TagsTagsHow can you tell which GOP candidate is the most fanatical fundamentalist, in a pack of fanatical fundamentalists? He's the one who gets the coveted endorsement of Birther Bob Vander Plaats of the Iowa "Family" Leader: Rick Santorum wins support of influential Iowa evangelical. Influential Iowa conservative activist Bob Vander Plaats ...
Rick Santorum, Bob Vander Plaats, Family Leader, Religious Right, Birthers, Bad Craziness
Newt Gingrich irritated a lot of fundamentalists when he refused to sign the "Marriage Vow" pledge pushed on the Republican candidates by Iowa's radical religious right group "The Family Leader" (whose leader Bob Vander Plaats is a Birther). Now, instead of signing it, Gingrich has sent The Family Leader a lengthy ...
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Perhaps we have become so numb to the political circus by now that we don't notice the extreme, but the Saturday November 19th GOP Presidential candidate Thanksgiving Family Forum (not really a "debate") in Iowa was more about religious identity than anything to do with Presidential responsibilities or the practice ...
Family Leader, Vander Plaats, GOP, Iowa, Theocracy, Pew, Patriarchy, Paul, Santorum, Christian Reconstructionism
The Republican candidates are performing another debate-like charade today in Iowa, hosted by the extreme religious right group Family Leader. Oddly enough, the two Mormons among the GOP field decided to sit this one out. There's a live video feed here.
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I hope you're sitting down. Would you be surprised to learn that the head of Iowa's Family Leader (the religious fanatic group responsible for the bizarre pledge signed by Michele Bachmann) is ... a Birther? (What? You aren't surprised?) Related: Michele Bachmann (R-Mars) Pledges to Ban Pornography, Support 'Robust Reproduction,' Fight Stealth Sharia The Pledge ...
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Iowa, Fundamentalism, Family Leader, Birthers
A new poll from Iowa has Michele Bachmann ahead of Mitt Romney; looks like her signature on that incredibly insane "marriage vow" boosted her popularity in the Iowa Tea Party base. The conservative congresswoman finished first among the GOP presidential candidates in a poll released today by The Iowa Republican, ...
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Iowa, Fundamentalism, Family Leader, Slavery, Bad Craziness
Iowa's radical religious right group "The Family Leader" is now backing away from their crazed slavery language, in the pledge signed by Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum. They apparently have a dim realization that they might have crossed a line that shouldn't be crossed. But this is a political calculation, not ...
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Far Right, Fundamentalism, Family Leader, Slavery, Bad Craziness
Michele Bachmann is apparently going to stand by the fanatical religious right "pledge" she signed, which commits her to banning pornography and fighting "stealth sharia," states that she believes homosexuality is a choice, and states that black kids were better off under slavery: Bachmann Stands By Marriage Pledge That Links ...
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Far Right, Fundamentalism, Family Leader, Slavery, Bad Craziness
Here's the Iowa Family Leader "Marriage Vow" signed yesterday by Michele Bachmann, and I recommend that everyone read this -- to see just how insane these people are. The very first bullet point on the first page gives you an idea: Slavery had a disastrous impact on African-American families, yet ...
Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Right Wing, Far Right, Fundamentalism, Family Leader, Slavery
The first Republican candidate to sign the list of demands issued by Iowa's influential radical religious right group "The Family Leader" is, of course, Michele Bachmann: Update: Bachmann is first to sign Family Leader’s pro-marriage pledge. The pledge is entitled, “The Marriage Vow – A Declaration of Dependence upon Marriage ...
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