Liberty Counsel Continues to Promote the Latest Fabricated Case of Christian Persecution 10MAI13

CHRISTIANS do nothing to promote Christianity by promoting false accusations about persecution of Christians. This is a perfect example, and I have to ask again, I wonder what Jesus thinks about Christians who feel they have use deception, manipulation and flat out lies to promote the faith? 

SUBMITTED BY Kyle Mantyla on Friday, 5/10/2013 10:07 am

As we have pointed out many times before, once a mythical incident of supposed Christian victimization gets embraced by the Religious Right, it takes on a life of its own as no amount of evidence pointing out that the incident never happened will stop if from being spread.

And that principle was demonstrated today on Liberty Counsel's "Faith and Freedom" radio broadcast where hosts Matt Barber and Shawn Akers juxtaposed the news of Jason Collins' coming out against the story of Derrick Hayes, a high school runner who was supposedly disqualified from an event for thanking God after finishing a race.

While someone like Collins is hailed as a hero, Akers said, someone like Hayes is "almost criminalized":

http://youtu.be/KjG2TG6AVvw

Of course, as we pointed out earlier this week, the entire saga of Hayes' supposed victimization was false, as even Hayes himself admits: 

Based on the UIL’s investigation, the student athlete raised his hand and gestured forward at the conclusion of the 4x100-meter relay. The meet official approached the student-athlete in an effort to warn him of a possible disqualification should that behavior continue. In the opinion of the official, the student reacted disrespectfully. Based on his reaction, the student-athlete was subsequently disqualified. Any decision to disqualify a student-athlete at any track meet must be upheld by the head meet referee. The meet official and the meet referee conferred, and the disqualification was upheld on-site. At no point during the discussions surrounding the disqualification at the meet was the issue of religious expression raised by any parties.

The UIL’s investigation also revealed that all coaches involved were notified prior to the regional meet that any gestures in violation of the National Federation of State High School Associations track and field rule against unsporting behavior would be grounds for disqualification. Coaches were instructed to discuss this with their student-athletes prior to all races.

To assist the UIL in its investigation, the student-athlete’s parents submitted a letter stating that their son’s religious freedoms were not violated. “In looking back at the conclusion of the 4x100 race, we realize that Derrick could have handled the win in a different manner,” KC and Stacey Hayes said in the letter. “It was not our intention to force the issue that our son’s religious freedom was violated. Nor do we feel that way now. After discussing this with our son, we have come to the conclusion that his religious rights were not violated.”

The student-athlete who was disqualified also submitted a letter during the investigation stating: “Although I am very thankful for all God has given me and blessed me with, on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Regional Track Meet in Kingsville, TX, my actions upon winning the 4x100 relay were strictly the thrill of victory. With this being said, I do not feel my religious rights or freedoms were violated.”

Even though Hayes admits that he was not disqualified for thanking God, Liberty Counsel continues to spread the myth, thus demonstrating yet again they aren't going to stop promoting a good tale of victimhood just because it happens to be demonstrably false.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/liberty-counsel-continues-promote-latest-fabricated-case-christian-persecution

Religious right uses Bin Laden’s death to display tasteless homophobia 6MAI11

PATHETIC YES, but I really want to know if jmattbarber is expressing, in his tweet, a personal fantasy about leathermen or is just being a "Pferd in den Arsch"? I like the way the author ends his post on AlterNet....
Comments are coming in from all over regarding Osama Bin Laden’s death. Probably the most repugnant comes from a familiar source to the lgbt community:

To those not familiar with him (and you should thank God for that), this man is Matt Barber, Director of Cultural Affairs with Liberty Counsel & Assoc. Dean of Liberty University School of Law. Liberty University is the college started by the late Jerry Falwell, who infamously blamed the gay community for 9/11.
The lgbt community can always count on Barber to show the true face of the religious right because he consistently abandons the “love the sinner, hate the sin” junk to go full throttle on the crazy train of exploiting homophobic fears.
Among other things, Barber:
criticized Home Depot for daring to acknowledge that same-sex households exist,
slurred the name of an Obama appointee in a pitiful attempt to be clever,
defended countries that persecute lgbts,
told a highly dubious story about a gay man sexually assaulting men in his military unit, and
compared lgbts and progressives in general to idol worshippers and child sacrificers of Biblical times.
But it is in the area of “criticizing,” i.e. talking about gay sex where Barber has made a, shall we say, niche for himself.
He made this tweet on the night of President Obama’s State of the Union address:

It would be easy to say something about Barber’s obsession with gay sex, but something else needs to be said.
It’s really sad when someone who claims to represent Christianity and the “love of Jesus” exploits this occasion to make a crass joke about the lgbt community.
Granted this is the same guy who whines about how the lgbt community are anti-Christian bullies.
Barber’s conduct leaves me to ask him a question:
The lgbt community are not anti-Christian bullies, but if we were, what would it have to do with you because if one were to judge you on your behavior, you are as Christian as the man whose recent death led to your crass comment.
Hat tip to Truth Wins Out.

Alvin McEwen is the blogmaster of Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters. In addition, he is also a contributor to Truthwinsout.org, Pam's House Blend,and the Huffington Post.