Blind-sided by consistency

December 14, 2006 in Parenting and Family, Religious Conservatism, Sexuality

Roger Abramson is taking shots (over at FlanktwoPosition) at Focus on the Family’s James Dobson claiming that Dobson has “drop[ped] to yet another level” in a recent Time Magazine op/ed (here).  I sure hope you’ll read Dobson’s article for yourself before forming or adding to your opinion of Dobson, but in a pre-emptive (not really) defense of Dobson . [...]

Wait, Dems knew about the Foley emails?

December 9, 2006 in Democrats and Liberals, Sexuality

I’ve seen all the headlines today and heard reports saying “Republicans failed to protect teen pages,” “Study:  Republicans Negligent.”  But I just learned while watching Anderson Cooper’s 360Degrees that Dem Congressman Rahm Emanuel (head of DCCC, the committee to elect a Democrat majority) and several Democrat congressional staffers knew about the emails at least a year [...]

Blind-sided by baby

December 8, 2006 in Parenting and Family, Religious Conservatism, Sexuality

You’ve probably read reports that Dick Cheney’s daughter (the one who prefers women) is pregnant.  I’m most interested by the reporting of “the story” surrounding ”the story.” 
This report from the L.A. Times (here) highlights what the reporter perceives as “a delicate touch unseen in the political war over gay issues.”  (Aside:  I like how the reporter inaccurately asserts VP [...]

Newsflash: Church failing to keep up with modern mores

November 27, 2006 in Sexuality

I just read an op/ed by Oliver “Buzz” Thomas over at the USAToday blog (here) about the church and homosexuality (hat tip Flanktwoposition, though Roger surely hoped to enlighten rather than annoy me). Essentially, the author–who appears to be an attorney, a Baptist minister, and an author, equates the Church’s longstanding position that homosexual acts [...]