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Target CEO: We Pulled Pride Month Merch Because Threats Made Our Employees Afraid To Come To Work

CNBC reports: Target CEO Brian Cornell defended his decision to pull some of the retailer’s Pride Collection merchandise off shelves earlier this year, saying backlash against the items led to the most serious safety threats that he can recall in his decade with the company. In an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick that aired Thursday morning on “Squawk Box,” Cornell …

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Christian Nationalist OK Gov Issues Proclamation To Declare November “Family Month, Ordained By God”

The Christian Post reports: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued a proclamation making November Family Month as part of an effort to recognize “the foundational institution of society, ordained by God.” Stitt held a press conference Tuesday where he signed a proclamation making November Family Month in the state, expressing a desire to make Oklahoma “the most pro-family state in …

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One Million Moms Vs “Sin Glamorizing” Vitaminwater

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Vitaminwater (manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company) is joining other corporations in supporting the LGBTQ agenda. Recently, Vitaminwater launched a tasteless marketing campaign promoting the homosexual and transgender lifestyle in its new commercial lineup advertising its zero-sugar drinks. Gay activist rapper and crossdresser Lil Nas X is featured prominently in Vitaminwater’s new ad …

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Scamvangelical Posts Candidates For 30 School Boards

Religion News Service reports: In 2021, Andrew Wommack told his followers to “take over” Woodland Park, a mountain town of 8,000 near Colorado Springs. The televangelist and Charis Bible College founder had been saying for years that “the time has come” for Christians to stop focusing only on their faith and start working to gain political influence. “We have enough …

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Audio Shows Mike Johnson Promoting Ex-Gay Torture

“It’s time for an honest conversation about homosexuality. There’s freedom to change if you want to. Our race, the size of our feet, the color of our eyes, these are things we’re born with and cannot change. But what these adult advocacy groups like the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network are promoting is a type of behavior. Homosexual behavior is …

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Johnson: My Favorite Bible Verse Is That One About God Killing The “Evil” Enemies Of The “Righteous”

The Christian Post reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., revealed in a recent interview that his favorite part of the Bible is a psalm. “I love Psalm 37,” Johnson told The Daily Signal on Tuesday. “I would call that my life’s passage. The whole psalm. It’s great, and it’s so applicable to these times.” Johnson, a member of Cypress Baptist …

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Largest US Christian College Fined $37 Million By Feds

Religion News Service reports: The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs. Grand Canyon University, which has more than 100,000 students, mostly in online programs, faces the largest fine of its kind ever issued by the U.S. Education Department. The university …

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Mike Johnson Collaborated With Ex-Gay Torture Group

CNN reports: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson closely collaborated with a group in the mid-to-late 2000s that promoted “conversion therapy,” a discredited practice that asserted it could change the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian individuals. Prior to launching his political career, Johnson, a lawyer, gave legal advice to an organization called Exodus International and partnered with the group …

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Johnson In 2019: Only Christians Should Hold Office

“You better sit down any candidate who says they’re going to run for legislature and say, ‘I want to know what your worldview is. I want to know what, to know what you think about the Christian heritage of this country. I want to know what you think about God’s design for society. Have you even thought about that?’ If …

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WY Hate Pastor Wins Right To Harass Queer Students

Wyoming Public Radio reports A Laramie preacher has won a federal lawsuit against the University of Wyoming (UW). He had sued the university for infringing on his constitutionally protected free speech rights. Last December, Laramie Faith Community Church Elder Todd Schmidt displayed an anti-trans banner in the UW student union, identifying an individual transgender student by name. The university banned …

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Hate Group Sues To Block FL Abortion Rights Measure

Posted to the Liberty Counsel’s website: Today, Liberty Counsel filed a brief on behalf of Florida Voters Against Extremism to oppose a proposed amendment that would codify unrestricted abortion in the Florida Constitution. Liberty Counsel’s brief argues that the Florida Supreme Court should prohibit this initiative on the ballot because it fails to comply with the law regarding citizen voter …

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Johnson: I’m Not Trying To Make Christianity The Natl Religion, It’s “Impossible” For Christians To Be Hateful

“I’m not trying to establish Christianity as the national religion or something, that is not what this is about. If you believe in the bible’s commands and seek to follow those, it is impossible to a hateful person. Because the greatest command in the bible is that you love God with everything you have and that you love your neighbor …

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McEnany Gushes Over Mike Johnson: He’ll Spend “Every Morning On His Knees” Asking Jesus For His Guidance

“The words kind, joyful, humble, don’t often characterize politicians that I’ve encountered. They do for Mike Johnson. There’s chaos on the Hill. A lot needs to be done. But he had such calm in his demeanor. I really believe he thinks God is leading the way. This will all get figured out. And he is, I believe, here for an …

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Hate Group: Mike Johnson Doesn’t Want A Theocracy, He Wants Us All To Live Under The “Biblical Worldview”

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Washington is bursting with varied reactions to House Republicans electing U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as speaker — ranging from “hooray!” to “who?” — but the strangest might be allegations that Speaker Johnson will turn America into a theocracy. “Welcome to the Republican Era of not even pretending they aren’t forcing their religion …

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Top Evangelical Steps Down Over “Sexual Immorality”

The Christian Post reports: International House of Prayer Kansas City founder Mike Bickle has agreed to step away from public ministry as he is investigated for “serious allegations including sexual immorality” that have been made against him by multiple women. Leaders of the charismatic Evangelical Christian movement and missions organization based in Kansas City, Missouri, made the revelations of the …

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Johnson’s Wife Takes Down Anti-LGBTQ Business Site

The Huffington Post reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson’s wife took down the website for her company, Onward Christian Counseling Services, a day after HuffPost pointed to documents on the site that compared homosexuality to bestiality and incest. HuffPost reported Friday that Kelly Johnson, the wife of the Louisiana Republican and newly elected speaker, is owner and CEO of Onward Christian …

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Kirk Attacks Mike Johnson: “He Is Letting You Down”

“Speaker Johnson is saying, well, look, we might have to do just one more, just one more continuing resolution, we just got to do one more all the way through January 15th? Why is that? It’s obvious he doesn’t want to make people work through Christmas because he says, well, we need some breathing room. “No. No breathing room. Work …

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Johnson’s Wife Practices “Temperament Counseling”

The Insider reports: Kelly Johnson’s website listed a specialty in Temperament counseling, a specialty that she received training for from an organization founded in the 1980s by a Christian couple. The temperament-based approach breaks people down into five types: Melancholy, Choleric, Sanguine, Supine, and Phlegmatic. Richard and Phyllis Arno, who established a test to identify people’s temperament, founded the National …

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Christian Site: Hershey’s Brings The “Demonic Realm”

From the far-right Charisma News: The largest North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and sugar confection projects, as it touts itself as, Hershey’s has come up with a bag of candy for Halloween that it calls “Demon Treats,” with its regular assortment of chocolate to hand out to children on Halloween night. In its release, it says, “Trust us, after …

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Prominent Evangelical “Credibly Accused” Of Sex Abuse

The Kansas City Star reports: The founder of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City, a 24/7 evangelical and missions organization, is facing serious allegations of misconduct, members of its leadership team told staff at a special meeting on Friday. Mike Bickle has led the organization since its founding in 1999. The leadership team did not provide details of …

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