{"id":20732,"date":"2011-04-13T23:30:42","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T05:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/13\/unblogged-bits-wed-13-apr-11-2330.html"},"modified":"2014-11-05T14:45:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T21:45:26","slug":"unblogged-bits-wed-13-apr-11-2330","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/13\/unblogged-bits-wed-13-apr-11-2330.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits (Wed. 13-Apr-11 2330)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/TZ_sL7b4RDs\/\">Texas GOP Rep. Introduces Sharia Ban Because He Heard Sharia Is A Threat On  The Radio, Asks \u2018Isn\u2019t That True?\u2019<\/a> &#8211; Stay classy, Texas!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/DBgIiAfRtHo\/\">Walker And Prosser Crushed Regulations On Koch Industry\u2019s Phosphorus  Pollution In Wisconsin<\/a> &#8211; Best government money can buy!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/VryKxM2HemU\/printstory.cfm\">Budget deal axes &#8216;czars&#8217; already gone &#8211; POLITICO.com Print View<\/a> &#8211; The whole &#8220;czar&#8221; thing is so ludicrous it beggars belief. This is just icing on the cake.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/_gMKm7MjnJo\/i-now-support-full-marriage-equality\">I now support full marriage equality &#8211; Louis J. Marinelli<\/a> &#8211; A remarkable witnessing from a man who went from vocally, publicly, and devotedly opposed gay marriage to one who has recognized his hatefulness, that of his fellows in that cause, and is willing to publicly retract his previous opinion.  Not an easy thing for anyone to do, and kudos to him for doing so.  A must-read, really.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/RScojDFh6I0\/201104130006\">Eastman: Gay People Shouldn\u2019t Be Allowed To Decide Court Cases About Gay People | Equality Matters<\/a> &#8211; And clearly straight people shouldn&#8217;t be allowed to decide court cases about straight people. Dolt.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/Ga-qI2R6RfU\/\">More on Thomas Jefferson and Christianity \u2014 Warren Throckmorton<\/a> &#8211; Wonderful counters for anyone who thinks Jefferson was an evangelical (or orthodox) Christian &#8212; and Happy Birthday, Mr. President!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/EE7WAM0Bmgo\/201104120020\">White House Avoids Acknowledging Gay And Lesbian Military Families | Equality Matters<\/a> &#8211; Very, very sad.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/jJBhgsKxoxw\/Default.aspx\">Calif. Christians want constitutional protection (OneNewsNow.com)<\/a> &#8211; Lovely.  They don&#8217;t even bother with the pretense of it being a protection for all religions to preach and comment religiously on social matters &#8212; it&#8217;s just for people who use the Bible to be specially protected.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/SHW68x68J2M\/defective-dot-matrix-displays-on-tube.html\">Defective Dot Matrix Displays on the Tube<\/a> &#8211; Y&#8217;know, there&#8217;s a great short story to be had here.  If not a novel. Because &#8230; what if those messages aren&#8217;t glitches, but actually <b>mean<\/b> something.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. Texas GOP Rep. Introduces Sharia Ban Because He Heard Sharia Is A Threat On The Radio, Asks \u2018Isn\u2019t That True?\u2019 &#8211; Stay classy, Texas! Walker And Prosser Crushed Regulations On Koch Industry\u2019s Phosphorus Pollution In Wisconsin &#8211; Best government &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/13\/unblogged-bits-wed-13-apr-11-2330.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unblogged Bits (Wed. 13-Apr-11 2330)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[718,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marriage-equality","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23232,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/28\/unblogged-bits-fri-28-oct-11-1130.html","url_meta":{"origin":20732,"position":0},"title":"Unblogged Bits (Fri. 28-Oct-11 1130)","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 28-Oct-11 11:30am","format":false,"excerpt":"Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries .... It's a Bad Time to Be a Clear Channel DJ - Utterly no surprise here. Clear Channel has already homogenized radio music across the nation, so the idea of local \/ regional DJs is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Disney\/Pixar&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Disney\/Pixar","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/media\/franchises\/disney"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24019,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/24\/the-marriage-equality-conspiracy-revealed.html","url_meta":{"origin":20732,"position":1},"title":"The Marriage Equality Conspiracy Revealed!","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 24-Nov-11 10:20pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes, marriage equality is all a great conspiracy ... but not by all those gay men you see marching around out there in their leather and rainbow flags, but by the National Organization of Women who will establish \"feminist marriages\" where women will marry each other for tax breaks while\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51633,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/28\/another-positive-christian-response-to-the-marriage-equality-ruling.html","url_meta":{"origin":20732,"position":2},"title":"Another positive Christian response to the marriage equality ruling","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 28-Jun-15 10:18am","format":false,"excerpt":"Drawing the distinction between civil rights and personal religious beliefs. 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