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    Remembering the September 11, 2001 attacks

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Those mean old homosexuals!

By David W. Shelton On May 24, 2014 · 2 Comments · In General Commentaries, Hate Groups
The last two years have been simply incredible for the LGBT equality movement, especially with the advance of marriage equality for same-sex couples. As of today, 19 states have full marriage equality with other states working their way through the courts. More people than ever support their gay and lesbian neighbors’ rights. But not everyone is celebrating.
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Sincere Religious Beliefs as an Excuse to Discriminate?

By David W. Shelton On February 13, 2014 · 1 Comment · In Gay Rights, General Commentaries, Hate Groups, Politics
For years, anti-gay politicians and religious impersonators have been warning their followers that the gays want to put preachers in jail and that LGBT equality will allow the gays to fully and legally intimidate, bully, and discriminate against Christians. A new flurry of bills throughout the country has tipped their cards to the rest of us — and the reality of their goals is nothing short of horrifying. While these professional bigots do all they can to convince us that the gays are the danger, they’re working hard to put the gays in jail, and give legal blessing to anti- gay discrimination.
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Another Comparison of Gays to Terrorists

By David W. Shelton On January 14, 2014 · Add Comment · In Gay Rights, Hate Groups
Mat Staver and Matt Barber, both of Liberty Counsel, really don't like gay people. They haven't found an anti-gay law they didn't like, and they love to throw around words like "homofascist" when talking about pro-LGBT groups like GLAAD. When Phil Robertson made his veiled comparison of gays to terrorists during his GQ interview last month, most of us were appalled that he would say such stupid things around a microphone.
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What the Duck? Why the Right Wing has Totally Quacked

By David W. Shelton On December 21, 2013 · 33 Comments · In Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, General Commentaries, Hate Groups, podcast
Yes, we are all tired of the Phil Robertson and Duck Dynasty “controversy.” My own posts on Facebook on the topic drew fever-pitched debates and even resulted in one person un-friending me because I insisted that it has nothing to do with “Freedom of speech.” Once I stopped reading and rolling my eyes at the ridiculous comments on the whole ducking issue, I realized that if this was the front line of today’s culture war, then it was nothing more than a distraction of where the real battles were being fought.
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Gay Cakes and the Exploding Heads of Buttercream Bigotry

By Rev. M. Vernon Hunt On December 13, 2013 · 15 Comments · In Gay Rights, Hate Groups
Guest writer Rev. M. Vernon Hunt obliterates NOM president Brian Brown's statement that baking a cake as a business service is somehow a form of religious artistic expression.
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Religious Liberty Does Not Trump Individual Rights, Part 2

By David W. Shelton On December 7, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Gay Rights, General Commentaries, Hate Groups, podcast
Early last year, I discussed the emerging debate over religious liberty versus LGBT equality. Sadly, the debate has only gotten more fever pitched due to the incessant drumbeat of hateful bigots like Matt Barber, Peter Labarbera, Bryan Fischer, and a myriad of other anti-gay blowhards. The fruit of their vitriol has started to bear; this time in the case of a Colorado bakery called Masterpiece Cakeshop.
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Christians to be Persecuted for Righteousness?

By David W. Shelton On July 2, 2013 · 10 Comments · In Gay Marriage, Hate Groups
Here lately, I've been reading some interesting stories of how some far-right extremists (read: hate groups) are "ready to go to jail" in defiance of marriage equality. A few questions arise: Exactly how will they do this? Since a married couple has absolutely nothing to do with their own personal lives, what is their end goal?
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Trigger Points: Find out why I’m mad as hell

By David W. Shelton On March 19, 2013 · 14 Comments · In General Commentaries, Hate Groups, podcast
I’m a bitter, angry, rejected, hurting gay man. My writing has gotten entirely critical of the Church, Christianity, and Christians. I’m a spiteful gay activist that has nothing to offer except being another bitchy queen looking to rub soot in the eyes of the next religious person to cross my path. Well, at least that's the story.
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Tony Perkins Lies, Says Boys Will Share Tents with Gay Men

By David W. Shelton On February 4, 2013 · 9 Comments · In Hate Groups, podcast

Tony Perkins is a liar. There’s no other way to put it. Between him and his “Senior Fellow,” Peter Sprigg, the Family Research Council has worked to systematically strike fear into the hearts of people all across the nation — by lying. Repeatedly. About gays. And Scouts.

I have stated publicly that I support the inclusion of gay boys and men into the Boy Scouts of America — as it provides an opportunity for all men and boys to build character, strength, and their intellect in ways that they rarely have inside their homes or classrooms. I speak from experience — having spent a large chunk of my childhood with a Cub Scout pack and a Boy Scout troop.

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How They See Us

By David W. Shelton On January 8, 2013 · Add Comment · In Hate Groups, News

Unmasking the Religious Right War on Gay America

This booklet by Alvin McEwin, who blogs over at Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters (gotta love the title!) presents one of the single most important pieces of the last few years. He expands what I touched on with my last post — and fully unmasks the outright evil that is being done by SPLC-certified hate groups.

The lies told about the LGBT community have been fairly consistent over the years, and their brutality has only been conflagrated over time with the addition of fancy formatting and Photoshopped images.

As I said - I've discussed nearly all of these frauds who hide behind their "Christianity" — but who are really little more than lying, bigoted thugs.

Read the booklet after the jump.

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Christians, Gays, and the Culture War: The Question of Morality

By David W. Shelton On January 3, 2013 · 7 Comments · In Christianity, Gay Rights, General Commentaries, Hate Groups, podcast

Morality. It’s a word that has driven the social justice debate over the last forty years. Early on, it was the “moral majority.” Then people said “you can’t legislate morality.” The word is often times joined with religious views, connected to the point of being one and the same.

There are those, however, that are the immoral. They are the single threat to our society, driving down every bit of moral fiber in our nation — a danger to all that we hold dear. They are the promiscuous, the licentious, and yes, the ultimate depravity - the homosexual.

The basic premise is this: Christians are moral. Homosexuals are not.

It’s a false premise, of course. But that doesn’t stop equality opponents. It doesn’t even slow them down.

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How to Gay Your Dragon: An Allegory

By David W. Shelton On December 30, 2012 · Add Comment · In Gay Rights, General Commentaries, Hate Groups, podcast

One of my favorite movies is the 2010 DreamWorks animated film, How to Train Your Dragon. It’s a charming, sweet little adventure of an awkward teenage boy who befriends one of the most misunderstood creatures in the world — a dragon. Together, he and Toothless, a Night Fury dragon, embark on an adventure that eventually changes everything he knows.

Imagine my amusement when I realized that this film is the perfect allegory for the gay rights struggle.

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Eugene Delgaudio Lies, Hopes We Won’t Notice

By David W. Shelton On November 30, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Hate Groups, Humor
Frankly, I don't know what it is about Eugene Delgaudio that keeps me so utterly fascinated. From where I sit, it could be because of one of two things. One: he lives in a complete fantasy world where he actually has relevance, and two: that he has people who donate to his little SPLC-certified hate group that think he has relevance.
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Election Brings Extreme Right Wing Fear Mongering

By David W. Shelton On November 4, 2012 · Add Comment · In General Commentaries, Hate Groups, podcast
As the 2012 election comes to its climactic conclusion this Tuesday, the country — candidates and voters alike — is glad to see it come to an end. The endless mudslinging, attack ads, and outlandish punditry has left all of us weary and fatigued of electioneering. Even while we look to the finish line, though, the extreme religious right has pulled out their biggest bovine excrement guns and they’re going out with both barrels blazing.
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Hold “Christian” Liars Accountable with the Truth

By David W. Shelton On August 12, 2012 · 13 Comments · In Christianity, Hate Groups
Karl Marx was famous for saying that “politics is war without blood. War is politics with blood.” Over the years, we’ve come to expect a great many things from our politicians. We know they’ll lie, twist, connive, deceive, and kiss as many babies as necessary in order to win that next election. We’re no longer surprised when we hear of particular candidate’s indiscretion or some outright lie they’ve told. It’s all part of the political game. Lies — they are the language of hate. They are the greatest weapon in the war of politics. But why, then, should we expect this kind of behavior from religious groups?
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Vandals painted graffiti reading "Tastes Like Hate" on exterior wall of Torrance Chick-fil-A restaurant at 18200 Hawthorne Blvd. (Sandy Mazza, Daily Breeze)

Where We Chickened Out with Chik-Fil-A

By David W. Shelton On August 6, 2012 · 13 Comments · In Gay Rights, General Commentaries, Hate Groups
Now that the Chik-Fil-A flap has died down a bit, and the fast food is recording record sales, it’s time to start taking a look at what really happened. Frankly, this entire situation was a series of mass disdain, outright bullying, and a series of one missed opportunity after another. In case you wondering, I’m pointing fingers at everyone. Including myself. Oh, sure. I could spend hours complaining about the masses that swarmed Chik-Fil-A restaurants all across the country — all buying chicken so that they can support Dan Cathy’s rant, “free speech” rights and of course, “traditional marriage.” Let’s be honest here, what did we really expect? Gays are still the most reviled group of people in America.
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