Refuse a homophobic heaven

Newsweek has an interesting article on future science possibly being able to reverse aging which would allow humans to maybe live to 150. They might have it figured out in 30 years -- just after the time I'd be able to take advantage of it.



Yet another study about the success of kids raised by gay and lesbian parents. Seems kids are happier when their parents are happy -- and parents are happier when they like how the household chores have been divided. Straight couples divide chores along gender lines. Gay couples divide chores based on who is best doing what and who likes doing what.



Now that Detroit has filed for Bankruptcy, this bit of fun from 7 years ago in The Onion seems appropriate again. The story is that Detroit was sold at auction to scrap dealers who plan to dismantle the city to extract all that can be recycled. That's 14 million tons of steel, plus aluminum and copper, waiting to be used again. And while it lasts, the unemployed will have a way to earn some money.



The United Nations is launching a "Free & Equal" campaign to promote acceptance of gay people around the world. Desmond Tutu adds his voice:

I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place. I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this.

We've long heard stories about how Ronald Reagan, saint of the GOP, wouldn't be accepted in today's party. Peter Beinart wrote an article for Newsweek saying that the GOP's recent hero, Bush II, wouldn't fare so well in the current GOP either. Georgie was an optimist: Deficits don't matter because the economy will grow (note: we're not here to debate the truth of that statement, only contrast it with what the current GOP is saying). More countries are moving to democracy. Muslims and Mexicans share the same basic values we treasure. But since he's left office, the GOP pessimists have taken control. They're obsessed about the deficit. Hispanics only want the gov't to take care of them. Arabs are violent and don't share our values after all.



There's a report on a new ultra-right group from Mother Jones (though I read the summary on Towleroad). One of its leaders in Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Justice Clarence Thomas. They've been meeting in secret for a while, planning a comeback from last November's losses. It seems they're still stuck on the idea that if they could just get their message across (let's try writing at the 4th grade level this time) Americans, or at least Low Info Voters, would vote them back into power. So yeah, a coalition of those who refuse to pay taxes with those who don't have to pay taxes should be a winner.

Should we laugh at their idiotic dreams? Or be afraid because they'll have the Koch money to back them up?