The Silencing

by Kirsten Powers

  3.James King, “Chick-Fil-A Flap: Brooklyn Republican Invites Homophobic Chicken Peddler Dan Cathy to Open Restaurant,” Village Voice, August 7, 2012, http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/08/brooklyn_republ.php.

  4.Erin Gloria Ryan, “Chick-fil-A’s Delicious Chicken Sandwiches Are Deep Fried in Hate,” Jezebel, July 18, 2012, http://jezebel.com/5927029/chick-fil-as-delicious-chicken-sandwiches-are-deep-fried-in-hate.

  5.Jesse Bering, “The Prideful, Arrogant President of Chick-fil-A,” Slate, August 6, 2012, http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/08/chick_fil_a_controversy_why_dan_cathy_s_statements_are_dangerous_.html.

  6.Dana Musgrave, “Adam M. Smith’s Harasses Rachael Chick-Fil-A’s Hate Group,” YouTube, August 3, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xdyzb6lBzI.

  7.Kim Bhasin, “Exec Who Got Fired for Bullying Chick-fil-A Worker Explains What Happened That Day,” Business Insider, August 4, 2012, http://www.businessinsider.com/former-vante-cfo-adam-smith-apologizes-for-bullying-chick-fil-a-worker-2012-8#ixzz3SXlpWZtD.

  8.Perry Chiaramonte, “Arizona Chick-fil-A Worker Berated on Viral Video Wants to Meet with Bully,” Fox News, August 7, 2012, http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/07/arizona-chick-fil-worker-berated-on-viral-video-wants-to-meet-with-bully/.

  9.Lucas Grindley, “Chick-Fil-A Not Welcome in a Growing List of Places,” Advocate, July 26, 2012, http://www.advocate.com/business/2012/07/26/chick-fil-not-welcome-growing-list-places.

  10.Andrew Spencer, “Emory University Dumps Chik-fil-A,” News WSB, March 12, 2013, http://www.wsbradio.com/news/news/emory-university-dumps-chick-fil-/nWpb7/.

  11.“University Statement on Chick-fil-A,” Emory University, August 2, 2012, http://news.emory.edu/stories/2012/08/upress_chickfila_statement/index.html.

  12.Shane L. Windmeyer, “Colleges Rally to Kick Chick-fil-A Off Campus,” Advocate, June 17, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-l-windmeyer/chick-fil-a-colleges_b_1790565.html.

  13.Ibid.

  14.Michele Richinick, “Pope Francis Suggests Gay Marriage Threatens Traditional Families,” MSNBC, January 16, 2015, http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/pope-francis-suggests-gay-marriage-threatens-traditional-families.

  15.Eliana Dockterman, “Boston Mayor Blocks Chick-Fil-A Franchise from City over Homophobic Attitudes,” Time, July 23, 2012, http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/23/boston-mayor-blocks-chick-fil-a-franchise-from-city-over-homophobic-attitude/.

  16.Hal Dardick, “Alderman to Chick-fil-A: No Deal,” Chicago Tribune, July 25, 2012, http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-met-chicago-chick-fil-a-20120725-story.html.

  17.Tom Curry, “The ‘Evolution’ of Obama’s Stance on Gay Marriage,” NBC News, May 9, 2012, http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/05/09/11623172-the-evolution-of-obamas-stance-on-gay-marriage?lite.

  18.Dardick, “Alderman to Chick-fil-A: No deal.”

  19.Richard Lopez and Tiffany Hsu, “San Francisco Is Third City to Tell Chick-fil-A: Keep Out,” Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2012, http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/26/business/la-fi-mo-san-franciso-mayor-to-chickfila-keep-out-20120726.

  20.Mark Joseph Stern, “Yes, Opposing Gay Marriage Makes You a Homophobe,” Slate, December 16, 2013, http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2013/12/16/gay_marriage_opponents_homophobic_does_opposing_gay_marriage_make_you_a.html.

  21.John Shore, “Is Every Christian Who’s against Gay Marriage Necessarily a Bigot?,” Huffington Post, May 23, 2014, updated July 23, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/is-every-christian-whos-against-gay-marriage-necessarily-a-bigot_b_5374429.html.

  22.Zack Ford, “TIMELINE: Tracking Barack Obama’s Position on Marriage Equality,” ThinkProgress, June 22, 2011, http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/06/22/250931/timeline-barack-obama-marriage-equality/.

  23.Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, “No Cardinal Dolan, the Catholic Church Wasn’t ‘Outmarketed’ on Gay Marriage,” Huffington Post, January 30, 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-raushenbush/cardinal-dolan-gay-marriage-_b_4364273.html.

  24.Camille Beredjick, “Yes, Being against Marriage Equality Means You’re against Gays,” Patheos, January 12, 2014, http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/01/12/yes-being-against-marriage-equality-means-youre-against-gays/.

  25.Gabriel Arana, “The Bigots Finally Go Down: How Anti-Gay Haters Officially Lost the Marriage Fight,” Salon.com, October 8, 2014, http://www.salon.com/2014/10/08/the_bigots_have_finally_lost_how_anti_gay_haters_officially_got_beat_in_marriage_fight/.

  26.Zack Ford, “Why We Shouldn’t Placate People with Anti-Gay Beliefs Just because They Don’t Know Better,” ThinkProgress, December 16, 2013, http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/12/16/3070891/anti-gay-bigotry/.

  27.Lindsay Beyerstein, “If You Oppose Equal Marriage, You Are a Bigot,” Big Think, no date, http://bigthink.com/focal-point/if-you-oppose-equal-marriage-you-are-a-bigot.

  28.Carlos A. Ball, “Is It Possible to Be against Same-Sex Marriage without Being Homophobic?,” Huffington Post, August 24, 2010, updated May 25, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carlos-a-ball/is-it-possible-to-be-agai_b_692187.html; Noah Michelson, “Here’s an Easy Test to Find Out if You’re Anti-Gay (and Maybe Don’t Even Know It,” Huffington Post, December 16, 2013, updated February 15, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-michelson/heres-an-easy-test-to-fin_b_4453662.html; Fred Sainz, Anti-Gay Lawyer Defending Virginia Marriage Ban Makes Homophobic Case against Equality,” Human Rights Campaign, April 3, 2014, http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/anti-gay-lawyer-defending-virginia-marriage-ban-makes-homophobic-case-again; Bigotry Watch, New Civil Rights Movement, http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/category/bigotry-watch; Kaili Joh Gray, “National Organization for Bigotry Wants You Schmucks to Be More Civil,” Daily Kos, August 16, 2012, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/16/1120805/-National-Organization-for-Bigotry-wants-you-schmucks-to-be-more-civil.

  29.John McAdams, “Marquette Philosophy Instructor: ‘Gay Rights’ Can’t Be Discussed in Class since Any Disagreement Would Offend Gay Students,” Marquette Warrior, November 9, 2014, http://mu-warrior.blogspot.in/2014/11/marquette-philosophy-instructor-gay.html.

  30.Susan Kruth, “On Marquette Classroom Controversy, Rebuttal Ignores Facts,” FIRE, November 18, 2014, http://www.thefire.org/marquette-classroom-controversy-rebuttal-ignores-facts/.

  31.McAdams, “Marquette Philosophy Instructor: ‘Gay Rights’ Can’t Be Discussed in Class.”

  32.Justin, “Philosophy Grad Student Target of Political Smear Campaign (Several Updates),” Daily Nous, November 18, 2014, http://dailynous.com/2014/11/18/philosophy-grad-student-target-of-political-smear-campaign/.

  33.Colleen Flaherty, “Ethics Lesson,” Inside Higher Ed, November 20, 2014, https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/20/marquette-u-grad-student-shes-being-targeted-after-ending-class-discussion-gay.

  34.John Protevi, “Open Letter in Support of Cheryl Abbate,” John Protevi’s Blog, November 18, 2014, http://proteviblog.typepad.com/protevi/2014/11/open-letter-in-support-of-cheryl-abbate.html.

  35.Flaherty, “Ethics Lesson.”

  36.Ibid.

  37.Chuck Ross, “Marquette Prof Suspended for Criticizing Liberal Colleague Who Quashed Gay Rights Debate,” Daily Caller, December 17, 2014, http://dailycaller.com/2014/12/17/marquette-prof-suspended-for-criticizing-liberal-colleague-who-squashed-gay-rights-debate/.

  38.Susan, Kruth, “Marquette Harassment Training Forbids Certain Viewpoints,” FIRE, October 1, 2014, http://www.thefire.org/marquette-harassment-training-forbids-certain-viewpoints/.

  39.Ibid.

  40.“Statutes on Faculty Appointment, Promotion and Tenure,” “Chapter 306—Cause for Nonrenewal, Suspension, Termination,” in Faculty Handbook Contents, Marquette University, http://www.marquette.edu/provost/306.shtml.

  41.“UVA Scholar Responds to Student Attacks,” NBC, updated May 30, 2014, http://www.nbc29.com/story/25539656/uva-scholar-responds-to-student-attacks.

  42.Derek Quizon, “LGBT Activists Take U.Va. Professor to Ta
sk for Stance on Cases,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, updated May 25, 2014, http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news-ap/lgbt-activists-take-u-va-professor-to-task-for-stance/article_fa5680ce-e36e-11e3-a4ed-0017a43b2370.html.

  43.“The Purge Arrives at the University of Virginia: PC Thugs versus Douglas Laycock,” ProfessorBainbridge.com, May 24, 2014, http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2014/05/the-purge-arrives-at-the-university-of-virginia-pc-thugs-versus-douglas-laycock.html.

  44.Executive Order 11246—Equal Employment Opportunity, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Department of Labor, http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/ca_11246.htm.

  45.Michelle Boorstein, “Faith Leaders: Exempt Religious Groups from Order Barring LGBT Bias in Hiring,” Washington Post, July 2, 2014, http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/faith-leaders-exempt-religious-groups-from-order-barring-lgbt-bias-in-hiring/2014/07/02/d82e68da-01f1-11e4-b8ff-89afd3fad6bd_story.html; see also Kirsten Powers, “Religious Exemption Myths,” USA Today, July 9, 2014, http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/07/08/kirsten-powers-religious-exemption-myths-hobby-lobby-column/12385801/.

  46.“‘The Rachel Maddow Show’ for Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014,” Today, updated July 3, 2014, http://www.today.com/id/55568725/ns/msnbc-rachel_maddow_show/t/rachel-maddow-show-wednesday-july-nd/#.VQNW8imq595.

  47.Zack Ford, “Anti-Gay Activist Implores Conservatives to Abandon ‘Whiny’ Religious Liberty Arguments,” ThinkProgress, July 3, 2014, http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/07/03/3456355/religious-liberty-lgbt-employment/; Joan McCarter, “Here’s That Hobby Lobby Slippery Slope in Action,” Daily Kos, July 2, 2014, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/02/1311250/-Here-s-that-Hobby-Lobby-slippery-slope-in-nbsp-action#.

  48.Michael Terheyden, “Catholic Charities Forced to Shut Down Services around the Country,” Catholic Online, June 7, 2011, http://www.catholic.org/news/national/story.php?id=41680.

  49.Scott Whitlock, “After His Islam Defense, Rosie O’Donnell Thrills: ‘Ben Affleck for President!,’” MRC NewsBusters, October 6, 2014, http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2014/10/06/rosie-odonnell-bashed-radical-christianity-praises-affleck-islam.

  50.“‘Hardball with Chris Matthews’ for Monday, October 6th, 2014,” NBC News, updated October 7, 2014, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/56191367/ns/msnbc-hardball_with_chris_matthews/t/hardball-chris-matthews-monday-october-th/#.VNkAYu85BD8.

  51.“PoliticsNation, Monday, October 6th, 2014,” NBC News, updated October 7, 2014, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/56191279/ns/msnbc-politicsnation/t/politicsnation-monday-october-th/#.VNkBZ-85BD8.

  52.“Ben Affleck Calls Bill Maher’s Views on Islam ‘Racist’ and ‘Gross,’” MSNBC, October 7, 2014, http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/affleck-decries-mahers-racist-views-on-islam-338613827548.

  53.“The Ed Show for Monday, October 6th, 2014, NBC News, updated October 6, 2014, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/56191358/ns/msnbc-the_ed_show/t/ed-show-monday-october-th/#.VQNaqymq595.

  54.Bill Maher Official Channel, “Bill Maher Trashes the Bible Noah Story and Psychotic Mass Murderer God,” YouTube, March 18, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyPy61xNBQY.

  55.Khwaja Ahmed, “Stop Bill Maher from Speaking at UC Berkeley’s December Graduation,” Change.org, https://www.change.org/p/university-of-california-berkeley-stop-bill-maher-from-speaking-at-uc-berkeley-s-december-graduation.

  56.“Campus Statement on Commencement Speaker,” UC Berkeley, October 29, 2014, http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2014/10/29/campus-statement-on-commencement-speaker/.

  57.Neely Tucker, “True Unbeliever,” Washington Post, March 7, 2007, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030602145.html.

  58.Jessica Mack, “Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The (Feminist) Cheese Stands Alone,” Gender Across Borders, June 16, 2010, http://www.genderacrossborders.com/2010/06/16/ayaan-hirsi-ali-the-feminist-cheese-stands-alone/.

  59.Ibid.

  60.Ashe Schow, “Ayaan Hirsi Ali Fights Radical Islam’s Real War on Women,” Washington Examiner, December 8, 2014, http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2556984.

  61.Emma Brockes, “Ayaan Hirsi Ali: ‘Why are Muslims So Hypersensitive?,’” Guardian, May 7, 2010, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/08/ayaan-hirsi-ali-interview.

  62.Emma Brockes, “Anne Rice: ‘I Thought the Church Was Flat-Out Immoral. I Had to Leave,’” Guardian, October 24, 2010, http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/oct/24/anne-rice-catholic-church-rejection-vampire.

  63.Christopher Hitchens, “Mommie Dearest,” Slate, October 20, 2003, http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2003/10/mommie_dearest.html.

  64.Ed Hornick, “Obama, McCain Talk Issues at Pastor’s Forum,” CNN, August 17, 2008, http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/16/warren.forum/.

  65.Charles Babington, “Christian Leaders Meet Privately with Obama,” USA Today, June 11, 2008, http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-06-11-9059223_x.htm.

  66.“Remarks by the President in Commencement Address at the University of Notre Dame,” WhiteHouse.gov, May 17, 2009, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-at-Notre-Dame-Commencement.

  67.“White House Announces Troubling Faith-Based Order, ACLU Says Administration Is Heading into Uncharted Waters,” American Civil Liberties Union, February 5, 2009, https://www.aclu.org/religion-belief/white-house-announces-troubling-faith-based-order-aclu-says-administration-heading-u.

  68.“Obama’s Disappointing Directive: ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative Needs Overhaul,” Americans United for Separation of Church and State, March 2009, https://www.au.org/church-state/march-2009-church-state/editorial/obamas-disappointing-directive.

  69.Susan Jacoby, “Keeping the Faith, Ignoring the History,” New York Times, February 28, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/opinion/01jacoby.html?pagewanted=all.

  70.Lynn Sweet, “President-Elect Obama Defends Inviting Pastor Rick Warren to Speak at Inauguration,” Chicago Sun-Times, December 18, 2008, http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/12/presidentelect_obama_defends_i.html.

  71.Ibid.

  72.Josh Israel, “Inaugural Benediction to Be Delivered by Pastor Who Gave Vehemently Anti-Gay Sermon,” ThinkProgress, January 9, 2013, http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/09/1422021/inaugural-benediction-to-be-delivered-by-anti-gay-pastor/.

  73.Natalie Jennings, “Louie Giglio Pulls Out of Inauguration over Anti-Gay Comments,” Washington Post, January 10, 2013, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/01/10/louie-giglio-pulls-out-of-inaugural-over-anti-gay-comments/.

  74.“Pastor Nixed from Obama Inaugural over Anti-Gay Remarks,” NBC News, January 10, 2013, http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/10/16449097-pastor-nixed-from-obama-inaugural-over-anti-gay-remarks?lite.

  CHAPTER FOUR: INTOLERANCE 101

  1.University of California, Santa Barbara, Police Department Crime Report, March 4, 2014, http://media.independent.com/news/documents/2014/03/18/UCSB-Police-Report.pdf.

  2.Ibid.

  3.“Confrontation with UCSB Professor,” including video of the incident, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, http://www.survivors.la/confrontation-with-ucsb-professor.

  4.Ibid.

  5.University of California, Santa Barbara, Police Department Crime Report, March 4, 2014, http://media.independent.com/news/documents/2014/03/18/UCSB-Police-Report.pdf.

  6.Tyler Hayden, “UCSB Professor Sentenced to Probation, Community Service in Theft, Battery Case,” Santa Barbara Independent, August 18, 2014, http://www.independent.com/news/2014/aug/18/ucsb-professor-sentenced-probation-community-servi/.

  7.Tom Ciesielka, “Letters of Support for Mireille Miller-Young from Her Peers,” Scribd, August 15, 2014, https://www.scribd.com/doc/236924952/Letters-of-support-for-Mireille-Miller-Young-from-her-peers.

  8.Tom Ciesielka, “Catherine Short’s Statement to Judge Hill in Regards to Mireille Miller-Young Assaulting Pro-Life Students,” Scribd, August 15, 2014, https://www.scribd.com/doc/236925804/Catherine-Short-
s-Statement-to-Judge-Hill-in-regards-to-Mireille-Miller-Young-Assaulting-Pro-Life-Students.

  9.Alec Torres, “UCSB Smears Pro-Lifers After Professor’s Attack on Pro-Life Student: Chancellor blames ‘crusaders’ for a porn teacher’s violent assault on a minor,” National Review Online, March 24, 2014, http://www.nationalreview.com/article/373957/ucsb-smears-pro-lifers-after-professors-attack-pro-life-student-alec-torres.

  10.Lara Cooper, “UCSB Professor Sentenced to Probation, Anger Management in Abortion Confrontation,” Noozhawk, August 15, 2014, http://www.noozhawk.com/article/ucsb_professor_sentenced_to_probation_anger_management.

  11.Kathleen McCartney, “Follow-up to the Community Letter,” Smith College, December 5, 2014, http://www.smith.edu/president/speeches-writings/grand-jury-decisions#followup.

  12.Kathleen McCartney, “Messages in Response to Grand Jury Decisions,” Smith College, December 5, 2014, http://www.smith.edu/president/speeches-writings/grand-jury-decisions.

  13.Peter Bonilla, “At American University, Newspaper Theft Goes Unpunished, and Leaves Questions about Commitment to Free Speech,” FIRE, August 6, 2010, http://thefire.org/article/12143.html.

  14.“Sam Houston State University: Faulty Member Takes Box Cutter to Students’ Free Speech Wall; Police Threaten Students with Misdemeanor,” FIRE, http://thefire.org/case/873.

  15.Wendy Kaminer, “The Heckler’s Veto,” Atlantic, March 31, 2010, http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/03/the-hecklers-veto/38252/.

  16.Anthea Butler, “Opposing View: Why ‘Sam Bacile’ Deserves Arrest,” USA Today, September 13, 2012, http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/story/2012-09-12/Sam-Bacile-Anthea-Butler/57769732/1.

  17.Wendy Kaminer, “The End of Free Speech at University of Colorado?,” Atlantic, September 18, 2012, http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/09/the-end-of-free-speech-at-university-of-colorado/262494/.

  18.“Spotlight on Speech Codes 2015,” FIRE, 2015, http://www.thefire.org/spotlight-speech-codes-2015/.