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==CWRE Awards== | ==CWRE Awards== | ||
* [[/Golden Straw-Man]] Award | * [[/Golden Straw-Man]] Award | ||
| − | * Reality Inversion Award nominees: | + | * '''The Hypocritical Mass Award''' - nominees: |
| + | ** [[Bryan Fischer]], for objecting to Christians supposedly losing their First Amendment rights ''and'' saying that the speech of others should be banned | ||
| + | *** '''2015-07-10''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/07/10/fischer-we-should-ban-gay-propaganda-like-russia-does/ Fischer: We Should Ban ‘Gay Propaganda’ Like Russia Does] | ||
| + | * '''The Reality Inversion Award''' - nominees: | ||
** [[Bryan Fischer]], for claiming that [[conservatroll|conservative]]s believe in "live and let live" and liberals don't: | ** [[Bryan Fischer]], for claiming that [[conservatroll|conservative]]s believe in "live and let live" and liberals don't: | ||
*** '''2015-03-16''' [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-conservatives-believe-live-and-let-live Fischer: 'Conservatives Believe In Live And Let Live'] ([http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/03/16/bryan-fischer-wins-reverse-bryan-fischer-award/ h/t]) | *** '''2015-03-16''' [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-conservatives-believe-live-and-let-live Fischer: 'Conservatives Believe In Live And Let Live'] ([http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/03/16/bryan-fischer-wins-reverse-bryan-fischer-award/ h/t]) | ||
| − | * Going Medieval Award nominees: | + | ** [[Peter Sprigg]] of the [[Family Research Council]], for twisting logic to argue that marriage equality is a form of segregation: |
| + | *** '''2015-06-16''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/06/16/how-the-frc-equates-lbgt-equality-with-racial-segregation/ How the FRC Equates LBGT Equality With Racial Segregation] | ||
| + | * '''The Going Medieval Award''' - nominees: | ||
| + | ** Todd Starnes, for attempting to invoke supernatural retribution on public school teachers, the Pentagon, the Supreme Court, and the President: | ||
| + | *** '''2015-06-25''' [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/todd-starnes-calls-god-send-hornets-and-cicadas-attack-obama Todd Starnes Calls On God To Send Hornets And Cicadas To Attack Obama] (via [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/06/26/starnes-asks-god-to-send-plagues-of-hornets-on-his-enemies/ FtB]) | ||
** The [[WorldNetDaily]], for describing an inexorable, long-predicted, and entirely harmless astronomical event as "judgement" of some sort by mythical being: | ** The [[WorldNetDaily]], for describing an inexorable, long-predicted, and entirely harmless astronomical event as "judgement" of some sort by mythical being: | ||
*** '''2015-03-16''' [http://www.wnd.com/2015/03/coming-solar-eclipse-seen-as-judgment/ Coming solar eclipse seen as 'judgment'] ([http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/03/19/wnd-solar-eclipse-a-message-from-god/ h/t]) | *** '''2015-03-16''' [http://www.wnd.com/2015/03/coming-solar-eclipse-seen-as-judgment/ Coming solar eclipse seen as 'judgment'] ([http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/03/19/wnd-solar-eclipse-a-message-from-god/ h/t]) | ||
| + | ** [[Rick Wiles]] of [[TruNews]], for blaming a natural weather occurrence on an underprivileged group: | ||
| + | *** '''2015-03-21''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/03/21/wiles-blames-the-gays-for-california-drought/ Wiles Blames the Gays for California Drought] | ||
| + | *** Bonus points for drawing attention away from any ''actual'' human agency: if the drought was caused by people, it's probably via [[global warming]] | ||
| + | ** California State Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R), for blaming a natural weather occurrence on legal abortion: | ||
| + | *** '''2015-06-13''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/06/13/wingnut-ca-drought-caused-by-abortion/ Wingnut: CA Drought Caused by Abortion] | ||
| + | * ''' The Devil Made Me Do It Award''' for literal demonization - nominees: | ||
| + | ** [[Matt Barber]], for decling that all "secular progressives" are "pawns" being controlled by Satan: | ||
| + | *** '''2015-06-25''' [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/barber-gay-rights-activists-are-pawns-satan Barber: Gay Rights Activists Are 'Pawns' Of Satan] (via [http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2015/06/26/whaddaya-know-im-a-pawn-of-satan/ FtB]) | ||
| + | ** The Knoxville Baptist Tabernacle Church, for their sign "REMEMBER / SATAN WAS THE FIRST TO DEMAND EQUAL RIGHTS" | ||
| + | *** '''2015-03-19''' [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/tennessee-church-sign-remember-satan-was-the-first-to-demand-equal-rights/ Tennessee church sign: 'Remember, Satan was the first to demand equal rights'] | ||
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==Outside Awards== | ==Outside Awards== | ||
These are awarded by other parties. | These are awarded by other parties. | ||
* [[/Bryan Fischer]] | * [[/Bryan Fischer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:20, 10 July 2015
CWRE Awards
- /Golden Straw-Man Award
- The Hypocritical Mass Award - nominees:
- Bryan Fischer, for objecting to Christians supposedly losing their First Amendment rights and saying that the speech of others should be banned
- The Reality Inversion Award - nominees:
- Bryan Fischer, for claiming that conservatives believe in "live and let live" and liberals don't:
- 2015-03-16 Fischer: 'Conservatives Believe In Live And Let Live' (h/t)
- Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council, for twisting logic to argue that marriage equality is a form of segregation:
- Bryan Fischer, for claiming that conservatives believe in "live and let live" and liberals don't:
- The Going Medieval Award - nominees:
- Todd Starnes, for attempting to invoke supernatural retribution on public school teachers, the Pentagon, the Supreme Court, and the President:
- 2015-06-25 Todd Starnes Calls On God To Send Hornets And Cicadas To Attack Obama (via FtB)
- The WorldNetDaily, for describing an inexorable, long-predicted, and entirely harmless astronomical event as "judgement" of some sort by mythical being:
- 2015-03-16 Coming solar eclipse seen as 'judgment' (h/t)
- Rick Wiles of TruNews, for blaming a natural weather occurrence on an underprivileged group:
- 2015-03-21 Wiles Blames the Gays for California Drought
- Bonus points for drawing attention away from any actual human agency: if the drought was caused by people, it's probably via global warming
- California State Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R), for blaming a natural weather occurrence on legal abortion:
- 2015-06-13 Wingnut: CA Drought Caused by Abortion
- Todd Starnes, for attempting to invoke supernatural retribution on public school teachers, the Pentagon, the Supreme Court, and the President:
- The Devil Made Me Do It Award for literal demonization - nominees:
- Matt Barber, for decling that all "secular progressives" are "pawns" being controlled by Satan:
- 2015-06-25 Barber: Gay Rights Activists Are 'Pawns' Of Satan (via FtB)
- The Knoxville Baptist Tabernacle Church, for their sign "REMEMBER / SATAN WAS THE FIRST TO DEMAND EQUAL RIGHTS"
- Matt Barber, for decling that all "secular progressives" are "pawns" being controlled by Satan:
Outside Awards
These are awarded by other parties.