Please welcome back regular guest contributor, author of Being Christian – a racy novel that explores the dark underbelly of the right-wing Christian world – and the go-to blogger on shocking religion news, hypocrisy, and all things church v. state (weekly upchucks), KC Boyd.
You can link over to the official KC Boyd site here for the rest of this post. It’s well worth a look, because I left out a ton of great upchuckable stuff, including antidotes! These are but a few of her weekly “where religion meets your rights” collection:
Your Weekly Upchucks: The place where religion meets your rights
– by KC Boyd
Abortion, Contraception And Other Women’s Issues
- #CrimsonPuke Alabama GOP Passes Bill Regulating Abortion Clinics Like Sex Offenders
- #KillingThemSoftly Texas Lawmakers Further Restrict Access to Legal Abortion Care for Minors, Cancer Screenings
- #TarringTheirHeels North Carolina Republicans Advance 72-Hour Waiting Period Bill
- #PriestlyHarm Cardinal: Abortion is bigger sin than priest abuse
- #WarOnWomen Walker says he’ll sign 20-week abortion ban with or without rape, incest exemptions
- #ForTheLoveOfFroth Santorum: Single Moms Are “Breeding More Criminals”
- #WhatsAPolToDo? North Carolina Governor to Sign Anti-Choice Law, Break Campaign Pledge
Creationism
- #OpenMouthExpelStupid Ken Ham challenging John Glenn, the man science first sent into outer space, re science.
Education
- #WhenYouveLostWheaton Wheaton drops Denny Hastert’s name from public policy center
- #TheCoachWhoDared Clemson University’s football coach is in trouble for church/state violations yet again.
- #TakingAKnee Ex-Congressman Blames School Football Injuries On Lack Of Official Prayer
- #HeGivethMankindNoBrain ‘God made science’: Louisiana teachers are literally using the Bible as science textbooks in public schools
- #WarriorsForChrist Thanks in part to hundreds of millions of dollars from America’s taxpayers, “Liberty University, the Petri dish for developing conservative true believers and activists, has grown to be the largest Christian university in America, and has the second largest enrollment in online education courses for any non-profit university in the world. [LAFFY NOTE: Liberty U. now has ads airing on MSNBC. Liberal media my ass.)
Fifty Shades Of Stark Raving Mad
- #BachmannOverdrives Michele Bachmann says immigrants can become *real Americans* if they “join America’s predominant Christian religion”
- #TheRaindancers Glenn Beck Hails Texas Floods As Literal Answer To Rick Perry’s Prayers
- #NonsequitursRuleHere Sarah Palin blows her top over Duggars coverage: ‘Pervert’ liberals ‘spit on the graves of every American’ soldier
Israel, End Times And John Hagee
- #CominSoonToAWorldNearYou Major Worldwide Disaster In Divine Punishment For Gay Marriage
- #ZealotsUniteOverTheMuchTooPromisedLand Cruz Hits The Adelson Sweet Spot and is warmly received by Sheldon — including a standing ovation.
If Media Is The Message
- #WNDSux WND implies that Clinton aide “Muslim Brotherhood princess” Huma Abedin was linked to the Benghazi attack
- #BecauseJennerHadAChoice Here’s Fox News giving Caitlyn Jenner a harder time than they gave Josh Duggar?
- #ExemptingHate Pat Robertson: Schools w/ interracial dating bans deserve tax-exempt status if it’s based on the Bible
- #CashingIn Amazing Grace, June’s entry to Broadway seeks to capture audiences with both a religious message and a religious mission.
Israel, EndTImes And John Hagee
- #PanderfestInZion GOP Presidential Candidates Go to Israel and Return With Fairy Tales. Israel is playing a greater role in the Republican presidential race than perhaps ever before.
- #CauseTheBibleTellsHimSo Huckajesus’ statements rejecting the need for a Palestinian state alongside Israel are deeply troubling and fly in the face of decades of bipartisan support for a two-state solution.
LGBT Rising
- #BayouBarf Louisiana Girl Scouts Council Refuses Transgender Members For ‘Health And Safety Of Our Girls’
- #ForTheLoveOfJesus NC pastor shows his Christian love by condemning gay teens to hell at graduation event
- #ASpecialPlaceInHell School Cancels Gay Valedictorian’s Speech After He Said He Planned to Come Out
Lies From The Pit Of Hell
- #HidingHisShame Sandy Rios: Dennis Hastert The Victim Of ‘Political Payback’
- #OutlawBobyJindal Bobby Jindal claims opponents of his “right to discriminate” policy want to “outlaw” religion
Politics Nation
- #DanceWithTheDevil No matter how far to the right Scott Walker goes, it will never be enough for a GOP base gone mad.
- #CarefulWhatYouAskFor The religious right gets a 2016 candidate in Lindsey Graham.
- #WantsToBePresident Pervert Huckabee Says He Should Have Acted Transgender to “Shower With the Girls”
- #ThePopeISAScientistFrothy Santorum: Pope Should ‘Leave Science To The Scientist’
- #SeeAbove Mike Huckabee Removes Nasty Duggar Stains From Campaign Website
- #ArbiterOfImmorality Huckabee: Only The Media Cares About My Transgender Remark
Religion Gone Bad Gone Mad
- #AllAboutTHeBase WHY CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISM IS STILL BIG DEAL IN U.S. POLITICS, AND HOW IT GOT THAT WAY
- #PreyingOnGirls Duggar family pastor likens Caitlyn Jenner’s ‘sins’ against God to abusing children and family members
- #WhateverHappenedToThouShaltNotMurder? Jehovah’s Witness parents refuse consent for son’s life-saving blood transfusion
Sausage Makers And Their Sausage
- #WhatsTheMatterWith(Ar)Kansas? Bill Allowing Ten Commandments Display At Capitol Becomes Law In Arkansas
- #QuelBullSh-t Eyeing Supreme Court Gay Marriage Case, Mike Lee Unveils Bill Protecting Religious Schools
- #SayWhat? Texas Lawmaker: ‘The Left’ Hates the Duggars for Their ‘Standards’
Scandals And Scams
- #TheStenchOfHypocrisy Ultra-conservative one-time Brooklyn city council candidate — whose campaign slogan was “Our children are our future” — has been nabbed for possessing and sharing kiddie porn,
- #LookAwayMel Fellow Congressman Was Told About Dennis Hastert Abuses, Source Says
- #MessedUp Jessa Duggar “I Was One of the Victims,” But Don’t Call Josh a Child Molester
- #CommonAssholery Michelle Duggar Defends Smearing Transgender People As Pedophiles: It’s ‘Just Common Sense’
- #DugIn Instead Of Reporting The Crime & Getting Treatment, Duggars Banned Hide-&-Seek And Put Locks On Doors After Molestation
- #SpawnOfHuckajesus Mark Huckabee: “There’s not an A-list actor out there that’s never had to show some tit or suck a little dick to get a part”
- #Busted Montana woman says the FBI interviewed her last month about her allegations that her brother had a sexual relationship while in high school with Dennis Hastert.
Supremes And Lower Courts
- #BeVeryAfraid The Supreme Court May Take Up A Case That Could Be A Game Changer On Abortion Access
- #PleaseDearGod If SCOTUS rules for gay marriage, religious charities could be in for a big shock.
- #WootWoot Justice Scalia Blows Creationist Dog-Whistle During Graduation Speech At Catholic High School
Theocracy Rising
- #DarknessDescending Missouri police department should reconsider decision to put ‘In God We Trust’ on police cars.