Show Rick Warren the Love: Send Him Doughnuts for Gay Rights!

I couldn't resist! Some brilliant sister has encouraged anyone fed up with Pastor Rick Warren's "friendship" with gays to make a statement--with doughnuts! You may recall in his recent interview that he bragged about how he has always treated gays with respect, even greeting protesters at his Saddleback Church with water and doughnuts.

Water and doughnuts. How quaint. Don't you know doughnuts pack on the pounds?! See--Warren is trying to ruin our gay muscled physiques! It's a conspiracy!

Well, now we can return the favor. Just purchase a Dunkin' Donuts gift card and send it to our friend, Rick. Be sure to personalize it with a message about gay rights and even upload a pic of you and your partner. It's easy!

My card was polite, since my mama raised me right. It simply said: "Mr. Warren, you have lot to learn about life, love and people. Enjoy the doughnuts." (The site wouldn't let me use the word "queers" in place of "people." More discrimination!)

And I uploaded this sexy pic at left of two guys kissing! That'll work Ricky's nerves!

Sure, it cost $14.92 total--but that's a small price to pay for the opportunity to gently harass someone who greatly deserves it--and much more!

If the above link doesn't work, go directly to Dunkin' Donuts here.

Show Rick Warren the Love: Send Him Doughnuts for Gay Rights!

I couldn't resist! Some brilliant sister has encouraged anyone fed up with Pastor Rick Warren's "friendship" with gays to make a statement--with doughnuts! You may recall in his recent interview that he bragged about how he has always treated gays with respect, even greeting protesters at his Saddleback Church with water and doughnuts.

Water and doughnuts. How quaint. Don't you know doughnuts pack on the pounds?! See--Warren is trying to ruin our gay muscled physiques! It's a conspiracy!

Well, now we can return the favor. Just purchase a Dunkin' Donuts gift card and send it to our friend, Rick. Be sure to personalize it with a message about gay rights and even upload a pic of you and your partner. It's easy!

My card was polite, since my mama raised me right. It simply said: "Mr. Warren, you have lot to learn about life, love and people. Enjoy the doughnuts." (The site wouldn't let me use the word "queers" in place of "people." More discrimination!)

And I uploaded this sexy pic at left of two guys kissing! That'll work Ricky's nerves!

Sure, it cost $14.92 total--but that's a small price to pay for the opportunity to gently harass someone who greatly deserves it--and much more!

If the above link doesn't work, go directly to Dunkin' Donuts here.

Ecuador: The New Gay Travel Destination (I'm thinking of moving there myself)

Well, maybe not actually moving to Ecuador (I can hardly get my partner to out of state much less out of country!), but given all the ruckus over Rick Warren leading prayer during Obama's inauguration, it's nice to entertain these daydreams.

Why is Ecuador so great for gays? Back in September, the country's new Constitution guaranteed civil unions and other protections! That's right, this small country on the Pacific coast of South America (home to the Galapagos Islands) has done what the big ol' freedom-loving' U.S. can't seem to accomplish.

But it isn't just words on paper, not for Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. In the wake of the recent beating death in New York City of Jose Osvaldo Suchuzhanay (a Ecuadorean immigrant), Correa said:

"We will fight together ... to forever uproot these aberrations of certain maladjusted [individuals], uproot them from the face of the earth, from humanity: Xenophobia, homophobia and all kinds of discrimination, all kinds of violence."

(Suchuzhanay, incidentally, was not gay but his American attackers apparently mistook he and his brother for a gay couple.)

Imagine an American president saying similar words. Yeah, we'll just have to imagine (are you listening, Obama?) because our present government can't even sign the recent United Nations Gay Rights Resolution.

So Ecuador is looking better and better. And if I were this woman below, I'd be kissing Correa, too!

Ecuador: The New Gay Travel Destination (I'm thinking of moving there myself)

Well, maybe not actually moving to Ecuador (I can hardly get my partner to out of state much less out of country!), but given all the ruckus over Rick Warren leading prayer during Obama's inauguration, it's nice to entertain these daydreams.

Why is Ecuador so great for gays? Back in September, the country's new Constitution guaranteed civil unions and other protections! That's right, this small country on the Pacific coast of South America (home to the Galapagos Islands) has done what the big ol' freedom-loving' U.S. can't seem to accomplish.

But it isn't just words on paper, not for Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. In the wake of the recent beating death in New York City of Jose Osvaldo Suchuzhanay (a Ecuadorean immigrant), Correa said:

"We will fight together ... to forever uproot these aberrations of certain maladjusted [individuals], uproot them from the face of the earth, from humanity: Xenophobia, homophobia and all kinds of discrimination, all kinds of violence."

(Suchuzhanay, incidentally, was not gay but his American attackers apparently mistook he and his brother for a gay couple.)

Imagine an American president saying similar words. Yeah, we'll just have to imagine (are you listening, Obama?) because our present government can't even sign the recent United Nations Gay Rights Resolution.

So Ecuador is looking better and better. And if I were this woman below, I'd be kissing Correa, too!

God Silent on Polygamy: It's In the Bible!

I'm so over Christians such as Rick Warren being so smug about their historical "knowledge" of marriage. In defending his opposition to gay marriage, he added this (from Wayne Besen): "I'm opposed to having one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage."

Personally, I don't care if you have multiple wives or husbands. My beef is his ignorance of the Bible's relative silence on polygamy. Christians like Warren aren't giving you the entire story. His recent interview with NBC's Ann Curry was full of historical ignorance (watch here, about 1 minute into the video).

There are instances of polygamy in the Bible--and God is either silent on the issue or oddly complicit in the unions. But today's Christians act just horrified over such an arrangement and yet Jehovah himself seemed not to mind so much. He was so nonchalant, in fact, that the very founders of Israel were polygamists! More on that in a sec.

Sure, in the New Testament there's something about holy men of God having one wife. Fine. But what happened? Did God change his mind. Isn't sin ALWAYS sin? Does God make exceptions, and isn't that a slippery slope? I thought God never changed and moral truths were absolute!

So, on polygamy and even--gasp!--incest, riddle me this:

If God did create Adam and Eve, then their sons and daughters had sex with each other, plain and simple. And for whatever reason, God offers no comment. If you have some righteous explanation for why this was ok, I'd like to hear it.

And how were these folks married? Were there priests or justices of the peace? By what law were they married? There is a strange mention of a "Land of Nod" where Adam's son Cain apparently went to live and found a wife! Ok, who was she? I mean, if Adam and Eve were the only people, she still had to be a daughter of Adam and Cain's sister. Unless, of course, there were other people around--but then that screws the whole Christian story of Adam and Eve siring the entire human race.

Just a few chapters later in Genesis 4, Cain's descendant Lamech is the first recorded man to take 2 wives--and God offers no comment! Nothing. No retribution, no preaching, nothing.

Two chapters afterwards, there's the strange passage about the "Nephilim" (whatever they are) and the "sons of God" having sex with "the daughters of men." Some say these were angels or demons--seriously. But regardless of what you believe or whether this even happened--God says nothing. In fact, what is said is that these offspring were "heroes and men of reknown." Impressive. Sounds like God blessed them, right?

Then we have Noah's grandchildren, after the flood receeded. Since everyone died in the flood, Those grandchildren (cousins) were having sex with each other! So God essentially created a situation where first cousins had no choice but to have sex with each other. I guess God was ok with it. And who married them? Noah? God? According to the Bible, there wasn't any synagogue, church, or justice of the peace. Was it legal in the "state of Noah?"

A bit later we have Abraham, patriarch of Israel (and some say, Islam). His grandson Jacob sired the 12 tribes of Israel. Jacob also had 2 wives, Leah and Rebekah--and God said nothing! In fact, both families were ecstatic about it because they were all related! It's a polygamy family party!

But that's not all. At various times, neither wife could get pregnant, so they would give Jacob their female servants to sleep with, since it seems those children were considered children of the master. Nice. Which means that 6 tribes of the "holy" nation of Israel were sired by bastard children. And God? No comment!

Hmmm, I think following such wanton people of questionable morals wouldn't be the "Christian" thing to do--don't you?

Marriage is and always has been redefined by various people. Which is fine. Each culture sets its own rules. But Christians are full of hypocrisy, and they defend positions that their own God seems not all that worried about.

God Silent on Polygamy: It's In the Bible!

I'm so over Christians such as Rick Warren being so smug about their historical "knowledge" of marriage. In defending his opposition to gay marriage, he added this (from Wayne Besen): "I'm opposed to having one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage."

Personally, I don't care if you have multiple wives or husbands. My beef is his ignorance of the Bible's relative silence on polygamy. Christians like Warren aren't giving you the entire story. His recent interview with NBC's Ann Curry was full of historical ignorance (watch here, about 1 minute into the video).

There are instances of polygamy in the Bible--and God is either silent on the issue or oddly complicit in the unions. But today's Christians act just horrified over such an arrangement and yet Jehovah himself seemed not to mind so much. He was so nonchalant, in fact, that the very founders of Israel were polygamists! More on that in a sec.

Sure, in the New Testament there's something about holy men of God having one wife. Fine. But what happened? Did God change his mind. Isn't sin ALWAYS sin? Does God make exceptions, and isn't that a slippery slope? I thought God never changed and moral truths were absolute!

So, on polygamy and even--gasp!--incest, riddle me this:

If God did create Adam and Eve, then their sons and daughters had sex with each other, plain and simple. And for whatever reason, God offers no comment. If you have some righteous explanation for why this was ok, I'd like to hear it.

And how were these folks married? Were there priests or justices of the peace? By what law were they married? There is a strange mention of a "Land of Nod" where Adam's son Cain apparently went to live and found a wife! Ok, who was she? I mean, if Adam and Eve were the only people, she still had to be a daughter of Adam and Cain's sister. Unless, of course, there were other people around--but then that screws the whole Christian story of Adam and Eve siring the entire human race.

Just a few chapters later in Genesis 4, Cain's descendant Lamech is the first recorded man to take 2 wives--and God offers no comment! Nothing. No retribution, no preaching, nothing.

Two chapters afterwards, there's the strange passage about the "Nephilim" (whatever they are) and the "sons of God" having sex with "the daughters of men." Some say these were angels or demons--seriously. But regardless of what you believe or whether this even happened--God says nothing. In fact, what is said is that these offspring were "heroes and men of reknown." Impressive. Sounds like God blessed them, right?

Then we have Noah's grandchildren, after the flood receeded. Since everyone died in the flood, Those grandchildren (cousins) were having sex with each other! So God essentially created a situation where first cousins had no choice but to have sex with each other. I guess God was ok with it. And who married them? Noah? God? According to the Bible, there wasn't any synagogue, church, or justice of the peace. Was it legal in the "state of Noah?"

A bit later we have Abraham, patriarch of Israel (and some say, Islam). His grandson Jacob sired the 12 tribes of Israel. Jacob also had 2 wives, Leah and Rebekah--and God said nothing! In fact, both families were ecstatic about it because they were all related! It's a polygamy family party!

But that's not all. At various times, neither wife could get pregnant, so they would give Jacob their female servants to sleep with, since it seems those children were considered children of the master. Nice. Which means that 6 tribes of the "holy" nation of Israel were sired by bastard children. And God? No comment!

Hmmm, I think following such wanton people of questionable morals wouldn't be the "Christian" thing to do--don't you?

Marriage is and always has been redefined by various people. Which is fine. Each culture sets its own rules. But Christians are full of hypocrisy, and they defend positions that their own God seems not all that worried about.

Rick Warren to Lead Prayer at Inauguration: For the Record, I Don't Care

So evangelical superstar Rick Warren is Obama's pick to lead the invocation during the Inauguration. Big deal. What did you expect? Rev. Jeremiah Wright? A pagan priestess? No prayer at all? Obama was elected president of the entire country, not just a small minority of gays, liberals or whomever. Like it or not, American is still a majority Christian country, and so the presidents needs to pick someone who will appeal to the widest audience possible. I don't have to like Rev. Warren in order to understand the relative wisdom of his selection.

What bothers me more are headlines saying, "Gay Leaders Furious With Obama" because he picked Warren, who openly supported Prop 8 in California. Sorry, but shocked I am not. What mainstream Christian pastor out there supports gay marriage? My former pastor does, but then, he ain't in the mainstream, trust me. This is a country in which the Episcopal church, generally known to be "liberal" in Christian circles, is splitting over gay issues.

But these "gay leaders": They don't speak for me. They totally dropped the ball on Prop 8 and the response that followed, urging us all to cool our heels and work with the system. Obama never was our Savior and never will be, so I don't look to him to heal all my wounds. Obama IS now the system--get it? We need to stop looking to politicians and take care of ourselves.

Besides, how important is this anyway?

Rick Warren to Lead Prayer at Inauguration: For the Record, I Don't Care

So evangelical superstar Rick Warren is Obama's pick to lead the invocation during the Inauguration. Big deal. What did you expect? Rev. Jeremiah Wright? A pagan priestess? No prayer at all? Obama was elected president of the entire country, not just a small minority of gays, liberals or whomever. Like it or not, American is still a majority Christian country, and so the presidents needs to pick someone who will appeal to the widest audience possible. I don't have to like Rev. Warren in order to understand the relative wisdom of his selection.

What bothers me more are headlines saying, "Gay Leaders Furious With Obama" because he picked Warren, who openly supported Prop 8 in California. Sorry, but shocked I am not. What mainstream Christian pastor out there supports gay marriage? My former pastor does, but then, he ain't in the mainstream, trust me. This is a country in which the Episcopal church, generally known to be "liberal" in Christian circles, is splitting over gay issues.

But these "gay leaders": They don't speak for me. They totally dropped the ball on Prop 8 and the response that followed, urging us all to cool our heels and work with the system. Obama never was our Savior and never will be, so I don't look to him to heal all my wounds. Obama IS now the system--get it? We need to stop looking to politicians and take care of ourselves.

Besides, how important is this anyway?