You MUST See This Leaked GOP Group Chat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UECVpqhCR_4

 

Controversial sermons from Indiana New IFB church spark outrage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxA7BNvx-T8

 

Outrage after Republican candidate tells voters ‘don’t be weak and gay’ | Missouri | The Guardian

Valentina Gomez, a Republican candidate for Missouri secretary of state, stoked outrage with a video in which she ran down a street while wearing a protective vest and said: "In America, you can do anything you want, so don't be weak and gay. Stay fucking hard." 

Jason Kander, a former Democratic Missouri secretary of state and candidate for US Senate, said with sarcasm: "So refreshing to see a female GOP candidate who never served in the military doing the whole veteran cosplay, stolen valour, bigotry as a substitute for strength routine as well as any man."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/15/republican-missouri-candidate-valentina-gomez

Corporal Punishment and Christianity (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #528)

— What I’ll remember about Daniel Dennett. (0:28)

— Catholic priest resigns after backlash involving his criticism of a gay author. (8:43)

— Christian lawmaker says teachers should be allowed to hit special needs students. (24:38)

— A Christian ministry urged the Supreme Court to criminalize homelessness. (46:03)

— Māori atheists say Christian colonization helped push them away from the faith. (1:01:59)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2024/04/25/corporal-punishment-and-christianity/

Sam Alito is mad that anti-gay Christians were struck from a jury in a lesbian’s case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GBE3lMt1TU

Sam Alito’s Fake Christian Persecution (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #519)

— Alabama Supreme Court cites “wrath of a holy God” while claiming frozen embryos are “children.” (0:43)

— Sam Alito is big mad that anti-gay Christians were struck from the jury in a case about a lesbian. (29:57)

— Former Hillsong leader Brian Houston insists he wasn’t searching for “ladies and girls” online. (47:42)

— Texas school board trustees snuck an evangelical film crew into a public school. (1:01:18)

— Congress members call out “ill-qualified hate preacher” who gave invocation. (1:09:07)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2024/02/22/sam-alitos-fake-christian-persecution/

Report suggests Supreme Court opened door to anti-gay discrimination based on fake case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHXTxg8Lnk0

‘We Will Hunt You’: Ugandans Flee Ahead of Harsh Anti-Gay Law - The New York Times

"They kept saying, 'We will hunt you. You gays should be killed. We will slaughter you,'" he said. "There was no option but to leave."… 

The president congratulated lawmakers and religious leaders on what he called their "strong stand" against L.G.B.T.Q. people. 

It is good that you rejected the pressure from the imperials," he said, a reference to Western countries, in footage released by the public broadcaster. He spoke hours after the European Parliament denounced the bill…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/world/africa/uganda-anti-gay-bill-lgbtq.html

OAN Host Dubs Biden ‘Groomer-In-Chief’

…It's a tried-and-true gay-bashing technique for the GOP, with a new QAnon twist. Anti-LGBTQ activists and politicians have long fought civil rights advancements by claiming that gay people are secretly sex offenders trying to "groom" vulnerable children…

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/oan-biden-groomer-qanon-republican-senator

Did Amy Coney Barrett Lie to Congress in 2017 or Is She Just Clueless? – Mother Jones

... It's hard to watch Barrett's performance during her 2017 confirmation hearing and come away without thinking either she was lying or is a shockingly clueless lawyer. But there is another possible interpretation: Barrett simply doesn't consider what ADF does as discriminatory or hateful, but rather sees it as the righteous moral work of "defending biblical principles," as the ADF website suggests...

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/did-amy-coney-barrett-lie-to-congress-in-2017-or-is-she-just-clueless/

The absurd claim that Trump is the ‘most pro-gay president in American history’ - The Washington Post

Grenell is a longtime spinmeister who under President Trump became a controversial ambassador to Germany. .... He makes the provocative claim that Trump — whose administration is often criticized by gay rights advocates as anti-gay — is actually the most pro-gay president in U.S. history. But the core of the video is actually a lengthy attack on Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, as anti-gay.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/24/absurb-claim-that-trump-is-most-pro-gay-president-american-history/

Anti-Gay Views Caused Andy Biggs to Vote Against Coronavirus Stimulus

ARIZONA REPUBLICAN Rep. Andy Biggs, one of the 40 lawmakers who voted against the coronavirus stimulus bill, said he did so in part because the legislation included paid sick leave benefits for domestic partnerships....
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/17/coronavirus-stimulus-bill-andy-biggs/

YouTube: No, We Won't Remove These Videos of Racist, Anti-Gay Harassment Because It's Just 'Debating' - Gizmodo

YouTube has chosen not to take action against right-wing video personality Steven Crowder after Vox host Carlos Maza posted clips of Crowder repeatedly harassing him with derogatory, anti-gay, and racist statements, which Maza says resulted in hordes of Crowder's fans doxxing him and subjecting him to abuse on social media...
https://gizmodo.com/youtube-no-we-wont-remove-these-videos-of-racist-ant-1835259054

Trump's newly confirmed federal judge has ties to anti-gay 'hate group' - NBC News

Allison Jones Rushing was confirmed to a federal appeals court Tuesday. LGBTQ advocates have expressed concern over her ties to the Alliance Defending Freedom...
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-s-newly-confirmed-federal-judge-has-ties-anti-gay-n980281

OFFICIAL Video: Russell Brand Interviews Westboro Baptist Church

Russell seeks common ground with the notoriously anti-gay leaders.....
https://youtu.be/OBA6qlHW8po

Catholic clergy sex abuse crisis brings new energy — and anti-gay activists — into the survivors’ movement - The Washington Post

The entry of right-wing, anti-gay groups into the abuse movement challenges advocates ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/11/13/catholic-clergy-sex-abuse-crisis-brings-new-energy-anti-gay-activists-into-survivors-movement/

Anti-Gay Former Fire Chief Wins $1.2 Million Settlement from City of Atlanta | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

The City of Atlanta agreed to pay $1.2 million to former Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran as part of a settlement that has the Christian Right claiming victory… but only because they won’t tell you the full story.....

http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/10/16/anti-gay-former-fire-chief-wins-1-2-million-settlement-from-city-of-atlanta/

Trump administration says it’s time to stop punishment of anti-gay African countries – ThinkProgress

Mick Mulvaney said punishing homophobia is "religious persecution."....

https://thinkprogress.org/mick-mulvaney-wants-to-resume-funding-for-african-countries-with-anti-lgbtq-laws-ba7a5338e77c/

Why domestic abuse and anti-gay violence qualify as persecution in asylum law - The Conversation US

International law recognizes that women and LGBTQ people face unique forms of violence that may qualify them for asylum. The US now asserts that domestic abuse is a 'private' matter. ....
https://theconversation.com/why-domestic-abuse-and-anti-gay-violence-qualify-as-persecution-in-asylum-law-98354

Trump CNCS appointee Carl Higbie resigns after racist, sexist, anti-gay, anti-Muslim remarks - The Washington Post

An appointee of President Trump has resigned from the federal agency that runs AmeriCorps and other service programs after remarks he made disparaging blacks, Muslims, gays, women, veterans with PTSD and undocumented immigrants surfaced in the news media.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/01/18/i-just-dont-like-muslim-people-trump-appointee-resigns-after-racist-sexist-and-anti-gay-remarks/