Category Archives: The Gays

Sam Family Values

Posted on Thursday 13 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

The father of Michael Sam, the potential NFL player who came out as gay this week, is apparently more upset by his son’s coming out as gay than by his earlier sons having died or ending up in jail. William … Continue reading →

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Natural Selection; Family Values

Posted on Wednesday 12 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

The trouble with ‘Darwin Day’ is that, it’s not about one guy, as evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks explains. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-brooks/darwin-day_b_4770363.html It irks me the way Nye, and others who engage with creationists, allow the likes of Ham to call evolution “Darwinism”, … Continue reading →

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The Narcissism of Today’s Homophobia

Posted on Wednesday 5 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

[Reposted from Facebook a couple evenings ago] The Narcissism of Today’s Homophobia Insightful deconstruction of the motives behind homophobes like Bizzle (who put out an anti-gay version of Macklemore’s “Same Love”, the controversial Best Song nominee that was performed at … Continue reading →

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Link Dump: Sites and Resources

Posted on Saturday 25 January 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

I’m going through a whole bunch of links that I’ve bookmarked over the past couple years — some of which I should link as ‘resources’ in my right sidebar, perhaps — but for now will note in this post. Sites: … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality and Morality

Posted on Thursday 16 January 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Slate’s Nathaniel Frank explores the reasoning of the Oklahoma judge who, for now, struck down the state’s gay marriage ban. Last para: What courts really mean — or should mean — in barring “moral disapproval” as the basis for laws … Continue reading →

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Two posts about Christians and gays

Posted on Thursday 9 January 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Long answer to a situation about two gay brothers growing up in a conservative Christian ‘bubble’. http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/01/08/sl-letter-of-the-day-bubble-boys Who wants to sit around being awkwardly civil with people who don’t accept you because they love their unseen god more than their … Continue reading →

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