New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has kept his promise by vetoing a bill to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey. State Senate President Steve Sweeney, however, vows that he’ll lead a repeal of the governor’s veto.
Haters: Westboro Baptist Church to picket Whitney Houston’s funeral
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The Westboro Baptist Church, the infamous group of around 40 members based in Topeka, Kansas, are at it again, now threatening to picket the funeral of Whitney Houston. Margie Phelps, daughter of WBC pastor Fred Phelps, aroused suspicions today as to the groups plans via twitter: ”Yay! 2 pickets in NJ-Whitney Houston funeral & [legislature]“. The group has previously picketed the funerals of Michael Jackson, Steve Jobs, Matthew Shepard and countless soldiers who died overseas.
NJ Legislature passes gay marriage bill, no veto from gov… yet
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The New Jersey legislature passed a bill in favor of legalizing gay marriage in the Garden State. That was expected after the State Senate passed the same legislation earlier this week. However, the big shocker is that as of Thursday evening, Governor Chris Christie had not yet vetoed the bill.
Attacked for a Gay Marriage Editorial!
1Destinie Mogg-Barakalow decided to write an opinion piece on gay marriage and tried to show how “Prop 8 generates more hate.” The editorial was shown in the February 15 edition of Bridgewater State University’s paper The Comment. According to the Huffington Post, Mogg-Barkalow felt Prop 8 supporters are intolerant and bigoted. She would experience the hate and ignorance first hand at her own campus.
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