Eye on the Right-Wing
Eye on the Right-Wing
Archdioscese Responds To Controversy Over its Decision To Kick Children With Lesbian Parents Out Of School
Written by Zaid Jilani Thursday, 11 March 2010 08:39
Last week, officials “at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, acting at the direction of the Archdiocese of Denver,” decided to not re-enroll two unnamed children because their parents were lesbians. Following fierce protests of the decision, the Archbishop of Denver has written an op-ed where he says the Church “does not claim” that the children of lesbians “are less loved by God,” yet he stands by his decision because the Church “does teach…that sexual intimacy by anyone outside of marriage is wrong”:
"Ex-Gay" Crusader John Smid “Apologizes” to Gays and Lesbians
Written by Candace Chellew-Hodge Monday, 08 March 2010 08:55
But he still insists “that through Christ you can triumph over same-sex attractions.”
The world at large had never heard of John Smid before 2005. That’s when the ex-gay operation he ran, Love in Action, became the target of protests after a teenager named Zach began posting on the Internet about how his parents forced him into LIA’s youth program, "Refuge."
Christian Hate Group ‘Repent Amarillo’ Terrorizes Texas Town, Harassing Gays, Liberals, And Other ‘Sinners’
Written by Lee Fang Friday, 05 March 2010 07:41
An evangelical Christian hate group called “Repent Amarillo” is reportedly terrorizing the town of Amarillo, Texas. Repent fashions itself as a sort of militia and targets a wide range of community members they deem offensive to their theology: gays, liberal Christians, Muslims, environmentalists, breast cancer events that do not highlight abortion, Halloween, “spring break events,” and pornography shops. On its website, Repent has posted a “Warfare Map” of its enemies in town.
“Patriot” Groups, Militias Surge in Number in Past Year
Written by Mark Potak Wednesday, 03 March 2010 08:25
The number of extremist groups in the United States exploded in 2009 as militias and other groups steeped in wild, antigovernment conspiracy theories exploited populist anger across the country and infiltrated the mainstream, according to a report issued today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
Antigovernment "Patriot" groups - militias and other extremist organizations that see the federal government as their enemy - came roaring back to life over the past year after more than a decade out of the limelight.
The Lucrative Business Of Selling Irrationality And Redemption
Written by Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D. Friday, 26 February 2010 07:27
People who are so insecure and so afraid of life and reality that they withdraw into a cozy little box that has on its entrance: “No Thinking Required Here. Just Believe and Obey.” Such people prefer to believe absolutely in a book that contains texts written by Bronze Age people who didn’t know North and South America, Australia, or Antarctica existed. Nor did they know the earth was round and not the center of the solar system. But then again, religious fundamentalism does make not thinking a virtue.
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