Peevish Christianists

I apparently touched a sensitive nerve with the homo-haters at The Family Foundation - the Virginia arm of Daddy Dobson's snake oil show, Focus on the Family. What touched this nerve so resoundingly? I called Victoria Cobb and her compatriots "Christianists." Here is the whining remark about my comments in this "homosexual-oriented" blog:

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“Christianist“? Who’s using the pejoratives, who’s stereotyping, who’s staking the claim to righteousness? Not only did this blog take a slap at us Sunday, it attacked Family Foundation President Victoria Cobb.

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I guess I hit a little too close for comfort for Ms. Cobb and company. Wikipedia defines "Christianism" as follows:

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the belief that Christianity is superior to all other religions; prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism against a religion or person practicing a religion, other than Christianity, based on the belief that Christianity is superior to all other religions; . . . . the quest to establish global Christian domination in all areas of world religious and secular society; Dominionism, political activism based on conservative Christian principles.

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Having followed Ms. Cobb (pictured above) and The Family Foundation's ("TFF") activities for nearly a decade, "Christianism" accurately describes the organizations efforts. Virtually every anti-gay measure in Virginia has been resoundingly backed by The Family Foundation and Ms. Cobb tirelessly lobbies the Virginia General Assembly to oppose legislative measures that would give LGBT Virginians equality under the civil laws and I suspect she would, if she could, advocate for the re-enactment of the sodomy statute struck down by Lawrence v. Texas. Indeed, The Family Foundation would prefer if gays simply ceased to exist and that Virginia remained in the 19th Century. Here are some of TFF's favorite issues on which it labors continually:

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Homosexuality in Schools—Homosexual advocates are working through school curricula and student groups such as “Gay-Straight Alliances” to bring their message to children in Virginia. Legislation is needed to bar these groups from promoting risky sexual behavior in our public schools.*

Domestic Partner Benefits—Homosexual advocates have worked to diminish the status of marriage by providing marriage benefits to any relationship. Already, private companies in Virginia can do so. Efforts are underway to expand this to state and local government.

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Adoption—Although it has been shown that the most beneficial structure for a child to be raised in is a stable family with one mother and one father, homosexual advocates in Virginia have worked to allow adoption by homosexuals

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Principle - Marriage, as the lifelong union between one man and one woman, is an institution of God and a foundation of civil society.

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Teaching History—Virginia is the home of religious liberty in our nation. Efforts to educate Americans on our history, funded by taxpayer dollars, must be honest and accurate and should clearly show our rich Judeo-Christian heritage.

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I think you get the drift of where Ms. Cobb and company are headed in their efforts. The agenda does NOT include tolerance or religious freedom for others who might just have a different belief system. As I said in the comment I left on TFF's blog, I will continue to tell the truth about them as long as they continue to tell lies about LGBT Americans. I also left the following question for Ms. Cobb's consideration:

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P.S. While you are discussing the 2009 elections, you might want to ask Bob McDonnell why he covered up for former Congressman Ed Schrock for nearly 8 months after he was told about Schrock trolling for gay hook ups on “Mega Phone.”