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Jilted Lover Embarrasses Ex with Anti-Abortion Billboard. This is Going to Be Messy.

A New Mexico man decided to take out his grief publicly.  He paid for a billboard depicting himself holding a blackened baby-shape.  The caption reads “This Would Have Been a Picture Of My 2-Month Old Baby If The Mother Had Decided To Not Kill Our Child!”  Originally, the billboard was approved by the New Mexico chapter of Right … Continue reading »

Illinois Civil Union Law Goes Into Effect. Thousands Flee the State.

As of today, the state of Illinois is granting civil unions to same-sex couples.  As of this afternoon, several gay couples have officially tied the knot, and the effects have been devastating.  Over eleven thousand heterosexual marriages have hit the rocks in just a matter of hours.  Divorce lawyers have been swamped, and are expected … Continue reading »

“Hear No Evil” Filter for Your TV, or Voluntary Fascism?

Focus on the Family is teaming up with TVGuardian to provide clean entertainment choices for families through the TVGuardian filter, a device that eliminates objectionable language from television shows. Penned as a “foul language filter” for HDTV’s, the device seeks to protect children not only from all foul language, but also from offensive religious slurs, sexual references, … Continue reading »

Utah Bans Women “Acting Sexy.”

Utah defines solicitation as a person agreeing to sex in exchange for money. A new law that went into effect this month broadened the definition to include any person who indicates through lewd acts, such as exposing or touching themselves, that they intend to exchange sex for money.  (LINK) Utah has long been one of … Continue reading »

Osama’s Missing Body

Did Bin Laden really die?  Did the Pakistani government collude with Al Qaeda operatives to secret him away to yet another U.S. funded resort?  Did he hoof it to a cave bunker with his dialysis machine? There’s no body.  Just a report from U.S. agents who certainly can’t be relied upon as objective reporters.  It’s … Continue reading »

Osama is Dead. Am I Supposed to Be Happy?

I’ve been thinking all day about Osama being dead, and all the people cheering in the streets.  I also feel like I need to say something publicly, since this is the religion and culture story of the decade. I don’t think I’m happy that Osama is dead.  Not in the cheering, “fuck you, you son-of-a-bitch, … Continue reading »

Christians and Muslims: Are They So Different?

Shariatpur, Bangladesh (CNN) – Hena Akhter’s last words to her mother proclaimed her innocence. But it was too late to save the 14-year-old girl. Her fellow villagers in Bangladesh’s Shariatpur district had already passed harsh judgment on her. Guilty, they said, of having an affair with a married man. The imam from the local mosque ordered … Continue reading »

Minimum Wage. How Does the US Fare?

How Crazy Will Republicans Get?

A Republican candidate running for Rep. Chris “Craigslist” Lee’s seat in upstate New York isn’t doing his scandalized party any favors. Jack Davis, a local businessman vying for the seat, shocked local GOP leaders by suggesting that the area’s Hispanic farmworkers should be deported, and that inner city blacks should be bused in to pick … Continue reading »

The Wisconsin Teacher Tidbit of the Day

That’s Greg Jennings.  These days, he sports a $16,000 Superbowl ring, and good for him.  He had a banner season.  As a wide receiver, pretty much his only job is to run down the field and catch the ball when it’s thrown to him.  He did that 76 times last season.  In all, he ran … Continue reading »