This week the Catholic Church took up special collections at Churches to support one of their favorite pastimes – banning marriage equality.
Marc Mutty, Director of Public Affairs for the Roman Catholic Church in Portland, ME Issued the following letter:
“For many of us, this week marks the start of the new school year. So in honor of back-to-school season, let’s try a little pop quiz. Which of the following does not belong in the same group as the others:
(A) History
(B) Mathematics
(C) English
(D) HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE
If you guessed ”D” – you’re right! Mainers …

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ — A class action lawsuit Burns v. State of California Case No. CGC-08-481908 was filed on behalf of unmarried gays and lesbians in San Francisco Superior Court today, Friday June 26, 2009, one day before San Francisco’s gay pride festival. This will be the first case in California’s State Court challenging California’s new Constitutional amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. The Plaintiffs are represented by attorney Waukeen McCoy who successfully argued In Re Marriage Cases in 2008, which briefly allowed homosexuals the right to marry …

The California Supreme Court is set to rule on the validity of  Proposition 8, which eliminated the right of same sex couples to marry in California, sometime between now and June 3.  It appears that the decision date is already set, as police baricades have been dropped off in the City’s Castro district, the heart of the gay and lesbian community. Baricades started appearing on Tuesday, possibly in anticipation of an announcement. If these indications are correct, the Court may make an announcement on Wednesday at 10 am giving the …

Countries that ban homosexuals from millitary:
Brazil, Cuba, Egypt Greece, Singapore, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela, Yemen, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia.
Countries that ALLOW gays in the military (and the respective date if available):
Australia, Bermuda, Canada (1992), Germany, Israel (1993), Italy, The Netherlands (1974 – WTF), Romania, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Uruguay.
Which group SHOULD the USA be part of?

With righteous indignation on it’s side, the Catholic Church in Maine has vowed to fight against the “Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom” which was recently enacted by the democratically elected state legislature and approved by the people’s duly elected governor.  The reason? Because the church is “deeply disappointed” with the decisions and is unwilling to accept a resolution which conflicts with it’s religious doctrines. No really, Bishop Richard Malone said “I am deeply disappointed in the Maine Legislature and the Governor for making same-sex …