Today's Cultural Warfare Update

I think the fundamentalists may have really pooched themselves - they were actually quoting Stalin at their little death-to-the-judiciary rally over the weekend, and not with irony;

Small-town Kansas newspaper editor who has been trying to keep his home town alive gives up after city votes overwhelmingly for the anti-marriage-rights amendment - he's gay;

Focus on the Family article demanding more political activism from fundamentalists;

Another plug for anti-gay "Day of Truth," and also calls to disrupt the planned "Day of Silence" silent protest by queer and queer-supportive students at universities;

Today's Family News in Focus talks about a King's College (remember them? They're having trouble with accreditation)/City Action Coalition to mobilise NYC and NY state fundamentalist groups into heavier political action;

Concerned Women for America rails against the Day of Silence, saying that stopping bullying is "not the real agenda";

Seattle Times guest opinion by Jeff Kemp of Families Northwest, an anti-marriage-rights group;

Washington Times article (first of three parts): "Religion under a secular assault";

WorldNetDaily reports on effort to impeach Massachusetts Supreme Court justices who ruled that gayfolk have marriage rights;

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Anybody know what these are?

Beyond "skis," I mean. Are they any good? Could they be used for downhill skilling? I think they're cross-country. Anyway, they're Dynastar Omega skis, with M48 twincam bindings, and a pair of Scott poles. They look... very 80s. Particularly the poles. Are these good? Should I try to sell them? They're abandonware from 5038 - they were there already, iirc, when we moved in!