Morning News 4/04/10

Happy Undead Jesus Day everyone!

In a move designed to enrage millions, a Catholic Cardinal refers to the systematic cover-up countless cases of  child sex abuse as nothing more than "petty gossip."

So far, everything is a "go" for Discovery's scheduled Monday morning launch at 6:21AM (EST). It will be Discovery's second-to-last launch with only three more shuttle launches in total.

Iowa celebrates one year of marriage equality as supporters caution us to stay on our toes.


They're from Nebraska! Supporters of marriage equality rally in Omaha in favor of civil rights.

(Terrifying Picture of the Easter Bunny from Awkward Family Photos, a splendid, charming and disturbing site that you simply must visit.)

Morning News 4/03/10

To paraphrase Bart Simpson: "Easter is a time when people of all faiths get together to worship Jesus Christ." Obama urges us all to come together in a "shared spirit of humanity."

Angels, I have a job for you: Actor John Forsythe shuffles off this mortal coil at age 92.

Paula Brooks over at Lez Get Real tells us that Gay rights protections in Salt Lake City are just the beginning of LGBTQ rights in Utah.

The Food police are determined to make Easter less fun, for your own good. A man who runs a string of weight loss camps for children insists that Easter isn't about candy. Good luck, fella.

(Marshmallow Peeps are a product of the Just Born Candy Company from Bethlehem Pennsylvania.)