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Oregon Cake Maker Refuses to Work With Lesbians // Declines Their Money
Aaron Klien of Sweet Cakes in Gresham, OR, is a devout Christian business owner who will bake "a wedding cake or for ANY occasion" -- unless that occasion is a lesbian wedding. That is the one occasion...
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United Church of Christ Leadership Speaks Out for More Inclusive Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America are currently considering whether or not to soften their ban on gay scouts and leaders. This proposed policy would allow local Boy Scout troops to welcome gay and lesbian...
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Ex-Gay "Christian Post" Blogger Found Using Grindr Account
(Moore's Grinr profile)Earlier today, Zinnia Jones wrote about a Christian Post blogger named Matt Moore who writes a lot about leaving homosexuality behind (as recently as January 29th):When I came...
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Homeless Man Arrested in Iowa City for Threatening to "Shoot Up" University...
Last week, Iowa City Police responded to an alert from police in Lincoln, NE, about a local transient man who was sending multiple texts to a friend in which he bragged about committing a mass shooting...
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Alan Keyes: The Boy Scouts Will Soon Issue "Gay Sex" Merit Badges
I wrote earlier this week that the Boy Scouts of America are mulling over a policy change that, if approved, would allow local BSA troops the option of allowing gay scouts and leaders. Of course, the...
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Family Research Council Gunman Injures Guard // Shooting Spree Avoided //...
(Originally written on 08/15/12): What is it with shooting sprees lately? This latest attempted shooting spree at the Family Research Council's headquarters happened while I was traveling home from...
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Honey Boo Boo's Mom Down 100 Pounds Since Production Began on Their Show!!
(source)You all know that I love TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo". I missed their recent clip show and then we missed a week because of the Super Bowl, but fortunately I get to look forward to a new...
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Should Iowa Eliminate Straight-Ticket Voting?
The Iowa House is mulling a bill that, if passed, would take away the ability of Iowa voters to check off one box and allow them to vote for all candidates within one political party or another....
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New Crusaders #6: Rise of the Heroes
NEW CRUSADERS: RISE OF THE HEROES #6 was released yesterday. It wrapped up the first mini-series featuring Archie Comics' new teen hero series, published under the company's Red Circle emblem. I was...
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New Poll: Support for Gay Marriage Rising in Iowa
Public Policy Polling released a new poll yesterday that mostly dealt with statewide political leaders, but it also addressed the issue of marriage equality in this state. According to their latest...
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Nero at Daycare -- 02/07/13
Nero had a lot of fun at daycare yesterday -- despite the pouring rain, as you can tell from the attached pics! He came home a little bit soggy, but seemed to enjoy himself. Check it out:
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Coralville, IA, Woman Sprays Woman With Mace on Bus
18-year-old Zhene Ball of nearby Coralville, IA, got into an argument last month with another woman on the city bus. Unable to let things settle, Ball reportedly borrowed a can of mace from a friend...
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Iowa GOP Chair: We Want To Be The Big Tent Party -- Unless You Support Gay...
We learned yesterday of steadily increasing support for gay marriage and gay families here in Iowa. We also learned yesterday that most Iowans have experienced positive or neutral results since...
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I saw this yesterday on Youtube and found more than a little bit of myself in these quotes:I say a variety of the statements in this vid -- or at least some various of them! Such as..."Tell me what...
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Man Accused of Driving Through Coralville Scheels Pleads Not Guilty
Roughly a month ago, Iowa City and Coralville residents woke up to news that Coralridge Mall was locked down after an armed man drove his car through the Scheels entrance and into the store. Coralville...
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Iowa City K-Mart Employee Arrested for Stealing Food
I learned earlier today from KCJJ that an Iowa City man was arrested and charged with 4th degree theft for stealing over $350 in merchandise from his employer, K-Mart. That sounds pretty bad and I'm...
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"Kevin Keller #7": Kevin Gets Two Love Interests!!
I read Archie Comics' KEVIN KELLER #7 earlier this. Fans were anticipating this story as Kevin was finally going to get himself a new boyfriend and his boyfriend was going to get a rival! That has...
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Pancake Supper at Faith United Church of Christ in Iowa City, Tuesday, 02/12/13
Faith United Church of Christ will be hosting its annual Shrove Tueday Pancake Supper tomorrow evening (02/12/13) from 5:30 PM until 7:00 PM.There will be a free-will donation made to benefit the...
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American Family Association: "Recognizing Families of Gay Service Members...
Yesterday, the Department of Defense issued a memorandum for how the various branches of the military should treat the families of America's gay and lesbian service members. Think Progress listed a...
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