Tag Archives: Religious Right
The abusive side of a Tennessee “group home”: Mercy Ministries
TweetThis article was originally posted on RH Reality Check. Two young women I recently spoke with in intimate and heart-breaking interviews learned the hard way that celebrity Christian endorsements and pretty pink websites can’t cover up the dark, abusive side of Mercy Ministries. Over the past few weeks, they’ve shared stories with me of Mercy [...]
Family Unplanned: Texas Cuts Funding for Women’s Reproductive Health Care
At a time when America is facing the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression, when poverty rates in Texas are rising, and the uninsured rate in Texas is the highest in the nation, the Republican dominated Texas legislature cut funding for programs proven to helping working women while increasing funding for religious organizations that do nothing for women’s health care.
Might have something to do with all the right-wing anger against Planned Parenthood.
Tweet “We are a safe place where people can go and ask difficult questions about sex,” Richards said. “We do this for teens and adults, gays and straights, and that really irritates some people who believe sex is only for procreation.” Great piece by AP reporter David Crary on the motivations behind some of the [...]
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Modern day witch hunts, courtesy of the GOP