...except on today's Right, it's your chance at being exploited nationally by content-hungry front-organizations, or 15 minutes of being victimized by purported non-Christians, or whatever.
Of course, I refer to the tragic case of Carrie Prejean, who was so devastatingly misled by those teaching her, even to the point that she dug her heels in. From NOM's centerpiece, "updated" with the new revelations that Carrie was, er, a show-off, before she was a "Christian beauty contestant" (if one can wrap their head around that one) ...
Of course, they are already on to the next one. Ho, hum.
Notice the tag line, "Protecting marriage and the faith communities that sustain it". Is there any doubt that they are pushing beliefs about religious faith?
On the other hand, enough of these stories are a bulwark against which the images of gay couples telling their stories can be contrasted. It's not like these groups are after the Truth. Like the Taliban, they are after power, they are after a "win".
Friday, November 6, 2009
15 Minutes of Fame ...
