It always struck me that the problem with Bush’s approach to faith-based initiatives was that he viewed their purpose as paying churches to proselytize, rather than viewing them as partners in government-led action. Obama’s plan...

You know one the main reasons that I and many others had no idea for years that evangelical and fundamentalist meant different things? Open dishonesty about the terms coming from politically powerful conservatives like CBN...

From a Press Association headline: Yeah. Raped-not-raped-11-year-old victim. What the fuck? Is it me, or are these sort of misogynist outrages becoming more routine? (Hat tip.)

July 1, 2004 Eleven o’clock in the morning at the Apricot Cat and Black Dog Bed & Breakfast in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Who knew that we would see the day when our marriage would be recognized in the United States? Our...

Quick mid-day note: the PandaMom is now PandaMom, M.B.A. Congratulations, Mom!

NEW YORK (AP) — In 2002, at a Johns Hopkins University laboratory, a business consultant named Dede Osborn took a psychedelic drug as part of a research project. She felt like she was taking off. She saw colors. Then it felt like her heart was...

Here we go with the “Christian nation” and religious persecution complex again. (OneNewsNow): North Carolina Congressman Robin Hayes says some officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs are engaging in anti-Christian...

One of the worst problems in American politics is that once a wingnut myth takes off, it never dies, no matter how much evidence you can marshal against it. There are people who will go to their graves believing that there was a good reason to...

Via Think Progress, this is the kind of bullsh*t being fed to the sheeple watching Fox News. Neo-con Bill Kristol shares a peek inside his crystal ball to clue viewers in on not only who McSame is going to pick for VP, but that this...

The Findlay Courier interviews the subjects of yesterday’s Washington Post article, and finds a lot of shock and surprise, and a lack of memory of what was in the story. It almost makes you feel sorry for the folks, until you read the...

David Brooks is full of revelation today: As in other recent campaigns, lawyers account for the biggest chunk of Democratic donations. They have donated about $18 million to Obama, compared with about $5 million to John McCain, according to data...

Alan Cumming talks to CNN about an award he received for nation’s only 24 hour hotline to help gay youths. Cumming also expressed his support for Barack Obama. This video is from CNN.com, broadcast July 1, 2008. Download video

By Jeff Mason PIPERSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate John McCain got a new campaign plane on Monday with one apparently unexpected surprise: his name is on the side. The Arizona senator, who has wrapped up...

From India to Finland, hundreds took to the streets to celebrate gay pride. This video is from ABCNews.com, broadcast June 30, 2008. Download video

The death of a 19-year-old found slumped in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer has been ruled a homicide, authorities said. The Maryland Medical Examiner ruled Monday that Ronnie...