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:Eric Ethington (Author) | April 15, 2011
Florida – The State Senate Judiciary Committee has just passed an amendment which repeals the separation of church and state. The resolution, titled SJR 1218 but more commonly known as the Blaine Amendment, repeals the prohibition against the State Government from funding religions. Well done Republicans. Good grief, why are we still letting the GOP [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 22, 2010
Washington – CRAZY. Teabag candidate Elizabeth Scott is challenging openly-gay State Representative Marko Liias. During a recent debate she was asked whether she supports marriage equality and you won’t believe her crazy answer. Watch the video here! Let’s see if we can sum up (via PHB): Government should stay out of your bedroom…unless you’re gay [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 18, 2009
Scot McCoy, one of only 3 openly gay state-wide elected officials resigned last month; Can we please get someone good, not another Buttars? With several candidates running for the newly opened Senate seat in District 2, there isn’t much time before the election tomorrow (Dec 19th) at the City and County building in Salt Lake. [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 18, 2009
Apparently the LDS / Mormon Church supporting the Salt Lake City ordinances last week, banning discrimination against the LGBT (gay) community in matters of housing and employement, is the equivalent of a 500 lb loaf of pumpkin bread. Huh… maybe all I had to do was bake more? In an unexpected announcement today, Utah State [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 17, 2009
In a press release last night, Sutherland Institute President Paul Mero announced a special event taking place tomorrow night where he will address the relationship between Mormonism and conservative thought. Back-peddling much? Since Sutherland Institute’s statements following the LDS / Mormon church’s support of SLC’s Fair Workplace and Housing ordinances, Paul Mero has been under [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 9, 2009
Newly appointed Secretary of State has already got her hands full. It seems her first order of business is deciding whether or not to fix aging State Department rules that do not provide benefits past “member of household.” Currently, the State department does not offer most benefits that straight spouses are afforded. Including training for [...]
"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.