Matt Comer
Religion-based prejudice against LGBT people isn’t new. For millennia, anti-LGBT practices, teachings and beliefs of the Christian church have been at the root and the basis of anti-LGBT oppression. This basis is obviously and abundantly clear, even in the present day. In every state and in cities across the country, each and every movement to adopt […]
Dr. Michael Brown, a rightwing religious leader from the Charlotte, N.C., area, delivered a lengthy response to Newsweek‘s recent commentary on the Bible by Kurt Eichenwald, entitled, “The Bible — So Misunderstood it’s a Sin.” Brown, who is most known locally for his opposition to LGBT equality initiatives and his protests of local LGBT events, […]
A rightwing Christian activist in North Carolina says a forthcoming Supreme Court decision to legalize same-gender marriage nationwide could lead to God’s destruction of the U.S., just like God destroyed Sodom. Quoted by a “correspondent” for his own organization’s website on Jan. 16, Christian Action League of North Carolina Executive Director the Rev. Mark Creech […]
Do journalists and news outlets have a responsibility to include information about an institution’s extremist discriminatory policies when writing about them? I think so. And I think it’s doubly important when news outlets write on schools that have extremist, discriminate policies. But in Charlotte, while one puff piece about a local Christian school heaped plenty […]
Bigotry doesn’t pay. In fact, it can break your bank. And a leading anti-LGBT advocacy group is learning this lesson the hard way. The Christian Action League of North Carolina,which helped lobby for the state’s anti-LGBT constitutional amendment, told its members and supporters today that it’s nearly $15,000 in debt, including outstanding office rent payments and back pay […]
Many of the city’s aristocrats, property owners and business representatives have been bitterly critical of the ongoing protests.
The Weekly Wrap. The most important, impactful and interesting news stories, ideas, cultural trends or just plain-old fun and oddball items I found this week. (ICYMI: Yesterday’s post, “Back to the blog and recommitting to self”) 1. Mind Blow: No one has legal authority over the Union Jack? I’m an American. Born here. Bred here. Will probably […]