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VFW breakfast and turkey shoot: 8-11 am breakfast, 1 pm shoot begins, VFW Post 6731, 4321 W. Gay Road, D'Iberville. Cost: $ 6 breakfast and $ 2 per shot. Art Under the Oaks: 8 am-4 pm, Harbor View Cafe, 100 Fifth St., Long Beach. Read more on SunHerald.com
Burien's POW! a "safe place" for youth who may identify as gay or lesbian
Jennifer Gess, left, is co-director of POW!, a Burien based advocacy group for the lesbian, gay, and questioning community that meets every Wednesday afternoon. They welcome 13 to 21 year-old members. The other three pictured are quoted but asked to … Read more on Highline Times
San Antonio SBOE candidate who created 10-step plan to prevent GSAs thanks …
Texas State Board of Education candidate David Williams, a Republican running for the seat held by Democrat Michael Soto, has made public his view that gays can change their sexuality. The buzz about Williams' remarks started last week when the Texas … Read more on Dallas Voice
Child actors portray gay marriage in MTSU professor's film
Ketron gets involved after upset student sounds off Lucy Turner plays “Millie” in the short film “The Miracles on Honey Bee Hill,” in which child actors tackle the subject of gay marriage. SUBMITTED PHOTO MURFREESBORO — MTSU Professor Bob Pondillo's … Read more on The Daily News Journal
Movies! This single word conjures up moving images of life captured and embedded in strips of celluloid. Since the late 1800s, movies have become a great source of entertainment for millions across the world. They move us to tear, shake us to laughter, provide courage and inspiration to attain the impossible and teach us a thousand ways to tackle situations in our life apart from giving us immense pleasure of a few hours of escape into another world.
Back in 2005, AFI had made a selection of 100 movies of Hollywood that have had a lasting impression on moviegoers in the last 100 years. It had also picked several aspects of movies such as dialogs, characters and scenes that have become unforgettable in the last 100 years of American celluloid history. It compiled 100 famous Hollywood dialogs as “100 years, 100 movie quotes”. This compilation includes some of the best movie quotes from Hollywood movies such as…
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.
~ Clark Gable, Gone with the Wind.
Go ahead, make my day.
~ Clint Eastwood, Sudden Impact.
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
~ Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca.
The stuff that dreams are made of.
~ Humphrey Bogart, The Maltese Falcon.
E.T.
phone home.
~ Pat Welsh, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.
~ Bette Davis, All About Eve.
You talkin’ to me?
~ Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver.
The AFI 100 quotes collection has been of great interest among lovers of Hollywood movies. The list had not been without some controversies. Many great movie pundits and film critics had felt that some notable quotes from classic movies had been ignored in favour of lesser but more popular films.
Critics felt that films like “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” or “Guns of Navarone” had been sidelined for popular blockbusters such as “Titanic”. However, many of the quotes included in the list were acknowledged and the AFI top 100 quotes list has been quite popular since it was first issued.
Federal benefits need to include married same sex couples
Even after a Catholic school education from grade school to college I've never been one to wear my religion on my sleeve. I will share that Gerry and I were married by an ordained minister. A Roman Catholic priest was one of the three other people I … Read more on Boston Globe
Not just Utah: Social debates rage in state legislatures
Even though most legislatures are still in session, 2012 already has seen debate on a wide range of social issues that range from gun control to sex education. But it has been abortion and gay marriage that have attracted the most attention. Read more on StandardNet
Artistry Loves Company: Rifrákt Artist Collective
“You can't grow up in a vacuum; you have to constantly be learning new things,” says Gay. “The best education I've received is at Rifrákt.” The Rifrákt community takes on the classic dilemma of balancing full-time jobs with their passions for art. Read more on BU Quad
Zach Wahls to Tour Iowa for Why Marriage Matters Tour
Earlier this year, One Iowa launched a public education campaign called Why Marriage Matters Iowa which aims to grow state support for marriage for gay and lesbian couples by promoting conversations through house parties and speaking engagements to … Read more on Gayapolis
Without inspirational quotes the best powers of the mind remain dormant. Motivational quotes are the fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks because failure doesn’t mean you will not achieve any success but it will take some patience.
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily.
“Intelligence is of the essence in warfare – it is what the armies depend upon in their every moveTo be reliable, information must be firsthand There is thus an important relationship between intelligence and timing.”
Inspirational quotes – A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
“Success is the prize for those who stand true to their ideas!”
“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.
Dont make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
“The wealth of the three richest people in the world exceeds the combined GDP of the 48 smallest countries.”
Motivational quotes – “Play the smiling game in your daily life. See how many people you can get to smile back at you. Keep score and tally the results at the end of each day.”
Happiness resides not in posessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night.
In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
Quotes – “There are only two ways to handle tense situations: you can change them, or you can change the way you look at them. There is enlightenment to be had in changing the way you look at things.”
“If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author and everyday you have the opportunity to write a new page”
Tennessee Legislature's social conservatives have full agenda
By Tom Humphrey NASHVILLE — Legislation that critics see as a means of promoting creationism in classrooms was revived last week after a year of dormancy while a so-called "don't say gay" bill suffered a setback that some supporters say is only … Read more on Knoxville News Sentinel
Santorum's off-the-cuff problem
Photo: Eric Gay, AP Rick Santorum never bores me. He's like a batty relative who usually spouts craziness but sometimes makes a good point — albeit in such an offensive way that no one really gives him credit for his sensible suggestions. Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune
Harvard group seeks degrees for gay students expelled in 1920, plans rally for …
BOSTON — Students and faculty at Harvard University are calling on the school to award posthumous degrees to seven students expelled nearly a century ago for being gay or perceived as gay, and they're timing a rally for their cause to coincide with a … Read more on Washington Post
'Anti-gay' book puts Gove at centre of faith school teaching row
Michael Gove, the education secretary, is at the centre of an escalating row over how faith schools discuss homosexuality in sex education classes. The TUC has accused Gove of failing in his legal duties by insisting that equality laws, which prohibit … Read more on The Guardian
Purdue seeks 1st director of gay, lesbian issues
Bauder said a campus-based GLBT leader not only can help create education for new students but reach out to other campus centers, like those for international or minority students, to collaborate. The Purdue job's full title is director of lesbian, gay … Read more on WFTV Orlando
McKenna: Gay marriage 'a wash' in Wash.
By DAVID CATANESE | Republican Rob McKenna predicted the issue of gay marriage would ultimately be a wash in his campaign for Washington's open gubernatorial seat. In the wake of the state becoming the seventh in the nation to recognize same sex … Read more on Politico (blog)
Illegal immigrant runs for student president at Texas A&M
In a video posted to YouTube, the 24-year-old college student said he was once homeless but has overcome adversity to attain a college education. According to a recent Houston Chronicle article, one rival confronted him about his immigration status. Read more on KGBT-TV
Schools work to balance gay, religious rights
By Jay Lindsay AP / February 22, 2012 Dozens of colleges have scrutinized how on-campus Christian groups operate after a US Supreme Court ruling allowed a law school to deny funding to a Christian group that would not admit gays. Read more on Boston.com
Federal Judge: Missouri School Can No Longer Block Gay Websites
We already have major budget cuts and lost teacher salaries so instead of monitoring kids playing on gay websites, let's give them an education. Heterosexual kids don't get to have special treatment and neither should gay kids. Read more on Huffington Post
A portal into Kansas City's Gay History
David Jackson, County Historical Society Director of Archives and Education, has donated proceeds from the sale of his book “Changing Times: an Almanac and Digest of Kansas City's Gay and Lesbian History” to GLAMA. Hinds' work has not gone unnoticed. Read more on UMKC University News
What is the definition of marriage and where did it come from? When I think about the laws that the United States created regarding marriage its amazing that many people are not talking about the separation between church and state. I personally believe religion should have no input on the laws that govern men because there are so many different religions with conflicting laws that it is not fair to impose ones beliefs over another. But, to those of you who can’t make the distinction, here is my argument.
The bible has a lot of laws that we no longer deem relevant to society today. The Old Testament says that women, after childbirth, need to be separated from the population for a specified period of time, 33 days if she had a boy, 66 days if she had a girl. It also states that women need to separate from men during the time of their menstrual cycle.
How many people still follow this biblical law? Western society has made enough medical advancements that it knows there is no medical reason to continue this law. Its no longer relevant, and therefore we do not follow it anymore.
With respect to marriage, in the Old Testament, men could have multiple wives. Jacob not only had multiple wives, but he also had multiple concubines as well that gave him children. These children were never deemed illegitimate just because Jacob was not married to these women. Today, we’ve outlaw polygamy. This argument is not one for whether monogamy or polygamy are natural, but only to show that the law of marriage has evolved and changed not because the bible says its wrong, but because society evolved and deemed it illegal. This was a societal decision.
What many fail to acknowledge is that society has already moved away from biblical laws.
Many of them unknown to the general population. What is interesting to note, even the laws of the bible evolved. The laws of Noah, to the laws of Moses, changed because “God” deemed it necessary to make specific laws of greater value than others. The 10 commandments, the basic laws that we are governed by, does not say anything about homosexuality. The fact of the matter is, the concept of marriage has evolved, like many concepts from the bible. We know that women are not unclean, although the bible tells us women are dirty. The bible tells us not to eat shell fish, or pig, but today we have found proper ways of cooking these items, and many religious institutions do not keep the law of Kashrut.
Societies job is evolve and grow, to get better and more educated. But many fall back on biblical arguments when, in fact, many of those people have determined some laws unimportant and others of higher importance, but based on what? Their own self imposed idea of what is right and wrong. I would argue that it is time for people to evolve on the concept of marriage. I do not care if you believe it is unnatural or not, the fact of the matter is, people have the right to be people, and our constitution gives the right to privacy. Society has formulated the evolution of laws, why can’t we evolve on the concept of homosexuals having the right to marry? The law should be all people have the right to marriage.