Tag Archives: Christianists

Things are just getting going outside the Arizona Capitol where hundreds of activists are already making noise. A separate protest is underway in downtown Tucson. I’ll add more photos and video to this post as they come in. Follow the action on Twitter @Bad4AZbiz.  And tune into Anderson Cooper’s AC360 at 8PM Eastern for his live report.

“As we witness hostility towards people of faith grow like never before, we must take this opportunity to speak up for religious liberty. The great news is that SB 1062 protects your right to live and work according to your faith and was passed by the Arizona legislature. This bill is now heading to Governor Jan Brewer’s desk. One thing …

The Maine state Senate voted against it yesterday, so that’s that, right? RIGHT?

By a vote of 17-13, yesterday afternoon the Arizona Senate approved a bill that would legalize anti-gay discrimination on the basis of “sincerely held religious beliefs.” The vote along party lines, with Republicans in the majority, came after supporters defeated an attempt to extend existing employment laws that bar discrimination based on religion and race to also include sexual orientation. …

Porno Pete LaBarbera and Scott Lively will hold a Washington DC press conference today to announce the formation of a new anti-gay hate group. Because we don’t have enough of those. Via press release from Christian Newswire: The purpose of this press conference is to announce the formation of a new organization, the Coalition for Family Values, whose purpose is …

According to a study compiled by Christianist film critic and would-be censor Ted Baehr, American moviegoers are uninterested in profanity and sex. The 80-page report, which has been published by the Christian Conservative, pro-family advocacy group Movieguide for 22 years, broke down box office statistics regarding theatrical earnings and used letter codes to determine the content, ranging from world views …

AND Paul Cameron. More of this please.

It took the American Family Association a full week after the Sochi opening ceremonies to launch their complaint campaign against Chevrolet’s beautiful gay-inclusive ad. Chevrolet is helping drive the crusade to normalize two men having sex with each other as a “family.” They threw in a couple of children to help legitimize the impression. On the opening night of the …

Just in from One Million Moms: Dear Joe, The cover of the Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue features three topless models hugging with their backs turned and focuses on the thong bikini bottoms they wear. There is also a side view of one model’s breast. The SI Swimsuit Issue is nothing but soft porn and most closely resembles Playboy …

“United States Attorney General Eric Holder, this week, has again overstepped the boundaries of the law when he arbitrarily ordered that homosexual couples will now receive government benefits reserved only for natural marriage status. This applies even in states that have laws defining marriage as only between one man and one woman. Taking a nod from the playbook of his …

The Liberty Counsel has filed two amicus briefs with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of  Oklahoma and Utah’s defense of their bans on same-sex marriage. Their Oklahoma brief was filed on the behalf of NARTH, the crackpot “ex-gay” group whose co-founder was busted in the Miami airport with a young male prostitute as they returned from a …

“This ruling is another example of the deep betrayal of a judicial system infected with activist judges who are legislating from the bench. If these judges want to change duly enacted laws passed by the people and their representatives, they should resign their life-time appointments to the bench and run for the state legislature or Congress. Judge Heyburn is elevating …

“Today yet another federal judge has entered the competition for lawlessness on the marriage front; Today’s decision emphasizes the need for Congressional action to prevent our states’ marriage laws from spiraling further into chaos. Congress needs to explicitly reinforce the sovereign right of the states to make their own determinations regarding marriage, and to have those determinations respected by the …

(Via Good As You)

Fresh off a long and unbroken string of losses in the federal courts, the Liberty Counsel today launched a petition campaign which calls on Congress to file articles of impeachment against President Obama. From Liberty Counsel head Mat Staver: Our constitutional republic exists to secure the rights bestowed upon individual Americans by God. Civil government can only do its job …

After three hours of testimony from hate groups and LGBT supporters, the Indiana state Senate Rules Committee has approved the amended same-sex marriage ban along party lines by a vote of 8-4. If the full Senate does not re-insert the stricken passage, the issue cannot be put to a public vote any earlier than 2016. Indiana law requires that all …

Discredited researcher Mark Regnerus today filed a brief with the Tenth Circuit Court in support of Utah’s defense of its ban on same-sex marriage. Another familiar name on the Utah brief is Professor Douglas Allen, of Canada’s Simon Fraser University. Allen sits on the board of directors of NOM’s former hate-satellite, the Ruth Institute. Allen is a supporter of Regnerus …

Just in from One Million Moms: The exciting new film God’s Not Dead (releasing nationwide March 21) follows college freshman and devout Christian Josh Wheaton as he defends his faith and proves the existence of God to his unbelieving philosophy professor. Taking a look at the anti-theism agenda promoted in our schools and universities, God’s Not Dead inspires people to …

UPDATE: The Senate committee hearing is about to begin. Watch it live here. Each side gets 90 minutes and the hate groups are going first. NOM and the Family Research Council are in the chamber. Follow on Twitter at the hashtag #HJR3. UPDATE II: The second speaker was Kelly Fiedorek from Alliance Defending Freedom. Perhaps you recall the OTHER lawyer …