TV ad for marriage initiative talks about loving gay people, but pastor at campaign event says gay-rights supporters are worthy of death and eternal damnation.
But even while the language and the tone of anti-gay evangelical groups is beginning to shift, the reality is that while the language of anti- bullying has been adopted by groups like Focus on the Family, the theological and ideological currents that produce the reality of anti- gay bullying remain unquestioned.
After elected officials refused to defend the law on appeal, court of appeals questions whether proponents of ballot measure have standing to defend it in court.
The religious right is framing the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell as an infringement of Christians’ religious freedom, and is vowing to “protect” its chaplains.
