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TIME Magazine reports: Senate candidate Roy Moore believes that professional athletes who take a knee during the national anthem are breaking the law. In an interview with TIME magazine, the Alabama Republican argued that NFL players and others who have protested police violence are violating a section of the U.S. code which outlines how people should conduct themselves when the …

This freak show is still making news after all these years. The Detroit Free Press reports: A former Michigan assistant attorney general known for his attacks on the first openly gay student body president at the University of Michigan is appealing the decision by a discipline board to revoke his law license. Andrew Shirvell claims the board was biased against …

Chris Johnson reports at the Washington Blade: President Trump hailed conservatives at the Heritage Foundation known for opposition to LGBT rights Tuesday night as “titans in the fight to defend, promote and preserve our great American heritage.” “Everyone here tonight understands a core truth, that for America to have confidence in our future, we must have pride in our history,” …

The Christian Post reports: One of President Donald Trump’s biggest evangelical supporters, Pastor Mark Burns who leads the Harvest Praise and Worship Center in Easley, South Carolina, says he mulling the prospect of challenging Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham for his seat in Washington when he’s up for election in 2020. Burns who is a member of Trumps evangelical advisory board …

The Washington Examiner reports: Judge Roy Moore is a big deal in Alabama — and also, apparently, in Russia. A swarm of Russian Twitter bots has suddenly followed the Republican front-runner in the special Alabama senate race, helping to increase his social media audience from about 27,000 followers on Friday to 47,000 on Monday. But don’t call him Russian Roy …

Bisexual scamvangelist Jim Bakker today declared that God will punish you for mocking him just because his prophecies about the end of the world haven’t come true. “God is speaking to his people. The only ones who probably aren’t talking to God these days are mean people in America, people who just are anti-Christ. If you don’t want to hear …

The New York Post reports: Josh Duggar has lost his lawsuit against In Touch Weekly, Page Six has learned. The celebrity magazine revealed in 2015 that Duggar was accused of molesting his younger sisters—all of whom starred on the hit “19 Kids and Counting” reality show—in 2006 while Duggar and the women were all minors. In June of this year, …

From the Heritage Foundation: President Donald Trump will be speaking to Heritage members at our annual President’s Club Meeting this Tuesday, October 17 at 7:30 pm Eastern. You can watch the President’s address live here and share your thoughts on how to make America great again in the comments below. Heritage has been instrumental in providing the Trump administration with …

From a lengthy New Yorker profile of Mike Pence: “Trump thinks Pence is great,” Bannon told me. But, according to a longtime associate, Trump also likes to “let Pence know who’s boss.” A staff member from Trump’s campaign recalls him mocking Pence’s religiosity. He said that, when people met with Trump after stopping by Pence’s office, Trump would ask them, …

Jared Holt reports at Right Wing Watch: Fox News radio host Todd Starnes told listeners at the Values Voter Summit (VVS) that mainstream media discussions about “toxic masculinity” are parts of a “war on men” that aims to “criminalize masculinity.” In his address to VVS, which is hosted by the anti-LGBT Religious Right group Family Research Council, Starnes complained about …

Endless name-calling. The Hill reports: Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. said Friday that President Trump should escalate his war with Republicans in the House and Senate who don’t support his agenda. In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Falwell said he has called on Trump to start referring to senators that oppose his legislative agenda as “fake” Republicans. …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Moore said that Congress should have impeached the Supreme Court justices who affirmed the right of same-sex couples to get married. “Somebody should be talking to the Supreme Court of the United States and say, ‘What gives them a right to declare that two men can get married?’” he said, drawing a loud …

Email blast from Roy Moore’s campaign: They call us “rubes” because of our family values. They refer to us as “hayseeds” because of our faith. They say we’re “offensive because we love America and refuse to turn our backs on our country and our flag. At a rally in Alabama, Joe Biden officially declared war on me and my campaign …

The Hill reports: Sexual assault and harassment allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein highlight hypocrisy on the left, according to White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. “I hear a lot of people on their soap box, the high-horse cavalry, always talking about women’s rights, women in the workplace and women empowerment,” Conway said. “I’m in an environment where it’s practiced regularly. …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Apparently operating under her new anointing as pastor, Bachmann opened her remarks by celebrating the election of Donald Trump before dedicating a significant portion of the remainder of her speech to recounting the history of Christianity and the saving power of Christ. “You know, the remarkable thing,” she said, “when you read the …

“We are stopping cold the attacks on Judeo-Christian values. As we approach the end of the year—you know, we’re getting near that beautiful Christmas season that people don’t talk about anymore. They don’t use the word Christmas because it’s not politically correct. You go to department stores and they’ll say Happy New Year and they’ll say other things; it’ll be …

Talking Points Memo reports: In 2004, a bipartisan coalition of Alabama leaders moved to eliminate sections of the state constitution mandating school segregation and poll taxes. They assumed it’d be an easy feat — until Roy Moore got involved. Democrats and Republicans led by then-Gov. Bob Riley (R) worked together on an amendment to remove language in the state constitution …

AL.com reports: A wide-ranging poll conducted by an Alabama firm indicates Republican Roy Moore is still holding a strong lead in his Senate race. At the same time, Democrat Doug Jones is polling well enough to show “signs of life” for the Democratic Party in a deeply Republican state, the poll’s memo said. Moore holds an eight-point lead over Jones …

The Washington Post reports: Former Alabama judge Roy Moore, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, once said publicly that he did not take a “regular salary” from the small charity he founded to promote Christian values because he did not want to be a financial burden. But privately, Moore had arranged to receive a salary of $180,000 a year for …

Via press release from hate group leader Tony Perkins: Last year, he spoke to the Values Voter Summit as a candidate — this year, it will be as the 45th President of the United States. Today we have confirmation from the White House that President Donald Trump will speak to the VVS crowd this Friday morning. If you’re on the …