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QAnon House Nominee Runs Ex-Gay Torture “Ministry”

Media Matters reports: Right-wing pundit Leon Benjamin, the Republican-backed nominee for a U.S. House special election in Virginia next month, says that he runs a “ministry” devoted to getting people to “escape” from “homosexual and lesbian living.” Benjamin has falsely and dangerously claimed LGBTQ people can be “healed” by changing their identity and compared his ministering to helping adulterers, thieves, …

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Hate Group Accuses SD Gov Of Being Pro-Transgender

Via email from the Family Research Council: Even the frigid temperatures couldn’t keep angry South Dakotans away. Despite the blistering, nine-degree cold, as many as 150 people gathered in the snow outside the 2023 Midwest Gender Identity Summit in Sioux Falls Friday morning to protest Sanford Health’s unwelcome presence in their state. Standing by snow drifts, with a long convoy …

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Staver: Incinerated Fetuses Are Powering DC Homes

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: Baby bodies are being used to heat homes. This is an outrageous statement, and more so because it is true. In Washington, D.C., evidence has surfaced that babies were killed after being born and then their bodies were burned to create electricity in the Baltimore area. This level of evil is unconscionable; …

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Cultist Candidate Posts Image Of MLK In MAGA Hat

Raw Story reports: On Monday, far-right wing Christian nationalist Jackson Lahmeyer, the founder of Pastors for Trump, which is working to get the ex-president re-elected, observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day by falsely claiming the civil rights icon who dedicated his life to battling racial discrimination and fighting for equality would have been a supporter of Donald Trump and his …

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GOP Rep Displays Christian Nationalist Flag At Office

The Wisconsin Examiner reports: U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman has a Christian nationalist flag connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol displayed outside his congressional office. On Friday morning, Grothman posted a picture of the flag — which shows an image of a pine tree and the phrase “An Appeal to Heaven” on a white background — to …

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NOM: Help Us Unseat Marriage “Betrayer” Thom Tillis

Via email from hate group leader Brian Brown: One of the Republican Senators most responsible for the betrayal of marriage supporters is Thom Tillis of North Carolina. He heads the Wall Of Shame on this issue. We will never forget Tillis’ betrayal and intend to hold him accountable for his actions. Thom Tillis claims to be a supporter of traditional …

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Tony Perkins: McCarthy Was Made Speaker By Jesus

Via email from hate group leader Tony Perkins: “We have a prayer caucus in the House,” explained Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.) on FRC’s “Pray Vote Stand” (PVS) webcast. “We gather for prayer, for example, the beginning of each week … and ask the Lord for his wisdom and discernment and guidance.” As Friday dawned with the House no closer to …

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Hate Group Spent Millions On Voter Suppression Bid

The Guardian reports: The advocacy arm of the Heritage Foundation, the powerful conservative thinktank based in Washington, spent more than $5m on lobbying in 2021 as it worked to block federal voting rights legislation and advance an ambitious plan to spread its far-right agenda calling for aggressive voter suppression measures in battleground states. Previously unreported 2021 tax filings from Heritage …

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One Million Moms Vs “Sin Normalizing” Disney Junior

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Many parents have already found out that Disney Junior is no longer safe for young children. Now, Disney’s animated series Firebuds has added a same-sex couple to the program. One of the main characters, Violet, has two moms in the Vega-Vaughn family. The creator of the show, Craig Gerber, tweeted, “After I …

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NE Bill Would Criminalize Taking Kids To Drag Shows

News Channel Nebraska reports: A bill proposed in the unicameral would place limitations on who can watch drag shows in Nebraska. The bill would ban anyone under 19 from watching a drag show, and it would prohibit anyone under 21 from watching drag shows where alcohol is present. LB371 was introduced by Republican State Sen. Dave Murman and is already …

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Virginia Bill Counts Fetus As Passenger In HOV Lanes

NBC News reports: HB 1894, which a Republican legislator pre-filed in the General Assembly on Tuesday, “provides that a pregnant woman shall be considered two people for the purposes of determining occupancy” in high occupancy vehicle and high occupancy toll lanes on expressways in the state. The legislation would require pregnant people to show “proof” of pregnancy, obtainable by having …

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Florida Hate Group: Make “Don’t Say Gay” Even Worse

The Florida Phoenix reports: The Florida chapter of Moms for Liberty, the conservative nonprofit that advocates for parental rights in schools, would like state lawmakers to expand the state law that restricts classroom instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation for children from kindergarten through the third grade. “We are advocating to increase that as far as ages and grades …

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REPORT: “Openly Racist” Teacher Pushes FL Books Ban

Popular Information reports: Vicki Baggett, an English teacher at Northview High School in Florida, is pushing for the Escambia County School District to remove nearly 150 books from school libraries. In an interview last month, Baggett told Popular Information that she is challenging books like When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball — the story of a sprinter who overcame racial discrimination …

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Arizona Bill Would Outlaw Sunday Drag Brunches And Define Drag “Exaggerating Gender” As Adult Content

Phoenix’s CBS affiliate reports: Before the legislative session begins on Monday, three bills have already been introduced by Republican senators aimed at regulating and limiting drag shows in Arizona. The most controversial of the three is a bill that wants stricter regulations on adult drag shows, including limiting the hours they’re allowed to operate. Introduced by Republican Senator Anthony Kern, …

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FRC Launches Petition Against CVS And Walgreens

Via email from hate group leader Tony Perkins: While much of the news cycle this week has been focused on the House, the Biden Administration, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and pharmacy giants CVS and Walgreens have been moving in tandem to expand access to abortion-inducing drugs. A recent rule change at the FDA paves the way for your local …

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Scamvangelist Accused Of Accessing Journey’s Finances

The New York Post reports: Ugly legal drama continues to rock Journey as founding band member Neal Schon has sent yet another cease-and-desist letter — this time to keyboardist Jonathan Cain’s wife. Paula White-Cain — a televangelist who has served as former President Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser and delivered the invocation at his inauguration — is being accused of allegedly …

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Christians Have Raised Millions For “Patriot” Rioters

The Washington Post reports: Right-wing supporters of the “Jan. Sixers” have formed prayer chains, instigated letter writing campaigns, organized vigils and raised millions for their legal defense — all with the aim of supporting the 932 federally charged defendants they see as valiant patriots, prisoners of conscience persecuted for engaging in their First Amendment rights. They have persevered despite powerful …

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Texas Youth Pastor With 14 Victims Wins Early Release

Houston’s Fox affiliate reports: A former youth pastor accused of sexually abusing 14 girls at a North Texas mega church is scheduled to be released from prison next month. Denton Bible Church youth pastor Rob Shiflet was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison in 2021 for sexually assaulting two girls on church youth trips. Denton Bible Church pastor Tommy …

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FRC: Walgreens And CVS To Become “Centers Of Death”

Via email from the Family Research Council: Shortly after the Biden administration issued a rule allowing most pharmacies to dispense the abortion-inducing pill mifepristone, representatives from the retail pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens confirmed that they plan to stock the substance — a move that will put more women’s lives in danger and “transform pharmacies from centers of healing into …

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Oklahoma Anti-Trans Bill Cites “Millstone” Scripture

The Mary Sue reports: State Senator David Bullard’s Senate Bill 129, also called the Millstone Act of 2023, says “a physician or other healthcare professional shall not provide gender transition procedures to any individual under twenty-six (26) years of age.” The bill would ban providers from referring trans adults to health care professionals, and any healthcare provider that offers “gender …

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