North Carolina anti-marriage equality group has already begun lying

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http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2012/01/25/north-carolina-anti-marriage-equality-group-has-already-begun-lying/

According to Think Progress, those pushing that awful anti-marriage equality amendment in North Carolina have wasted no time in pushing lies in order to scare up votes:

Conservatives supporting North Carolina’s proposed constitutional amendment banning recognition of all same-sex relationships have launched a new website called Vote For Marriage NC. The site describes same-sex marriage as a “threat” and a “new legal orthodoxy” that would “redefine” marriage as “genderless” for all couples, and those who do not agree “will be treated under the law just like racists and bigots, and will be punished for their beliefs.” Unsurprisingly, none of the claims made stand up to scrutiny.

My fellow blogger, Zack Ford who work at Think Progress, breaks it down He does such an excellent job that it needs to be passed around to as many North Carolinians as possible:
CLAIM – “Religious groups who have refused to make their facilities available for same-sex couples have lost their state tax exemption.”

REALITY – The only example conservatives ever cite is a New Jersey Methodist pavilion, and that pavilion did not actually have a religious exemption.



CLAIM – “Religious groups like Catholic Charities in Boston and Washington DC have had to choose between fulfilling their social mission based on their religious beliefs, or acquiescing to this new definition of marriage.”

REALITY – Catholic Charities have never been obligated to shut down their services, but have done so voluntarily when they are no longer subsidized by the state because they discriminate.

[William769]

1. What really sucks is you can hit them over the head with the truth

And it still won't matter.

[MarkCharles]

2. Why am I not surprised? Anti equality folks have ...

always lied to inspire fear in their supporters.

[HillWilliam]

3. Sadly, FUD always works on the cow-stupid baggers

Our legislature has produced NOTHING but strife, cuts to social programs, and bickering. They forgot all about "jobs-jobs-jobs" immediately and started in on their nutwing social engineering -- at the expense and across the backs of LGBT people. The only thing the baggers have left is "lets hate on some gayfolks... that'll get the nuts to the polls." The sad thing is it will work.

Most of the people we've talked to have no idea Amendment One is on the ballot. They're horrified when we explain the ramifications -- the amendment is so badly written it will screw heteros, too. I've posted on FB, talked to everyone about it, tried my best to counter it, but I'm one man out in the sticks. My reach is so very limited.