Welcome to H&C,,, where I aggregate news of interest. Primary topics include abuse with "the church", LGBTQI+ issues, cults - including anti-vaxxers, and the Dominionist and Theocratic movements. Also of concern is the anti-science movement with interest in those that promote garbage like homeopathy, chiropractic and the like. I am an atheist and anti-theist who believes religious mythos must be die and a strong supporter of SOCAS.
We the People of the
United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,
promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America. (Signed in
convention September 17, 1787. Ratified June 21, 1788)
So people who aren’t members of “the church”
aren’t real Americans. You know, like Christians are. Oh,,, and
y'all better be sure it is Boebert's flavor of Christian – the
hateful, bigot kind.
Joe Lombardo, the former
Clark County sheriff who rebranded in the primary as a hardline
right-winger, is projected by the Associated Press to defeat Gilbert,
a COVID truther and voter fraud conspiracy theorist who marched on
the Capitol on Jan. 6. Lombardo led Gilbert 38.4% to 27.6% with 82%
of precincts reporting Wednesday morning.
Gilbert immediately
declared that he would not concede the race and may even file a
lawsuit contesting the race.
"Maybe the
establishment and swamp rats forgot who they're dealing with,"
he wrote on Facebook, adding a rat emoji. "I smell a lawsuit
because this STINKS! I will concede nothing. No one likes No Show Joe
and he absolutely is not beating me, and will not beat me in a fair
fight/race. There's a reason a real fighter with real legal teams is
in this fight."
We have new
details on a case we’ve been following for weeks. An Auburn man
gained national attention after being arrested for leaving flowers on
his fiancée’s grave.
The arrest warrant for
Winston Hagans had a charge for littering after he left a flower box
on his fiancée’s grave. Earlier today, the judge heard both sides
on if a flower box should be considered litter or not.
In court during
Thursday’s bench trial, Judge Jim McLaughlin found Hagans guilty of
criminal littering after leaving flowers on his fiancée’s grave
with a $50 charge for littering and a court fine of $250.
The defense plans to
appeal the decision. However, the city prosecutor said there would be
no jail time if Hagans agreed not to place any more boxes on the
grave.
As much as I hate to say it, let it go. Experience
speaking, you are not going to win against the parent(s).
You may say to yourselves, “How can we
know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?” If what a
prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come
true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has
spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed. (Deuteronomy 18:21-22,
NIV)
A
Massachusetts man charged with setting fire to The Satanic Temple's
headquarters in Salem was ordered held without bail Monday.
Daniel Damien Lucey, 42,
of Chelsea, pleaded not guilty to arson, destruction of a place of
worship and civil rights violation charges during his arraignment in
Salem District Court. He's due back in court next Tuesday to
determine whether he can be released or poses a danger.
Prosecutors
say a doorbell security camera captured Lucey pouring lighter fluid
on the porch of The Satanic Temple headquarters, lighting a fire and
walking away Friday night.
Lucey, who was wearing a
T-shirt emblazoned with the word “God,” also left a backpack
containing a copy of the U.S. Constitution and a Bible.
In
an interview with right-wing radio host Trey Graham, Paxton
acknowledged that it is "difficult to give comfort" to
families who lost their kids. "If I lost one of my children I'd
be pretty devastated, especially in a way that is so senseless and
seemingly has no purpose," he continued. "I think ...
I would just have to say, if I had the opportunity to talk to the
people I'd have to say, look, there's always a plan. I believe God
always has a plan. Life is short no matter what it is. And certainly,
we're not going to make sense of, you know, a young child being shot
and killed way before their life expectancy."
The “mistake”
Anderson makes - supposed to be a christian nation. Where in the
U.S. Constitution does it say, or even hint at that? This is why no
religious tests are allowed for government office.
Bear
in mind, the only reference to religion in the Constitution is
in Article VI: “No religious Test shall ever be required as a
Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”
IOWs, political power in the United States may never be limited to
people of one faith – a necessary condition for a “Christian
nation” – but must be open to people of all faiths or none.
According to
NPR this is not just an MTG issue. Republican legislators in Georgia,
Florida, Arizona, Texas (and other states) are trying to crack down,
with proposals to ban minors from drag shows.https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/1105544325/drag-shows-children
What I would
ask MTG et al, would
you ban children from Hooters?
Dressing in
drag isn't a sexual act and Drag performances/events can be tailored
toward children or all-ages audiences. Parents are perfectly free
not to take their
children to events with drag performers, but parents should also be
free to do so, too.
As Badash note,
MTG opposes “the worldwide scientific consensus that climate change
is harming the earth and may lead to mass extinction,” declaring
“that global warming is good for the planet and humans.”
The episode
would not be complete without Bobo news,,, but, TBH, I cant make
heads or tails of her whacked out BS. Sadly the required explainers
are too lengthy. So, I have decided to cut this episode short.
