For perhaps the first time in this ongoing national struggle, the Republican legislators in Idaho have seen the writing on the wall and they are reading it.
Idaho House Tables Forced Ultrasound Bill
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Author Archive for Ann Werner
Ann Werner is the author of two novels: The People Next Door and Dreams and Nightmares, and has collaborated with her daughter on two non-fiction books: The Virgin Diaries and Ain't No Sunshine: Men Reveal the Pain of Heartbreak. She is a former soap actor, having appeared on Days of Our Lives for over seven years and is a woman of strong opinions. She resides in Northern California.
Idaho Senate Passes Forced Ultrasound Bill
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Idaho Senator Chuck Winder proposed a bill which would force every woman to undergo a mandatory ultrasound prior to having an abortion.
Update: Priest Who Walked Out On Funeral Placed On Administrative Leave
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In an update on a story first reported on Addicting Info, Father Marcel Guarnizo has been placed on administrative leave from the ministry in the Washington Archdiocese. Fr. Guarnizo is the priest who denied communion to a gay woman at her mother’s funeral and then compounded the problem by refusing to accompany the deceased to the cemetery to deliver the final blessing.
The Santorum Girls, Haley and Camille, Sing One For Rick (VIDEO)
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Sooner or later, it had to happen and it did. We now have the “Santorum Girls”, two fresh-faced and talented young women from Oklahoma. They and their family were apparently so excited about Rick Santorum visiting their town on the campaign trail that they felt compelled to not only write a song, but make a video letting the world know that change is on the way.
The New American Revolution
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This primary season has been very illuminating. It has removed the veil covering up the real agenda of what remains of the GOP.
The Sounds of Silence: Limbaugh’s Dead Air
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Media Matters reported today that Rush Limbaugh closed the first hour of his show on WABC with one minute three seconds of dead air.
Update: Priest Walks Out Of Woman’s Funeral Because Of Her Gay Daughter
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This weekend Addicting Info broke the story of Barbara Johnson being denied communion by Father Marcel Guarnizo at her mother’s funeral. Outcry from the public was swift and powerful. The Archdiocese of Washington has released the following statement.
Priest Walks Out Of Woman’s Funeral Because Of Her Gay Daughter
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Perhaps if we can get back to a place where the separation of church and state are once again accepted as one of the founding principles of this country, stop trying to out-Christian each other, stop vilifying other religions and other people based on purely human and not godly concepts, we will begin to mend the fractures that are tearing us apart today.
Shhh! Don’t Tell Republicans That Women Vote!
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Unemployment is going down but is still at an unacceptable number. People in this country are hurting. So what are Republicans talking about? Contraception. And women aren’t invited to the conversation.
