Tag Archives: Religious Freedom

A Gay Dad Sounds Off on the Homophobic Pediatrician and Florist Who Attempted to Humiliate LGBT Families

Posted on March 10, 2015 by robw77

A popular insurance company pays a great deal of advertising money to let everyone know that they are in fact “our good neighbors.” They populate commercial after commercial with cheery, miraculously at-your-service agents who care about their clients above all … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Civil Rights, Family, Hatred, Marriage equality, Mixing religion and politics, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, US Politics | Tagged Barronelle Stutzman, discrimination, family rights, florists, gay dads, human-rights, lesbian moms, LGBT families, parenting, pediatricians, political strategy, pursuit of happiness, refusal of service, Religious Freedom, ROS, Roy Moore, Vesna Roi | 24 Comments

A Gay Dad’s Requiem for Leelah, the Matthew Shepard of Our Time

Posted on January 2, 2015 by robw77

I will never forget the stunning image of Matthew Shepard’s hate crime. A young beautiful human was beaten, tortured and left for dead in an unthinkable violation. It shocked me when I saw the images, and I was not alone. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Hatred, Living, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged Carla Wood Alcorn, Dan Savage, Doug Alcorn, human-rights, Judy Shepard, Leelah Alcorn, lgbt teens, Matthew Shepard, Michael Brown, Ohio deaths, Religious Freedom, suicide, tragedy, transgender, transphobia | 29 Comments

A Religion Education Teacher Sounds Off : Stop Using the Book of Romans in the Bible to Gay Bash!

Posted on April 20, 2014 by robw77

This is a guest blog by Joni Bosch, religious education teacher, and longtime LGBT ally. I first “met” Rob Watson on Beliefnet. We are the same age and, at that time, both married. We were at very different … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Clobber Passages, Family, Gay Christians, Hatred, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged antigay bible, christian dogma, clobber verses, gay christians, Joni Bosch, Religious Freedom, Romans 1 | 10 Comments

Dear Christian Bakers

Posted on December 11, 2013 by robw77

For the record….

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cake and bigotry, Christian bakers, Jesus said, Religious Freedom, Rob Watson | 1 Comment

A Gay Dad Sounds Off on the Gutless Who Mask Bigotry as “Religious Freedom”

Posted on September 6, 2013 by robw77

A wedding is one of the most popular and revered fixtures of modern culture. Children, particularly girls, are led to romanticize it. Television shows build whole ratings-grabbing boosts around their fictional renditions of it. Weddings are loved, they are hated, … Continue reading →