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Russia Unveils Their Own Pride Flag for Day of Family, Love and Fidelity
Friday , 10, July 2015 Religious Fundamentalism 3 CommentsJuly 8 in Russia is celebrated as “Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.” The holiday dates back to 2008 with the purpose of promoting heterosexual families as the only legitimate traditional family in the nation. In 2013, Russia passed a law banning all promotion of LGBT media and culture as an acceptable lifestyle for Russian […]
What Pro-Life Really Looks Like: Finland Is Awesome
Monday , 15, June 2015 Michigan Women, Religious Fundamentalism, Tea Party 7 Comments(This article was written by Hoi Polloi and first appeared on Daily Kos January 25, 2014) On December 11, 2013, the state legislature in Michigan voted on a petition measure titled, “No Taxes For Abortion Insurance.” The petition, circulated by Michigan Right to Life collected signatures telling people this was to make sure tax dollars […]
If You Weren’t Disgusted With The Duggars Yet The Fox News Interview Should Have Done It
Thursday , 4, June 2015 Religious Fundamentalism Leave a commentWatching the Duggar interview last night was infuriating and painful. For sixty minutes two grown adults acting like irresponsible brats blamed everyone else for losing their TV show. No one should be surprised, These are people who belong to a cult so ridiculous it teaches them they can be as irresponsible and commit any crime […]
The Only Amicus Brief The Supreme Court Needs For Any Abortion Case
Tuesday , 2, June 2015 Michigan Women, Religious Fundamentalism Leave a commentOnce upon a time in America no true conservative would dream of telling another person what they were allowed to do or not do. The only concern was no other breathing, living person be harmed with what an individual did. Pretty simple, right? These days, too many people are confused on what being a real […]
Quiverfull, Homeschooling, and Religious Fundamentalism: The Rot From Within That Threatens America
Tuesday , 26, May 2015 Religious Fundamentalism 3 CommentsLast week, Quiverfull cult member Josh Duggar admitted he had raped his sisters and girls in another family when he was a teen living in the home of the Christian patriarchy family brought into American homes via television. TLC has since canceled the show and several people within the religious fundamentalism movement, like Mike Huckabee, […]