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When an organization has been discovered to be deliberately exploiting hostilities between the gay and black communities on the subject of marriage equality, will that group: a. deny that the allegation is true b. say that the allegation is true while apologizing c. claim that the discovery of the allegation is a plot while continuing to attempt to Related Stories Court documents prove anti-gay group deliberately planned to divide black, gay communities Court documents prove religious right group deliberately planned to divide black, gay communities KONY 2012 Effort a Ministry in Antigay Evangelical Barnabas Group

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A spring awash with Etch A Sketch conservatives, camera-wielding GOP con men and a bogus deficit reduction budget from House Republicans shows that for the right, wrong is justified when it achieves the desired results. A perfect example of this political philosophy is the work of James E. O’Keefe III, a right wing, unsupervised, unaccountable, self-appointed Related Stories American Workers: The Best Bet The War on Immigrant Women: Part of the Sweeping Crusade Against the Fundamental Rights of All Women Sanford Holds Its Breath! Negroes Plot Uprising Against Whites in Revenge for Trayvon Martin!

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Written by Mallika Dutt for RH Reality Check. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post. Araceli doesn’t go out alone anymore. She is frightened of ongoing harassment by local police, whom she used to trust to protect her. Trini drops her two children off Related Stories Argentina’s Supreme Court Permits Abortion in All Cases of Rape, But Access To Care Remains a Challenge Religious Freedom or Religious Control? Employees Should Get to Decide Where Their Paychecks Go Uganda: Pregnancy and Childbirth Mean Playing Russian Roulette With Women’s Lives

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Mounting suspicions about the evangelical nature of the Invisible Children nonprofit, which released the blockbuster KONY 2012 viral video hit in early March, have now been confirmed. As reported by the LGBT rights nonprofit Truth Wins Out, in 2007 Invisible Children officially applied to become one of the elite Christian ministries supported by the politically Related Stories Argentina’s Supreme Court Permits Abortion in All Cases of Rape, But Access To Care Remains a Challenge Religious Freedom or Religious Control? Employees Should Get to Decide Where Their Paychecks Go From Hate to Love: Why “40 Days of Prayer” is Under Attack by the Christian Right

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The slaying of one Florida teenager, Trayvon Martin, roiled anger and outrage in this country among citizens who believe the killing was unjust and unwarranted. Similarly, the torture and killing of one labor organizer in Bangladesh last week provoked an outcry there and a half-page story in the New York Times. Americans don’t countenance murder, particularly Related Stories Titanic Tax Shirking by Those in First Class KONY 2012 Effort a Ministry in Antigay Evangelical Barnabas Group Argentina’s Supreme Court Permits Abortion in All Cases of Rape, But Access To Care Remains a Challenge

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It is a myth that Gandhi said, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” But that old saying nevertheless carries a lot of truth when it comes to social movements. And it is always a pleasure to see a worthy target of activism move from disregard Related Stories Don’t Koch Block the Debate Are the Koch Brothers Denying Your Vote? (VIDEO) Kicking Underdogs When They’re Down

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Matt BarberMatt Barber of the anti-gay Liberty Counsel is upset. Apparently a new study has confirmed what many of us knows when it comes to how homophobia hurts gay health: A conservative attorney disagrees with the findings of “Private Lives 2,” a study of Australian homosexuals that suggests discrimination, not lifestyle, is the reason why Related Stories Focus on The Family staffers were concerned about hate group leader’s anti-gay rhetoric Minister sells out Black community for race-baiting National Organization for Marriage KONY 2012 Effort a Ministry in Antigay Evangelical Barnabas Group

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Written by Carole Joffe for RH Reality Check. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post. Below is a an interview with Reverend Rebecca Turner of Faith Aloud, conducted by Carole Joffe. Faith Aloud is a pro-choice religious organization which seeks to eliminate the stigma Related Stories McDonnell’s Forced Ultrasound Bill Awakens a Sleeping Giant — Pro-Choice Virginians — and They Are Going to the Polls The War on Immigrant Women: Part of the Sweeping Crusade Against the Fundamental Rights of All Women Texas Rep, Having Failed to Pass Anti-Choice Law, Orders Department of Health to Do His Bidding Anyway

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Since the eruption of Invisible Children’s record-breaking KONY 2012 viral video in early March, a considerable body of evidence has emerged which ties the nonprofit, and its leadership, to the American Protestant evangelical right. This is a summary of that evidence – which includes the recent revelation, by LGBT rights group Truth Wins Out, that

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President Obama’s 2011 income tax documents showed on Friday that he paid a significantly higher rate than the significantly richer Mitt Romney, highlighting the titanic level of tax shirking committed by far too many 1 percenters. President Obama paid 20.5 percent on earnings of $789,674. The President’s total income is the amount Romney raked in Related Stories American Workers: The Best Bet Hey Etch-A-Sketch-Conservatives, Time to Resurrect Some Honesty Mother America Always Loved Manufacturing Most

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