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Cartoon: Trans People Just Don’t Listen
A cartoon by me and Becky Hawkins. Help us make more cartoons by supporting my Patreon! Here at Barrypatreon headquarters, we will serve no sheep before it sleeps and brew no glue before it’s true. When I think about how … Continue reading
Cartoon: I’ve Got Nothing Against Trans People
This cartoon is by Becky Hawkins and I. Please support these cartoons on Patreon! A buck or two makes a real difference. This cartoon’s theme is pretty obvious – I’ve just seen (and I think we’ve all seen) a lot … Continue reading
Cartoon: Women’s Sports Will Be DESTROYED!!!
Help me make more cartoon by supporting my Patreon! Patrons got to see this cartoon back in February. Right-wingers have been complaining about trans women competing in women’s sports for decades. But when President Biden, not long after taking office, … Continue reading
Is Evangelical Support For Trump Alienating Young Christians?
This postscript, from Rod Dreher (who is both anti-gay and pro-evangelical), is anecdotal but interesting: I just returned from a lunch meeting with a group of conservative Evangelicals, including a few pastors. […] A couple of people in college ministry … Continue reading
Christian Teen-Torture Camps And Republican’s Reality-Denying Bubble
20/20 Video – Teens Gay Conversion Camp Administrators Sent To Prison For Child Abuse Pastor John David Young: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com The Harrowing Story of Life Inside Alabama’s Most Sadistic Christian Bootcamp A Firsthand … Continue reading
A Gay Iranian Mullah Who is a Refugee in Turkey
This is a pretty remarkable story.
Catholic Schools Are Forcing Employees To Sign Away Their Free Speech
From the New York Times: Part of the focus here and elsewhere appears to be online sharing of photos and personal opinions. A number of morality clauses in other dioceses express such concerns, specifying that teachers may not post anything … Continue reading
Cartoon: The Gender Fence
If you argue with the more intelligent conservatives about gender issues, sooner or later you are challenged with a famous quote from G. K. Chesterton: In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain … Continue reading
Supreme Court Legalizes Marriage Equality Nationwide
The vote was 5-4. From Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion: The States have contributed to the fundamental character of the marriage right by placing that institution at the center of so many facets of the legal and social order. There is … Continue reading