The Jewish World Review reports on an unholy alliance between religious-right supporters of the anti-gay Federal Marriage Amendment, and an Islamic group that sympathizes with terrorists -- when it's not opposing gay marriage. (This story was originally noted on Andrewsullivan.com)
Gay Marriage Debate Down Under.
A report from Australia, where straight marriage is in decline due to divorce and cohabitiation (not unlike elsewhere), but religious conservatives rail against gays who could actually strengthen the institution if they were allowed to wed.
A Better GOP Strategy.
Former Log Cabin Republican top-guy Rich Tafel provides his take on next year's elections, making the case that the GOP should stay away from social issues and focus on defense and the economy. It seems like a common sense recommendation, but political parties too often seem to act in uncommonly stupid ways!
And speaking of "uncommonly stupid," the
Washington Post reports that much-needed Arabic-speaking
linguists are still being kicked out of the military's Defense
Language Institute because they're gay.
Confronted with a shortage of Arabic interpreters and its policy banning openly gay service members, the Pentagon had a choice to make.
No surprise regarding the outcome of that choice. It's hard to imagine a more self-defeating defense policy than the "lie and hide" gay ban.