I haven't awarded this one in a while, but today's example is so egregious, it deserves special mention. And the winner is, none other than Tony Perkins:
Not only is he a bald-faced liar -- the Bible is replete with examples of racial and ethnic bias, not only implied but overt -- but he doesn't even bother to try to adhere to his own organizations amicus brief. (Of course, he doesn't mention it, because it doesn't reflect the lie du jour.) And considering Perkins' long ties with white supremacists, the irony is palpable.
Click through and read the whole post -- there's video, which I can't embed, and there are some good rebuttals of everything Perkins says.
Appearing on Newsmakers Sunday, Perkins claimed that there is no Biblical foundation for racial discrimination, but claimed marriage as a Biblical institution which is therefore governed by Biblical principles reserving marriage for one man and one woman. Therefore, Perkins argues, it is perfectly reasonable to allow businesses to discriminate based upon their religious beliefs. . . .
Even the Family Research Council amicus brief doesn't argue that. Instead, it uses the same argument used to discriminate on the basis of race in the Loving case. Worse yet, they claim in their brief that the laws in states which define marriage as between one man and one woman weren't intended to discriminate against LGBT couples. That was just a happy accident!
Not only is he a bald-faced liar -- the Bible is replete with examples of racial and ethnic bias, not only implied but overt -- but he doesn't even bother to try to adhere to his own organizations amicus brief. (Of course, he doesn't mention it, because it doesn't reflect the lie du jour.) And considering Perkins' long ties with white supremacists, the irony is palpable.
Click through and read the whole post -- there's video, which I can't embed, and there are some good rebuttals of everything Perkins says.
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