Warren Throckmorton
Montgomery County, MD: PFOX is not an alternative, it is part of the problem
Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays has been getting push back over the ex-gay pamphlets sent home with students recently in Montgomery County, MD. Earlier today, Peter Sprigg, who is on the board of PFOX and works for the Family Research Council wrote the Washington Post to criticize a Post article for calling homosexuality “innate.” Mr.…
Read MoreBarton, Birther featured in Kirk Cameron’s new Monumental movie
Kirk Cameron has a new movie coming out called Monumental. It claims to search American history to find our natural treasure. Cameron interviews a variety of people, most of whom appear on the Christian nation wing of the church, to make his points. As RWW pointed out Friday, Cameron interviews David Barton about the Aitken…
Read MoreUgandan Government Reacts to #StopKony campaign
First some video from NTVUganda and then a statement from the government: RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL DISCOURSE OF LRA ACTIVITY ***Friday 9th March2012***18:00 hour ***No Embargo*** RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL DISCOURSE OF LRA ACTIVITY Uganda welcomes all campaigns which seek to raise awareness and highlight the plight of people affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). We…
Read More#StopKony: How is that working in Uganda? UPDATED
UPDATE: This post brought a strong reaction from a couple of readers who believe I am overstating the threat of Kony to Northern Uganda. Indeed, this article at Foreign Policy makes the case that Kony is not in Uganda currently. I am researching this more and will correct anything I have gotten wrong. For now,…
Read MoreNote to Kirk Cameron: If you don’t want a fight, then don’t start one
I grew up in the Southern Ohio town of Portsmouth, Ohio (BTW, the same place BTB’s Jim Burroway called home). In my little town in the 1960s and 70s, group identifications were clear and animosity toward minority groups was in style. Name calling toward African-Americans, Catholics, gays and Kentucky natives was common and often vicious.…
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