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Mason City, IA: UCC Church Vandalized for Hosting Gay Men's Choir
I learned today of a UCC church in Mason City, IA, that was vandalized sometime last night for promoting a recent performance by a gay men's chorus:The vandalism at First Congregational United Church...
View ArticleKentucky Bill Would Replace "Marriage" with "Matrimony" In Attempt to Legally...
Here is another crazy culture war bill that has been submitted to the Kentucky House of Representatives. Representative Joe Fischer (R) of Fort Thomas, KY, filed HB 571, which would amend the Kentucky...
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Riverdale Podcast Hits Its 4th Anniversary!!
It's hard to believe, but Jonathan Merrifield has been producing the Riverdale Podcast every week for four years! Jonathan posted Riverdale Podcast #209 earlier this morning. This particular episode is...
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Christian Lesbian Shares Story of Being Shunned by Her Parents, Including Her...
I was directed to a podcast called "That God Show" this morning. This particular episode shared the story of Amber Cantorna, the daughter of a Focus on the Family executive. On 04/14/12, she came out...
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Caitlyn Jenner: I Want to Adopt a Baby!
Here is something that I don't think I've ever written about on this blog: I'm not a fan of the Kardashian family. I've never watched any of their reality TV shows, nor have I watched any of the...
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Iowa City: Man Fined $65 for Throwing Tomatoes at Donald Trump
Remember back in January when Donald Trump came to speak in Iowa City and somebody got arrested for throwing a tomato at him? That person was a 28-year-old man named Andrew Alemao. That man was charged...
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"Survivors" 40th Anniversary: Episode 33 ("The Peacemaker")
This is the thirty-third in a series of blog posts dedicated to the 40th anniversary of BBC's "Survivors" television series. "Survivors" followed a core group of characters who managed to survived a...
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700+ Pound Social Worker Featured in Recent Episode of "My 600-lb Life"
You know that I'm into "My 600-lb Life" on TLC, right? I watch it most Wednesday evenings while at the gym. I was checking out YouTube and noticed a clip from last week's episode. This was a sad story...
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It's Doom Versus the Squirrel Girls in THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #5!
I'm running a bit late, but finally picked up my copy of THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #5! This is the latest (and last) chapter in Squirrel Girl's unanticipated trip back to the 1960s. (Check out here,...
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Coggon, IA: Woman Arrested & Charged With Animal Neglect // Accused of...
Shades of these infamous cases (here and here), an Iowa woman was just arrested and charged with animal neglect after being accused of abandoning her dog and allowing it to starve to death:Linn County...
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Barber Refuses to Cut Trans Man's Hair // Claims His Reigious Liberties Would...
Earlier this week, I got into another debate over whether or not LGBT people should speak up when they perceive discrimination at the hands of anti-gay businesses, particularly in states or communities...
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Mexican LGBT Groups Pushing Back Against "Pink," An Anti-Gay Adoption Film
There's this movie circulating through theaters in Mexico called "Pink." It's the story of a gay male couple who adopts a boy and then ends up messing him up because of their nonstop partying and...
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"Survivors" 40th Anniversary: Episode 34 ("Sparks")
This is the thirty-fourth in a series of blog posts dedicated to the 40th anniversary of BBC's "Survivors" television series. "Survivors" followed a core group of characters who managed to survived a...
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Northern Iowa Residents React to "Suicidal Deer" Highway Sign
I don't make it up to Michell County, IA, too often. It's just out of my way when I travel north to visit friends and family. But if I did travel through Mitchell County, I would see a highway sign on...
View ArticleAlabama Senate Votes to Eliminate Marriage Licenses
The Alabama Senate is so upset that same-sex couples can get married that they voted today to get rid of marriage licenses in that state:Senators approved the bill 23-3 today. It would require couples...
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"Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" Grandson Andre Montgomery Fatally Shot in St. Louis
One of my favorite programs on OWN is called "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's." It features Miss Robbie (AKA Robbie Montgomery), her family, and their chain of soul food restaurants. One member of her family,...
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Colossus Joins Apocalypse' Four Horsemen in EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #8
A (sort of) crossover event started off today in EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #8 called The Apocalypse Wars." I understand that it's kind of like the "Fall of the Mutants" crossover from the 1980s in that...
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Tiffin, IA: Man Arrested After Billing County Jail for His Cable and Phone Bills
A 33-year-old man from Tiffin, IA, was arrested this week after being accused of billing the Johnson County Jail for his cable and phone bill. This man had been incarcerated at the Johnson County Jail...
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Who is SADISTIK THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL?
I've written several times about Charlton Neo, which is a resurrection of the classic Charlton Comics lines; as well as Pix-C Web Comics, which features public domain characters from Charlton Comics as...
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Easter Bunny Gets In Fistfight at New Jersey Mall
The Easter Bunny got into a fistfight yesterday afternoon at Newport Centre Mall in Jersey City, NJ. At least, somebody dressed like the Easter Bunny got into a fistfight last night with the parent of...
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