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Congressman Who Fell for Onion Story Still Hasn't Learned to Check His Facts

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics
Chris Rodda

It seems that Congressman Fleming's ability to separate fact from fiction hasn't improved much in the past year. The stories he's now believing might not come from The Onion, but the headlines are just as far-fetched and the stories just as fictitious.

Peter Sprigg And The Values Victim Caucus

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.13.2013 | Gay Voices
Wayne Besen

Having lost the culture war, the religious right's latest tactic is to falsely cast themselves as martyrs who are defending the faith and the right to free speech against an increasingly totalitarian majority. Perhaps the biggest crybaby is the Family Research Council's Peter Sprigg.

Bad Government, Bad Religion And Tony Perkins

Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy | Posted 05.06.2013 | Religion
Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy

Someone shared with me a fundraising letter in which Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council, claimed, "not only did Jesus tolerate weapons, he instructed His disciples to buy them!" Given the devastating consequences of gun violence, Perkins should be ashamed of himself.

An Abominable Abomination

Dr. Joe Wenke | Posted 04.29.2013 | Gay Voices
Dr. Joe Wenke

I've found one case in which the use of the word "abomination" is entirely appropriate. It describes a level of bigotry, hatred and ignorance that stands apart. I'm talking about the Family Research Council, and it's also an abomination when CNN and MSNBC give them a platform.

Fundamentalist Christian Monsters: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

Michael L. (Mikey) Weinstein, Esq. | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics
Michael L. (Mikey) Weinstein, Esq.

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me tell you of monsters and monstrous wrongs. And let me tell you what these bloody monsters thrive on.

Family Research Council Defends Republican's Outdated Propaganda Against LGBT Community

Alvin McEwen | Posted 04.06.2013 | Gay Voices
Alvin McEwen

For the record, Dave Agema was not debating. He was spreading lies and distortions derived from bad sources. With free speech comes responsibilities and the main responsibility is the hope that one doesn't use his or her free speech to spread lies and deceptions.

Prominent Conservative Praises Bachmann Anti-Muslim Campaign

Posted 04.06.2013 | Politics

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was widely ridiculed last year for proposing an investigation to expose "deep penetration" by the Muslim Brother...

The Marriage Cases: A Lose-Lose Situation For the Right

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.25.2013 | Gay Voices
Michael B. Keegan

There is a school of thought that a broad victory for marriage equality at the Supreme Court would galvanize the opposition and end up being a setback for the gay rights movement. I disagree. The side that can't afford to win or to lose at the Supreme Court this week is the anti-gay right.

At CPAC, The Marriage Fight Is Over

BuzzFeed | Chris Geidner | Posted 03.18.2013 | Politics

Opponents of gay rights spoke to a nearly empty room, while supporters had a standing room-only crowd. “We cannot be at war with America on issues o...

FRC Fellow: Gay Parents Shouldn't Be Protected From Parental Kidnappings

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 03.11.2013 | Gay Voices

A senior fellow for the conservative lobbying group the Family Research Council (FRC) has suggested that gay parents should not be legally protected a...

Chuck Hagel Confirmation May Incur God's Wrath, Group Claims

Posted 02.28.2013 | Politics

A conservative Christian lobbying group has claimed that the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense may incur God's judgment. Hagel w...

What Will Kerry Do About Christian Persecution in China?

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.23.2013 | World
Ken Blackwell

With the single exception of granting asylum to the blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, the Obama administration's record on Christian persecution in China has been one largely of indifference.

Jennifer Bendery

Conservative Groups Push False Information Ahead Of VAWA Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.11.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- With possibly hours left until the Senate votes to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, conservative groups are ramping up their ...

Lila Shapiro

Boy Scouts Gay Ban Controversy Highlights Growing Tug-Of-War Between Right And Left

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 02.09.2013 | Gay Voices

When the Boy Scouts of America announced this week that it was delaying a decision to end a ban on openly gay troops and leaders, some noted that the ...

Conservative Group Warns Of 'Real Abuse'

Salon | Posted 02.06.2013 | Politics

The socially conservative Family Research Council asked supporters to help it oppose the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act because, th...

DOJ Uses Family Research Council Shooting In Gun Control Debate

Ryan J. Reilly | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics
Ryan J. Reilly

WASHINGTON -- The top federal prosecutor in D.C. said in a statement on Wednesday that the politically-motivated shooting of a security guard at the F...

Shooter Wanted To 'Smother Chick-fil-A Sandwiches In Their Faces'

Posted 02.06.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Floyd Lee Corkins has pled guilty to charges stemming from the August 15 shooting of a security guard at the Family Research Council's ...

My Years as a Boy Scout and the 'Values' of Scouting

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 04.01.2013 | Politics
Davis Schneiderman

I can still tie a clove hitch, but unless BSA enshrines non-discrimination as a "value" of scouting as a start to a large discussion about the place of scouting in the 21st century, I can't be proud of much else for all my years with Akela.

Wave That Magic Wand!

Domenick Scudera | Posted 03.25.2013 | Gay Voices
Domenick Scudera

We have truly entered a new era. Prior to the inauguration, the National Organization for Marriage and the Family Research Council condemned any strides forward by the gay community, but now they have waved a magic wand to make our struggles disappear! It is so nice of them!

Anti-Gay Groups Criticize Obama's Inauguration Speech Supporting LGBT Equality

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 01.22.2013 | Gay Voices

In the wake of President Barack Obama's precedent-setting call for LGBT equality Monday, anti-gay groups have been quick to dismiss the administration...

Politician Claims President Plans To Use Doctors To Gather Intel On Gun Owners

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 01.19.2013 | Politics

A nutty conspiracy theory involving doctors gathering intelligence on gun-owning patients in advance of a mass gun-confiscation plan has cropped up ag...

Laura Bassett

Leading Christian Conservative Group Sued For Sexual Harassment

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.18.2012 | Politics

The former director of women’s and reproductive health at the Family Research Council, a prominent Christian conservative advocacy group, is suing t...

Right Wing Pundit Defends Boy Scouts' 'Morally Straight' Anti-Gay Policy

The Huffington Post | Cavan Sieczkowski | Posted 12.17.2012 | Gay Voices

The president of a conservative Christian organization is speaking out in support of the Boy Scouts of America's anti-gay policy, saying the group's c...

Group Dumps UPS For Severing Boy Scouts Funding In Wake Of Anti-Gay Controversy

Posted 12.12.2012 | Gay Voices

UPS's decision to sever corporate donations to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in protest of the scouting organization's anti-gay stance pleased a num...

Traveling the Path to Parenthood

John Ireland | Posted 01.16.2013 | Gay Voices
John Ireland

I had pulled to the curb and could barely see the road though the water welling in my eyes. I felt as if I had just heard from the future... from one of the children that would never be mine.