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Today's Cultural Warfare Update
Apr. 1st, 2005 02:26 pmFox News ran John Edward - a former Sciffy channel psychic - claiming that Terri Schiavo could "definitely clear on what's happening now around her" without challenge;
House Speaker Tom DeLay threatens judges who ruled against the fundamentalist-backed parents in the Schiavo case;
Sen. Frank Lautenberg launches a broadside against Tom DeLay in response;
Story on death threats and harassment received by Judge Greer before this last week and a half;
Christians, Jews, and Moslems join in Israel to try to stop a festival by gayfolk;
Today's Family News in Focus webcast is broken, but the summary indicates the main story is that judges are out of control and need to be stopped;
Focus on the Family Special Report on Terri Schiavo's death includes House Majority Whip Roy Blunt criticising courts for only ruling by the, you know, _law_, rather than "the facts of the case" - Republicans demanding "judicial activism" make me cry _and_ laugh;
Focus on the Family talks up President Bush's falling approval rating, claims any problems are for him not being socially conservative enough;
Fundamentalists team up with the MPAA to oppose peer-to-peer networks, spinning it as a pornography issue;
Concerned Women for America action item on changing Senate debate rules;
Baltimore Sun article on activist hopes to turn Schiavo case into a launching pad for a larger end-of-life movement - one activist calls for ending all "death with dignity" legislation;
Traditional Values Coalition plugs anti-marriage rally in California;
TVC rails against domestic partnership legislation in Connecticut, urges massive call-in campaign;
Operation Rescue president calls the courts "a tool in the hands of the devil";
Article by fundamentalist movie reviewer calls the courts neo-Nazis;
TVC broad-based attack article on gayfolk in Maine.
( And the grim details... )
House Speaker Tom DeLay threatens judges who ruled against the fundamentalist-backed parents in the Schiavo case;
Sen. Frank Lautenberg launches a broadside against Tom DeLay in response;
Story on death threats and harassment received by Judge Greer before this last week and a half;
Christians, Jews, and Moslems join in Israel to try to stop a festival by gayfolk;
Today's Family News in Focus webcast is broken, but the summary indicates the main story is that judges are out of control and need to be stopped;
Focus on the Family Special Report on Terri Schiavo's death includes House Majority Whip Roy Blunt criticising courts for only ruling by the, you know, _law_, rather than "the facts of the case" - Republicans demanding "judicial activism" make me cry _and_ laugh;
Focus on the Family talks up President Bush's falling approval rating, claims any problems are for him not being socially conservative enough;
Fundamentalists team up with the MPAA to oppose peer-to-peer networks, spinning it as a pornography issue;
Concerned Women for America action item on changing Senate debate rules;
Baltimore Sun article on activist hopes to turn Schiavo case into a launching pad for a larger end-of-life movement - one activist calls for ending all "death with dignity" legislation;
Traditional Values Coalition plugs anti-marriage rally in California;
TVC rails against domestic partnership legislation in Connecticut, urges massive call-in campaign;
Operation Rescue president calls the courts "a tool in the hands of the devil";
Article by fundamentalist movie reviewer calls the courts neo-Nazis;
TVC broad-based attack article on gayfolk in Maine.
( And the grim details... )
