Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Every Heart Matters

Quote of the Day

"If any person's religious beliefs don't bring out the best in the spirit and the goodness of men and women, it's not a religion; it's an excuse for being a bigot." - Buzzflash

(29 of October 2006)

From a buddy...

Hi,
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I just signed a petition to Air Force Secretary Donley asking him to let Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach -- who is getting fired simply for being gay -- keep serving his country.
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Lt. Col. Fehrenbach has served honorably for 18 years in the Air Force as an F-15E Aviator. He has received eight air medals, one for Heroism, and was hand-picked to protect the
Washington, D.C. airspace after 9/11. He flew combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, targeting the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Lt. Col. Fehrenbach has only been an asset to the United States Air Force, not a detriment to unit cohesion, morale, or good order. Please join me in signing the petition now and join the movement to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell":
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http://www.sldn.org/fehrenbach
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Thanks!

Nice...

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=565071520885&ref=nf

Revoked as of today

The hits to this website as of today:

vs June 4th

Thanks folks!

"What marriage has done to me"

at Farmoyz this:

Dear Father Tony,

In all the talk about marriage equality, we hear about laws and rights and injustice, as well we should. But the video interview of George Takei and his husband made me wish I could hear more about the difference it's made to newly-married gay couples. What does it mean to you, now that you're married? As a long-committed newlywed, you are one whose opinion I'd like to hear, and other Bilerico contributors might chime in as well. This is the sort of message that straight people need to hear, to understand the reality of what heretofore may have been just an abstract idea. We need stories—pictures in our heads—to replace the old rhetoric.

For further commnts, or to leave yours go to: http://farmboyz.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-on-bilerico-what-marriage-has.html#comments

Quote of the day

Notice the Flower has Nine Petals
Photo by Daniel Orey, all rights reserved

"... in this world, ... people widely differ in their manners and habits, their tastes, their temperament and character, their thoughts and their views, ... [it] is the sign of diversity, the symbol and the secret of perfection, and the revealer of the bounties of the All-glorious.

Consider the flowers of the garden; though differing in kind, color, form and shape, yet, inasmuch as they are refreshed by the waters of one spring, revived by the breath of one wind, invigorated by the rays of one sun, this diversity increaseth their charm and addeth unto their beauty. How unpleasing to the eye if all the flowers and plants, the leaves and blossoms, the fruit, the branches, and the trees of the garden were all of the same shape and color! Diversity of color, form and shape enricheth and adorneth the garden, and heighteneth the effect thereof."
-'Abdul-Baha