Links/Commentary - SCA Morning Read - March Begins

Forward

Not really sure what to put here today. According to a survey I took at a website called isidewith.com, I am apparently a solid Green Party alignee... The views and issues I support align up with the Green Party at a rate of 89%, and the Dems at 84%. On the other end of the spectrum, I align with the conservatives 7% of the time and Republicans 5% of the time...

I don't really like to pigeon-hole myself but it's good to have some indication of where I lie on the U.S. political landscape. The last question - their daily 'trending' question - was something along the lines of 'Would you support Scott Walker in the 2016 Presidential Election?" to which I gave a resounding HELL NO! That fascist doesn't have a prayer the way he's going, unless of course stupid becomes a political virtue...and let's hope there's not enough of this stupid in the electorate to gain him any serious traction...

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Feature - Assholes in the News!

+Hart: Alabama stands in the doorway blocking same-sex marriage
+FRC, NOM Back Arkansas Bill That Allows Businesses To Refuse Gays
+LGBT anti-discrimination opponents vow to continue fight for religious people after vote
+Did South Carolina's Erskine College Ban Homosexuality After Two Student Athletes Came Out?
+Nebraska clerk's offices react to same-sex marriage ruling
+Texas Lawmaker Proposes Bills That Would Force Transgender Discrimination
+Survey shows 81 percent for religious freedom on marriage
+Alabama Supreme Court halts gay-marriage licenses
+In Mumbai, Eating That Steak Could Cost 5 Years in Jail
+Bill seeks protection for judges who won't marry gay couples
+Ga. Senate OK's religious freedom bill feared by LGBT groups

Today's Links -

1

New helpline for people wrestling with religion, suffering from loss of faith

An excellent resource. I will soon be doing work with RfR and I encourage anyone interested to explore the organization and see if you can get something started in your area, provided there isn't a local group already.

2

The religious States of America in maps: How the country's spiritual landscape is changing as protestants lose majority status for first time in history

I'll wager 10 to 1 that this 47% is down to less than 40 by the end of the decade...

3

American atheist blogger Avijit Roy hacked to death in his native Bangladesh

Let's hope the psychos who perpetuated this travesty get what they deserve...

4

Leaders Of The Mormon Church Endorse LGBT Protection Laws

Maybe the LDS Church is evolving in sentiment, but I doubt it. This development is probably a PR stunt meant to improve the image of the church after the Prop 8 fiasco.

5

Colorado Debates Whether IUDs Are Contraception Or Abortion

Why is this even a question...?! It's only an abortion if a fertilized egg/developed fetus is affected. IUDs prevent fertilization... How fucking stupid do you have to be to not understand this basic medical fact...?

Endnote

Well...this might just be the shortest edition I've ever put out. So much of what the SCA puts out is becoming predictable to the point that it hardly seems worth the time to pass it along... We'll see what the future holds...

In other news, Scott Walker is still an asshole. If you've ever supported him politically, put a gun in your mouth and pull the trigger. Humanity doesn't need your stupidity polluting the genepool any longer.

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Extra Link(s) (not part of the SCA Morning Read) -

A

Two Police Officers Shot At Ferguson Protest

Anyone naive enough to have not seen this coming needs to wake the fuck up. Retaliation was inevitable...

B

GOP lawmaker: Gay people “don’t have a right to be served in every single store”

What a fucking douche...! Religious liberty ends where human dignity begins...that's all there is to it...

C

Ted Cruz: Freedom won’t survive unless we deny gay people theirs

Would someone please beat this cocksucker to death with a baseball bat...LIKE NOW?! I'll even pay for the bat if necessary...