Tag Archives: Iowa

According to the Des Moines Register, anti-gay Christianists are getting themselves appointed to the Sioux City Human Rights Commission and then suing pro-gay advocates for religious discrimination. Protecting rights has taken an odd turn in Sioux City, where a faction on the city’s Human Rights Commission has itself been filing religious discrimination charges with the state – against its own …

(Via – Good As You)

With the assistance of NOM and Republican politicians, the campaign to oust Iowa’s pro-equality Supreme Court justices is now in full swing. “We need to vote them off the bench to send a message across Iowa that we, the people, still have the power,” said Bob Vander Plaats, a Republican politician who is spearheading the campaign. “Not only will it …

The “Ground Zero mosque” nonsense has reached into elections in the nation’s heartland as the GOP misses no opportunity to demonize a minority.

Newt Gingrich and Tim Pawlenty, both of whom may run for president in 2012, are supporting a campaign in Iowa to toss out the state Supreme Court judges that ruled in favor of marriage equality. The effort to oust the judges was launched last week by former GOP candidate for governor of Iowa, Bob Vander Plaats. Gingrich: “Iowans are unique …

Concerned Women for America’s Tamara Scott at NOM’s Hate Tour in Des Moines: “I’d rather have man mad at me than be a stench in the nostrils of God Almighty.” Because God just might recall all those defective homosexuals, just like Toyota did for cars with faulty brakes. Or something.

We know who’s really “preying on the fearful and naive.” Via Americablog.

From the LGBT rights group One Iowa: Maggie Gallagher of the National Organization for Marriage has a special message to Iowans: “We’re Here, We’re NOT Queer; Get Used to It.” She claims she was only joking, but she’s DEAD SERIOUS about taking away the freedom to marry in Iowa. We just found out that NOM’s “Summer for Marriage” Tour will …

In a rambling story about catching a cab in DC, Rep. Steve King said that racial profiling is an “important component” of police work and that Arizona cops can spot illegal immigrants by “what kind of shoes” they wear. Stay out of your local Immigrant Foot Locker unless you want those cops to think yer a Mex’can!

Last week I quoted Iowa Family Policy council head Chuck Hurley who said “blah blah something blah evil gays blah eternal hellfire blah God’s gentle love.” Etc. Today Hurley is burning in that special lake of shame reserved for politicians who get completely creamed at the polls. From One Iowa via press release: Pro-equality legislator Ako Abdul-Samad scored a decisive …

A poll of GOP primary voters in Iowa shows that while most want gay marriage put to a public referendum, 45% say it’s not worth voting out the judges that approved it. A large majority of Iowa Republican primary voters say Iowans should have a chance to vote on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, according to the latest Des …

“I believe a pseudo pastor, meaning anyone who would knowingly lead their flock astray on issues of morality and spirituality, and so clearly violate the revealed Word of God, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and a false shepherd. In my opinion, those who signed their name to the Interfaith Alliance petition in support of state sanctioned sodomy are not …

Over 800 pastors in Iowa have signed a petition against same-sex marriage which they are sending to every candidate for state office as a threat to oppose them if they don’t sign on. The petition, signed by 834 Iowa ministers, and an accompanying letter signed by social conservative groups declares that same-sex marriage “is defined by the Bible as immoral …

Iowa state Sen. Merlin Bartz wants to mark sure that state agencies don’t extend right or privileges to gay couples, even though his state legalized same sex marriage last year. One the things Bartz wants to stop is the plan to allow gay couples to use the family campground portion of state parks. The rates or fees for camp sites …

OneIowa.org is the site for Iowa’s long-running LGBT rights organization. But they apparently failed to also reserve the .com extension of their name and the Christianists have jumped on it. Recently, the a “.COM” website was created (www.OneIowa.COM), but with a completely different agenda. The new site includes socially conservative content about several issues: protecting gun rights, restricting abortion, maintaining …

Yesterday Illinois state Rep. Deb Mell announced her engagement to her female partner on the floor of the state legislature. “Two weeks ago I asked Christin Baker to marry me, and she said yes,” Mell told the assembled legislature, eliciting warm applause from her colleagues. Of course, she won’t be able to be married in Illinois, as same-sex marriages aren’t …

Iowa GOP congressional candidate Dr. Pat Bertroche says the government should put microchips in illegal immigrants. Just like we do with dogs at the pound. Speaking at a forum Monday in Toledo, 3rd District Republican candidate Pat Bertroche said police should catch illegal immigrants and document their whereabouts. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported that he added, “I can microchip my …

Moronic Rep. Steve King (R-IA) says that since Rep. Raul Grijalva is calling for a boycott of his own state, the U.S. has “already ceded” his district to Mexico. Bonus racist pandering points from Fox host Laura Ingraham in the below clip. Well, it looks like the case is that, that he’s trying to scare the businesses out of Arizona, …

The virulently anti-gay Iowa Family Policy Center has received over $3M in federal funding in the last five years. In 2004 and 2005 the IFPC received a total of $850,000 from the Administration for Children and Families’ Compassion Capital Fund. From 2006 to 2009 they received $2.2 million through the U.S. Healthy Marriage Demonstration Fund, which is doled out in …