Warren Throckmorton
NARTH burnishes science credentials by promoting Torah Declaration
In other news… Leaders of the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) like to say that the group is a scientific organization. Past president and current board member, Dean Byrd, told me that NARTH would not take a position on the criminalization of homosexuality because it is a scientific organization. However,…
Read MoreThe Daily Beast examines Ron Paul’s Reconstructionist roots
Last week, I reported that Ron Paul hired Mike Heath (is he still AFTAH board chair?), and that Ron Paul touted an endorsement from an Omaha pastor who wants to implement Mosaic law, complete with executions for gays, adulterers and delinquent children. Today, the Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg examines the topic and notes that many…
Read MoreAnti-gay politics and Ron Paul: A match made in Iowa
While Ron Paul’s personal beliefs about gays are hard to discern, his strategy in Iowa has been to make the most of anti-gay sentiment there. All last week, I pointed out the work of Mike Heath, Paul’s Iowa state director, to bring in Christian conservatives to the Paul fold. On Friday, I interviewed Brian Nolder,…
Read MoreJonathan Turley says Ron Paul’s response to Kayser endorsement is inadequate
Prominent attorney Jonathan Turley has called on Ron Paul to do more than remove the endorsement of Christian reconstructionist pastor Phil Kayser. Turley thinks highly of Paul but is critical of his handling of the endorsement and the removal of the endorsement from the website. Turley calls Kayser, Paul’s preacher problem, writing Now Ron Paul…
Read MoreKayser endorsement flap not having much impact on Iowa campaign
Several national news outlets covered the Phil Kayser endorsement story this week, but it may not be having much impact in Iowa. I spoke earlier today with another pastor who has endorsed Ron Paul, Brian Nolder, who said that the big stories there are the Kent Sorenson defection and to a lesser degree Ron Paul’s…
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