DanV

It is true, then, and in no way false, that the devil's power is exorcised in infants, and that they renounce him by the hearts and mouths of those who bring them to baptism, being unable to do so by their own; in order that they may be delivered from the power of darkness, and be translated into the kingdom of their Lord. What is that, therefore, within them which keeps them in the power of the devil until they are delivered from it by Christ's sacrament of baptism? What is it, I ask, but... Read Full Story

Ironically, Walsh starts out by saying that she is not as eloquent a speaker as her colleagues in the Washington State House. Not true.  BTW: she's a Republican. Just not an ordinary one. Read Full Story

  Ellen - "My haters are my motivators." Update: One Million Moms fires back at Ellen for referring to them as "haters" and disclosing that they have only 40,000 friends on facebook. Last Friday, JC Penney stock closed slightly lower than it's 52-week high (down .07 from $42). Of course, the market closed before the big disclosure of the day: JC Penney was keeping Ellen Degeneres as its spokesperson despite the strong request by the American Family Association and its homophobic offspring... Read Full Story

BREAKING (10:05 PST): THE RULING STAYS/IS OVERTURNED CLERGY ON THE READY WILL/WON'T BE PERFORMING CEREMONIES Live blogging is very difficult, especially when you've got to follow something like Prop 8 in California. But it's got to be done. The news has hit the streets and reactions will be analyzed. Ad infinitum. But first, a message from our sponsor: marriage equality .  There's no doubt about it: marriage equality is  the defining issue of the culture war as it stands. Not even abortion... Read Full Story

It takes drive to write about stuff that makes you passionate, because  no matter how passionate you are, your passion needs to be braced by stimulus: drive.  It's not easy writing about jerks, assholes, charlatans, dimwits and the righteously arrogant. It's tiring. Sometimes it's almost boring. Sometimes it can make you feel irrelevant.  DRIVE The Christian Right's machinations supply the DRIVE. Ironic, isn't it: there very things they campaign against, they fuel. DRIVE. Stay tuned... Read Full Story

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Santorum missed the boat.  It was bound to happen: someone portraying today's GOP politicos as the cast of Gilligan's Island. They have, after all, been considered clowns, even by Dukes of Hazzard fans. And the parallels are so rich! Come on, you know you can't stop laughing! The above photo-shopped portrait has hit the ether with a scream and people all over the net are doubling over, reaching for Kleenex, and gasping for breath. It almost makes you sorry for the REAL cast - they never got... Read Full Story

Russians drilling in the coldest spot on earth (Antarctica) have not been heard from in several days! They have been drilling TWO MILES DEEP to a subterranean lake which has not seen the light of day for 20 million years!  They may find different life forms. Who will find them? Hopefully, someone will. Read Full Story

And that's FUN! The American Family Association's campaign to have J.C. Penney "fire" Ellen Degeneres as its spokeperson has backfired. Of course, they're uber-pissed. Read Full Story

The other world being the other side - the far right other side -  that is. The irony of today's Gingrich morality debate is that it highlights rather than downplays the hypocrisies and the falsehoods spun by "social conservatives." Gingrich's infidelity mea culpas served him well in South Carolina, of course. Sarah Palin  blasted the "dumb arse" media  for covering the "open marriage story."  And his victory was lauded by  organizations such as NOM (National Organization for Marriage... Read Full Story