Monthly Archives: April 2015

Brian Brown: Veto The Indiana RFRA Fix

Via email from Brian Brown: Stung by a furor of false accusations against the Indiana Religious Liberty Restoration Act, some Republican legislators are proposing to “fix” the law by stripping it of any chance to protect people of faith against being forced by law to participate in same-sex ‘marriage’ ceremonies that violate their deeply held religious beliefs. Worse, they are …

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Pat Robertson: Gays Will Force You To Like Anal Sex, Oral Sex, And Bestiality

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Mat Staver: Gays Are Like Hamas

“Their agenda doesn’t stop until they are completely dominating anybody who ultimately does not not only agree but promote and affirm their lifestyle. Their agenda will not stop, it will ultimately result in fines and prosecution. This is an intolerant agenda. This is like dealing with terrorists, negotiating with people who have a zero-sum game and they don’t want you …

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Tony Perkins: Veto The Indiana RFRA Fix

“On the eve of Good Friday, Big Business is encouraging elected leaders to take the silver over religious freedom.This new proposal guts the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and empowers the government to impose punishing fines on people for following their beliefs about marriage. Religious freedom should not be held hostage by Big Business. Big Business is now putting religious freedom …

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Sen. Tom Cotton On RFRA: At Least The GOP Isn’t Hanging Gay Americans

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INDIANA: Haters Have The Sadz, Allies & LGBTs Say “Fix” Isn’t Good Enough

While FRC vice president JP Duffy and other crackpots rend their garments, our side is pointing out that Indiana’s RFRA fix isn’t nearly good enough. Via Think Progress: LGBT people in Indiana gain no new rights from the fix: In the wake of the backlash against the original Indiana RFRA law, many LGBT rights groups hope that the state would …

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IBM Joins Gay Borg, Denounces RFRA

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Scott Lively: The Evil Gay Borg Is Forcing Everybody To Assimilate Into Marxism

“Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. Like Captain Picard, the Governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, has attempted to reason with Borg and learned that there is no compromise with the Collective. ‘Resistance is futile’ said Borg drone Tim Cook, the formerly human representative of the now-Collectivist entity Apple Computers. The refrain was echoed by a chorus of other drones, …

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FLORIDA: House Panel Advances Bill To Allow Anti-LGBT Adoption Discrimination

This bill is apparently a different version of the bill that advanced a couple of weeks ago, when I wrote this recap of the situation: Florida’s 1977 ban on gay adoption was struck down by a Miami-Dade County court in 2008. The state appealed that ruling, but it was upheld in a 2010 state district appeals court decision. Following that …

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INDIANA: GOP Lawmakers Add LGBT Non-Discrimination Language To RFRA

Via the Indianapolis Star: Indiana Republicans said Thursday morning that they are presenting an addition to the controversial RFRA legislation that will make it clear no one will “be able to discriminate against anyone at any time.” Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, and House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis said at a press conference at the Statehouse that …

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Ted Cruz: The Fortune 500 Wants To Persecute Pastors, Priests, And Rabbis

Ted Cruz is campaigning in Iowa where yesterday he denounced the corporate reaction to RFRA laws in Indiana and Arkansas. Via the Des Moines Register: “Religious liberty is not some fringe view,” Cruz, currently the only declared candidate for president, said to about 300 people in Sioux City, the first stop on a two-day tour. “Sadly, a whole lot of …

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Carly Fiorina On RFRA And Marriage

“The debate about gay marriage is really a debate about how the government bestows benefits and whether they should be bestowed equally. I believe they should. I also believe that people of religious conviction know that marriage is a religious institution with a spiritual foundation because only a man and a woman can create life, which is a gift that …

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TRAILER: Brother Orange

Buzzfeed reporter Matt Stopera, whom I’ve met a couple times, had his cell phone stolen in an East Village bar in January 2014. What followed is probably the craziest and most amazing story about social media that you’ll read this year. You might want to hit the link before watching the trailer as the many photos there set up the …

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Target: All Are Respected Here

Posted yesterday to Target’s corporate blog: In recent days, we’ve heard from you, our guests. You’ve asked us for Target’s thoughts about what it means to have an inclusive culture. You’ve asked us if, given the current conversations taking place across our country, we were taking a stand. And while most of those have been one-on-one conversations as you have …

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WISCONSIN: Madison Becomes Nation’s First City To Explicitly Protect Atheists

Via the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: In what is believed to be a first in the nation, the Madison City Council has voted to amend the city’s equal opportunities ordinance to make “nonreligion” a protected class. The ordinance, which was approved Tuesday night, adds atheists to the official list of people who could face discrimination. It comes as Indiana is facing a …

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Jake Tapper Battles Double-Talking Author Of Arkansas License To Discriminate Bill

This was recorded before the revised version of the bill was approved late last night by the Arkansas Senate. Watch this guy babble and deflect in some truly Pence-ian doublespeak and note how he repeatedly says “homosexual” rather than “gay.” I’m sure he thinks we find that insulting.

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Indianapolis: All Are Welcome

A couple of days ago Indianapolis updated its main official tourism site with the above message. That move coincided with GOP Mayor Greg Ballard’s signing of an executive order reaffirming that any business that contracts with the city must abide by its pro-LGBT human rights ordinance. (Tipped by JMG reader Eddie)

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Focus On The Family On RFRA: Leftists Want To Sue Christians Out Of Business

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ARKANSAS: Senate Approves Amended RFRA “Nearly Identical” To Fed Version

Via Arkansas Online: The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday night approved transmitting two amended existing bills to the House that add language that mirrors the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Senate Bills 229 and 975 as amended serve as potential compromises to House Bill 1228, a bill opponents say could allow for discrimination against gay people while the bill’s main sponsor …

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Todd Starnes Has The Walmart Sadz

This one is definitely a boycott threat.

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