Whenever the fundies gather they like to wrap themselves in religious faith and depict themselves as the guardians of freedom. The disingenuousness of the latter guise is mind boggling since in truth, they abhor freedom. At least for anyone but themselves. Their idea of freedom is that they and their fellow extremists get a free rein to inflict their beliefs and prejudice on everyone else. Their version is akin to the NAZI regime's idea of freedom. And true to form, the latest gathering of these Christo-fascists at the inappropriately named "Faith and Freedom" conference in Washington, D.C., disproportionately targets LGBT Americans as the preferred whipping boys and girls. Yep, to listen to these haters and psychopaths, we the number one threat to the nation and freedom. Would that these folks would take a good look at themselves in the mirror. Think Progress LGBT has a couple of stories on the targeting of LGBT Americans by these un-godly folks. In one, gay parenting is attacked. In another, the certifiably insane Michelle Bachmann rants about stopping gay marriage. Would that similar efforts were directed at the nation's real problems - most of which have been caused by GOP/conservative polices and misrule. First, the assault on gay parenting and adoption:*
Speaking at the Faith and Freedom conference yesterday, Renewing American Leadership chairman Jim Garlow compared same-sex couple adoption to children losing their parents on 9/11:
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GARLOW: Our President gave a speech a few days ago in which he said, ‘the tragedy of 9/11 was that it robbed so many children of having a mommy or a daddy. Well, you know something Mr. President, your failure to defend marriage and to redefine marriage means that everybody who is under that redefined marriage will lack either a mommy or a daddy and that is morally wrong.
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What's really morally wrong is the hate and bigotry of Garlow who like so many in the cottage industry of professional Christianism makes a living denigrating and stigmatizing others. WWJD? Surely, not what Garlow is doing. And then we have more of Michelle Bachmann's anti-gay verbal diarrhea. How anyone can consider this lunatic a potential presidential candidate is frightening. Here is a sample of her screed:
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Yesterday, during a speech before the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington DC, potential presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) recounted her unsuccessful efforts to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage as a state legislator and praised Minnesota’s current lawmakers for taking “that torch” and adding the issue to the 2012 ballot.
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Bachmann urged other states to pass similar amendments ahead of the election, proclaiming, “this is the time” to outlaw same-sex marriages:
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BACHMANN: Minnesota is the first state that has decided that this issue will be on the ballot in 2012, the state of New Hampshire will be taking this issue up as well, and other states. This is the time. And so I want to encourage all of you at home, if you don’t have a similar amendment, consider this in your home states. I believe this is the time to do it. So I just want to say thank you to those who continue to carry that torch.
Speaking at the Faith and Freedom conference yesterday, Renewing American Leadership chairman Jim Garlow compared same-sex couple adoption to children losing their parents on 9/11:
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GARLOW: Our President gave a speech a few days ago in which he said, ‘the tragedy of 9/11 was that it robbed so many children of having a mommy or a daddy. Well, you know something Mr. President, your failure to defend marriage and to redefine marriage means that everybody who is under that redefined marriage will lack either a mommy or a daddy and that is morally wrong.
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What's really morally wrong is the hate and bigotry of Garlow who like so many in the cottage industry of professional Christianism makes a living denigrating and stigmatizing others. WWJD? Surely, not what Garlow is doing. And then we have more of Michelle Bachmann's anti-gay verbal diarrhea. How anyone can consider this lunatic a potential presidential candidate is frightening. Here is a sample of her screed:
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Yesterday, during a speech before the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington DC, potential presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) recounted her unsuccessful efforts to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage as a state legislator and praised Minnesota’s current lawmakers for taking “that torch” and adding the issue to the 2012 ballot.
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Bachmann urged other states to pass similar amendments ahead of the election, proclaiming, “this is the time” to outlaw same-sex marriages:
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BACHMANN: Minnesota is the first state that has decided that this issue will be on the ballot in 2012, the state of New Hampshire will be taking this issue up as well, and other states. This is the time. And so I want to encourage all of you at home, if you don’t have a similar amendment, consider this in your home states. I believe this is the time to do it. So I just want to say thank you to those who continue to carry that torch.
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