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Friday, January 09, 2015

The Laughing Conservative

The Laughing Conservative


Four children of gays oppose gay marriage

Posted: 09 Jan 2015 05:13 AM PST

Four adult children of gay parents — acting as a "quartet of truth" — have submitted briefs to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opposing same-sex marriages, with several saying that growing up under the rainbow was neither normal nor pleasant. The court, which is considering whether to uphold the man-woman marriage laws in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, will hear arguments in New Orleans

Tribute to Hebdo heroes

Posted: 08 Jan 2015 09:50 PM PST

[Cagle Cartoons]

UK security chief: al-Qaeda 'plotting new mass attacks on West'

Posted: 08 Jan 2015 08:25 PM PST

"A group of core al Qaeda terrorists in Syria is planning mass casualty attacks against the West," the head of Britain's security agency MI5, Andrew Parker, said in a rare public speech at MI5 headquarters in London. In the speech, planned before the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris, Parker said seasoned al Qaeda militants in Syria aimed to "cause large-scale loss of life, often by attacking

Public-school girls told: 'follow Shariah dress code'

Posted: 08 Jan 2015 09:22 PM PST

The Douglas County School District in Colorado, under fire for saying that schoolgirls might have to cover up from head to ankle for a field trip to a mosque, has confirmed that such Shariah requirements will be enforced on the outing. "Students who choose to attend the [Rocky Heights Middle School] world religion field trip are expected to respect the dress code of the host facility," the

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