No he means there is less $$ every day Going to discriminatory Christians churches… especially when many are becoming more non-discriminatory from the top down…eg the Episcopalians.  and without the  mighty $$$ they cannot maintain their 'control.'

Lawmakers raise concerns about locker rooms at trans rights hearing…Here’s one for the open thread:
From EdgeBoston‘s Lawmakers raise concerns about locker rooms at trans rights hearing:

During a Judiciary Committee hearing on the transgender rights bill July 14 some members of the committee indicated that they had concerns about the bill, particularly about its impact on bathroom and locker room facilities. In the weeks leading up to the hearing opponents of the bill, led by the conservative Christian advocacy group Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI), had waged a media and lobbying campaign to brand the legislation, House Bill 1728, as “the bathroom bill,” claiming that it would enable sexual predators to dress as women and enter women’s bathroom and locker room facilities. Only one committee member, Rep. Colleen Garry (D-Dracut), raised that scenario as a serious concern during the hearing, but other committee members, including House committee chair Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty (D-Chelsea), said they believed the bill might threaten the rights to privacy and modesty of non-transgender people using locker room and bathroom facilities. H.B. 1728 would amend the state’s non-discrimination and hate crimes laws to make them transgender-inclusive.
Several committee members asked questions about the bill during the testimony of Jennifer Levi, an attorney for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and one of the lead advocates working to pass the bill. O’Flaherty asked Levi how the law would impact his own right to privacy if he was using the locker room at a men’s gym and someone else was using the facilities who he believed to be transgender.
“If an individual comes into the locker room and [is] not, either from an anatomical perspective or an expression perspective, subjectively considered by me to be considered male, and I feel that my right to privacy, along with my right to enjoy that heath club because it’s a male-only heath club [is threatened], how would you answer the concerns that arise from members of those health clubs or from other facilities of public accommodation?” asked O’Flaherty.
Levi responded…

Well, ya’ havta go to the article to see how Levi responded!

40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing Was TodayRaw Video: Restored Video of Apollo 11 Moonwalk:

Genius TSA Officer & Baggage Handler Caught Stealing From Decoy LuggageFrom The Consumerist:

Two workers at JFK airport fell into a trap set by Delta Airlines and the TSA, says the Daily News. The two men are accused of stealing a Macbook Air and a T-Mobile Sidekick from decoy luggage. The first man, a TSA officer, was videotaped rummaging through a Miami-bound suitcase in an airport screening room while a baggage handler watched.
The duo then switched the luggage tags in order to throw others off the scent. The two geniuses can expect up 4 years in prison if convicted.
We’re glad the TSA is busy humiliating itself for our benefit, but we’d also like to remind you not to check your valuables if at all possible. Keep sensitive items, particularly laptops, with you in the cabin.

An infrastructure collapse is a real possibility.But good gosh, it must be due to “immorality” and not due to the fact that Bush and the GOP congress let the infrastructure rot.  Not that the Democrats are much better, mind you, but enormous, possibly irreversible damage was done during the Bush years.  After all, what matters more, shoring up the country’s infrastructure or maximizing the profits of campaign contributors?

They always gloss over the factthat gay marriage states are doing better than the rest of the country.

Breaking: Federal Hate Crime bill approved!The Senate finally voted (63-28) to approve the Matthew Shepard Act (as part of the defense bill they are still working on.)
From the AP: http://www.google.com/hostedne…

Don’t forget the Obama Administration’s complicityIf the federal government is forced to recognize same-sex relationships, we will push the country over the edge to bankruptcy.  Any criticism of comments like Lively’s will result in the rightwingnuts pointing out that they agree with Obama.  

Um…..Actually, Autumn it was the anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11. The landing wasn’t until the 20th.

D’oh!Correction noted.