Survey: Non-Religious Americans on the Rise in Every State

Chino Blanco »

Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:03 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Finally, some fresh, reliable numbers that provide a timely correction of the suspect figures published in the 2009 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Per the Yearbook. For example, from the Yearbook: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 5,873,408 members, up 1.63 percent (Ranked 4).

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

Not 5,873,408 members. Not up 1.63 percent. Not ranked fourth.

And not at all surprising that actual survey results diverge so widely from the stats reported by the LDS church.

Focus on the Family Pulls Interview with Mormon Author

Chino Blanco »

Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:19 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

And here is Glenn Beck's response:

"Whatever your beliefs about my religion, the concept of religious tolerance is too important to be sacrificed in response to pressure from special interest groups, especially when it means bowing to censorship."

Glenn doesn't sound too happy about the situation. I wonder if Dr. Dobson intends to defend himself against Glenn's charge of censorship? Not to mention Glenn's accusation that the article was pulled due to pressure from "special interest groups" ... that doesn't sound like a very friendly description of the folks who persuaded Dr. Dobson to pull Beck off the CitizenLink site.

Gay 'Marriage' Foes Mobilize for Ban in California

Chino Blanco »

Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:46 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Where did all those weird diamonds come from?

Hopefully, it will post correctly this time:

Ron Prentice Gets Rich Fighting Gay Marriage

Ron Prentice is CEO of the California Family Council and Chairman of ProtectMarriage.com, the committee behind Prop 8 (the folks working to ban gay marriage in California).

Ron is set to be be honored at the Values Voter Summit 2008 (September 12-14) with Focus on the Family Action's Family Champion Award.

Justin McLachlan has broken a major story in the Proposition 8 battle: California Family Council contributions have mostly been spent on the generous salaries that Ron pays himself and his staff.

So far, there have been about a dozen news and blog pieces that have appeared online referencing the research Justin had done regarding Ron Prentice and his shady management of donor funds.

Folks volunteering for and making contributions to the Yes on 8 campaign should be aware that the operatives running the show have a track record of using contributions to generously reward themselves.

Please check out this link:

http://justinmclachlan.com/08/46/california-family-council-money

Sorry for the repeat comment, but those diamonds were bugging me.

Gay 'Marriage' Foes Mobilize for Ban in California

Chino Blanco »

Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:41 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Ron Prentice Gets Rich Fighting Gay Marriage

Ron Prentice is CEO of the California Family Council and Chairman of ProtectMarriage.com, the committee behind Prop 8 (the folks working to ban gay marriage in California).

Ron is set to be be honored at the Values Voter Summit 2008 (September 12-14) with Focus on the Family Action's Family Champion Award.

Justin McLachlan has broken a major story in the Proposition 8 battle: California Family Council contributions have mostly been spent on the generous salaries that Ron pays himself and his staff.

So far, there’ve been about a dozen news and blog pieces that have appeared online referencing Justin’s research into Ron Prentice and his shady management of donor funds.

Folks volunteering for and making contributions to the “Yes on 8″ campaign should be aware that the operatives running the show have a track record of using contributions to generously reward themselves.

http://justinmclachlan.com/08/46/california-family-council-money

Prop. 8 Supporters Sue Over 'Prejudicial' Ballot Wording

Chino Blanco »

Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:29 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

No, that's not the "logic" I'm using here. I'm saying that it would be just a little hypocritical for a drunk to accept payment for preaching about the dangers of alcoholism.

Jennifer Kerns is 35 years old and single. And yet she's getting paid to tell California parents something about marriage? Give me a break.

Ballot Summary for Calif. Marriage Amendment Changed

Chino Blanco »

Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:55 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Jennifer Kerns is quoted in the article as a spokeswoman for 'ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8', but the question I'd like to ask is:

Is Jennifer even married?

Does she have children?

She's being quoted here as the lead spokeswoman of a campaign to deny the benefits of marriage to real parents raising real kids.

I'm straight, married, and like to think my wife and I are raising a couple of great kids. If you're going to convince me to deny the benefits of marriage to gay parents, I need to hear from someone who brings some actual personal experience with caring for a family of their own.

I suspect that Jennifer Kerns is, in fact, single.

If so, how about Jennifer leaving the business of "protecting marriage" to those of us who've actually chosen marriage?

Prop. 8 Supporters Sue Over 'Prejudicial' Ballot Wording

Chino Blanco »

Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:32 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 1

Jennifer Kerns is quoted in the article as a spokeswoman for 'ProtectMarriage.com-Yes on 8', but the question I'd like to ask is:

Is Jennifer even married?

Does she have children?

She's being quoted here as the lead spokeswoman of a campaign to deny the benefits of marriage to real parents raising real kids. I'm straight, married, and like to think my wife and I are raising a couple of great kids. But, if you're going to convince me to deny the benefits of marriage to gay parents, I need to hear from someone who brings some actual personal experience with caring for a family of their own.

I suspect that Jennifer Kerns is, in fact, single.

If so, how about Jennifer leaving the business of "protecting marriage" to those of us who've actually chosen marriage?

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Opponents Pick Mobilizing Over Protesting

Chino Blanco »

Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:31 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

One more thing, open your Bibles and ask yourselves: did Abraham, Jacob, David, and Solomon hold marriage to mean the same thing as it does to us today? They were polygamists all. To hear Christians talk about "traditional marriage" as if it's always been between one man and one woman is a real shame, considering that it sounds like you think we've got the right to call Abraham to repentance for his choices, for his culture, for a culture that I thought Christians had more respect for than to go hiding it away and pretending that things have always been exactly as they are now today in the good ol' USofA.

Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Opponents Pick Mobilizing Over Protesting

Chino Blanco »

Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:21 am Agree: 4   Disagree: 2

Do you think the folks behind Proposition 8 really care one way or the other about gay marriage?

Here's the line that jumped out at me in this story:

"This ... could bring people to the polls that would not otherwise vote. The churches can do that."

Kind of says it all, don't it?

So, when are the churches gonna get back into the business of making this world a better place, and out of the business of propping up politicos who just wanna take advantage of the power your numbers can give them?

Boycott Launched Against McDonald's Over Ties to Homosexual Group

Chino Blanco »

Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:07 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 3

You know, one person's "ewwww" or "ick" is another person's 'soulmate', 'partner', or (gasp) even 'spouse'.

Go ahead and boycott McDonald's. While you're at it, why not boycott Hollywood? Because your "ewwwws" and your "icks" have more to do with what you've grown up seeing on the TV and in the movies than it does with anything that Jesus taught.

Or, you could take a deep breath, decide to stop believing all the scare tactics, and allow the state to grant equality before the law to folks who never bothered you at all.

Whatever "agenda" you fear is in the works, I can tell you I already don't like the current agenda where it's acceptable for folks to hold up their religious beliefs as reason for making my gay friends feel like second-class citizens. You don't have to make them welcome in your churches, you don't have to condone their choices, you can carry on with whatever you think is gonna make the world a better place, but by God, you oughta feel obliged, as Americans, to give them enough benefit of the doubt, when they say they feel they're being treated unfairly by our government, to get off your high horse for a second and consider whether there might not be some merit to their claims.