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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Today in Cognitive Dissonance

Tony Perkins, again, who -- well, you can click through and read the whole thing if your stomach is up to it, but there's a couple of items that deserve special mention:

Family Research Council (FRC) is dedicated to ensuring our nation becomes a place where public school children are not exposed to pro-LGBT curriculum that encourages kids to ignore biology, use gender inclusive language, and even attend events with same-sex dates.

Apparently, it's of overwhelming importance to the religious freedom of "Christians" who someone else's kid takes to the prom. There is some speculation that Perkins is riled because of this story:



And this:

. . . our ongoing vision of a culture where all human life is valued, families flourish, and religious liberty thrives.

Translation: all human life is valued until birth, some families flourish, if they're the right kind of families, and my religious liberty to tell everyone else how to live thrives.

You already know what I think of Tony Perkins, so I don't have to repeat it. Let's just add "overweening arrogance" to his "Christian" virtues.

2 comments:

Mustang Bobby said...

Mr. Perkins states, "The Declaration of Independence proclaims that Americans are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Our nation’s foundational document undeniably originates from a biblical worldview. But in our current social and political climate, those “unalienable Rights” are under attack more than ever before."

The Declaration of Independence has no force of law. It is a manifesto and, to the British, evidence of treason. It was not written by God or with a biblical perspective. It was written by Thomas Jefferson, who was nominally a Deist.

And it's "inalienable."

Hunter said...

Right on all counts, but Perkins has no use for actual facts, especially if they contradict his current scam.