Today's Cultural Warfare Update (catchup 1)

Holocaust revisionst anti-gay activists who blame queers for the holocaust (and not those good Germans) are coming into the area - Lynnwood, specifically - and local big anti-gay fundamentalist activists are joining up with them! Endorsing - and speaking at - this filthfest are Joe Fuiten of Faith and Freedom Network (who calls the Southern Poverty Law Centre a "gay front") and, according to them, the Rev. Ken Hutcherson, who spoke before them last year as well. Mike Echelbarger, chair of the board of the Lynnwood Public Facilities District, who operates the facility they'll be using, says that of course they wouldn't have rented to the KKK "of course," but apparently the KKK-equivalent in queer hating is okay;

And since the theoconservative / fundamentalist movement is openly adopting fascist memetics, let's go now over to Bill O'Reilly, who calls warrents, legal defense / trials, and not torturing prisoners "far-left" in condemning the political campaign of John Edwards. I'm linking to Glenn Greenwald's column on this rather than the original transcript mostly because Mr. Greenwald does the grepping through the Federalist Papers for me, so I don't have to. Apparently, the American Founding Fathers were a bunch of leftist America-haters who will destroy America. Damn you, Bill O'Reilly, for destroying Godwin's Law. God damn you to hell. Greenwald links to the Fox News transcript;

The Bush Administraiton launches its "National Abstinence Campaign," which is "no sex until marriage;" queers outside Massacusetts are presumably supposed to have no sex until evar, as one of the commenters points out;

NYC transgender legal defense fund comes to the aid of a natal woman who was thrown out of a women's restroom - and the entire restaurant - for being too butch;

EyeOn08 reports on rumours that the fundamentalist leadership is "warming" to Mitt Romney;

Faith and Freedom Network, supporters of holocaust revisionism as above, endorse James Dobson's absolute rejection of any support for the candidacy of Rudolph Guliani, even if he wins the GOP nomination;

Faith and Freedom Network, supporters of holocaust revisionism as above, are hosting a "Change Your Culture" Youth Leadership Retreat. Said retreat includes Dino Rossi as a featured speaker, along with creationist Casey Luskin of the Discovery Institute;

Faith and Freedom Network shuts down their open replies policy to blog posts, noting that there were too many comments from people who opposed Faith and Freedom Network policies, quoting one reader stating that opponents' "biblical understanding is either twisted or off base," but adding that they'll continue to allow responses "that have substance" to be posted;

FFN says same-sex divorce shouldn't be recognised either, as it implies recognition of same-sex marriage;

Focus on the Family rails against Iowa court decision striking down their local anti-marriage law, howls with indignation that a gay couple managed to get a marriage license through the system before the ruling could be stayed pending appeal, calls for anti-marriage Constitutional amendment;

Separate FotF story railing against Iowa court ruling;

FotF reports on fundamentalist protests trying to prevent a women's health clinic that will provide abortion services from opening; they call it a "stealth" clinic. The best, or worst, part is that what tipped them off? Extra security cameras and bulletproof glass. An anti-abortion construction worker tipped off the anti-abortion activists, who are used to looking for this kind of extra security as normal and necessary. What does this say about them, I ask;

Vermont panel to consider same-sex marriage rights; anti-marriage activists plan to boycott the panel, claiming the panel has already made up its mind;

Focus on the Family quotes Senator Sam Brownback as saying that recognition of same-sex couples caused heterosexual couples to have 80% of childbirths out of wedlock;

FotF condemns New Jersey poll showing a lack of opposition to same-sex civil marriage;

FotF and Focus on the Family's New Jersey state proxy, the New Jersey Family Policy Council - they install these state by state, and have just started one up here - condemn a high school production of The Laramie Project as "homosexual propaganda [with] foul and sexual language";

FotF condemns study in New England Journal of Medicine finding that RU-486, the chemical abortion drug, is safe when used according to FDA guidelines;

Focus on the Family quotes various Republican National Committee members saying that the GOP can't win without the fundamentalists and that the Democrats are "antithetical" to the fundamentalist movement for being "pro-choice" and "anti-traditional marriage";

Illinois city posts billboards at the roads into town declaring, "Welcome to The Village of Alorton. Where Jesus is Lord. Randy McCallum Mayor." Focus on the Family condemns ACLU for even considering action, pretending that the 14th Amendment doesn't exist and that the first amendment still only applies to Congress;

Focus on the Family promotes - as paid ad integrated seamlessly into their news mail (no difference at all, but a note on the website) - the Florida anti-marriage state constitutional amendment;

Focus on the Family ACTION ITEM against ENDA, saying that Christians must be able to fire people for being queer;

Focus on the Family and its California proxy the California Family Policy Council ACTION ITEM against several California bills; one to allow marriage rights for queer couples, one to prohibit anti-gay teaching in public schools, and so on;

FotF condemns Maryland sex-ed programme that is GBLT-inclusive, calling it "student indoctrination";

FotF says MTV is working with Satan in producing a bisexual dating game show;

FotF: Arkansas will have anti-GBLT-adoption initiative in 2008; Focus on the Family's local proxy (Arkansas Family Policy Council) is behind it;

Focus on the Family second ACTION ITEM against ENDA;

FOX's morning show to give airtime to Exodus International (the premere "ex-gay" quakery source);

Focus on the Family condemns New York State comptroller's decision to include same-sex married couples in the state retirement system; the Alliance Defense Fund sued to overturn the state decision, lost this round, and will appeal.


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