Religion

Media Matters reports: ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos hosted Kristen Waggoner, senior counsel for the extreme anti-LGBT group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), who hyped the debunked “bathroom predator” myth to defend a discriminatory law recently passed in North Carolina. ADF is an multi-million dollar anti-gay Christian legal organization known for its work defending discriminatory “religious freedom” laws, which allow …

Tony Perkins took to Fox News yesterday to once again lie about the anti-LGBT hate laws in Mississippi and North Carolina, which he claims actually prevent discrimination against Christians, who are now free to refuse to refuse LGBT customers without penalties. Watch below.

Screengrabber reports: Unapologetic bigot Phil Robertson delivered the invocation before tonight’s NASCAR race in Texas, and it didn’t disappoint—if you were looking forward to the duck call industrialist to pray for “A Jesus man” to be elected president in November. That automatically excluded Hillary Clinton (who is not a man) and Bernie Sanders (who is not Christian) from consideration. (Robertson …

Yesterday Harlem hate Pastor James David Manning posted a clip in which he and his co-host denounced the “vicious sodomites” at PayPal for cancelling their new operations center in North Carolina over that state’s hate law. Manning, of course, makes no mention of the prominent PayPal donation banner that pops up during his rant. That clip is here, but the …

The BBC reports: Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has accepted an invitation from the Pope to the Vatican. Mr Sanders, who is Jewish, accepted an invitation to Rome for a conference at the end of next week. The Vatican visit is four days before the primary contest in New York, a competitive battle between him and front-runner Hillary Clinton. Mr …

In a video posted today to the YouTube channel of the National Center for Transgender Equality, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell denounces states that have “chosen to single-out their LGBT residents and transgender people, in particular, for exclusion.” More from the clip recap: Delaware Gov. Jack Markell stands up for transgender equality and combats the misinformation and scare tactics being utilized …

CNN reports: Pope Francis put his shoulder to the doors of the Catholic Church and shoved them open a little wider Friday, calling for the church to be more tolerant in practice, while not changing any official doctrines. He urged priests around the world to be more accepting of gay men and lesbians, divorced Catholics and other people living in …

“May pastors teach their flocks about the realities of the war being waged upon them. May they enlist Christian citizens to do their part to protect their children and grandchildren from becoming victims of SOGI laws. May every state legislature and Congress pass effective laws, replacing ineffective laws with ones that truly protect the religious liberty for all Americans. May …

And this is not the first he’s been sued for proselytizing during traffic stops. Via the Washington Post: Indiana State Police trooper Brian Hamilton pulled over Wendy Pyle in January, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this week. He told Pyle that she had been speeding, went back to his patrol car and returned with a warning ticket. Then, the …

“PayPal gets the hypocrite of the year award! This company says they’re not coming to North Carolina because the legislators and Gov. Pat McCrory have passed a law to protect women and children against sexual predators by not allowing men to use women’s restrooms and locker rooms. “Congressman Robert Pittenger made a great point yesterday: ‘PayPal does business in 25 …

Apparently I struck a hate-nerve yesterday as Tony Perkins last night took to his radio show to say, “Those of you on the left who have been trolling, take note – PayPal will not be on our site for much longer. Those of you who are foaming at the mouth can take it easy.” More from Right Wing Watch: Perkins …

“The ‘Day of Silence’ is a stunning example of the widespread indoctrination of youth culture with trashy, deviant behavior masquerading as acceptable conduct. The GLSEN-sponsored pro-homosexual event is a well-developed exercise in cultural Marxism and, I have come to believe, a tragic symbol of the rapid demise of America. And ironically, it poses as a protest of ‘bullying.’ Satan is …

Via Jackson’s ABC affiliate: Legal experts said Wednesday that a new Mississippi religious objection law is so broad it reaches beyond gay couples to anyone who has had premarital sex. A key section of the legislation lets government and business employees refuse service based on their religious beliefs. Opponents have said that it sanctions discrimination against same-sex couples and transgender …

Somebody IS lying here. Via email: The media writes, but does it read? Too few seem to, based on the coverage of Mississippi’s new religious liberty law. After Governor Phil Bryant (R-Miss.) signed a bill that essentially reaffirmed the First Amendment, headlines across the country screamed that Mississippi had just given Americans a “license to discriminate.” “Mississippi governor signs law …

From the Bangor Daily News: Voters in Maine could be asked to remove protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation from the Maine Human Rights Act if a new ballot initiative is successful. Michael Heath of Chelsea, former head of the Christian Civic League of Maine and longtime opponent of protections based on sexual orientation or identity, has filed paperwork …

Two real life Mormon missionaries are going viral on YouTube with parody of Adele’s Hello than has hit 200,000 views in its first day. Marcus Joseph and Korey Smith (Joseph Smith, get it?) are Brigham Young students and you might not glom onto the fact that they’re actually pitching Mormonism until the final credit appears for LDS Smile, a group …

You may remember South Carolina GOP state Sen. Lee Bright from his wacko rant about the White House lighting up in the “abomination colors.” Today he’s back in the news with an anti-transgender bill that mimics the one just enacted in North Carolina. Bright’s bill differs from North Carolina’s in that his state doesn’t even HAVE any pro-trans laws to …

Last night hate group leader Tony Perkins declared that “anyone with half a brain” wouldn’t want to patronize the “extremist” PayPal. But as was just pointed out to us on Twitter, the Family Research Council today prominently offers PayPal as a donation option. Whoops.

“Evolution is illogical. A human needs a number of very complex, interdependent systems to live and survive. Systems like the nervous, digestive, circulatory, skeletal, and muscular systems must be in operation at the same time which means they could not have evolved independently over millions of years. “For evolution to be true, that would mean that the intricacy of the …

The group that created the rainbow flag house across from Westboro Baptist Church has struck again. The Daily Mail reports: A humanitarian nonprofit has mocked Mississippi’s latest anti-LGBT legislation with a hilarious billboard. The sign, installed in Jackson, depicts an appalled Jesus saying: ‘Guys, I said I hate figs and to love thy neighbor’. Planting Peace, which advocates for LGBT …