"In a major shift in attitudes over the past decade, a survey of priests in England conducted by the Times found that more than half supported a change in law to allow clergy to conduct the marriage of gay couples, with 53.4% in favour compared with 36.5% against."
~ Alexandra Topping
#homosexuality #SameSexMarriage #Anglican #ChurchofEngland
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Food Insecurity In U.S. Military And Veterans Doubles National Average
RNC member: State parties should develop 'options' to deny Trump nomination if he's a convicted felon https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2024-2664623601/
They should probably just go ahead and designate the Republican party a terrorist organization.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-citing-potential-dangers-warns-lgbtq-travelers-us-risks-2023-08-29/
@wdlindsy It has not been very wide spread, but Willis has asked the judge to keep everything together, so if she is bringing forward a couple of the cases, they should all be brought forward, which would mean this whole thing kicks off in about 50 days.
Anti-abortion activists who blocked access to clinic found guilty on all charges — face up to 11 years in prison https://deadstate.org/anti-abortion-activists-who-blocked-access-to-clinic-found-guilty-on-all-charges-face-up-to-11-years-in-prison/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The risk of new disease, disability and death remains elevated in some patients as long as two years after catching COVID-19. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/22/world/science-health/covid-risks-still-persist/?utm_content=buffer2aa63&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #sciencehealth #covid19 #longcovid #health #covid19variants
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters draws political heat, fines for recent actions | KGOU
https://www.kgou.org/education/2023-08-30/oklahoma-state-superintendent-ryan-walters-draws-political-heat-fines-for-recent-actions
On Aug 30, 1956: White Mobs Block School Integration in Mansfield, Texas http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/aug/30
Seems to be a lot of this going on in our southern (red) states. UPDATE: Tennessee House Speaker silences critic, avoids vote on alleged residency fraud https://popular.info/p/update-tennessee-house-speaker-silences?publication_id=1664&utm_medium=email&action=share&isFreemail=true
The surprise is that the AL AG will prosecute a Republican! Madison County lawmaker David Cole arrested on illegal voting charge - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/madison-county-lawmaker-arrested-on-illegal-voting-charge.html
Key take-away...
"Meadows also conceded that he sent a text message to a Georgia election official asking if the state could speed up the ballot signature-matching process if the Trump campaign paid for it. That seems like a purely partisan/campaign communication."
Attention associate professors! This is just a gentle reminder to try to stay on top of getting promoted to full professor just in case a grad student murders you and CNN is left to their own devices to write this headline: "UNC graduate student charged with murder in fatal shooting of associate professor" @edutooters
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/us/unc-chapel-hill-campus-shooting-tuesday/index.html
Granite State #Republicans make first-in-nation moves to #DumpTrump from ballot
#NewHampshire moves to keep Trump off the ballot for 2024
#Election2024
Talladega city schools encourage students to wear COVID masks, say it is not a mandate - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/talladega-city-schools-encourage-students-to-wear-covid-masks-say-it-is-not-a-mandate.html
I love John Archibald: They’re coming for your library - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/archibald-theyre-coming-for-your-library.html
On Aug 29, 1961: Bob Moses Brutally Beaten While Registering Black Voters in Mississippi http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/aug/29
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