Of course, Rush Limbaugh decided that he needed to weigh in on the Indiana RFRA controversy. At least he did admit that it was about marriage equality and keeping bakers, photographers, and flower shop owners from having to serve gay customers. But, then he went on and on with the slippery slope arguments about marriage equality and wanting to marry/love your dog or a dolphin or whatever. "Where does it all end," he asks.
Then we have Glenn Beck saying that criticism of Indiana's license to discriminate law will lead to sending people to concentration camps.
Micah Clark of the American Family Association stated yesterday that they (anti-gay activists) are the victims of "spiritual warfare." From Right Wing Watch:
Yesterday, Micah Clark of the American Family Association’s Indiana chapter, who helped craft Indiana’s new “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” and even stood right behind Gov. Mike Pence during the signing ceremony, said that any effort to clarify that the act will not sanction discrimination would “totally destroy” the law.
“The first thing you have to do is pray, because this is a spiritual war,” Clark told listeners. “There is no doubt about that, by the Twitter comments I get, by the email comments and threats from the opposition, some pornographic things that are out there and obscene things being said. This is a campaign of fear and lies and so this is a spiritual war that people must pray about.”
“I said a few years ago, ‘if we won’t stand for marriage, what will we stand for,’ but if we won’t stand for our own religious freedom, what will we stand for as a church?” he added.
Brian Brown of NOM exclaims to supporters, "Don't let them do to Arkansas what they have done to Indiana." From
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Dear Marriage Supporter, DON'T LET THEM DO TO ARKANSAS WHAT THEY DID TO INDIANA! Minutes ago Arkansas passed a religious freedom bill. We know the other side is going to try to bully and intimidate Governor Hutchinson out of signing this bill. The time to act is NOW! Support Governor Hutchinson and urge him to Not be Bullied and Sign the Law. Also tweet out #IStandWithArkansas and get onto Facebook and let everyone know your support! It's urgently needed that you forward this message to your friends and family and ask them to take action as well. We must stand up against this pernicious assault against religious liberty.
A spokespersons for Focus On The Family says that liberals have launched a war on the freedom of religion.
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One Million Moms is calling for a boycott of Angie's Lists for pulling out of Indiana over the state's RFRA law. From JMG:
Angie's List is a bully, plain and simple. They have chosen to bully the city of Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and Christians everywhere by financial intimidation and threats. TAKE ACTION: If you have an account with Angie's List, we urge you to cancel it right away in defense of religious liberty in America. Be sure to let them know why you’re leaving. Even if you don't have an account, send an email to Angie's List CEO Bill Oesterle. Let him know that his company's support for religious discrimination is an affront to Christians.
And, Bryan Fischer?
Here is what Tony Perkins of the FRC has to say.
“RFRAs are not intended to nor have they ever been used to deny anyone non-religious goods or services. We support such a clarification making clear RFRA does not impact non-religious goods or services.
“The government shouldn’t force religious businesses and churches to participate in wedding ceremonies contrary to their owners’ beliefs. If the government punishes people for living their faith, there are no limits to what government can control. We want to be sure that the measure proposed by the governor isn’t used as a weapon to impose punishing fines on people like florist Barronelle Stutzman, bakers Aaron and Melissa Klein, and wedding photographer Elaine Huguenin.
“Indiana has been the target of misinformation, and bullying in both the media and online, simply for joining 19 other states in aligning themselves with federal religious freedom law. What is unfolding in Indiana reveals the source of true intolerance: those who want the government to punish people for freely living according to their beliefs,” concluded Perkins.
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Oh, thank goodness! Porno Pete has finally weighed in on the issue.
"Homosexual activists and their sycophants in the media (e.g., CNN's homosexual anchor - activist Don Lemon) are cunningly building upon their distortions of the RFRA to demand a pro-homosexual special-rights law in the Hoosier State. It would be the cruelest of ironies if the media-driven backlash against Indiana's religious freedom law were used to push through a statewide 'gay rights' law in Indiana. Such pro-homosexual laws and corporate policies have been the engine driving PRO-LGBT DISCRIMINATION against people of faith for decades - all in the sweet-sounding name of 'equality.' Politically speaking, it seems bigotry is OK as long as it advances the 'progressive' agenda to impose mandatory acceptance of homosexuality and gender confusion on everyone." - Peter LaBarbera, in a press release published today by Christian Newswire.
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