Christianists Decry Gay Rights Rulings, Applaud Gutting Voting Rights Act

I have long maintained that the vast majority of "conservative Christian" and "family values" groups are comprised primarily of white racists.  When they are not attacking the rights and even the humanity of gays they are striving to limit the ability of minorities to exercise their right to vote.  Here in Virginia a prime example of this mix of racism and anti-gay animus is The Family Foundation, an affiliate of Focus on the Family and Family Research Council.  Except for when they want a black face in a photo shoot or seek to manipulate black pastors like uncle Tom's, they would really prefer that blacks did not exist at all or could be relegated back to their status during the days of segregation.   Right Wing Watch has a compilation of the reactions of the "godly folks"  and their spittle filled reaction to yesterday's rulings on DOMA and Proposition 8.  Here's a sampling:

American Family Association:  American Family Association president Tim Wildmon and radio host Sandy Rios have maintained a miserable mood on American Family Radio today after the Supreme Court’s decision on DOMA. Rios argued that the gay rights “freight train” will compel Christians “to bow the knee or to be crushed.” “This is going to get rough,” Rios said, “they are going to infringe on each of us, our children [and] our jobs.” Later, Wildmon said that “this is a very sad day in our country” because “this is America shaking its fist at God almighty.”

Penny Nance of Concerned Women for America claimed today that anti-gay marriage activists should get ready for “persecution” now that the Supreme Court has overturned the Defense of Marriage Act. Speaking on The Mike Huckabee Show, Nance warned that same-sex marriage is like “counterfeit money” that “takes at something that’s the real deal and diminishes it,” adding that the legalization of polygamy is coming next. - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/nance-gay-marriage-counterfeit-money-will-hurt-everyone#sthash.dMv7MJlb.dpuf

Concerned Bitches Women for America: Penny Nance of Concerned Women for America claimed today that anti-gay marriage activists should get ready for “persecution” now that the Supreme Court has overturned the Defense of Marriage Act. Speaking on The Mike Huckabee Show, Nance warned that same-sex marriage is like “counterfeit money” that “takes at something that’s the real deal and diminishes it,” adding that the legalization of polygamy is coming next.  

Family Research Council:  [B] striking down the federal definition of marriage in DOMA, the Court is asserting that Congress does not have the power to define the meaning of words in statutes Congress itself has enacted. This is absurd. . . . The ruling that the federal government must recognize same-sex 'marriages' in states that recognize them raises as many questions as it answers. For example, what is the status of such couples under federal law if they move to another state that does not recognize their 'marriage?' This decision throws open the doors for whole new rounds of litigation. 

There's much much more.  Not surprisingly, the political whores of the Christofascists are lining up to malign the rulings as wel. Here are but two examples:

Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA): . . . marriage equality will threaten religious freedom and the wellbeing of children by “changing the form of families.” The congressman said that same-sex unions won’t provide children with a “stable loving family” and as a result “the cost of our social service welfare programs are going to be greatly impacted by this negative consequence of a social experiment that is less in age than the iPhone. This is the leftist redefinition that is happening here on our watch.

At a press conference attacking the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling today, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed that gay marriage always emerges “at the end of a great civilization.” He said the “holy quintet” of the Supreme Court has gone “against the laws of nature and nature’s God,” and now America will suffer the consequences - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gohmert-gay-marriage-signals-collapse-civilization#sthash.2HplgjFS.dpuf

 

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX):  At a press conference attacking the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling today, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed that gay marriage always emerges “at the end of a great civilization.” He said the “holy quintet” of the Supreme Court has gone “against the laws of nature and nature’s God,” and now America will suffer the consequences.

At a press conference attacking the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling today, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed that gay marriage always emerges “at the end of a great civilization.” He said the “holy quintet” of the Supreme Court has gone “against the laws of nature and nature’s God,” and now America will suffer the consequences - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gohmert-gay-marriage-signals-collapse-civilization#sthash.2HplgjFS.dpuf

However, one sees no complaints from the same crowd when the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the voting rights Act .  In fact, FRC's Tony Perkins - who has past KKK affiliations praised the ruling:

Like other Religious Right leaders, Perkins loves to denounce “judicial activism” when judges uphold reproductive choice or legal equality for LGBT people. But he happily embraces this ruling in which a narrow Court majority rejected a huge bipartisan congressional vote that reauthorized the Voting Rights Act in 2006 on a matter in which the Constitution specifically and intentionally gives Congress wide discretion. Perkins complains that “Congress insisted on reauthorizing a Voting Rights Act that was rooted in one of the darkest chapters of U.S. history.” And he claims that “In recent days, the Voting Rights Act has been a tool for a liberal and politically-motivated DOJ to shape laws to its advantage.” - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/tony-perkins-cheers-gutting-voting-rights-act#sthash.6RqASaGS.dpuf

Like other Religious Right leaders, Perkins loves to denounce “judicial activism” when judges uphold reproductive choice or legal equality for LGBT people. But he happily embraces this ruling in which a narrow Court majority rejected a huge bipartisan congressional vote that reauthorized the Voting Rights Act in 2006 on a matter in which the Constitution specifically and intentionally gives Congress wide discretion. Perkins complains that “Congress insisted on reauthorizing a Voting Rights Act that was rooted in one of the darkest chapters of U.S. history.” And he claims that “In recent days, the Voting Rights Act has been a tool for a liberal and politically-motivated DOJ to shape laws to its advantage.”  

Perkins seems deeply concerned about “the red tape of the Voting Rights Act” that he said has been “unnecessarily handcuffing” states whose history of disenfranchisement meant that they had to have changes in voting procedures pre-approved by the Justice Department or by a three-judge District Court in the District of Columbia. In contrast, Perkins seems utterly unconcerned about more recent voter disenfranchisement campaigns waged by the GOP and its allies.   Perkins cites Chief Justice John Roberts’ disingenuous suggestion that the court was not acting in a way that would encourage discriminatory disenfranchisement.

  

Perkins is not alone.  Here in Virginia, The Family Foundation applauds every move by the Virginia GOP to limit the ability of minorities to vote.  These are not nice or decent people and the public needs to wake up to this reality.
 

 

American Family Association president Tim Wildmon and radio host Sandy Rios have maintained a miserable mood on American Family Radio today after the Supreme Court’s decision on DOMA. Rios argued that the gay rights “freight train” will compel Christians “to bow the knee or to be crushed.” “This is going to get rough,” Rios said, “they are going to infringe on each of us, our children [and] our jobs.”
Later, Wildmon said that “this is a very sad day in our country” because “this is America shaking its fist at God almighty.”
- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/afa-doma-decision-america-shaking-its-fist-god-christians-will-be-crushed#sthash.YMNQP9PV.dpuf

American Family Association president Tim Wildmon and radio host Sandy Rios have maintained a miserable mood on American Family Radio today after the Supreme Court’s decision on DOMA. Rios argued that the gay rights “freight train” will compel Christians “to bow the knee or to be crushed.” “This is going to get rough,” Rios said, “they are going to infringe on each of us, our children [and] our jobs.”
Later, Wildmon said that “this is a very sad day in our country” because “this is America shaking its fist at God almighty.”
- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/afa-doma-decision-america-shaking-its-fist-god-christians-will-be-crushed#sthash.YMNQP9PV.dpuf

AFA: With DOMA Decision, America Is 'Shaking Its Fist at God,' Christians Will be 'Crushed' - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/afa-doma-decision-america-shaking-its-fist-god-christians-will-be-crushed#sthash.YMNQP9PV.dpuf

AFA: With DOMA Decision, America Is 'Shaking Its Fist at God,' Christians Will be 'Crushed' - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/afa-doma-decision-america-shaking-its-fist-god-christians-will-be-crushed#sthash.YMNQP9PV.dpuf

AFA: With DOMA Decision, America Is 'Shaking Its Fist at God,' Christians Will be 'Crushed' - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/afa-doma-decision-america-shaking-its-fist-god-christians-will-be-crushed#sthash.YMNQP9PV.dpuf