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Jan. 23rd, 2006
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Today's Cultural Warfare Update
Jan. 23rd, 2006 07:12 pmMSNBC's coverage of the "conservatives angry at gay and lesbian-headed families for signing up at White House easter egg roll" story; note that it's currently 100 families out of 16,000(!); they're hoping for all of 400 out of 16,000(!);
The Stranger covers the Hutcherson "national boycott" of Microsoft; I was confused after he didn't appear (as promised) on Thursday's Focus on the Family; turns out that was just a lie;
Focus on the Family coverage of anti-abortion demonstrations on "Sanctity of Life Sunday" and the anniversary of Roe v. Wade; Bush shifts position slightly, talking about changing culture by passing laws - c.f. Alito, if confirmed; includes two ACTION ITEMS for anti-abortion legislation;
Focus on the Family unhappy with Google not turning over search records, focuses on porn issues;
National Review author condemns feminism, says it has made women's lives worse; Focus on the Family praises author for "serious points about the threat feminism poses to the nation";
FotF: teens want abstinence-only education;
FotF beats dead horse, runs story on Michael Schiavo's remarriage - their line hasn't changed one bit since the postmortem showed she had effectively no brain left;
Washington Times: "Pro-life groups see brighter days" - specifically sites shifting Supreme Court;
Baptist Press article on Maryland marriage ruling promotes two anti-marriage-rights campaigns;
American Family Association plugs Creationist fossil hunts;
AFA has new anti-abortion pamphlet: "Partial-Birth Abortion on Trial";
Family Research Council article on the need to load the courts to overturn abortion and marriage rights (where applicable) in "Justice Sunday From the Inside";
Institute for Canadian Values calls for Tory government to take on moral agenda - overturn marriage rights for lesbian and gay citizens, step up the drug war and stop toying with decriminalisation, same for prostitution; also start enacting anti-abortion legislation around the edges (ala the US approach);
National Review: Abortion rights activists should be alarmed, new Supreme Court will attack Roe; they're happy about it, of course;
Faith and Freedom Network blasts pro-GBLT-rights Republicans, accusing them of "failing their constituents";
( Articles and excerpts )
The Stranger covers the Hutcherson "national boycott" of Microsoft; I was confused after he didn't appear (as promised) on Thursday's Focus on the Family; turns out that was just a lie;
Focus on the Family coverage of anti-abortion demonstrations on "Sanctity of Life Sunday" and the anniversary of Roe v. Wade; Bush shifts position slightly, talking about changing culture by passing laws - c.f. Alito, if confirmed; includes two ACTION ITEMS for anti-abortion legislation;
Focus on the Family unhappy with Google not turning over search records, focuses on porn issues;
National Review author condemns feminism, says it has made women's lives worse; Focus on the Family praises author for "serious points about the threat feminism poses to the nation";
FotF: teens want abstinence-only education;
FotF beats dead horse, runs story on Michael Schiavo's remarriage - their line hasn't changed one bit since the postmortem showed she had effectively no brain left;
Washington Times: "Pro-life groups see brighter days" - specifically sites shifting Supreme Court;
Baptist Press article on Maryland marriage ruling promotes two anti-marriage-rights campaigns;
American Family Association plugs Creationist fossil hunts;
AFA has new anti-abortion pamphlet: "Partial-Birth Abortion on Trial";
Family Research Council article on the need to load the courts to overturn abortion and marriage rights (where applicable) in "Justice Sunday From the Inside";
Institute for Canadian Values calls for Tory government to take on moral agenda - overturn marriage rights for lesbian and gay citizens, step up the drug war and stop toying with decriminalisation, same for prostitution; also start enacting anti-abortion legislation around the edges (ala the US approach);
National Review: Abortion rights activists should be alarmed, new Supreme Court will attack Roe; they're happy about it, of course;
Faith and Freedom Network blasts pro-GBLT-rights Republicans, accusing them of "failing their constituents";
( Articles and excerpts )
