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One of my all-time favorite books. Cosmo recaps: Our first look at Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian classic The Handmaid’s Tale is finally here! Hooray! And also: SHIT THIS IS DEPRESSING. The show stars Mad Men’s phenomenal Elisabeth Moss as Offred, a “handmaid” in Gilead, a horrifying future place where fertile young woman are forced into sexual slavery …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: On his program yesterday, American Family Radio’s Bryan Fischer declared that any American who is “working to oppose Christianity and oppose the public acknowledgement of the Ten Commandments” is a “traitor.” Fischer framed his assertion by citing this quote from George Washington’s Farewell Address: Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to …

They tweeted this story right after denouncing CNN as fake news. Via World Net Daily: As 2016 ends, priests are calling for more exorcists to fight what they are calling “an army of demons.” Satanic groups openly organize against Christianity, even at Christmas. And trendy festivals like Burning Man are increasingly resembling something like a religion. It’s part of a …

“I believe God’s hand was involved in this election. I base that on going to all 50 capital cities and seeing the hundreds of thousands of people who came to pray. They didn’t come to hear me preach — they came from across their state to pray. They stood in rain, in snow, in the heat of summer to pray …

From the laughably named Center For Family & Human Rights or C-FAM: We are coming off of a quite remarkable year. We are poised on an even bigger year, a year fraught with even more danger. Are you aware that your enemies never rest? They never sleep? They never tire? They will come back and back with their lies and …

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: Yesterday, ex-Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on Family Research Council President Tony Perkins’ “Washington Watch” radio show to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, and in particular Perkins’ call for Trump to purge LGBT rights supporters from the State Department. Perkins said that under President Obama “our government has been perverted to be used …

Via press release from hate group leader Tony Perkins: If Texas thought it had seen the end of the transgender bathroom agenda, they were mistaken! After the overwhelming defeat voters delivered to the Houston mayor and city council for its gender-free, anti-religious liberty ordinance, conservatives are ready for the next chapter: more permanent protections against this dangerous and unpopular crusade …

Brian Brown is working hard to promote his new international hate group. Via email: As you may know, NOM is playing a critical role in mobilizing a worldwide coalition of organizations and countries that have come together to issue a global decree in support of marriage. Called the Cape Town Declaration, pro-marriage supporters in more than 100 countries are organizing …

The Associated Press reports: Texas lawmakers will decide whether to embrace an issue that caused a national uproar in North Carolina – banning transgendered people from using the bathroom of their choice. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a top social conservative voice in the state, unveiled the proposed law Thursday at a news conference. Patrick says the “Privacy Protection Act” is …

The Houston Chronicle reports: The fallout over Houston gospel star Kim Burrell’s anti-gay comments is showing no signs of letting up anytime soon. A day after Ellen DeGeneres tweeted that Burrell will not be appearing on the talk-show host’s popular daytime show this week, KTRK reported on Wednesday that Texas Southern University has pulled the plug on Burrell’s radio show. …

The Root reports: These church ladies are downright hilarious. First there was Kim Burrell’s sermon about gay people are all going to die and go to hell, and now her compadre in holy ghost Shirley Caesar oddly defending and blaming President Obama for making homosexuality “alright”. “You should’ve said something four years ago when our President made that stuff alright,” …

You knew this was coming. Via World Net Daily: In the battle of Macy’s vs. Donald Trump, it appears the clear loser continues to be Macy’s. On Wednesday, the retailer announced disappointing holiday sales, prompting its stock to drop more than 9 percent. The company also released the locations of 68 of the 100 stores it plans to close, with …

Creationist nutjob Ken Ham, founder of the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter, took to Twitter this morning to dispute a Fox News report on “rising death rates in the USA.” According to Ham, the death rate has been unchanged for all 6000 years of the Earth’s existence and every single person who ever lived was murdered by God for …

Last week Marshall filed a bill which would classify porn as a public health hazard similar to smoking. The Washington Post reports on his latest assholery: A Virginia legislator has filed a bill to regulate transgender people’s use of restrooms in schools, at highway rest stops and in other government buildings — a proposal akin to a controversial North Carolina …

It only took them two years to get a low-rated show canceled! Praise White Jesus! Via email: Dear Joe, Victory! “Impastor” has officially been cancelled after only two seasons. 1MM asked TV Land network to cancel this sacrilegious and sex-filled program and followed with an email campaign urging sponsors to pull their support. Public outcry and lack of advertisers played …

As longtime readers may recall, in 2014 Anchorage finally enacted an LGBT rights ordinance after many years of a very ugly battle. Anchorage’s NBC affiliate reports on the latest development: A group of concerned citizens is petitioning to have religious and other exemptions added into Anchorage’s anti-discrimination ordinance passed in 2015. Just before close of business Tuesday afternoon, the paperwork …

Yet another climate change denier, neo-Confederate, and God-botherer. Josh Israel reports at Think Progress: After selecting a cabinet dominated by conservative white men with poor records on civil rights and a history of climate science denial, it appears Donald Trump may fill one of the few remaining slots with a conservative white man with a poor record on civil rights …

Over the past eight years I’ve reported on World Net Daily‘s many calls for a literal revolution to oust the “Marxist Kenyan-in-chief.” Therefore today’s column is both hilarious and wildly hypocritical. They write:  Stunning video of anti-Trump riots, both before and after the election, show the modern leftist movement in America has become capable of shocking violence. But could the …

We haven’t heard from this loony tune nutbag in a while. The Associated Press reports: A Virginia lawmaker is asking the state legislature to declare pornography a public health hazard — a move he hopes will pave the way for limits of some sort. Del. Robert Marshall, R—Prince William, has proposed a resolution stating that pornography leads to many social …

Via Right Wing Watch: Televangelist Jim Bakker revealed on his program today that God called on him to help get Donald Trump elected president because Trump “stands for Bible reading” in public schools and says the words “Merry Christmas.” But because “the family of God” elected Trump, Bakker said, the forces of “evil” are now fighting back. “All hell is …