Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" and his free speech rights....
View ArticlePhil Robertson's Suspension from "Duck Dynasty" Lifted
A week ago Wednesday, Phil Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" got some attention for quoting anti-gay Bible verses and for asserting that vaginas are where it's at (and for talking about how blacks were...
View ArticleSenator Mike Lee Sponsors Bill Preventing the IRS from Punishing Churchs for...
Senator Mike Lee (R) of Utah introduced a bill called the "Marriage and Religious Freedom Act," which would prevent the IRS from denying tax-exempt status to any person or group that refuses to perform...
View ArticleNo Easy Choice -- Defrocked Methodist Minister Forced to Choose Career over...
(Rev. Schaefer and Son)I'm having one of those afternoons where I can't think of much to write about except "Duck Dynasty" and I really don't want to write anything more "Duck Dynasty" this weekend!...
View Article"Afterlife With Archie #3": Who's Infected?
You might remember this November 2013 blog article about AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #2 where I finished with the following image. Basically, we readers were teased with the question of which member of the...
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