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World Congress of Families: Fringe, But Still Dangerous

By SIECUS Opposition Researcher

August 19, 2009 - 7:00am

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One should be concerned about the World Congress of Families, not just because of what they say, but because of what they do: influence domestic and international policy.

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Abortion is THE Issue for Bob McDonnell

By Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

August 18, 2009 - 9:44am

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Bob McDonnell’s position on abortion is not incidental to his career as a politician; it’s central, and it’s also extreme.


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When Trustbusters Attack

By Joseph DiNorcia Jr, SIECUS

August 14, 2009 - 7:00am

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By turning any public policy matter into a question about trust and honesty, as they are now with health care reform, right-wing groups avoid any serious policy debate and damage their victims' credibility.

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Religious Right Loses Big, But Will They Go Home?

By Emily Douglas

November 5, 2008 - 1:56pm

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Americans overwhelmingly gave their support to pro-choice, pro-prevention candidates and rejected anti-choice initiatives. Will the religious right get the message?

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Americans Embrace Pro-Education, Pro-Prevention, Pro-Choice Values in Historic Election

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 4, 2008 - 11:55pm

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President-elect Obama envisions a society that allows Americans to move past the division that has defined a generation of the most bitter politics, division that brought our government to a stalemate.

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Scarborough Continues to Whitewash Far-Right Extremism as Media Bias Despite Evidence Media Misses the Story

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 1, 2008 - 11:55am

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Ken Silverstein and Max Blumenthal document the extremism fueling the rage on the far-right, while conservatives in the mainstream media whitewash it.

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VIDEO: Kay Hagan Responds with Faith to Liddy Dole's "Godless" Tactics

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 30, 2008 - 5:21pm

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The far-right's nasty tactics hit a new low in North Carolina but Kay Hagan hits back hard.

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Culture of Lies: 2008 Politics

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 28, 2008 - 7:05am

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Social conservatives cannot complain that their issues have not been heard in the 2008 campaign, in exactly the fashion they wanted.

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Culture of Lies: Values

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 28, 2008 - 7:04am

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We must decide whether our democracy will be stronger moving forward articulating values where government remains neutral, ensuring rights, safety and providing reliably accurate information based on facts; or by putting the full force of the federal government behind one narrow interpretation of one religious ideology.

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Culture of Lies: Tactics and Strategies

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 28, 2008 - 7:03am

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We all view life as sacred. We all view love and sexuality as sacred. We all know and respect the importance of transitions at birth and death. We rejoice in each, as we rejoice in each other. We celebrate life. We want it to be better for everyone. So if we agree on so many goals, maybe the only choice in this election are the tactics and strategies we think will best help us reach them.

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