*except Bible-Believing Christians

This morning the Senate passed a Defense Spending bill that has mostly to do with getting the troops better equipment and raises. Great, right? Oops, they also attached a hate crimes bill to the legislation, paving the way for thought crime enforcement. Somehow those two issues don't seem related, but maybe that's just me. You can read more about it here. <thanks Stacy!>

In related news, the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco is moving forward despite a small speedbump. Miller Brewing Co. folded to pressure and asked that their logo be removed from a "promotional poster portraying Jesus Christ and his disciples as 'half-naked homosexual sadomasochists.'"

That almost makes me want to go out and buy a beer -- I'm not sure I can recall a time in recent history when a company folded to a Christian protest -- except that the article I read says Miller only pulled their logo from the poster, not that they've actually removed their endorsement of the publicly-funded event where folks strut around naked and engage in public sexual acts.

And a final note about the Church of Tolerance: Germany is preparing to "forcibly deport" an American missionary family because they won't send their children to public schools <you may recall that homeschooling is illegal in Germany>. Apparently the government position is that missionaries generally do not "give their children over to the state school system," therefore they have refused a residency permit to the family. Read more here.