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Note: This post was recently published at Huffington Post. You can read and comment there as well. Organized religion and controversy seem to go hand in hand. Like milk and cookies, peanut butter and jelly, gin and tonic, Bert and Ernie. And today’s controversy du jour: marriage equality. The hate-filled…

When I heard on Tuesday night that North Carolina voted to enact an amendment to its state constitution that bans same-sex marriage, my heart sank.  My heart sank for all of the couples and families and children of same-sex relationships who were given the message that their relationship was not…

Last week I linked up with Stasha’s Monday Listicles for a list of “10 Things That Make My Life Easier and Oh-So-Much-Better.”  I had so much fun coming up with the list that I’m going back for more Monday Listicles this week.  The topic is 10 Guilty Pleasures, courtesy of…

Just days ago, the Maryland Senate approved a marriage equality bill that would allow the state to issue marriage licenses to all couples otherwise legally permitted to marry, regardless of the sex of the individuals involved.  Now that the bill has successfully moved through the state legislature, it moves on…