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Monday, April 30, 2012
Religion / Media Savage's Great New Shitstorm
Posted by David Schmader on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 9:44 AM
A couple weeks ago, Dan Savage delivered a keynote address at the National High School Journalism Convention, during which he spoke some true (if expletive-ridden) words about what the Bible has gotten wrong throughout history. Then came this top headline on the Drudge Report: "Anti-Bullying Speaker Curses Christian Teens."
Here's video of what Dan said (which led numerous Christian students to flee the auditorium).
Whee!
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