Dear Pat Robertson,

I have scrolled through your bio on Wikipedia and I am too young to remember the bulk of your personal achievements- your accomplishments are many and impressive. A presidential bid, the founding of several respected Christian organizations, your funding of higher education, The 700 Club. (I have never actually seen this show myself but I…

Sacrifice & Friendship

Several years ago, God asked my husband and I to do the hardest thing in my Christian life- leave the church, home, and city that we loved without good earthly reason.  I went.  But I went kicking and screaming, lamenting and wringing my hands.  It was personally and financially costly.  And as our family of…

Rules of Engagement

Assembled masses.  Let us review our Rules of Engagement here on asktheBigot. You are invited to think critically. I encourage you to present and attack arguments. (Surprise! It’s biblical to judge ideas. John 7:24) Ask, discuss, share and debate. Come on IN! The water is hot and shark infested. All the cool kids are doing…

Wrong Side of History? (The Death of DOMA)

The High Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) today.  The decision was celebrated by tweets and bloggers who are again announcing that those who support natural marriage are on the “wrong side of history.”  Public opinion on the issue of gay marriage is changing, no doubt aided by the overwhelming media bias.…

“Spanking For Jesus”

(READ: Imagineer-a-selfish-crackpot-“theology”-around-a-few-of-out-of-context-verses-and-call-it-Christianity.) What began as a sensational little tidbit in The Daily Beast now, predictably, has fueled Christian-hating bloggers to gleefully announce “Latest trend in Christianity: Beating Your Wife for Jesus” and “Hot New Trend: Spanking for Jesus.”  Until two days ago, I had never heard of this miniscule subculture that practices what they term…

Exodus International Shuts Down- Now We Must Step Up

Have you ever tried to straddle a fence that was just an inch too high?  If not, you can imagine that it’s an exceptionally uncomfortable position.  The tendency is to jump from one foot to the other, rather than stand on tippy-toe with weight evenly divided on both sides. That is the picture in my…

Pew Report Reveals Media Bias

A new Pew Research report reveals what every supporter of real, heterosexual marriage already knows full well- that all aspects of mainstream media are skewed to inflate the actual reality of public opinion in support for gay marriage.  If you are short on time you could stop after reading the title, “Far More Coverage Of…