It’s passing strange that the Mormons, of all people, are so bothered by the idea of same-sex marriage that they have donated 40 percent of the funding — almost $11 million — to promote Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that would amend the California Constitution to make it illegal for gays to marry.
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Any doubts that Florida’s Amendment 2, which supposedly makes gay marriage more illegal than the laws already on the books by barring it in the state constitution, is not a home-grown effort are out the window now. Compare these two ads, one running in Florida and one in Arizona, and see what you think.
Florida:

Arizona:

James Dobson’s […]

The links between Florida’s proposed Amendment 2 and James Dobson’s Focus on the Family are exposed in an editorial in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Stephen Goldstein explains some of the problems with the initiative.
Goldstein: “If you have ever hesitated to believe in conspiracy theories, you have reason to believe one now”
Floridians will be given a […]

Florida’s Amendment 2, the so-called “Protection of Marriage” initiative, is unnecessary (it’s already illegal for gays to marry in Florida); likely unconstitutional (a Kentucy marriage protection law is currently under review); and bad for seniors (who often lose benefits if they marry), unmarried victims of domestic abuse (similar initiatives have been used to argue no […]

Video: Ad from supporters of marriage for gay Californians attacking lies in ads by anti-gay activists
A new television ad opposing gay marriage has apparently turned public opinion around in California on the issue, according to a new poll.
People can’t be sued for homophobic beliefs, just as racists cannot be sued because they choose to hate […]

Forgive us for being a little giddy around here but today is a very special one at Pensito Review. It’s wedding bells for our own Editor-in-Chief, Jon Ponder.
Jon and his partner, Page, are finally tying the knot after only about 29 years. Why wait so long, you ask? They wanted to be absolutely sure […]

Florida has a ridiculous proposition on its ballot this November, amending our state constitution to bar gay marriage. Since gay marriage is already illegal by statute in the Sunshine State, one might wonder about the purpose of introducing a constitutional amendment. Most people surmise that the initiative was intended to turn out the base, a […]

Earlier, we speculated that John McCain had suspended his campaign in order to postpone, perhaps indefinitely, the debate between his vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, and the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, because Palin was not ready.
Another possibility is that the McCain campaign is trying to deflect attention from a new report in the National Enquirer […]