Jeremy Hooper's Blog, page 225
July 31, 2013
Today in broken mirrors: 'Ex-gay' org that stigmatizes, marginalizes, puts gays at risk claims it's in 'healing' biz
This comes from PFOX, the advocacy organization with the sole focus on promoting the scientifically-discredited lie that gay people can and should change:
Coming out of the closet as ex-gay or an ex-gay supporter will affect others because everyone has a family. But the alternative is worse – to stay in the closet and hide your light under a basket; to refuse to be the salt of this earth to others who are struggling in secret and think they're the only ones who have this problem; to leave our...
Video: Social conservative does half-hour report attacking minority group, rights; mistakenly believes he's helping his cause
We're at a weird point in this "culture war." We have the mainstream anti-LGBT movement, stewarded by groups like the National Organization for Marriage and the Family Research Council, that is losing in the political, judicial, and public opinion realms. Their messaging is broken and bleeding efficacy, even with conservative voters. They're in the political wilderness.
Normally, this would lead a political movement to turn to the most committed advocates for their cause. Only thing? In this a...
The Christian Broadcast Network wants me to stimulate my prostate; Um...
Posted without comment:
Actually I do have a comment: I prefer doing it at night.
July 30, 2013
NOM's hilariously ineffective General Mills boycott has been total crock; enter Crocker
If you follow "culture war" politics, you probably know that the National Organization For Marriage has had a boycott going against the General Mills corporation for more than a year now. If you shop in the American marketplace, you probably know that NOM's efforts have been a total bust.
But now, General Mills' most pastry-happy star, Betty Crocker, is coming out in support of Minnesota gay couples who will soon marry. And while most of us are beyond touched by awesome pics like this….
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We get it, new Boy Scout rival—you are incredibly anti-LGBT
The anti-gay challenger to the Boy Scouts, which has been working under the name On My Honor, has released a new document brandishing its "culture war" bona fides. Check out the incentives they give to join their group rather than the venerable old stalwart:
Discriminatory scouting org lists differences
[SOURCE: OnMyHonor.Net]
How many different ways can you tell certain kids that they're unsavory? "On My Honor" is determined to find out.
What a goal!
Stuff Illinois heterosexuals should know: The IFI's agenda isn't going to stop at gays!
As soon as they're done trying to stop us from civil happiness, look for them to turn to stricter laws governing divorce:
I mean, on one hand, at least they'd be doing something that would actually concern the "sanctity" and "protection" of intact marriages. But something tells me the majority of heterosexuals in the Land Of Lincoln would be a little concerned with a faith-motivative special interest group's attempt to eliminate an option that has been shown to lower...
Pastor who vowed to punch out pro-gay clergy: I am 'truly sorry'
You remember Matt Brown, the Riverside, California pastor who vowed to "punch out" and "go Old Testament" on people of faith who perform same-sex weddings? Over night, he apologized to me for his "stupid attempt at humor":
Many will surely say, "Oh, he's just apologizing because he got caught." And considering the way his church, Sandals Church, first tried to scrub the video and pretend it never happened, there surely is an element of that.
Also, many of us will take exceptio...
July 29, 2013
PA protestor claims God called her about marriage; I challenge her to produce that voicemail
Protestors have been demonstrating in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in opposition to county register Wills D. Bruce Hanes’ decision to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This is the gist of the messaging:
**Photo source and report: Protestors Pray In Pennsylvania County Office Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses [Mediatrackers]
Okay, so a few things.
We are talking about civil law. No one on the side of equality—no elected official, clerk, activist, etc—is seeking any change in how religi...
NOM's new meme: 'This is marriage' (*or a gender neutral bathroom sign)
In its latest attempt to get its supporters to do the least they could do—literally, the very least—to stop equality from its obvious inevitability, the National Organization For Marriage is now asking Facebook users to share this simplistic graphic:
Could be a marriage, I guess. Or a one night stand. Or a symbol for a two-spirit person who feels both a feminine and masculine wholeness. Or a sign representing a gender neutral bathroom. I mean, all we have here are two stick figures, one of whi...
