Birmingham Blues

Somebody leaked a DHHS rules proposal that would prohibit medical clinics receiving federal funding from discriminating against any provider who has a moral objection to offering abortion — including certain types of birth control. I actually plowed through most of it - you can read it here - but the NYT article is much more [...]

Okay, I know it’s terribly expensive to hire actual human proofreaders, but I bet the American Family Association is wishing it had made the investment after this snafu. It seems some right-wing sites use Auto-Correct on Associated Press articles to weed out language they find unacceptable. I wonder what the AP thinks about [...]

(Dear Husband makes his debut here at the Blues today. Yay! — Kathy)
Several times over the years, Kathy has asked me to write a post for Birmingham Blues on issues related to faith and current events, but I wouldn’t. I have prided myself on not being one of those political types. My faith [...]

Focus on the Family head James Dobson endorsed Mike Huckabee today. Well, really, what other option did he have?
In a statement first obtained by The Associated Press, Dobson reiterated his declaration on Super Tuesday that he could not in good conscience vote for John McCain, the front-runner, because of concerns over the Arizona senator’s [...]

From Think Progress, here’s Mike Huckabee campaigning in Michigan:
I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it’s a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that’s what we need to do is amend the [...]

Saudis Defend Punishment for Rape Victims
The Saudi judiciary on Tuesday defended a court verdict that sentenced a 19-year-old victim of a gang rape to six months in jail and 200 lashes because she was with an unrelated male when they were attacked.
The Shiite Muslim woman had initially been sentenced to 90 lashes after being convicted [...]

Uh oh. Looks like someone still hasn’t done enough ass-kissing.
James Dobson has a real problem with Fred Thompson. Back in March, he called the US News & World Report to say that Thompson didn’t fit his definition of Christian (and we all know that God gave Dobson final say on that). [...]

 D. James Kennedy, head of Coral Ridge Ministries, has now joined Jerry Falwell in whatever afterlife awaits theocracy-loving homophobes.  My mama tried to teach me that if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.  Apparently, Mr. Kennedy’s mama neglected that lesson. 
Right Wing Watch collected a few of Kennedy’s choice comments.  I’ll let [...]

An Iowa county judge struck down the state’s ban on marriage equality yesterday and today the same judge issued a “verbal stay”.  But not before several couples filed applications for marriage licenses. Of course this is riling up the blowhards in thier state legislature who are renewing calls for a state constitutional amendment banning two [...]

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has some rabid followers in the clergy.  In fact, a couple of them are so zealous that they are willing to break the law to endorse him.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Huckabee campaign volunteer Rev. Tim Rude, who sent an email to some Iowa Sam Brownback supporters, telling them that he [...]