Now I've Seen Everything

The Equal Rights Coalition will play host to America’s most notable homophobe in Fort Wayne on Sunday. The Rev. Fred Phelps, who runs the God Hates fags website and whose followers regularly demonstrate against LGBT rights has agreed to take part in a forum on gay rights. [...]

“We’ll accommodate it if it’s anywhere near reasonable,” Phelps said. “It’s just a wonderful way to show the contrast between the truth of God and the abomination of sin.” (source)

Now we are asking the bastard to a forum our community is hosting? I don’t even know what to say to that.

I guess I do have some good news. James Maestas, the 21-year-old Santa Fe man who was beaten, has been released from the hospital today. I hope he does ok. It sounds like he’s still very sick.

(Santa Fe, New Mexico) A 21-year-old Santa Fe man beaten to unconsciousness was released from hospital Tuesday, more than a week after he was attacked by five men.

But, the future for James Maestas remains uncertain. He was taken off a respirator at St. Vincent Hospital on Monday and is breathing on his own, but he is still very sick a family spokesperson said.

Maestas has pneumonia. His lungs were damaged in the attack, and there is the risk of further infection, the spokesperson for his parents said. (source)