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:Eric Ethington (Author) | January 10, 2011
Saskatchewan, Canada – The Court of Appeals has just ruled against a government marriage commissioner who was refusing to marry same sex couples on religious grounds. After nearly 9 months of deliberation, religious beliefs are not a reason for a government official to discriminate. Very important distinction here folks, this is not a ban on [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 30, 2010
North Carolina – Mecklenberg County Commissioner Bill James, who sent a letter to a collegue last week describing homosexuals as “sexual predators,” isn’t happy about all the emails the country has sent him. He’s sent out another letter saying gays prey on young men at YMCA’s. Tipped by PRIDEinUtah reader Trenton C. Read the full [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 28, 2010
Mecklenberg County, North Carolina – County Commissioner Jennifer Roberts sent an email around to her fellow commissioners early this month, asking them to sign a petition thanking Congress for repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. The response she got back from Bill James was.. unpleasant. Jennifer Roberts was simply trying to show support for Congress finally [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.