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I'm late again with a Cultural Warfare Update. I've been very busy writing up stuff for the NASFiC, CascadiaCon. Like this alternate history, which details the 19th and 20th centuries leading up to the independence of the Republic of Cascadia (RoCas, pronounced "raucous") in 1973. We'll be using that as the fictional background setting for the at-convention newsletter, FaxCascadia.

I posted some of this in an earlier form under a filter. This is revised, and parts have been excluded so they'll be surprises at the actual convention. (I can't give away all my jokes before the convention, now, can I? ^_^ )

Comments and ideas are welcome. I've got a lot of material, so I pretty much consider this ready to go, but there's always time to rewrite history! ^_^

( From the Cascadian Information Council: Introduction to Cascadia )

( An example of how to interpret Cascadian history )

Today's Cultural Warfare Update

Far short of (original) recruiting goals and in need of more qualified troops, Army steps-up gay-soldier expulsions;

Washington Evangelicals for Responsible Government joins Faith and Freedom Network, dropping its own name; also appears to have gone insane, declaring secularists are in intentional and open rebellion against God. No, I'm not making this up;

Focus on the Family article on Kansas's trying to find new ways to work in Creationism (my summary, not theirs);

FotF article on the decision by "Public Advocate of the United States," a fundamentalist group small enough that even I'd never heard of them, withdrawing their support from the nomination of John Roberts over his Amendment 2 pro-bono work - with another indication that they want to hear about this work in confirmation hearings;

FotF article defending Colorado representative Musgrave for pocketing the anti-marriage-rights Federal Marriage Amendment - claims it's merely a matter of timing, not a faltering of her commitment to it;

FotF calls anti-Roberts ads "seditious" - is everything treason with these guys now or what?;

Falwell sends out "Vote Christian" letters, bumper stickers - Anti-Defamation League not amused;

FotF article on court challenges to New Hampshire abortion law;

FotF article on organising boycotts against Planned Parenthood supporters;

FotF: Pair of Canadian straight men to marry to protest same-sex marriage laws;

FCC chair Kevin Martin, who has taken criticism for attempting to interfere with PBS and NPR operations on a political basis, has appointed a fundamentalist pro-censorship wonk from Concerned Women for America as a policy advisor - includes action item to thank him (ACTION ITEM);

FotF continues its build of David Parker as some sort of victim of conscience;

Concerned Women for America condemns Starbucks for "promoting homosexual activism";

San Francisco Chronicle: rights of GBLT citizens certain to end up before court - Roberts' votes could be crucial - Family Research Council wants someone who does "not consider Lawrence v. Texas settled law," demonstrating again that they're on the "recriminalise homosexuality" bandwagon;

Four articles (and counting) from Focus on the Family that are interviews with other fundamentalist leaders and sympathetic politicos promoting Justice Sunday II and the need to get fundamentalist judges on the court;

Joseph Farah at WorldNetDaily condemns John Roberts as "another Souter";

Families Northwest, a fundamentalist anti-marriage-rights group, puts out their latest newsletter;

National Review makes the amusing argument that adding marriage promotion to the Federal government is an example of government being less intrusive, not more - "We're from the government, we're here to help" is echoed in their statement that it's appropriate and necessary for government to "help couples form and sustain healthy marriages."

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