What's the matter with Arkansas?

God loving child haters in the Sunshine State claim to have garnered enough signatures to force a measure onto the ballot in November that would bar co-habitating couples from adopting or fostering children; because it's better that a child should remain in an orphanage or other state institution than be exposed to a loving family. The petition was sponsored by the rather ironically named Arkansas Families First organisation.

Won't someone please think of the children? These folks obviously didn't.

Somehow I don't think that they've actually thought this through!

The World Congress for Families has decided to hold it's next annual in shindig in Amsterdam. Now I think that the Netherlands is an incredibly family friendly country; what with significant legally mandated maternity and paternity leave, flex hour requirements for workers with children, state run child care and universal health care. But somehow I don't think that those are the sorts of things that this American dominated right wing organisation is looking for. So add to the fact that they will be meeting in one of the most socialist states in Europe, even when they are run by what the Dutch consider to be right wing party, the cannabis cafes (you just can't smoke tobacco in them), the brothels and a decidedly un-Christian (in an American but not in a Christian sense) culture I think this might not turn out as planned. At least they won't be getting arrested for their shameful behaviour.

Why is the Republi-con Party the sworn enemy of the traditional American family?

I can think of no other reason to explain why 178 Republi-con members of the US House voted against a resolution lauding America's mothers.

Really. They did!

Now that you mention it those golden arches do kind of resemble buttocks!

Fearful that they will run out of people to hate the American Family Association has launched a frontal assault on McDonald's for their (alleged) McGayness. Have they started putting condoms and Celine Dion CD's into the Happy Meals or something?

Destroying the traditional family (pet)

In violation of the stated will of God a woman in Sweden has been fined 20,000 Skr for refusing to sell a puppy to lesbian.

Despite several attempts Senator Larry "Not-Now-and-Never-Have-Been Gay" Craig (R - ID) could not be reached for comment.

Surely this must be bad science

Otherwise how can one explain God allowing this to happen given how much She hates ho-mo-sexuals!

Marriage on the rocks?

If so I hope you and your spouse didn't book a city break in Vienna this weekend in a desperate hope to reinvigorate your union as the city is the site of the world's first divorce fair.

Note to gay marriage-phobics: this probably could have some impact as regards "destroying traditional marriage". I thought you should know.

Why does Austria hate traditional 1950s marriage?

If they don't how can you explain the fact that Wien is to host the world's first divorce fair later this month. Maybe they are just trying to lure more business from the Republican Presidential hopefuls.

Republican family values

Part the, oh Christ, I've lost count!

Mais non!

Since his election French President Nicholas Sarkozy has done his level best to cozy up to the Bush administration and to seem not so French. That he is half Hungarian undoubtedly makes this easier for him.

Is it possible that having established his neo-con credentials he is now preparing himself for a shock run at the Republican nomination for US President by getting a divorce?

Captain Codpiece's bad parenting

Clearly President Bush and the missus have failed as good, Christian parents. How else can one explain that his daughter Jenna has written a book in which she says, and I quote, "the best way to protect yourself from HIV is to be faithful to your partner and use a condom". Whatever happened to the abstinence thing?