Daily Archives: Friday, August 7, 2015 @ 17:51

Poetic justice

Remember this story? Republican Representative Todd Courser from Lapeer County says one of the bills would require that a clergy member sign any marriage certificate in Michigan. ā€œIā€™m completely traditional marriage ā€“ I believe that the traditional marriage is really … Continue reading

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Headline of the day

Todd Courser’s political career goes down in rainbow-colored flames

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You-can’t-make-this-stuff-up department, — OR —
Back in the ol’ hometown, ctd

Intending to dispel rumors of an affair with a similarly conservative and pious legislator, Michigan representative Todd Courser had an ingenious idea: He would start the rumor that he frequents gay prostitutes. Continue reading

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Histrionic public meltdown of the day

The Donald has totally lost it. .@FrankLuntz is a low class slob who came to my office looking for consulting work and I had zero interest. Now he picks anti-Trump panels! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2015 I … Continue reading

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Evangelical hate speech

A thoughtful piece at Rational Doubt, the Clergy Project blog, reprises a point I’ve made countless times through the years — that the whole of Christianity relies upon you accepting the intensely degrading metaphysical claim that you’re no damn good. … Continue reading

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