Category Archives: Propaganda

A Fundamentalist Responds to “What is Homophobia?”

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Ron Goetz

My brother Noel is a fundamentalist.  He’s responded to some of my posts in the past, and the “What is Homophobia–Really?” post piqued his interest. I’m publishing most of his reply here, and will respond section by section. What is Homophobia? Homophobia is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Gay Christians, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Propaganda, Religion | 8 Comments

What is Homophobia — Really?

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Ron Goetz

A blogger in the U.K recently published a post titled, Is There a Cure for Homophobia?  I’ve given a lot of thought to heated anti-gay rhetoric, to what many call “homophobia.” My wife and I have wondered aloud, and often, “Where does all that heat come … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Dobson Rhetoric, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Marriage, Point Loma Nazarene University, Propaganda, Religion, Rushdoony | 11 Comments

About Christians, Bigotry, and Homosexual Marriage: Dear Sheree

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Ron Goetz

I received a comment from a reader named Sheree on Sunday.  She discusses some important topics, and I want to give her as full a reply as possible. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Homosexuality, Propaganda, Religion | 76 Comments

The Success of James Dobson’s Call for “Moral Outrage”

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Ron Goetz

James Dobson’s call for “Moral Outrage” In his newsletter, “Homosexuals in Hollywood,” Dr. James Dobson lamented “the lack of moral outrage” among politicians and pastors in response to society’s increasing acceptance of gays and lesbians.  He attributed the alleged cowardice of church … Continue reading →

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Astonishing Parallels: Nazi Rhetoric and James Dobson

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Ron Goetz

I have been deeply concerned about the inflammatory rhetoric about the civil rights of gays and lesbians.  As an example, I was deeply disturbed by the rhetoric of Dr. James Dobson earlier this year when he gave his imprimatur for then-presidential … Continue reading →

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The Collapse of Civilization: Dobson, Ley, and Goebbels

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Ron Goetz

I have been astonished by the striking similarities between Nazi propaganda and the rhetoric of Dr. James Dobson.  Several years ago I found a website, the German Propaganda Archive, where Professor Randall Bytwerk of Calvin College publishes his translations of Nazi and … Continue reading →

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“It’s the ‘Homosexual Lifestyle’ We Hate”

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Ron Goetz

One of my FB friends objected to the title of my last post, “One Anti-Homosexual United Methodist Pastor,” saying that disagreeing with people’s lifestyle doesn’t mean you are against them personally. Politically charged headline–divisive and untrue. Because someone doesn’t agree … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay Christians, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Pastoral Ministry, Propaganda, Religion, Theology | Tagged , , , , , | 63 Comments

The Stonewall Uprising and the Evangelical Right: 1969 to 1984

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Ron Goetz

The contemporary gay rights movement began forty-two years ago in Greenwich Village with the watershed event know as the Stonewall Uprising (1969). The spontaneous Stonewall refusal to accept society’s unrelenting harassment and humiliation of gays and lesbians opened a new chapter in the U.S. Civil … Continue reading →

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