Social conservatives have a new pro-gay bogeyman, and his name is Tim Gill. Here's an ominous new video on Gill that's been produced by Focus on the Family: Weird thing about the vid? Despite the general foreboding tone, they really don't point to anything that Gill is supposedly doing wrong. He and his Gill Action Fund, like so many groups and individuals on their side, are simply working for a political landscape that's more conducive to his societal vision. Nothing improper. Nothing outside the boundary of acceptability. And so in this warning sign, FOF almost seems to ...

According to the LA Times, the Presbyterian Church (USA) has taken a step towards full inclusion of gays and lesbians into the church. Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (USA) overturned a long-standing ban on the ordination of gays and lesbians Friday, providing yet the latest example of a religious denomination struggling with how, and whether, to incorporate homosexuality into church life. This change however must be approved by a majority of regions called presbyteries. The General Assembly voted in favor of the ordination measure 54% to 46%, but its decision must still be approved by a majority of the nation’s 173 regional ...