Not only does Ireland allow homos to march in their St. Patrick’s Day parades (unlike the one in NYC), the Irish government is now warning priests that they are subject to prosecution if they distribute the Vatican’s anti-gay marriage document:

(Dublin) Priests and bishops are being warned by the Irish government that they face charges if they distribute the Vatican’s denouncement of gay marriage.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) said Friday that priests who quote sections of the document, hand it out, or send it to politicians or other citizens could be prosecuted under Ireland’s strict incitement to hatred legislation.

The 12 page document released this week in seven languages describes gay marriage as “evil” and says “legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behavior.” It also says that "Allowing children to be adopted by persons living in such unions would actually mean doing violence to these children.

That reminds me of something else. This document is coming from the Vatican’s “Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith”. I think all articles referring to this office need to refer to its previous name: The Roman Inquisition.

Larry Flynt wants to replace Davis as governor of California.

Ten days ago I complained about Smack Mellon not updating their site to give info on the Outpost show. They just launched a new web site which includes information on the show.

Amazing. It’s the top story on CNN right now.

I’m not a big fan of the institution of marriage. I would rather live in a society where we think people are valuable and should be able to have healthcare or be taken care of in their old age or able to leave their estates to someone of their choosing without regard to their marriage status.

Bush said it is “important for society to welcome each individual,” but administration lawyers are looking for some way to legally limit marriage to heterosexuals.

“I believe marriage is between a man and a woman, and I think we ought to codify that one way or another,” Bush told reporters at a White House news conference. “And we’ve got lawyers looking at the best way to do that.”

Regarding Mr. Bush’s so-called tolerance, fuck that!

Even as he made it clear that he did not support the idea of gay marriage, Bush appeared to issue a call for tolerance.

“Yes, I am mindful that we’re all sinners,” the president said Wednesday when asked for his views on homosexuality. “And I caution those who may try to take the speck out of the neighbor’s eye when they’ve got a log in their own.”

“I think it’s very important for our society to respect each individual, to welcome those with good hearts, to be a welcoming country,” Bush added. “On the other hand, that does not mean that somebody like me needs to compromise on an issue such as marriage.”

The folks at complacent.org have set up a web site for people organizing against the evil GOP’s use of NYC and 9/11 for its own purposes: Counter Convention.

From August 30th through September 4th, the Republicans will be invading New York City to nominate George W. Bush as their candidate for President. Never has a convention been hosted so late in the year and this is the first time a Republican Convention has been in New York City. Why host a convention in September? Why New York? By exploiting our grief and trauma from September 11th, the right wing intends to further their regressive political agenda.

[via Ask Her]

Go read a more balanced version of the story of a Borders banning a singer for making fun of Bush’s “chicken legs”: a clever sheep: The Borders mess

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Glenn has a post about Ruslan Sharipov, an openly gay journalist and critic of the regime in Uzbekistan. He is now on trial for homesexuality.

The administration at Texas A&M (a university with 45,000 students) is proposing to close the School of Journalism because they can’t afford it.

Now we wouldn’t want anyone to learn to be a journalist at Texas A&M University would we? That might send the wrong message at the home of the George Bush Presidential Library — lovely web page.

The image above is the editorial page of the student paper, The Battalion, protesting the decision.

My friend Anees has an article up about the recent report that Israel’s Defence Force has killed just over 400 Palestinian children in the last 3 years.

Pacific Views: Bill Maher on Davis Recall: “Arnold can explain the administration’s social policies in the original German.”