Tag Archives: Christianists

The Roys Report reports: It’s been called Nashville’s worst-kept secret. For decades, allegations have circulated that Newsboys frontman Michael Tait, formerly of DC Talk, had groomed and sexually assaulted numerous victims. And after a two-and-a-half-year investigation by The Roys Report (TRR), which included interviewing more than 50 sources, TRR has documented Tait’s alleged predatory pattern with stories dating back more …

Politico reports: Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) said in a since-deleted social media post on Friday it was “deeply troubling” that a Sikh man, whom she initially misidentified as Muslim, led a prayer on the floor of the House. Miller wrote on X that the man, Giani Surinder Singh, “should never have been allowed” to lead the prayer and called for …

Fort Myers’ CBS affiliate reports: The Naples Police Department has issued additional rules aimed at protestors ahead of Pride Fest. Police reported that those who chose to attend the event at Cambier Park on June 7 are allowed to protest on private property without blocking traffic or disrupting order. Protestors must also have the private property owner’s permission to protest …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: It’s been a while since Americans could actually sit back and enjoy June. Now, instead of bumping into rainbows in every aisle and choking on the colored logos of every conceivable brand, there’s some freedom from the suffocating fumes of Pride Month. In these last two years, the march to pull companies back …

The Washington Post reports: The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a straight woman who claimed she faced bias in the workplace after she was passed over for positions that went to gay colleagues. The decision that will make it easier for members of majority groups to prove job discrimination claims. The justices unanimously struck down a standard used in …

The Huffington Post reports: Women who miscarry in West Virginia should be prepared to face potential criminal charges, a county prosecutor warned a local news outlet last week, saying other law enforcers have raised the possibility with him. Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman told WVNS 59News that while he would not take any such action, a number of other …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: Liberty Counsel filed a motion to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to step in and defend the interests of concerned parents and stay a preliminary injunction forcing the city of Naples, Florida to allow an obscene LGBTQ drag show performance outdoors in view of children at an upcoming “pride” …

The Tennessean reports: Morgan Armstrong, a graduating senior at Tennessee Christian Preparatory School, posted photos on social media of her girlfriend and herself in late April. Days later, the private Cleveland, Tennessee school suspended her for the rest of the school year, banned her from campus and campus events, including her final exams and high school graduation, and terminated Armstrong’s …

“The family was God’s plan and his ways are perfect. That’s what it says in Psalm 18. Sadly, the left hijacked June to present perversion, cause gender confusion, and basically to give license for individuals to be indecent to in public. And I’m taking it back for the American family. We want to lay out for people that God’s ways …

The Ohio Capital Journal reports: Kent State University is closing its LGBTQ+ Center, Women’s Center and Student Multicultural Center because of a new state law banning diversity efforts that is set to take effect at the end of the month. Kent State’s LBGTQ+ Living-Learning Community will cease to exist because of Senate Bill 1 going into effect, according to a …

The Palm Beach Daily News reports: A Texas man has been arrested after Palm Beach Police said he jumped the wall of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and told officers that he wanted to “spread the gospel” to Trump and marry his granddaughter. Anthony Thomas Reyes, 23, was arrested in the early morning of June 3 and faces a misdemeanor …

Media Matters has the transcript: ANDREW KOLVET (GUEST HOST): Charlie put out a tweet to this extent, but I couldn’t agree more. Pride — most people will accept that two grown adults have freedom within the privacy of their home. Nobody wants to be policing that. I mean, some people do, but, like, the vast majority of Americans are not …

The Charlotte Observer reports: UNC Charlotte says an administrator is “no longer employed” after a video went viral of her implying work related to diversity, equity and inclusion was still happening on campus. The video, which appears to use a hidden camera, was originally posted by nonprofit activist group Accuracy in Media. Posts on X by Corey DeAngelis, who identifies …

“First of all, I made those comments about three years ago, long before President Trump was chairman of the Kennedy Center and long before I accepted the position at the Kennedy Center.  So, it really didn’t have to do with my Kennedy Center job; you know, what I said in the past at a Christian conference.  “I wasn’t going to …

Balls & Strikes reports: Josh Divine is Missouri’s solicitor general, a role that has allowed him to put the finishing touches on the exact sort of record that gets ambitious Republican lawyers noticed by the White House these days. Over the past several years, he has used the powers of his office to defend anti-trans legislation, fight President Joe Biden’s …

The Christian Post reports: “Sesame Street” drew fire on social media Sunday for celebrating pride month, the latest firestorm related to allegations that the publicly funded PBS children’s program is pushing LGBT ideology on children. The post, which has 14 million views as of Monday, drew scorn from many X users who accused “Sesame Street” of being part of a …

Salt Lake City’s NBC affiliate reports: Law enforcement is investigating suspicious posters and flyers with similar anti-LGBTQ messages left in front of people’s homes in Providence and North Logan. Homeowner Ryan Thorell said he spotted large poster boards stapled to utility poles, facing toward his house early Sunday morning. He said the signs read, “White power,” and “man plus woman.” …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doubled down on his claim that there won’t be Medicaid cuts in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” despite projections that millions of low-income individuals would lose health insurance as a result of the bill. Johnson, during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” pushed back on independent projections that the bill would lead to …

NPR reports: Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst faced intense questioning from her constituents during a Friday town hall, eliciting shouts and boos from community members. One dismissive comment drew particularly intense ire: In response to constituents’ concerns over Medicaid cuts, Ernst said, “We all are going to die.” The next day, the senator doubled down on her comments in a …

Raw Story reports:  Texas state Rep. Nate Schatzline (R) said he wanted his children’s school to be “celebrated” because it was one of the “least vaccinated” schools in the state. In an Instagram post, Schatzline railed about Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy, who revealed the school’s unvaccinated status. “Look, I am so excited to say that Mercy Culture Prep is celebrating …