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Bigotry Backfires: Thanks to Kim Davis, Most Americans Now Oppose 'Religious Freedom' Laws
Bigoted Kentucky court clerk Kim Davis shot to fame this summer when she refused to issue marriage licenses to couples after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, claiming that it would be a violation of her First Amendment rights. While right-wing hacks, like Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz, rushed to her side after she was…
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House Republicans Willing To Let 46 Million Americans Go Hungry Over Planned Parenthood Fight
Republican religious extremism in America is reaching new heights as it moves farther and farther away from reality. It’s now threatening to take 46 million low-income Americans hostage – leaving them to go hungry by denying them food stamp benefits, starting October 1. Nothing exists in isolation, and the Republican threat to shut the government over…
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Watch Tom Cotton: Indiana Gays Should Be Glad We Don't Execute Them
In defense of the state’s “religious freedom” anti-gay discrimination law, Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton explained to his critics that the Indiana gay community should be grateful they’re being openly discriminated against, because at least they aren’t being hanged like they are in Iran. “I think it’s important we have a sense of perspective,” Cotton said. “In…