Religious Left

Pink News UK Barney Frank has represented the 4th District of Massachusetts since 1981, and is one of two out gay people in the House of Representatives. Congressman Frank said in an article in the Boston Globe that Governor Palin's daughter is "entitled to be treated with compassion. "But that is precisely the point that makes this a relevant political issue. Palin was selected by McCain in substantial part because of her high standing as a leading advocate of the socially conservative wing of the Republican Party." While Sarah Palin's supporters stressed that she had informed Senator McCain of the situation before he offered her the Vice Presidential slot, others were taken aback. "The glaring inconsistency between the social philosophy that blames liberalism for divorce and teen pregnancy and the facts of Palin's family life further underlines the serious shortcomings of that philosophy. "This does not mean that family members are "fair ga...

In a Time Magazine article by Nathan Thornburgh, writing on Wasilla, Alaska are such gems as: Palin was a highly polarizing political figure who brought partisan politics and hot-button social issues like abortion and gun control into a mayoral race that had traditionally been contested like a friendly intramural contest among neighbors. Churches proliferate in Wasilla today, and among the largest and most influential is the Wasilla Bible Church, where the Palins worship. At the 11:15 a.m. Sunday service, hundreds sit in folding chairs, listening to a 20-minute sermon about the Book of Malachi and singing along to alt-rock praise songs. The only sign of culture warring in the whole production is an insert in the day's program advertising an upcoming Focus on the Family conference on homosexuality in Anchorage called Love Won Out. The group promises to teach attendees how to "respond to misinformation in our culture" and help them "overcome" homosexuality. full a...