President Obama flew to Newtown, Connecticut, today to appear at a vigil behind held for the victims of Friday's elementary school shooting. "I am very mindful that words cannot match the depths of your sorrow, but whatever measure of comfor…
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Archives for December 16, 2012
Posts from December 16, 2012
New Zealand Church Thinks It’s Time For Jesus To Come Out
New Zealand church St. Matthew's in Auckland, New Zealand, also known as St. Matthew-in-the-City, is celebrating the holidays with this billboard, which reads, "It's Christmas. Time for Jesus to come out." According to the church…
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News: Dianne Feinstein, Indiana Poll, Kelly Clarkson, UKIP
As of this writing, almost 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on the White House to designate Westboro Baptist a hate group. South Carolina's Rock Hill Herald apologized after running an advertisement for guns next to a news story about…
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Anonymous Hackers Take On Westboro For CT Picket: VIDEO
Incensed over Westboro Baptist Church’s plan to picket the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, a hacker or group of hackers called KY Anonymous, one of the many organizations under the collective Anonymous umbrella, published the names, email addresses a…
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Thousands March For Marriage Equality In Paris: VIDEO
Thousands of people took to Paris’ streets to show their support for marriage equality and gay adoptions today. Police estimate about 60,000 people were there, smaller than the 100,000 who recently marched to oppose equality, but organizers put the n…
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Texas Congressman: ‘I Wish To God’ CT Principal Had M4 To ‘Take Out’ Shooter: VIDEO
Talking about the Connecticut school shooting on Fox News Sunday this morning, Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert of Texas told host Chris Wallace that he wishes slain school principal Dawn Hochsprung, who died lunging at gunman Adam Lanza, had an…
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Charlotte LGBT Chorus Sings ‘God Bless You Chick-Fil-A:’ VIDEO
The Charlotte LGBT Chorus puts a little holiday cheer into their gay pride. Or is it gay pride into their holiday cheer? Either way, check out “God Bless You Chick-Fil-A” as sung by the Charlotte LGBT Chorus AFTER THE JUMP.…
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Taiwan’s Ministry Of Justice Researching Marriage Equality In Asia
Well aware that marriage equality is the wave of the future, Taiwan’s government is enlisting academics to look into how to integrate same-sex nuptials or unions into the country’s laws and traditions. The initial research, organized by t…
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Obama To Nominate Sen. John Kerry As Hillary Clinton’s Replacement
With Susan Rice out of the running to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State when Clinton stepped down, all eyes turned to John Kerry, the Democratic Senator whom many assumed was high on President Obama’s shortlist. Well, turns out thos…
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Santa Claus Comes Out In Song: VIDEO
Well, that's according to activist and singer Sean Chapin, who reimagines "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" AFTER THE JUMP.…
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