Tag Archives: hate speech

Cosmopolitan writer Jill Filipovic, herself a frequent target of Twitchy‘s army of far-right extremists, today lays out the truth about the site owned by online Christian powerhouse Salem Media. An excerpt: While Twitchy’s content is tweet aggregation, its purpose seems to be filling insatiable reader rage. Many of the tweets posted to Twitchy are put on there seemingly for the …

According to a fevered press release issued today by hate group leader Brian Brown, unless Congress passes the First Amendment Defense Act, it will soon be illegal to call for executing homosexuals in the United States. And that would be a terrible thing. Brown writes: Many people still have their head in the sand when it comes to the damage …

Early this month Swiss Bishop Vitus Huonder gave a speech in which he declared that Catholic doctrine “unambiguously” supports biblical passages which call for executing homosexuals. Several days later a Swiss LGBT rights group filed for criminal hate speech charges against him. Huonder has now issued a formal written apology. The Local reports: In a three-page letter sent to 800 …

Gay Star News reports: A Swiss bishop is being sued for allegedly claiming gay men should be put to death. Pink Cross, the Swiss Gay Federation, is filing a criminal complaint against Vitus Huonder, the Catholic Bishop of Chur, for reportedly making homophobic comments while quoting passages from the Bible. In his 50-minute address in Germany on 31 July, he …

Swiss Info reports: Vitus Huonder, the controversial Catholic bishop of Chur in eastern Switzerland, has once again attracted criticism for quoting homophobic Bible passages and denouncing non-traditional family models. At the “Joy in Faith” forum in the German city of Fulda, he quoted a passage from the Bible which said homosexuals should be punished by death. In his 50-minute address …

CBC News reports: An Ontario college announced one of its professors “is no longer an employee” at the school after he allegedly posted a homophobic comment on Facebook. St. Lawrence College said it had received a complaint about the recent comment that business professor Rick Coupland allegedly posted on Facebook. Spokeswoman Kelly Wiley called the comment “deeply concerning.” “As a …

Somebody needs to remix this a la “eat da poo poo.”

PETA and a coalition of animal rights activists have long battled against New York City’s horse-drawn carriage industry. In a clip issued today, PETA passingly mentions the health of the animals to focus on homophobic and racist statements made by the drivers. Via the Observer: Pop star Pink just tweeted PETA’s latest video out to her 26 million plus followers, …

ArsTechnica reports that “failed Christian shoe promoter” Randall Hermann yesterday released a video game titled Kill The Faggot. The game briefly appeared on the Greenlight section of the downloadable games site Steam before being yanked following complaints. Before its removal from Greenlight, games critic Jim Sterling downloaded and tested the game, which launched via Herman’s game shop moniker Skaldic Games. …

Saturday afternoon unhinged Harlem hate Pastor James David Manning led a bizarre screaming rally outside a midtown Sheraton where he accused “nappy-haired” MSNBC commentator Al Sharpton of having AIDS, also calling him a “coon” and a “pimp.” Sharpton’s supporters booed Manning, for which they were called “pinch-nose Negroes” who are probably carrying “books of food stamps.” Somehow nobody got arrested. …

“If we’re going to win this battle for the lord God almighty, two things are going to have to happen in terms of our battle strategies. We’ve got to be willing to die for what we believe. If you believe the word of God, then there is no way you will not die willingly for the cause of Christ. But …

Infamous Canadian ex-gay crackpot Bill Whatcott has announced that he has permanently moved to the Philippines. Whatcott has been hauled into court multiple times on charges of hate speech, but in January he won a defamation suit against the CBC over their report that he was distributing the lyrics to a song titled Kill The Homosexuals. One wonders what he’s …

Via Gay Star News: Switzerland has voted for a law to protect LGBTI people from discrimination. The parliament voted with 103 in favor, 73 against and nine abstentions to ensure nobody is targeted with hate speech and discrimination on the basis of their sexual or gender identity. It was an amendment to a law that already protected people of different …

Via DNA Info: A city-issued violation could force the controversial Atlah Worldwide Church to take down its controversial sign — which often displays homophobic and racist messages — after multiple failed attempts by critics who tried to pressure the church to put a stop to what they called hate speech. The church on 123rd Street and Lenox Avenue — which …

A Christian activist named Matt McLaughlin has filed a proposed ballot measure with the California Attorney General’s office which would ask voters to approve the death penalty for homosexuality.  Wonkette has tried to identify McLaughlin: The ballot initiative filing with the AG’s office offers little in the way of clues to McLaughlin’s identity, but there is an address that matches …

In a letter to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the American Family Association today denounced a laundry list of claims by their radio host Bryan Fischer and demanded that such batshit-crazy declarations not be attributed to their organization in the future.   Right Wing Watch provides the text of the AFA’s list: AFA rejects the idea expressed by Bryan Fischer …

Harlem hate Pastor James David Manning appeared on Young Turks yesterday where he declared that Islamists are justified in executed homosexuals. Interestingly, Manning later confesses that he was “tempted by the gay lifestyle” during his time in a Florida prison. Oh, and Starbucks is still totally lacing their lattes with sodomite semen. (Tipped by JMG reader DM)

On the same day that he returned from his suspension, Atlanta Fire Department Chief Kelvin Cochran was fired today by Mayor Kasim Reed for distributing his self-published anti-gay book to his subordinates. Via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Cochran returned to work today following a month-long suspension for inflammatory comments in his 2013 book “Who Told You That You Are Naked?” Many …

A monk who was arrested in Cambridge earlier this week for distributing homophobic leaflets has been revealed to be the head of a Scotland-based Catholic charity. Via Pink News: 53-year-old Damon Jonah Kelly from Corby, Northamptonshire was arrested on 8 December on suspicion of a Section 5 public order offence. He was bailed until 20 January, at which point he …

“I believe in the bible. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be a Baptist.” Watch a local news anchor do an admirable job tangling with nutcase Pastor Steven Anderson. Jeremy Hooper weighs in at Good As You: “Let me be the first to say to Steven Anderson: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP SPEAKING. I can literally hear the clicking of the lightbulbs …