Jeremy Hooper's Blog, page 226
July 29, 2013
Illinois' top 'protect marriage' guy: I'm fighting 'immoral LGBT lifestyle'
David Smith, the president of what is probably the most extreme of any of the state family policy groups working today (the Southern Poverty Law Center designates his Illinois Family Institute as a hate group), continues admitting that his current marriage campaign is actually a fight against "the immoral LGBT lifestyle":
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Bring it to the House floor! When this marriage bill comes back up for debate (and it will, and soon), our side must seize the opportunity that the main group fightin...
'Who am I to judge?' asks Pope; 'We've been asking that for years!' exclaim worldwide gays
What about that Pope, huh?
“I have yet to find anyone who has a business card that says he is gay,” the pontiff said at a press conference in which he addressed the reports of a "gay lobby" within the Vatican.
“They say they exist. If someone is gay, who searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?” he added. "The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains this very well. It says they should not be marginalized because of this (orientation) but that they must be integrated into soc...
IFI slights single parents, pretends it didn't
The exceedingly anti-gay Illinois Family Institute is now running this reductive pic:
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But when a Facebook user rightly called them out on how this image and message also criticizes single parents, the org. was quick to jump in and insist, "Oh, no, no—that's not what we meant":
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Where do they get off making this distinction? Their meme quite clearly reads, "Every Child Deserves A Mom and A Dad." Their graphic quite clearly shows a man and a woman parenting a child. This leaves out...
July 26, 2013
Audio: Bryan Fischer says anti-gay Christians suffering under new Jim Crow; gays 'are about them living and us dying'
If you hear any ambient noise while listening to this clip, it's likely Rosa Parks rolling over in (the front part of) her grave:
SOURCE: Focal Point, 7/26/13 [AFA]
**RELATED: Bryan Fischer Talks Ken Cuccinelli, Homosexuality And Oral, Anal Sex Bans [HuffPo]
NOM thinks it speaks for 'the rest of the world'; adorable
UK Prime Minister David Cameron successfully championed a civil marriage bill, and the conservative leader is now hoping to spread his practical advice and support to other nations. "NOT ON OUR WATCH!" cries an organization that, lately, is doing little more than watching:
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I'm interested. Polls tell me that a majority (and growing) number of Americans are interested. Recent developments tell me that the legal community is interested.
You all aren't interested, NOMmers? Well, there's likely...
Oh look, Catholic Bishops now against our basic nondiscrimination protections too
Somehow I've overlooked the following letter for the past two weeks. In it, Salvatore Cordileone and other bishops who've been so hellbent on using their personal faith beliefs as reason to stop our civil marriage rights prove that their goals do not and will not stop at our ring fingers. This time, it's our basic employment protections that they're after:
Joint Letter on Enda Senate Help 2013-07-09 1
No word if there is a proposed bill titled the "How to Alienate Young People of Faith Act" or...
Video: Union Co. freeholders call for equality, override of Gov. Christie's veto; 'New Jersey has never put civil rights to referendum'
Last night, the Board of Chosen Freeholders of New Jersey's seventh most populous county unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the state legislature to override Gov. Chris Christies insistent (and unfortunate) veto of the state's marriage equality bill. Here are couple of clips of what went down, both courtesy of UnionCountyWatchdog.
First, some strong comments from the freeholders about not turning civil rights into a popularity contest:
And here's the testimony that preceded the unanimo...
FRC: Same-sex marriages 'desecrate our military chapels'
From the Family Research Council's latest round of "prayer targets"
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Or maybe it's a typo and they really meant "decorate"? Yeah, let's go with that. On account of it being Friday (and out of concern for my blood pressure), I'm going to pretend they were referring to our meticulous concern for linens and flower arrangements, not our supposed debasing of all that is good and holy.
Activist seeks special protection for flux sexuality that science doesn't recognize
"Ex-homosexual" is not an orientation, obviously. However, truth doesn't stop this movement from pushing lawmakers to recognize the self-determined classification as a viable minority:
Doug McIntyre heads Acceptance Fellowship Ministries and Homosexuals Anonymous, and he is heading to Washington, D.C. on July 31 to speak in favor of people who have left the homosexual lifestyle. The group plans to visit senators and representatives, and demand equal rights as ex-homosexuals.
“Formerly gay peopl...
