bjournal::juxtapoz

Congresswoman Fox says

“We know that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn’t because he was gay… The bill was named for him, the hate-crimes bill was named for him, but it’s really a hoax that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills.”

Her response to the controversy was equally appauling.

Here is a video of the statement and of Matthew’s mother’s comments.

(read Ta-Nehisi Coates)

Also appauling is the notion that

The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists

According to a, admittedly small and incomplete, survey done by CNN.

In spite of the survey’s drawbacks, it, sadly, seems plausible enough.

Oof