Anti-Gay Archbishop John Nienstedt under Investigation for Sexual Relationships with Men

This man is the worst.

Archbishop of St. Paul & Minneapolis, John Nienstedt, is under investigation for fooling around with priests, seminarians and more men. Here's the funny thing about this Archbishop. He hates gays, he worked with NOM and other groups to keep wraps from us. So it's interesting to hear he's under investigation.

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The investigation of Twin Cities Archbishop John Nienstedt is being conducted by a prominent Minneapolis law firm hired by the archdiocese after church officials received an allegation against Nienstedt.

The archdiocese confirmed the investigation, which was first reported by Commonweal, a Catholic magazine based in New York.

Nienstedt, 67, said in a separate statement that the allegations “are absolutely and entirely false” and he said he himself authorized the internal investigation, which he called “independent, thorough.”

“The allegations do not involve minors or lay members of the faithful, and they do not implicate any kind of illegal or criminal behavior,” Nienstedt said. “The allegations involve events alleged to have occurred at least a decade ago, before I began serving in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.”

Arrest this man, please!

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Interesting Quote: Minnesota Vikings Coach Mike Priefer (a.k.a. The Bigot)

“I vehemently deny today’s allegations made by Chris Kluwe. I want to be clear that I do not tolerate discrimination of any type and am respectful of all individuals. I personally have gay family members who I love and support just as I do any family member. The primary reason I entered coaching was to affect people in a positive way. As a coach, I have always created an accepting environment for my players, including Chris, and have looked to support them both on and off the field. The comments today have not only attacked my character and insulted my professionalism, but they have also impacted my family. While my career focus is to be a great professional football coach, my number one priority has always been to be a protective husband and father to my wife and children. I will continue to work hard for the Minnesota Vikings, the Wilf family and all of our loyal fans.”

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To know more about Mike, check out Chris' article, here. He supposedly said that we will burn in Hell and "We should round up all the gays, send them to an island, and then nuke it until it glows."

Rep. Keith Ellison sings a Song for Marriage Equality in Minnesota

so cute... the song and him

Lawrence O'Donnell talks to Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton after signing the State Marriage Equality Bill

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Minnesota has Marriage Equality!

Minnesota passes equality, 37-30!

The Governor will sign it into law!

Big Vote for Marriage Equality in Minnesota - WATCH LIVE

Today is the final vote for marriage equality in Minnesota.

The debate starts at 1pm ET, so please check it out after the jump.

This could be another big day for our country and for equality

UPDATED The Minnesota House of Representatives Passes Marriage Vote!

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UPDATE

Minnesota's House passes marriage equality in a vote of 75-59! Onward to the Senate!

Minnesota is moving towards Marriage Equality

Minnesota is moving forward!

Yesterday, their House Civil Law Commmittee approved the marriage equality bill in a 10-7 vote, earlier the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of marriage equality 5-3.

Now, the bill moves to the full House for consideration.

This is a good pace for the home state of Michele Bachmann.

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Mike Frey is Hateful, Dumb Bigot - WATCH

This stupid Minnesota resident said some dumb things today during the House Civil Law Committee. WATCH his... just watch

WATCH The Moment of Victory in Minnesota

Campaign Manager Richard Carlbom of Minnesotans United for All Families thought the vote on the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage was too close to call.

But he was wrong...

In Minnesota: Parents Demand School to provide Ex-Gay Therapy

Really?

From the Twin Cities Daily Planet

A slew of conservative Christian parents — and even an orthodox rabbi — implored the Anoka-Hennepin School District to purge schools of any mention of homosexuality and demanded that teachers teach about the “ex-homosexual” movement and “gay-related immune deficiency.” One district member even assailed Dan Savage’s It Gets Better campaign as vulgar and accused the popular columnist of teaching children about “three-ways.” Several people testified using little more than versus from the Bible that are often used to demean and degrade the LGBT community.


The controversy in the district is over the sexual orientation curriculum policy also called the “neutrality policy” which says that LGBT issues are not to be discussed in the district’s schools. Six students are suing to eliminate the policy on the grounds that it makes for a hostile school environment and the district announced last month that they are considering scrapping the policy and replacing it with one that deals with “controversial topics” but doesn’t single out LGBT students and issues.

This is unbelievable!

WATCH: Activists Glitter-Bomb Anti-Gay Fair Booth in Minnesota

Here's the info:
Glitter rained down from the heavens in a "Minnesota Miracle" on the anti-marriage equality booth at the Minnesota state fair. LGBT equality activists showered the booth from a skilift shouting: "where's our booth?" and "equality for all" in reference to the strange appearance of the anti-gay booth despite the exclusion of a pro-equality booth on the fairgrounds.

"As LGBT people are excluded from basic rights like marriage, the voices of marriage equality activists in Minnesota were excluded from having a booth at the Minnesota state fair," said participant Joanna Hirvela, "but we will not be silenced. Wherever there is bigotry, let there be glitter."

WATCH: Civil Rights Groups Plan To Sue Minn. School District Over Curriculum Policy On Sexual Orientation

Oh Snap! Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Vetoes the Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment

Great Hera! The Governor has vetoed the gay marriage ban in Minnesota! Please watch

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WATCH: Rachel Maddow talks about the Gay Marriage Drama in Minnesota

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UPDATED: Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment will be on the 2012 Ballot in Minnesota

In a late night move yesterday, the Minnesota House voted to put the Gay Marriage ban on the ballot for 2012.

And if the five-hour House debate is any indication, Minnesotans are in for 18 months of emotional and hard-fought campaigning. The campaign is expected to bring in millions of dollars for both sides.

An hour after the House voted 70-62 to ask voters to decide whether marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman, those opposed to the amendment launched their campaign, Minnesotans United for All Families.

Bill sponsor Rep. Steve Gottwalt, R-St. Cloud, said the issue is so important that the public should decide it.

“Not all wisdom resides here in the state Legislature and not all wisdom resides in our courts,” Gottwalt said as debate wound down.

As votes were tallied, “just vote no” chants came from outside the House chamber.
Opponents said they do not like where the amendment campaign could take Minnesota.
“That makes me fear for our state,” Rep. Kate Knuth, DFL-New Brighton, said.

WATCH how this went down

All eyes will be on Minnesota in the upcoming months. I can't believe our rights are up for a vote.

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WATCH: The Pastor Bradlee Dean Fallout in the Minnesota State House

Before the morning session began in the Minnesota House, the anti-gay pastor or whatever he is, Bradlee Dean gave this stupid ass prayer.


Afterward, Democratic Rep. Terry Morrow denounced his foolishness


Followed by House Speaker Kurt Zellers


This Axl Rose reject is known for crazy mess. He is also a teabagger (go figure), said that countries who execute gays are more moral than American Christians, and pals around with Michele Bachmann.

Here's more on Bradlee Dean

Minnesota Democrats push to end their state version of DOMA

As the GOP in Minnesota try to ban gay marriage, the Democrats came back hard with a bill (the Marriage and Family Protection Act) that would repeal their state version of DOMA.

Here's some more info:

“Marriage is a legal institution recognized by the state to promote stable relationships and to protect people in those relationships and their children,” the bill states. “Minnesota’s current marriage law discriminates against same-sex couples, denying them and their families rights and responsibilities, including the right to pension and Social Security survivor’s benefits, the right to family and medical leave, and numerous other benefits and obligations. The state has an interest in encouraging stable relationships regardless of the gender or sexual orientation of the partners and the entire community benefits when couples undertake the mutual obligations of marriage.”


The bill removes language from Minnesota statutes stemming from the 1997 Defense of Marriage Act. Instead, statutes that refer to “husband” and “wife” would also refer to “spouse.”


Doug Benson of Marriage Equality Minnesota, which helped draft a similar bill last year, said the bill isn’t likely to go anywhere.


“With little chance of passage this biennium, it is largely a symbolic gesture, but symbols are important,” he said. “We are pushing forward toward equality in the face of our oppressors’ onslaught,” he added, referring to a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

I think this is a solid gesture. I hope they try to stop this silly marriage ban.

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WATCH: Rep. Steve Simon calls out the Supporters of the Gay Marriage Ban in Minnesota

This is from the House Civil Law Committee meeting yesterday in Minnesota. They were debating an amendment to make marriage solely between a man and woman. Rep. Steve Simon had this this to say:

Great point made by Steve, however the House committee voted 10-7 to allow Minnesotans to vote on a constitutional amendment that could ban gay marriage in their state.

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In Minnesota: The Senate Committee approves Gay Marriage Ban

The gay marriage ban is moving fast in Minnesota. Yesterday, the haters in the state Senate committee passed a bill that will allow folks to vote on banning gay marriage.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill 8-4, with all Republicans in favor and all Democrats opposed. Passage by the full Senate and the House appears likely with solid Republican majorities in both chambers, meaning voters in 2012 would be asked to enshrine in Minnesota's Constitution a prohibition on same-sex marriage that already exists in state law.

Supporters said the constitutional definition of marriage is important enough to give the final say to voters, rather than elected officials or judges. Critics said the bill reflects a narrow religious agenda that doesn't belong in the state Constitution and that a months-long, divisive debate will distract from more important issues facing the state.

It's the first time in five years that a Minnesota legislative committee held a hearing on gay marriage. Two hours of testimony from both sides grew heated at times, and an overflow crowd that didn't fit into the Capitol hearing room could nonetheless be heard loudly cheering at pivotal moments as they watched nearby on closed-circuit TV.

The chief Senate sponsor of the bill, Republican Sen. Warren Limmer of Maple Grove, said a recent Hennepin County lawsuit challenging Minnesota's statute banning gay marriage demonstrated the need for a stronger constitutional prohibition. A judge dismissed that challenge earlier this year, but Limmer said it showed the risk to the traditional definition of marriage.

"This issue is on track to go forward to our court system," Limmer said.

More to come as this issue continues.

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