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Do Boycotts Work? [Open Thread]

Filed by Bil Browning | May 19, 2012 11:00 AM | 0 comments

Whether it's rightwing Christians or the gays, we both love our boycotts. The question for today is, do they work?Read More

Justice Department Issues New Rules on Sexual Assault of LGBT Inmates

Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 18, 2012 3:00 PM | 0 comments

This is a big deal. The US Justice Department released a new set of rules on Thursday in conjunction with a new Memorandum from President Obama to address the epidemic of sexual assaults in prison that particularly impacts LGBT inmates. Read More

Who Would Jesus Kick Off the Softball Team?

Filed by Bil Browning | May 18, 2012 1:00 PM | 0 comments

St. John United Church of Christ of St. Clair, Missouri may have played in the local St. Clair Church Softball League for the past twelve years, but they aren't now. The league's commissioner gave the church two options: either withdraw from the league or it would be disbanded.Read More

Boxer Manny Pacquiao to Gays: 'I Apologize'

Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 18, 2012 11:00 AM | 0 comments

A firestorm erupted Wednesday over an "exclusive" interview in the National Conservative Examiner with professional boxer Manny Pacquiao in which the boxer cited the Old Testament. The reporter has now admitted that he - not Pacquiao - quoted the horrid death-to-gays Biblical passage.Read More

Black Pastors: Getting On the Right Side of History

Filed by Viktor Kerney | May 18, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 comments

After President Obama made his gay marriage announcement, it seemed that everyone looked to the black churches for their reaction. As some pastors shrugged it off and went about their business, several pastors and church leaders fell into the classic stereotypical trap.Read More