Tax Churches for Anti-Gay Policy

What’s more important than feeding starving children, sheltering the homeless, building hospitals and relieving struggling families? Keeping homosexuals down in California, obviously. Read more

Big Gay Ted is Back in Town

When accused of sexual crimes, politicians and pastors alike tend to flock to a series of set, patterned answers. First, deny everything Read more

Argument # 5

The reasoning of the rightist argument that homosexuals should have unequal protection under the law finds refuge in the notion that homosexuality is somehow a choice – the same way that stealing or lying is a choice. They are each immoral, and we shouldn’t reward immoral behavior. So gays should not be extended the right to marry (or the same protections under the law generally).

What if homosexuality is a choice? Isn’t religion also a choice? As an American, I have inherited the right to define my own humanity. A Christian rightist can define their humanity by choosing not to be gay. But they make that choice for religious reasons. Why should my rights be restricted for making a different choice? Would Christian rightists legislate restricting the rights of Jews, Muslims, or Scientologists? No such legislation would be allowed under the First Amendment.

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Gay Marriage Advocates & Religious Intolerance

The Mormon church and others on the religious right funded the political campaign to take away marriage rights in California, following on a long history of religious-sponsored vicious hatred toward LGBT people. Read more

Death of the Christian Right

What is the Christian Right beyond an outdated means of saying you’re superior without giving any real reason or motivation for that superiority? It’s a symbol. It’s a symbol of more than Christianity.  Read more