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S.C. Evangelical Activist Group to Launch News Hubnew

The Family Research Council has decided that they want to enter into the world of online news. "There is so much out there," says Orin Smith, president of the Palmetto Family Council. "I think maybe what our goal might be is to provide some type of Google Reader site for our people who donate to us and follow us so they don't have to follow everything."
Charleston City Paper  |  Chris Haire  |  06-24-2011  |  Religion

Dear Tony Perkins: You Are a Terrible, Ignorant Human Who Will Hopefully Die Loveless and Alonenew

Given the recent rash of gay bullying (and consequent teen suicides as a result), the voice of former Louisiana congressman and current president of an uber-right evangelical Christian organization is being heard louder than ever.
The Village Voice  |  Foster Kamer  |  10-26-2010  |  LGBT

Christian Right Leader Takes Vacation With "Rent Boy"new

George Rekers, a Baptist minister and one of America's most prominent anti-gay activists, took a ten-day, fully subsidized trip to Europe with a gay escort.
Miami New Times  |  Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp  |  05-05-2010  |  Religion

Flush With Government Cash, the Virgin Movement Goes Pronew

At 28, Susannah Petrie is a professional virgin, promoting abstinence before marriage to schoolchildren for the nonprofit Operation Keepsake. Detractors complain that the state is using tax money to promote a religious tenet under the guise of public health.
Cleveland Scene  |  Kevin Hoffman  |  11-08-2004  |  Sex

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