How They See Us: Unmasking The Religious Right War on Gay America

Due to the importance of this post, it will be the only one I write today.

I have said all that there needs to say and the only thing left now is the posting of How They See Us.

This booklet is free to anyone who wants to read, download, or link it to their blog. By all means, please do so. And above all, please "like " it on Facebook, twitter, and other forms of social media. In spite of the claims of the religious right, our goal is not to silence them, but to demand an answer from them regarding their tactics. Lies told in the name of God are still lies: HowThey See Us

A preview of 'How They See Us: Unmasking the Religious Right War on Gay America

Tomorrow morning at  8 a.m., I will be publishing what I hope to be a definitive work analyzing religious right propaganda.

How They See Us: Unmasking the Religious Right War on Gay America pushes a simple premise - the claim by organizations like the Family Research Council, the National Organization for Marriage, Focus on the Family, etc. that they operate to preserve Judeo-Christian values is a lie. The truth is that through spreading anti-gay propaganda which has absolutely nothing to do with religious beliefs, these organizations stigmatize the gay community and falsely label homosexuality as a threat to societal order and wellness. And what’s worse, they use the religious belief which designates homosexuality to be a sin as a free license to sugarcoat their tactics as mere “expressions of their personal religious beliefs” and labeling every question regarding these tactics as an “attack on their religious liberty” or an attempt to "silence" them.

In reality, it's nothing new what they do and there is nothing nothing Christian or moral about it. When any group spreads propaganda, it’s always “in defense” of something and it usually scapegoats a group undeserving of such hostilities. Whether it be the defense of “Southern culture,” the “German homeland,” or “Judeo-Christian values,” it all adds up to the same thing - isolating an innocent group as the essence of evil and claiming that if only said group were put in its place, the world would be a better place. It’s a big lie and unfortunately, no one tells the lie better than religious right groups.

And it's high time that the gay community demand a public discussion on these lies. Let's hope that tomorrow will be the beginning.

'Religious right furious over Neil Patrick Harris' Superbowl ad' and other Monday midday news briefs

Neil Patrick Harris' Super Bowl Ad Slammed For 'Pushing Gay Agenda' On CBS - Don't these idiots have anything better to do?

 SPLC designated hate group thinks lesbian PFLAG mom is 'emotionally manipulative'; relatedly, down is convinced it is up - Hypocrisy defined. Religious right groups whine how marriage equality will cause problems for "innocent" people. But then they denigrate folks who speak FOR marriage equality.

 Log Cabin Republicans Criticize Chuck Hagel's Gay Rights Record In Full-Page Ad - For the Log Cabin Republicans to attack anyone on their gay rights record after the organization supported Romney for president is some bull@!%$! 

 Dobson on Obama's Reelection: 'Nearly Everything I Have Stood for these Past 35 Years Went Down to Defeat'- Dobson has a way being a little TOO melodramatic. The lesson here is that it's 2013, not 2004 and he doesn't have as much power as he did back then. 

 Pentagon Claims LGBT Sites Are Blocked For ‘Operational Security Reasons’ - Quadruple bull@!$#! 

Coming on this afternoon on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters - Tomorrow is the day in which history will be made! How They See Us: Unmasking the Religious Right War on Gay America will be published and posted on this blog. This afternoon will feature a blog post telling you what to expect tomorrow morning and maybe a preview of How They See Us. Look for it!

Fischer: 'gay lobby will use flaming homosexuals to hurt Christian bookstores'

Just when you think you have heard it all from the American Association's Bryan Fischer, he comes up with another one. I swear someone should follow this man around with a tape recorder and instead of giving good points regarding the necessity of gay equality, just let the tape play.
 

Know Your LGBT History - Barney Frank

Congressman Barney Frank has officially left office after serving over 30 years for the state of Massachusetts, the country, and the lgbt community.

Though he has now raised a desire to serve as an interim Senator until an election is held to officially replace outgoing Senator John Kerry, I seriously wonder if he was serious.

No matter though. There has never been, nor will there ever be another like Barney Frank. He was elected to office in 1981 and in 1987, he became the first member of Congress to come out as gay.

And it didn't hurt his career in the least. Until the time of his recent retirement, Frank always won his elections by wide margins (even after a ridiculous non-scandal involving a former partner who turned out to be escorting behind his back in 1987.)

But you know what we all miss now that Frank is gone from the House. The way he didn't take any nonsense from anyone regarding his policy decisions or his sexual orientation. The following clips are some of the best of his take downs:




 

 

Past Know Your LGBT History posts:

'Republicans continue to throw money away on bad DOMA defense' and other Friday midday news briefs

Cowboy Church Dust-up Over Horse Therapy Story - What does a church do when it claims that handling horses will make people less gay? Claim that it was misquoted. Nice try guys.  

House Republicans Vote To Continue Defending Unconstitutional DOMA - When and if they lose, I will be one of the first to say "I Told You So." I am considering renting out a plane. 

Related story on DOMA Defense:  Boehner's DOMA defense contains junk science, bad sources - What the money is going to, folks.  

Harvey: Oppose Labor Rights to Blunt 'Pro-Abortion and Pro-Homosexual Activism' - I do love Linda Harvey. She works better than a laxative.  

Morehouse Offers LGBTQ Course: A Student's Perspective - Hot damn! This is good news!

'Christian' groups play defense for refusal to help Hurricane Sandy victims

Yesterday's news cycle was dominated by how Republicans in the House of Representatives didn't vote on a relief package for the states struck by Hurricane Sandy and how several folks - including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie - wasn't exactly happy about it.

The Hurricane Sandy controversy even got play with religious right groups, but not how you think it would. The American Family Association's radio program played host to Rep. Tim Huelskamp, (R-KS) who said he found no reason for a bill to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy:



And then the Family Research Council, in its recent Washington Update said the following about helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy:

While some Congresses have the luxury of easing into their new jobs, this one does not. Thanks to all the unfinished business from the 112^th, these freshmen will be thrown into the deep end of America 's economic crises before they can even unpack their boxes. The first test for freshmen is the Sandy relief package, which the House postponed when it realized that the package was as flooded with pork as New Jersey homes were with water. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) took a lot of heat, most noticeably from Governor Chris Christie (R-N.J.), for refusing to fast-track a bill that uses hurricane victims as an excuse to pass almost $40 billion in government waste. 

Isn't it sad and fascinating that these organizations raise holy hell about something Jesus never mentioned (homosexuality) but becomes blase about something He heavily endorsed (helping those in need).

Such is the priorities of some tenets of American Christianity.