New Jersey has just passed two gay rights bills, which the governor is expected to sign. Both apparently allow gay couples to have similar rights to married couples, one in the area of inheritence and the other for making funeral arrangements. It passed the house 67-6 and the senate 39-0. Expect tonight's weather report on the 700 Club to show a major hurricane headed toward the Garden State.
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The Pew Research Center has released the results of a national survey with some very good news for advocates of gay marriage.
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Sadly, I think it's the latter. As many others have remarked on a variety of issues, one of the most pernicious effects of the right wing has been to mainstream crazy and hateful positions.
Buju Banton, a Jamaican reggae artist whose tour is being greeted with protests by gay rights supporters all over the country, says he's not a gay basher:
Since hurricane season is over and my area in PA is expecting some snow on Saturday, expect for Pat to call for a significant amount of snowfall soon. Significant being anything greater than 3 snowflakes :p
They also passed a moratorium on capital punishment! It seems there are som sensible legislators in NJ!
/Soren
Now, aren't you sorry you made all those swarmy remarks about New Jersey's New Slogan?
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