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Saturday, March 10, 2007

Focus on the Fundies: Dobson gives Gingrich a pass

In his continuing stealth campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich appeared on foamer James Dobson's Focus on the Family radio show yesterday, confessed his sins, which included committing adultery at the same time he was leading the congressional charge against Bill Clinton.

Jerry Falwell was quick to get in on the story, also obsolving Gingrich and inviting him to speak at Falwell's college.

That he chose Dobson's show for this odd forgiveness ritual -- odd because Dobson, for all his power in the religious right, is not even a minister but only a psychologist -- is a transparent attempt to appeal to the far religious right.

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Labels: Focus on the Family, Focus on the Fundies, hypocrites, James Dobson, Newt Gingrich, religious right

Focus on the Fundies: Latham found not guilty

Remember Oklahoma Baptist pastor Lonnie Latham, arrested in January 2006 for soliciting sex from a male undercover cop? Yes, that was a long time ago. Well, his case finally came to trial late last month and a jury found him not guilty, apparently convinced by his lawyer's argument that since homosexual sex is not illegal, then it shouldn't be illegal to talk about it or invite someone to a hotel room to do it. (Link courtesy Christianity Today weblog.)

The Tulsa newspaper did not manage to ask Latham the larger questions of whether he is gay or whether he regrets speaking out -- as he reportedly did when a pastor of a large Baptist church in Tulsa -- against gays and gay rights. Or even if he plans to resume his career as a minister.

Perhaps he will, like Ted Haggard, pursue a degree in psychology. Maybe they could even open up a practice together. I think there'd be plenty of business from others just like them.

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