GOP state Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, of Cottonwood, Idaho, has introduced a bill that would allow the Bible to be used to teach stuff. A state senate committee has given it preliminary approval. As I am delving back in and reading the Bible cover to cover, and as I happen to be in early Deuteronomy, I can …
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A woman on a $10. Yay?
The New York Times reports that the Department of Treasury will soon put a woman on a $10. This means that former Sec. of Treasury Alexander Hamilton will be replaced. Earlier, some of you may have voted in the Women on 20s campaign. Harriet Tubman [pictured], who overcame incredible odds to become a leader in …
NRA Blood Garglers® strike again.
The National Rifle Association reached a new low [NSFW illustration with that last link] when it successfully campaigned against a Louisiana bill that would have made gun ownership difficult for people who commit domestic violence against an intimate partner with whom they do not share an address. Because who needs protection more than a person …
Baby Jesus is crying…
…while Georgia raises a euphemistically Religious Freedom Restoration Act which allows for all kinds of behavior you might find distasteful at best so long as the Georgian uses the defense: “I can act this way because my religion says to.” Wanna discriminate against gays and lesbians? Georgia yes, please! Wanna beat your child or spouse? …
How are you going to pass legislation that directly affects women…
…if you don’t know how their lady-parts work? During a recent House State Affairs Committee meeting, Idaho Rep. Vito Barbieri asked if a woman could swallow a camera so that her doctor could make diagnoses on her who-has. The hearing was on a bill that would have banned doctors from prescribing abortion-inducing medication via telemedicine. …
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Dating Jesus 