LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY sunfell)

Here we go again- the conservative right, needing a target for their homophobic march, have targeted none other than SpongeBob Squarepants. Apparently they think that he is gay, like the Teletubbies character targeted a few years back.

Here's the article:

Conservatives Pick Soft Target: A Cartoon Sponge
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 - On the heels of electoral victories barring same-sex marriage, some influential conservative Christian groups are turning their attention to a new target: the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.( Read more... )

LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY idragosani)

When I went home for lunch earlier today and came into the house, the radio was on,
and it sounded like my babysitter had been listening to some radio preacher or
something (the content of the speaker sounded religious), and it was later that I realized
that it was the inauguration being broadcast... not sure who was speaking but it
sounded all the world like someone preaching.

Now that is scary.