I grew up in a church like this so many years ago.

And I remember many years ago, the campaign they waged against the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. This restroom arguement was used constantly to motivate people to participate in their letter writing and calling activities.

Its a shame these people are not only crazy but so horribly uncreative.

Toilet Politics? I'll show you toilet politics... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaVPdxJe0Ps

democracy has lost for many years as a result of meddling, manipulative holymen who tell their gullible followers how to think and what number to call and how to vote and who to hate and who to fear and who is not lovable and who is the worst sinner and which specific sins are too bad and who their angry God is smiting, who their angry God is punishing with terrible storms and terrorists and on and on and on

i am glad finally someone stood up to at least one of the powermongers

i just cannot believe the number of politicians and candidates who take these scandalmongers seriously or our media which go to these self-serving egomaniacs for commentary whose faith is so UNChristian

It is interesting.

In the face of a steady rise in Christian evangelism, and an overall increase of the role of religion in politics, gay rights have slowly, but steadily, advanced. There have been setbacks (i.e., the various states that voted to change their constitutions to ban gay marriage), but overall, we continue to plow forward in the face of a growing evangelical culture.

Very interesting, indeed. Is it a question of critical mass? When evangelicals expand to, say, 27%, all advances in gay rights will start to reverse?

I hope not.. Stay vigiliant!! Shout down religious-political conservatism at every opportunity.

Thank you, Christine, for staying on top of all this. You must have an iron stomach.

Personally, I want those toilet rights so I have some place to throw up.

I find it amusing that rightwing arguments against gay equality always devolve into lurid, fetishistic rationales that have nothing to do with reality and betray a certain obsession on their part with bodily functions.