The Iowa Renewal Project are attempting to restore the Religious Right in Politics

A new (fake) group of religious freaks hosted a big meeting in Iowa, in hopes to force religion back into the government.

Nearly 400 Iowa ministers and many of their spouses accepted, filling a ballroom here on March 24 and 25. Through an evening banquet and long sessions, they heard speakers deplore a secular assault on evangelical Christian verities like the sanctity of male-female marriage, the humanity of the unborn and the divine right to limited government.


The program, sponsored by a temporary entity called the Iowa Renewal Project, featured several superstars of the Christian right as well as four possible Republican contenders for president. It was the latest of dozens of free, two-day conventions in at least 14 states over the past several years, usually with Mr. Huckabee listed as a co-sponsor, that have been attended by nearly 10,000 pastors who have spread the word in their churches and communities.


These meetings are part of a largely quiet drive to revitalize the religious right by drawing evangelical pastors and their flocks more deeply into politics — an effort given new energy by what conservative church leaders see as the ominous creep of laws allowing same-sex marriage and their sense that America is, literally, heading toward hell.

Even though the public's views of gay marriage is rapidly changing and more folks are moving away from religion, they still believe in forcing this mess to the country. It's very interesting how they have warped the simple teachings of the Bible into a hateful doctrine of discord. They are actively destroying the supposed messages of love and brotherhood. Is that example of God's love?

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VIDEO: Newt Gingrich admits to the Iowa Judges Ousting Drama

He does it 3:50ish mark

Iowa Report: LGBT students more likely to be suicidal and harassed than their Straight Peers

According to a new report, LGBT students are more likely to be suicidal and harassed than straight studens.

The first-ever College Climate Survey given to volunteers, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students are 25 percent more likely to have thoughts of suicide, and 44 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students said they have been harassed.

“I think it’s disturbing what some of the results from the survey were,” said Joshua Merritt, a University of Iowa senior and outreach coordinator.

Members said harassment may be the reason an estimated four in 10 gay students haven’t told anyone about their sexual orientation yet.

“It’s so surprising in this day and age when we’re still dealing with discrimination,” Boatwright said.
Founded in 2003, the Iowa Pride Network works with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and straight allied students to fight homophobia and transphobia in pursuit of equal treatment.

“For me, the survey isn’t about being gay, it’s about everyone being treated equally,” said Sarah Mowitz, a Des Moines Roosevelt High senior and first-year member of the Iowa Pride Network.

Please read the full report, here

Iowa GOP Voters prove to America how STUPID they can be

Watch this mess. They still think he's a Muslim

Desperate Iowa GOP introduces the Religious Conscience Protection Act

 The Haters in Iowa are getting so desperate! Now, they are trying to push a bill that will "protect religious liberty", by discriminating against gay married couples.

It would be legal for an Iowa business owner who cites religious beliefs to refuse to provide jobs, housing, goods or services to people involved in a marriage that violates his or her religious convictions, according to a bill an Iowa House subcommittee will consider on Wednesday.

House Study Bill 50, called the Religious Conscience Protection Act, would allow a person, business or organization such as a charity or fraternal group to deny services without fear of facing a civil claim or lawsuit if they think doing so would validate or recognize same-sex relationships.
The same-sex exclusion is by itself constitutionally troubling, several legal scholars and civil rights activists said.

However, the bill is so broad that it would legalize a wide spectrum of other discriminatory acts, they said. They raised questions about whether services could be denied if, say, a Christian were married to a Jew or if a woman who is 60 married a man who is half her age and the couple could not procreate.

Rep. Richard Anderson, R-Clarinda, a lawyer and sponsor of the bill, said its intent is is to protect religious liberty.

 This is really ridic. I thought faith and all that jazz, didn't need protecting. What a crock of crap! Their hate for gay marriage is truly screwing up their logic.

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Zach Wahls & his Lesbian Mothers talk about the Iowa Gay Marriage Hearing

Earlier this week, Zach stood in front everyone to defend his lesbian moms. Now the family share their experience.

The Drama in Iowa Continues: The House votes to allow people to Ban Gay Marriage

Lord, Iowa! Y'all are bring the drama today! The House today voted 62-37 to pass Joint Resolution 6. This resolution will allow voters to ban same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships by amending the state constitution.

The bill now moves on to the Iowa Senate, where Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal has vowed to fight attempts to pass the amendment. If passed through both legislative bodies in two consecutive General Assemblies, the issue could be on the ballot as soon as 2013.


“The proposed amendment devalues families and divides Iowans,” said One Iowa Executive Director Carolyn Jenison. “The Constitution is meant to protect the freedoms and liberties of all Iowans. It is inappropriate to use the political process to single out and deny a group of Iowans of their constitutional protections.”


“This goes beyond politics,” said Iowa City resident Katie Imborek. “This is about our family and the ability for Paula and me to care for one another and our two children. At a time when so many Iowans are struggling just to make ends meet, I don’t understand why legislators would choose to take up this issue.”

I hope this dies in Senate. More to come.

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WATCH the Battle for Marriage in the Iowa State House

Many folks appeared at the Iowa State House to speak their opinions on Gay Marriage. Here are some clips for that hearing.

Vote on Gay Marriage Crashed in the Iowa Senate

Iowa's haters got a slap in the face...The next step in banning gay marriage was shut down.

A Republican senator called up a proposal that would take the first small step toward banning gay marriage in Iowa, and Democratic leaders agreed to allow a vote on the procedural issue of suspending Senate rules.


Just after 7:30 a.m, the vote failed on party lines, 26-24. All Democrats voted no and all Republicans voted yes to override the Senate President’s decision against breaking the rules.


The battle began just after 7 a.m., when Sen. Kent Sorenson, R-Indianola, asked for unanimous consent from the 50 senators to call up Senate Joint Resolution 8. The resolution, sponsored by all 24 Senate Republicans, proposes amending the Iowa Constitution to specify that marriage between one man and one woman is the only legal union valid or recognized in the state.


Senate President Jack Kibbie, D-Emmetsburg, first said “no” on calling up the resolution for a vote, saying it would violate procedures because the Democratic majority leader had already called up another resolution for a vote.


But Republicans objected, and after more consideration, Kibbie agreed to allow a vote on whether or not to override the Senate president.


“I’ve been around here about as long as anybody and it’s the first time we’ve had to call a vote on the ruling of the chair and that’s what we’re going to do,” said Kibbie, who was first elected to the Iowa Legislature in 1961 and has served 24 years in the Senate.


Minority Republicans saw today’s vote as a weigh-in on the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.


Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, said it was simply a vote on rules. Traditional rules in the Senate give the leaders of the majority party final authority over bills or resolutions – which committee they’re assigned to, whether they’re called up for a vote.

Silly haters, I hope they learned something from their foolishness... Probably not.

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Iowa House Committee Votes to Ban Gay Marriage

Goddammit, Iowa! Yesterday the Iowa House Judiciary Committee approved the proposal to amend same-sex marriages.

The vote was 13-8, with Rep. Kurt Swaim, a Bloomfield lawyer, the only Democrat to join Republicans in supporting it. The resolution is now eligible for debate by the full House.


The amendment would not only prohibit same-sex marriages but also would deny state recognition to arrangements such as civil unions and domestic partnerships.

That prospect raises deep constitutional questions and almost certainly ensures that the measure, if approved, would be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court, Drake University constitutional law scholar Mark Kende said Monday.

This mess will struggle in the Senate. Majority Leader Michael Gronstal has said plenty of times that he will has block a vote on the proposal.

Iowa House Repubs start the process for an Anti-Gay Marriage Bill

House Republicans introduced a joint resolution that would start the process to ban same-sex marriage.

Here's the scoop:

Fifty-six of the 60 Republicans in the Iowa House are listed as sponsors of the bill. No Democrats have signed onto the bill as a sponsor. Rep. Dwayne Alons, R-Hull, is leading the resolution and said he offered it to all Republicans to sign as sponsors as well as some Democrats.   Democrats and the four Republicans declined to sign this version, he said.

The four Republicans who declined to sign are Reps Steve Lukan of New Vienna, Peter Cownie of West Des Moines, Scott Raecker of Urbandale and David Tjepkes of Gowrie.

Cownie said he declined to sign as a sponsor of the bill at the request of some constituents in his district.  However, he said that he would support the bill when it is voted on by the full House.

“I don’t treat it any differently than any other bills I don’t sponsor,” Cownie said. “It’s just my top priorities this year is the State Government committee as well as cutting the budget and putting Iowans back to work.”
The resolution says: “Marriage between one man and one woman shall be the only legal union valid or recognized in this state.”

If passed through the Legislature in two consecutive General Assemblies (each of which is two years), the resolution could be on the ballot as soon as 2013.

“This bill intends to forever strip basic protections from loving and committed gay couples,” said Carolyn Jenison, executive director of One Iowa, the state’s largest civil rights group focused on gay and lesbians.  “It goes against Iowa’s cherished tradition of protecting equal rights for all.  Now is the time for Iowans to come together and send a clear message to their legislators that discrimination has no place in Iowa’s Constitution. Our legislators should continue to uphold Iowa’s long-held value of equal rights for all.”

More to come...

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35 Folks attended an Anti-Gay Marriage Rally in Iowa

The hate for gay marriage is so big in Iowa, that 35 people showed up to rally about it.

About 35 people gathered at the Mid-America Center to hear speeches from State Rep. Kim Pearson, R-Pleasant Hill, and Danny Carroll, lobbyist for the group Family Leader.
“I’m a Christian, social, fiscal conservative,” Pearson said. “The social and fiscal conservative values work.”

Speakers at the event called on Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, to allow floor debate on a resolution to ban same-sex marriage in the state. A resolution is required for the constitutional amendment process to move forward.

Gronstal has stated repeatedly he will block such a debate, saying that the Iowa Constitution should not be amended to deny rights to people.

It’s expected that such a resolution would pass the GOP-controlled House.
“We have to listen to the people,” Pearson said.

While she supports a constitutional amendment to overturn the Iowa Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage, she said, she would prefer that a ban come through the legislative process because that would be faster.

“The definition of marriage is between one man and one woman,” she said. “God is our ultimate lawgiver.”

God is the... Girl, please.

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