Famed Warrior. Promiscuous. Called by God. Adulterer. Shepherd Boy. Greedy. Righteous Ruler. Lustful. Gay Lover of Prince Jonathan.
Add “raging bigot” to the list of characteristics enshrined in the personality of the Hebrew scripture’s King David.
Quoting the Rev. Ken Hutcherson, former Dallas Cowboys linebacker and pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Redmond, Washington, home of Microsoft [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Nov 21
King David was an enraged bigot?
Nov 20
Faith in America in Greenville, S.C.
Last week, Faith in America – the organization founded by openly gay North Carolina businessman Mitchell Gold – wrapped up its Greenville, S.C. media and community education campaign.
In a town hall forum, the organization presented their view of how religious bigotry – specifically that which comes from Christian tradition – has shaped our culture and [...]
Nov 20
Go Neil, Go!
On Nov. 19, NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams was reporting on the 60th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip.
In his intro to the piece, Williams referred to marriage as being “under attack.”
Perhaps rightly so, gay journalists, bloggers and activists immediately took notice:
WHAAAA THE HUH??? “In an era where marriage is under attack”?! [...]
Nov 20
Audio: Myers Park Baptist forum on Convention expulsion
Myers Park Baptist Church has published audio of its Sunday morning forum on their expulsion from the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.
On Sunday, Nov. 18 at 9:45 a.m., before 11 a.m. worship, Myers Park Senior Pastor, the Rev. Shoemaker led a forum allowing members of the convention to discuss the magnitude of the events [...]
Nov 20
Georgia Trans elected official slammed with lawsuit
Michelle Bruce, a transgender member of the Riverdale, Georgia City Council is being sued by those who lost the election to her.
In the lawsuit, the sore losers say that Bruce is guilty of fraud because she ran as woman. The suit names Michelle Bruce as Michael Bruce, even though Bruce’s voter registration, driver’s license and [...]
Nov 20
Attack at Greenville ‘gay’ bar?
365gay.com News has reported that four men are recovering from stabbing wounds they received during an attack/fight at Croc’s, a bar in Greenville, S.C. (h/t Gay Charleston).
This is the same bar where Sean Kennedy was attacked by Stephen Moller in May.
365gay.com News says Croc’s is a gay bar, although there is some relative doubt that’s [...]
Nov 19
Editorial: Oral Sodomy & Tennis
From the Nov. 17 issue of Q-Notes, your premier source of Carolinas’ LGBT news & views.
Oral Sodomy & Tennis
Editor’s Note: Matt Comer
Athletes. Alcohol. Oral sodomy. Yeah, I don’t think that mixes too well, either. It certainly hasn’t for one student at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Dejon Bivens, a 19-year-old member of the N.C. State [...]
Nov 19
Headlines: Barack, Equality Conference, Trans Remembrance, Jim Neal challengers
Headlines & snippets from the Nov. 17 issue of Q-Notes, your premier source of Carolinas’ LGBT news & views:
Barack Obama
Q-Notes examines the candidates — Part two of a multi-part series
by David Stout . Q-Notes staff
In the Nov. 3 issue, Q-Notes began its major election coverage. In a multi-part series, the paper profiles each presidential candidate. [...]
Nov 13
Update: Myers Park Baptist ousted from N.C. Convention
Meeting in Greensboro, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina has voted overwhelmingly to oust Charlotte’s Myers Park Baptist Church over that church’s public stand for the dignity and respect of LGBT Baptists.
Myers Park is the first church to be booted under a policy attacking gay-friendly Baptists passed by the Convention in 2006.
From the Charlotte [...]
Nov 13
Update: North Carolina Baptists
On Monday, I posted about the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Writing about an article in the Greensboro News & Record I said it seemed as though the convention was finally moving on to something else other than us ho-mo-sek-shuls.
I was wrong.
Reader Big Daddy Weave pointed out that, once again, the Convention will be [...]
