"Religious Liberty" Is Now Bigotry

"This flood of anti-LGBT and 'religious liberty' legislation is not the result of isolated local efforts. It is part of a larger campaign by Religious Right groups to resist and reverse advances toward equality for LGBT Americans by portraying equality as inherently incompatible with religious freedom. That effort began well before the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 marriage equality ruling, but it has kicked into overdrive since."

The Republican Party needs more Barry Goldwaters.

It Takes a Right-Wing Village to Turn a Cherished American Principle Into a Destructive Culture-War Weapon