Effects of gay parents

This is a GREAT video!
This young man makes a fantastic statement to the Iowa legislature...
I was raised by gay parents, and I'm a better person because of it...
Bravo!

Ad for gay marriage

The commercial above is from the Get Up! group in Australia.
It is a beautiful ad for marriage equality...yes, it made me a little teary!

Read the full story here:
Beautiful ad for marriage equality 

I agree with one of the comments made on the video...they should play this, exactly as it is, during the Super Bowl.


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Senator aids bigots in El Salvador

I was born and raised in rural South Carolina.
It was a simple life.  My family lived on a farm.
We didn't have tons of money, but we got by.
I encountered the occasional bullying through middle and high school, but I managed to come out relatively unscathed.

But, now this redneck Senator from South Carolina is embarrassing all sane southerners...

Read the full story here:
Senator aids bigots in El Salvador

Honestly, how do wingnuts like this hold down a job...let alone being elected to public office!

This guy honestly thinks that Gays and Lesbians are the root of all evil...and are now spreading their "agenda" to poor, defenseless foreign countries like El Salvador.  

He's got to save them from the evil fairies!  MORON!  
It's that old "methinks he doth protest too much" adage...you know we'll hear of a sex scandal one day with this wingnut and some underage senate page.

Are you eating real food?

When you visit a fast food restaurant, or purchase something from a grocery store, are you certain that the ingredients are actually food?
Are you?

The truth is, many foods contain powdered cellulose, or WOOD PULP!
This is used as a filler and extender for many processed foods...AND, it is approved by the FDA!

Read the story here, with a list of foods containing wood pulp:

Foods containing cellulose 

When I read the list, I was shocked to see that I had, in fact, consumed some of these products!  I felt sick to my stomach!
And, how can the FDA actually approve companies to use WOOD in their foods!

Be smart...check your food labels before making your purchase.  
If you see anything in the ingredients like cellulose gum, powdered cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, etc., don't buy those products!

Eat smart, eat healthy, EAT SAFE!


 

Benetton ads

A man walks past the Benetton store in Rome

The new Benetton ad campaign is generating lot's of anger (and interest).
The ads are edited photographs of world leaders kissing...to promote the idea of peace on earth.
Granted, they are using their images without permission, so I can understand that.
But, I don't see why there is such an uproar about them...
I like seeing men kiss :)
Of course, no one (in America anyway) has had much interest in Benetton.  
So, this ad campaign is brilliant!  It gets a whole bunch of free advertising for Benetton, with all the news stories, comments from the men in the photos, etc.
Bravo, Benetton marketing dept., Bravo!



What do you think?


 

Salvation Army does not support equality

"Scripture forbids sexual intimacy between members of the same sex.  The Salvation Army believes, therefore, that Christians whose sexual orientation is primarily or exclusively same-sex are called upon to embrace celibacy as a way of life.  There is no scriptural support for same-sex unions as equal to, or as an alternative to, heterosexual marriage."


When will people realize that the bible was written by a group of MEN, who were bishops at the time.  
The Council of Nicea met in 325 AD (300 years after Jesus' death), this council was called by the Emperor Constantine.  
These men chose which writings from Jesus' followers would be used in the bible (several were thrown out, because they did not portray Jesus as "divine" enough), and they also picked the dates for all the religious holidays.  
Just think about it, 325 AD, a group of middle-aged men, of course the Bible is going to be conservative by today's standards.  People just need to stop hiding behind the Bible...it has alot of good in it, but it is not the law of the world.

Here is my suggestion...If you are looking to support an organization, don't drop your change in those annoying bell-ringers with the red buckets, and don't donate anything to their thrift stores.  
Find an organization that truly supports equality and non-discrimination.
The YMCA does a great deal of good work, and they welcome everyone.  But, check your local YMCA...as they can differ on levels of acceptance.
The United Way and the red Cross are also a good alternative...
but, if you support equality and acceptance, avoid the Salvation Army at all costs!

Occupy Wall Street protests

More than 200 protesters were arrested across the country today as the Occupy Wall Street movement tried to shut down major financial venues.

Read the full story here:
Occupy Wall Street protests

Honestly, I think that many people in this movement are just caught up in the idea of protesting something.  I'll bet if you asked half of them what they were protesting for, they couldn't tell you!