ISSUE: Couples often face family disapproval. This could be because someone has married outside of their race or religion or nationality, and in many cultures, parents would never want their children to marry a same-sex partner. One option is to just not ever tell the parents about the wedding. But this is challenging and could […]
What’s in a name?
ISSUE: This week in Grey Matters, we look at a dilemma facing every married couple, gay or straight. What do you do about the social convention where the wife takes the husband’s last name? Let’s examine this topic with a fictional story about Juan Gomez, an attorney, and Billy White, a personal trainer. The couple has […]
Mississippi decides that being gay is a “super sin”
This is the first blog in my “All the Words in Red” series where we take a look at what Jesus said and apply that to 21st century problems. When I was a kid growing up in rural South Carolina, we had a saying, “Thank God for Mississippi.” The reason we said this: even […]
Advice for Same-Sex Couples on How to Navigate Anti-Gay Discriminatory Laws
This November, Missouri voters will be able to pass an amendment that will enshrine in the Missouri Constitution the right to discriminate against same sex couples on the grounds of a sincere religious belief. With a change in their procedural rules, Missouri Republican Senators stopped a thirty-nine-hour filibuster of the anti-gay bill, sending it to […]
For God’s sake, “Christians” need to learn how to discriminate
It’s been in the news for a couple of years now. Across the United States, small business owners have refused to provide services for same sex weddings. Just last month, in Longview, Texas, the owners of Kern’s Bakery, Edie Delorme and her husband, refused to bake a cake for an engaged gay couple, Ben […]
Senator Cruz needs to learn the meaning of the word “jihad”
This is the first blog in my dictionary series where I help people learn the actual meanings of words they misuse. On Thursday, April 9, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared in Iowa before a forum for people who homeschool their kids (insert eye roll) and railed against the “rainbow jihad” being waged by gays and lesbians right […]
Amendment XVIII to the US Constitution
Earlier this week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) tweeted, “The Supreme Court’s decision to let rulings by lower court judges stand that redefine marriage is both tragic and indefensible. . . Traditional marriage is an institution whose integrity and vitality are critical to the health of any society. We should remain faithful to our moral heritage […]
Melissa “Sweet Cakes” Klein gets Standing Ovation at Values Voters Summit
This is my second blog about religion and cake. And I cannot promise that it will be my last. Aaron and Melissa Klein were the owners of the bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Greshman, Oregon, until “homosexual activists” shut down their business. They appeared at the Values Voters Summit in Washington D.C. this past […]
Lesbian Bridezillas and Lessons we can learn from Legally Blonde
A lesbian couple tried to schedule an appointment to try on wedding dresses at W.W. Bridal Boutique in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. An employee told the blushing brides-to-be, “We don’t serve same-sex couples.” The lesbians turned to Facebook. Some media outlets branded them “Lesbian Bridezillas” for after their post went viral. The owner of the shop spoke out. “We feel […]
Hypocrisy Alert in Chattanooga – Voters “protect” marriage
I don’t mind people having an opinion, but I do object when people have two opinions on a topic that contradict each other. A recent example I’ll share from my personal life before tackling today’s hot issues. My husband wanted to put a dog park in our neighborhood. Everyone was in favor except one woman. […]