"Uphold Our Rights, But No One Else's"

Dashing in white.  So pretty.

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is at it again.  They never cease to amaze.

In typical style, the CBCP is busy panicking over the prospect of all Filipinos being treated with equality.

Senate Bill 2814, the "Act Prohibiting Discrimination, Profiling, Violence and All Forms of Intolerance Against persons based on ethnicity, race, religion, belief, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, language, disability, or other status," is making the bishops grip their rosaries even more tightly than usual these days.  Their fear is that, if it passes, SB 2814 will open the Philippines up to same-sex marriage.  Oh how they love to push those religious fear buttons!

WWJD if He Were Invited to a Same-sex Wedding?

FYI, In the world of witty Christian catchphrases, WWJD stands for "What Would Jesus Do."

Tying the knot in Scandinavia

I love a good wedding.  I like the symbolism, the romance, the sweetness, seeing everyone dressed up and looking their best, dancing at the reception, and the best part has got to be the cake.  Come on, wedding cake rocks!  Soooo good!

I've been to lots of weddings over the past few years, and three of them have been gay weddings.  Two were in Norway and one was in Sweden.  One was the wedding of my cousin, to his high school sweetheart, and the other two were weddings of friends of mine -- one a male-male couple and the other a female-female couple.

Awesome Australian Marriage Equality Ad

This is a truly beautiful advertisement from Australia.  If you're a human being, and if you've ever been in love with another human being, it will be impossible for this not to tug at your heartstrings.   

Great ad!

When Does Life Begin?

Implanted embryo. The start of a human, but not a human.

"Every biologist would agree that life begins at conception."

 

I heard that once during a debate, said by a passionate anti-choice person. Although passionate, he is also wrong.  I'm a biologist and I do not agree that life begins at conception, nor do any of my current colleagues, nor did any of my professors in univeristy, nor do the vast majority of doctors where I'm from.  This isn't because we hate life or babies, it's because the evidence to back up such a claim simply isn't there.