LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY catvincent)

Orcinus made this post yesterday (it was International Coming Out Day):

' The religious right has always liked to pretend that its opposition to the "homosexual agenda" is purely a Biblical-law thing that isn't innately hateful -- remember "Hate the sin, love the sinner"? And their opposition to bias-crime laws really isn't about coddling people who commit violence, it's just about their free-speech rights -- even though the laws specifically are only about stiffening the sentences for acts that are already crimes.

Well, the facade is finally starting to crumble. The latest permutation in the religious right's anti-gay crusade appears ripe to take a decidedly violent turn.

Casey Sanchez at the SPLC has disturbing report about the coalition building between West Coast fundamentalist churches -- particularly here in the Northwest -- and a Latvian-based group of far-right fundamentalists who explicitly encourage, and in fact help manifest, violent gay-bashing thuggery.

One of the leaders in this growing coalition is a Seattle-area pastor, Rev. Ken Hutcherson, who has been involved in opposing civil rights for gays for some time. No doubt thanks to him, we in fact will be hosting a gathering of these thugs in Christian clothing next week just up the road from my home. '

The specific Latvian group is 'Watchmen on the Walls'. Their 'spiritual' father seems to be inspired by R.J. Rushdoony.

Clearly, international ties between magachurches are leading not only to a wider reach, but also importing/reviving the less subtle methods many Dominionists try to obscure. Note that they have delcared war not only against gay men and women, but 'homosexualists' - anyone who supports equality or consideration of LGBT people.