TY - BOOK AU - Burack,Cynthia ED - NetLibrary, Inc. TI - Sin, sex, and democracy: antigay rhetoric and the Christian right SN - 9781435658646 (electronic bk.) AV - HQ76.8.U5 B85 2008eb U1 - 306.76/60882773082 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Gays KW - United States KW - Democracy KW - Homophobia KW - Christianity and politics KW - Homosexuality KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-175) and index; Introduction: we are family -- Speaking right -- Queer is as queer does -- Defiling beds, hearts, and minds -- Who're you talking to -- Hate the sin -- Being intolerant -- Until the end of the world -- Rapture ready -- Know your audience -- Narratives -- Use your inside voice -- The nightmare of homosexuality -- Gay blades -- Laying hands on chick -- Behold the man (and his time) -- Chick lit -- The devil and homosexuals -- Sin of sins? -- Marketing hate -- Politics and witness -- Pure rapture -- Framing chick -- Standing in the gap -- Origin stories -- Becoming queer -- Saving homosexuals . . . and America -- Being of two minds -- Choice point -- The narrative of development -- What went wrong? -- From development to compassion -- The political work of compassion -- Our parents and friends -- Safety first -- Feeling sorry for themselves -- Getting what "we" deserve -- Pick an enemy -- And now we are terrorists -- Setting the straight story -- The politics of dessert -- Where's the harm? -- Bringing us all together -- Afterword: another gay agenda -- Listen up! -- Out in the public -- Another gay agenda -- Abbreviation; Electronic reproduction; Boulder, Colo.; NetLibrary; 2008; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries UR - http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=232972 ER -