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While he was still a Chaplain in the Navy, ordained Pentecostal Minister Gordon Klingenschmitt claims he “exorcised” the “sin” of homosexuality from many gay and lesbian service members. Klingenschmitt tells David Pakman, host of the David Pakman Show, and guest Wayne Besen, that while he does not consider homosexuality the greatest sin there is, it is akin to alcoholism or other personal “failings.”

Klingenschmitt, who now is a part of the Pray in Jesus Name Project, offers as proof of his work the fact that a lesbian he “exorcised” began to date men. He says he is able to “command the devil to depart” from gay men and lesbian women.

Wayne Besen, founder of Truth Wins Out, and a long-time LGBT activist, disputes Klingenschmitt’s work. Besen should know — he has interviewed hundreds of so-called “ex-gay” people and is one of the foremost authorities on the subject. Besen says he is the person the victims of Klingenschmitt’s “work” come to once they realize they have been not helped, but harmed by “ex-gay therapy” and “exorcisms.”

Klingenschmitt, who supports parents who put their children — as young as age three — through “reparative” or “ex-gay” therapy, claims there is a “removal of sins,” and “hope and healing,” from reparative therapy.

Klingenschmitt then cites the “scientific studies” of Robert Spitzer, to which Besen understandably laughs — Spitzer denounced his own studies that the right has been using to “prove” that people can change their orientation. Besen recently went to Spitzer’s home and interviewed him. Spitzer, Besen days, told him to tell others to stop using his study.

Klingenschmitt cites the founder of NARTH as yet another “expert.” These people are relentless — and their “work” is either fraudulent, flawed, or has been debunked.

Big surprise – Klingenschmitt then quotes Mark Regnerus, whose flawed “study” The New Civil Rights Movement has been dissecting for weeks.

Klingenschmitt’s bottom line: “Most often, they just come to faith through Jesus Christ.”

Back in February, Klingenschmitt had this response to the news that a federal court once again found Prop 8 unconstitutional:

The liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals announced today that the Founding Fathers wrote homosexual ‘marriage’ rights into the U.S. Constitution, and overturned California’s Proposition 8 traditional marriage law, which had twice been passed by voters. The Founding Fathers are turning over in their graves, since all of them believed sodomy was a crime, and certainly not a Constitutional right.

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When will these shelters, hucksters, and agents of harm and hate be taken out of the reach of those too vulnerable or too young to defend themselves?

 

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‘Can You Imagine?’: Trump Slams SCOTUS Over Tariffs Case

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President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, telling steel workers that he has had to wait “many months” for a decision on the tariffs case, even though tariffs are still being collected.

The court hear oral arguments on November 5 — three and a half months ago — and a decision could come as soon as Friday. It is not unusual for the justices to take many months to decide a case.

The court, reports stated, appeared skeptical of Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs via executive orders without Congress.

“And to think I have to be, in the United States Supreme Court for many, many months, waiting for a decision on tariffs — without tariffs, this country would be in such trouble right now,” Trump said at the Coosa Steel Corporation in Rome, Georgia, in a speech at a GOP-ticketed event.

“Without tariffs, this country would be like your company was two years ago,” he told workers. “What a difference it made. And you know who brought the cases against us? People that are China-oriented, people that have business in China that want to rip us off and keep ripping us off.”

Trump continued to display his ire.

“I’m waiting for a decision from the Supreme Court. Can you imagine? We have to wait.”

“And I have to wait for this decision,” he continued. “I’ve been waiting forever. Forever. And the language is clear that I have the right to do it as president. I have the right to put tariffs on for national security purposes, countries that have been ripping us off.”

 

 

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‘One Way or Another’: Trump Vows to Pass SAVE America Voter ID Bill

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President Donald Trump is vowing that the controversial SAVE America Act voter ID bill will pass into law, “one way or another.”

“We are going to have the Save America Act, one way or the other, after approval by Congress through the very proper use of the Filibuster or, at minimum, by a Talking Filibuster, à la ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,'” he wrote on Truth Social on Thursday.

The legislation, which narrowly passed the House, is currently sitting in the Senate. For it to pass will require 60 votes under current filibuster rules, which — given staunch Democratic opposition — does not appear to be possible in its current form, or under current Senate rules.

Republican Majority Leader John Thune could attempt to alter Senate rules, though such major changes are typically debated at the start of a new session rather than mid‑Congress. He has indicated opposition to doing so.

Democrats oppose the bill in part because it requires a passport or birth certificate to register to vote — something tens of millions of Americans do not currently have, according to voting rights groups. It also narrows generally acceptable forms of photo ID to vote.

Others oppose it because it requires states to run their voter rolls through federal immigration databases, which reportedly have a high error rate. Critics also say that creates a large unfunded administrative burden for states.

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DOJ Gets Giant MAGA Banner — Plastered With Trump’s Image

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As President Donald Trump continues his efforts to rebrand portions of Washington, D.C. with his name, the U.S. Department of Justice has become the latest federal government agency to unfurl a massive banner depicting an image of the nation’s president on the exterior of its headquarters.

The image, as posted on Thursday by CNN’s DOJ reporter Hannah Rabinowitz, reads “U.S. Department of Justice” and “Make America Great Again,” the president’s campaign slogan and moniker for his agenda.

Trump banners have also adorned the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Reports indicate that despite what critics see as the political nature of their message, taxpayer funds were used to pay for the placards.

“The Trump administration used at least $50,000 in taxpayer dollars to create large signs featuring the president’s face or policies, alleges a new report released by Sen. Adam Schiff’s office,” Axios reported last September. “The California Democrat calls the move illegal, saying the banners amount to ‘propaganda’ mirroring ‘totalitarian dictators.'”

Trump has also put his name on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the United States Institute of Peace.

READ MORE: ‘Can’t Play Cute With Me’: Trump Tries to Spin Big-Power Snub of Peace Board

Some blasted the decision to hang another banner of Trump on government property, especially one that is supposed to be apolitical.

“Nothing says independent and impartial DOJ like a giant North Korea-style banner of the Dear Leader!” mocked Zev Karlin-Neumann, a former senior advisor to Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.

“Cuba doesn’t even have a poster of its dictator on its ‘Justice’ Ministry building,” said former DNC delegate Christopher Hale.

“The Trump DoJ is a pure creature of presidential whim, retribution, and cover-up – so this banner has the virtue of candor at least,” snarked The Atlantic’s David Frum.

“Nothing says Justice is Blind like hanging a Dear Leader Banner at DOJ…” observed Republican former U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock.

READ MORE: ‘Republicans Have to Lose’: Far Right Extremist Leader Puts Trump on Notice

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