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The Freedom Federation: A Religious Right Re-Branding Effort 07/06/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Last week, when it was first announced that variety of Religious Right groups were banding together under the moniker of the Freedom Federation, I  wrote a post trying …

Concerned Women for America, Confused on Sanford 07/06/2009 by Right Wing Watch Staff A few days ago, Kyle mentioned that one Focus on the Family state affiliate, the Palmetto Family Council, couldn't quite make up their mind on whether or not to call for …

Focus Speaks Out (Very, Very Quietly) On Sanford 07/02/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Yesterday we noted that the most influential Religious Right group in South Carolina couldn't decide if Gov. Mark Sanford should resign. Dan Gilgoff wrote a semi-related post on …

Right Wing Leftovers 07/02/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Ken Blackwell has been named co-chair of the RNC's Redistricting Committee. In its effort to stop hate crimes legislation, the Family Research Council is asking supporters to target Arkansas's Blanche …

Right Wing Round-Up 07/02/2009 by Kyle Mantyla We're closing a bit early for the holiday weekend, so here's an early edition of the daily round-up Dana Milbank profiles the Religious Right's new "Freedom Federation." Is Scott Lively really going to move …

Religious Right, Heal Thyself 07/01/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Yesterday I wrote a post noting that a bunch of Religious Right groups had come together to form a new coalition known as The Freedom Federation which unveiled a "Declaration of American Values" and …

Should He Stay or Should He Go? The Palmetto Family Council Can’t Decide 07/01/2009 by Kyle Mantyla While a majority of Americans believe that South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford ought to resign following his decision to go AWOL and the subsequent …

When The Going Gets Tough, The Right Starts A New Group 06/30/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Despite all of the predictions that the Religious Right was on its deathbed, they sure do seem to be extremely active of late. Of course, they don't seem to have any new …

Gays Can't Be Christians 06/29/2009 by Kyle Mantyla Recently, the Barna Group released a " Spiritual Profile of Homosexual Adults " that, according to the group, contained "some surprising results" about the spiritual lives of gays and lesbians: George …

Michael Jackson Is In Hell 06/29/2009 by Kyle Mantyla I've seen a lot of fawning coverage of Michael Jackson in the wake of his death last week.  But what I hadn't seen was anyone claiming that he was roasting in hell ... until now : World's Leading …