Christianists

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: Liberty Counsel filed its Opening Brief of an appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ermold v. Davis requesting to overturn the jury verdict on behalf of former Rowan County Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis. In the case, Liberty Counsel argues for religious freedom with the goal to overturn the 2015 …

“You traded one problem for another. You traded senility — or someone who is senile — for someone who is radical. You traded somebody who is — who you feel bad for, to someone who is deeply unlikable. “Kamala Harris is two of the worst things that you could be in politics — she is unlikable and she is radical. …

Newsweek reports: Republicans will challenge Democrats’ right to switch Joe Biden for Kamala Harris, House speaker, Mike Johnson, confirmed on Sunday. The Heritage Foundation conservative think tank has said it has reserved millions of dollars to a nationwide challenge. The executive director of The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project, Mike Howell, told Newsweek that the difficulty of replacing a candidate varies …

“It’s like those flames represented the flames of Hell, and they were destroying the truth that I had banked my life and eternity on. This last Friday night, it looked like the gates of Hell were prevailing, that Satan was going to win. “That was Friday night, but ladies and gentlemen, it is Sunday morning. It is a day of …

Law & Crime reports: A controversial new law in Louisiana requiring schools to have a poster of the Ten Commandments in every classroom will not be in effect when students return next month, giving a federal judge time to weigh the constitutionality of the measure. U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana John deGravelles on Friday approved …

“Last Saturday, the world witnessed on live television an assassination attempt against a former U.S. president. It was 6:11 p.m. when the first shot was fired and a bullet grazed the ear of Donald Trump. “Thankfully, God spared the nation from the catastrophe of an assassinated presidential candidate and spared Trump’s life. “Already, the image of the former president standing …

From the publisher of Baptist News: To understand the insidious nature of Christian nationalism, look no further than Franklin Graham’s appearance at the Republican National Convention last night. Graham already has demonstrated he knows no shame in endorsing, blessing and lionizing the most corrupt president in American history, yet people continue to send his nonprofits millions of dollars, enriching him …

The Associated Press reports: A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the statute unconstitutional and blocked its enforcement in part of the state. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Memphis-based LGBTQ+ theater company that filed the …

The Christian Post reports: Former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt, who previously admitted to engaging in “kissing and some awkward fondling” with the wife of a younger minister who accused him of sexual assault while on a beach vacation with his family in Panama City, Florida, in 2010, says he was stalked and seduced by the woman. Hunt made …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Cue the lawsuits. The moment California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed his name to a ban (AB 1955) on school parental notification policies, he painted a big, red target on its back (a metaphorical, legal target, not a literal one). The very next day, Liberty Justice Center (LJC) filed a lawsuit on behalf …

Posted to the Liberty Counsel’s website: On July 14, 2024, an attempt was made on President Trump’s life. While we do not yet know much about the shooter, we do know the SPLC has regularly castigated President Trump as a white nationalist, a liar, a conspiracy theorist who poses a threat to democracy, and a violent authoritarian. The SPLC’s media …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: The company leaders of Hot Shot Insecticides need to know that parents disapprove of its currently airing bug spray commercial, as it includes a profane statement for its Ant, Roach & Spider Killer – Multiple Scents. “Whoa!” is blurted out at the beginning of the commercial, while roaches start to crawl across …

The Guardian reports: Tax filings obtained by the Guardian show how the rightwing dark money impresario Leonard Leo helped fuel the Bud Light boycott in response to ads featuring the transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney, an effort that generated threats against Mulvaney, violence against consumers and layoffs by Anheuser-Busch. Uncovered by the watchdog group Accountable.US, the filings for 2022 show the …

The Texas Tribune reports: Pennsylvania GOP megadonor Jeff Yass kicked in another $4 million to Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year to boost the governor’s bid to unseat Texas House Republicans who oppose private school vouchers. The April 3 donation, revealed this week in a campaign finance report filed by Abbott, was Yass’ second major contribution to the GOP governor …

Via press release from GLAAD: One of the first to depict the potential effects of Project 2025, “The Pledge” is set in public school classroom in September 2025 and features a federal government representative overseeing a teacher who is leading her young students while they recite a revised Pledge of Allegiance, reflective of the values espoused in the more than …

Shitbag Todd Starnes writes on his website: A group of Christians had a hankering for a Subway sandwich the other day. So, they dropped by the franchise in Waunakee, Wisconsin. But the men were denied service because of the Christian message on their t-shirts. One shirt read, “Abortion is Murder” and another shirt read “Homo Sex is Sin.” One of …

Posted to the Liberty Counsel’s website: Saturday, we witnessed a miracle. The Hand of God turned President Donald Trump’s head at the precise moment necessary to prevent a devastating disaster. We rejoice for our Creator’s protective hand over President Trump and our country. And we are more committed than ever to stop the demonic forces that drove this assassination attempt, …

Click2Houston reports: The University of Houston Police Department has released surveillance footage that appears to show the moment when a controversial sculpture at the University of Houston was “beheaded” by a currently unidentified person around a week ago. The footage shows a figure approaching the sculpture and climbing the top of it. While they are momentarily obscured by a tree …

Michigan Live reports: A group of Catholic therapists is arguing in a federal lawsuit that Michigan’s recent ban on conversion therapy for minors limits their ability to counsel children who have questions about gender identity. Emily Jones, a Lansing-based Catholic counselor, and Catholic Charities filed the lawsuit. It claims the law banning conversion therapy – a widely discredited practice of …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: One of the most lamentable developments in recent politics has been the Left’s decision to insult the importance of “thoughts and prayers.” Believers utter the well-meaning phrase as a sign of heartfelt charity for those who suffer any kind of tragedy. Yet some of the most prominent figures on the Left, who never …