Barb Davis White is Confusing Me

So for the full obnoxious story you will have to go here but the gist of it is this: A Minnesota legislative committee met this week to discuss the legalization of same-sex marriage ('bout time, good for them). And Barb Davis White, a Tea Party activist and Republican candidate for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District (does anyone else wonder how you can belong to one party, albeit a pretend one, and be running on another parties ticket?) took the opportunity to open her mouth against equality.

Apparently she feels the gay-rights movement has used momentum from the civil rights movement to further their own cause. Her exact words were "Rosa Parks did not move to the front of the bus to support sodomy." She points out that aside from skin color, there is no difference between a black person and a white person, but there's a tremendous difference between a man and a woman. Hmmm... okay we agree. But tell us again what bearing this has on what constitutes marriage? I mean, according to this woman, man and woman are different. And this is... the good kind of marriage right? And different races of people are the same. But this is the good kind too? But over here, my two guy friends who are same-same... that's wrong? Now I'm confused Barb! Can someone give me an actual logical reason against marriage for everyone?

- Flora

We NEED Our Heroes!

We know we've recently posted on Don't Ask Don't Tell, but we found this poster on coffeeghost.net and we love it! We feel like this pretty much sums up how we feel about things!

What thoughts and feelings does this poster bring up for you?
-Flora, Fauna & Merriweather

Why Coffee?

Why did we choose coffee to accompany our controversy you ask? Well because everyone loves coffee right? I'm pretty sure it's right behind water for the most-consumed beverage on the planet.

According to coffee-statistics.com:

"The first coffee tree in the Western Hemisphere was brought from France to the Island of Martinique in the 1720's."

Well thank you France!

As for us we love everything about it! We love the smell as it brews, we love doctoring it up in all kinds of sweet ways, we love how it goes with anything you want for breakfast and we love how it stimulates the conversation each day!

I was wondering today if there is any feeling finer than that first sip of coffee in the morning? We want to know what you love about coffee.

-Flora

Welcome to Coffee and Controversy!

Our intention is to create a forum where people can step into the world of full self expression! We'll be here each day drinking coffee & chatting... and sometimes blogging our stimulating conversations. We welcome your comments, no matter what your opinion, but we hope everyone will be respectful of others opinions as well. Our articles aren't for the faint of heart, and probably shouldn't be shared with your children. We might say things you don't agree with but we invite you to open your hearts and minds and just try these ideas on for a minute, see how they feel. We want this to be a place where people can expand their opinions and belief systems and be open-minded and respectful of the beliefs of others. Be sure to check back daily as we'll be posting new stuff all the time. You can look forward to topics such as gay rights/marriage, global warming, our president & other leaders, marijuana v alcohol, affairs, divorce/custody, prostitution/stripping/pornography, autism and immunizations... We're here to shed light, give information and create powerful solutions in everyday life wherever we can! We'll also have coffee picks, an advice column, and eventually even some contests and prizes!
-Merriweather