“In the midst of all the shouting over Indiana’s new religious-freedom law, which many fear will lead to increased discrimination against LGBT people, culture warriors marked the grim anniversary of another conservative ‘victory,’ one that left more than 10,000 needy children without their pledged financial support. A year ago this week, I rose each morning with red, puffy eyes and heavy sense of exhaustion. I hadn’t slept soundly since March 26, a day many of my friends and readers mark as the last day they wanted anything to do with organized Christianity.
“It all started when World Vision, a humanitarian organization I had long supported and promoted, announced a change to its hiring policy allowing people in same-sex marriages to work in its U.S. offices. In response, conservative evangelicals rallied, and within 72 hours, more than 10,000 children had lost their financial support from canceled World Vision sponsorships. … In addition, funding for schools, hospitals, water projects, and medical care was threatened as churches vowed to cut off support to an organization that hired LGBT people. As one of my readers, Anthony, recalls, ‘Our church leadership vowed that they would pull all support, including over $2 million to build two hospitals in Zambia.’ …
“Never in my life had I been so angry at my own faith tradition. Many conservative evangelicals count the World Vision reversal as a major victory in the culture wars. 
Eric Teetsel, director of the Manhattan Declaration, told Christianity Today he considered it ‘the best news of 2014’ for evangelical Christians. ‘This was Christianity at its best,’ he said.”
From CNN.
Photo: Eric Teetsel, professional bigot, married Kansas GOP Gov. Brownback’s daughter. (Has anyone checked if she’s transgender? Just kidding — April Fool!)