Mission: America

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'''Mission: America''' is a [[wingnut]] noise-box founded and run by former advertising executive and kook '''Linda Harvey''', a contributor to [[WorldNetDaily|WorldNutDaily]] and [[American Family Radio]]. Its mission (should it choose to accept it) is to ramble on incoherently about how everything that Mrs. Harvey dislikes (in particular, [[homosexuality]]) is either "[[Pagan survival|covert]] [[paganism]]" or "[[homosexual recruitment]]" and part of a [[Conspiracy theory|Big Secret Plot]] to destroy [[America]] and [[Christianity]].

==Origins==

According to a manifesto posted on Mission: America's website,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120622024006/http://www.missionamerica.com/testimony.php Linda Harvey's Testimony]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref> Mrs. Harvey effected a conversion to (wingnutty) Christianity circa 1992. Among the bombshells of truth with which she was hit at that time were:

* [[Homosexuality]] disgusted her. This [[Appeal to emotion|qualified it]] as an [[abomination]] against which she had a divine commission to rant. (Perhaps she should also set up the Anti-Mudball-Fighting League as a parallel ministry.)
* There is no "escape clause" from the Mosaic Law. (Heard of the ''Gospel'', lady?)
* Non-Christians are living in {{wpl|The Wizard of Oz|Oz|,}} as evidenced by their idea that {{wpl|Glinda|"good" and "witch"}} belong in the same sentence.
* [[Young Earth creationism|Genesis is a literal account]].

Although reading a [[RationalWiki:Annotated Bible/Leviticus#Leviticus 18:22|single verse]] in the Bible was enough to set her on a years-long crusade against [[Homosexuality|the behavior it condemned]], for [[Hypocrisy|some inexplicable reason]], upon reading [[Ten Commandments#Seventh Commandment|certain]] other [[RationalWiki:Annotated Bible/Matthew#Matthew 5:32|verses]], she [[Cherry picking|did not see fit]] even to ''cease'' [[Adultery|the behavior they condemned]].

==Homophobia==

Being convinced that the fight against gay rights is a fight for civilization,<ref name="ChristianPolitics">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120724193156/http://www.missionamerica.com/articletext.php?artnum=74 'But Christians Shouldn't Get Involved in Politics!'] Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref> Mission:America engages in extensive campaigns to promote [[Moral panic|The Truth About Homosexuality]]. They instruct that you must absolutely forbid your children to have any gay friends; the kid might learn to doubt the Gospel Truth<sup><small>TM</small></sup> about what gays are like. Besides, the gay friend will probably wind up [[Rape|raping]] him.<ref name="ChristianPolitics"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120724193254/http://www.missionamerica.com/articletext.php?artnum=16 How Homosexual Friends Can Influence Our Kids]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref> They also have it that homosexuality is a mental health disorder and [[Denialism|there is no scientific research indicating that one is "born gay"]], so obviously one must have [[Satanic panic|witch-hunts]] to rout the [[homosexual agenda]] from the schools, which is where children become gay via rampant [[homosexual recruitment]].<ref name="RiskAssessment">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120724193323/http://www.missionamerica.com/articletext.php?artnum=142 Risk Audit to Measure Homosexual Promotion in Local Schools]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref> This is done by means of a "Risk Audit" sheet that rates the school's policies; if the school fails the risk audit, it is considered a "clear and present danger" to children. A school may fail the risk audit by having any of the following in place:<ref name="RiskAssessment"/>

* An anti-harassment or anti-[[bullying]] program.
* A non-discrimination policy.
* Any mention of the words "diversity", "[[tolerance]]", or "sensitivity".
* Books in the school library treating homosexuality in a "misleading" (read: not hysterically damning) light.
* [[Sex education]] programs that "assume all students are at risk of AIDS" and "need to be taught about use of condoms". (Obviously it is only gays who can get AIDS, or...''pregnant'', it seems.)

The solution that the organization has in mind, of course, is to ban any and all gay people from teaching or generally having anything to do with youth.<ref>Linda P. Harvey, [http://www.newswithviews.com/public_schools/public_schools.htm The risk of 'gay' activism in our schools]. ''News With Views'', 5 August 2001.</ref>

==Paranoia about paganism==

Mission:America is excessively paranoid about [[neopaganism]], particularly [[Wicca]]; this is understandable, because they think you can become a full-blown pagan without realizing it.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120609050754/http://www.missionamerica.com/articletext.php?artnum=82 The Pagan Explosion Among our Kids: About Linda Harvey's Book]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref> Doing any of the following things make you, in the eyes of Mission: America, a pagan:

* Celebrating [[Halloween]], a pagan holiday.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120724193555/http://www.missionamerica.com/articletext.php?artnum=83 Why I Hate Halloween]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref>
* Trading in [[Pokémon]] cards. Such a spiritually sick activity also causes [[autism]], apparently.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110803200013/http://www.missionamerica.com/witchcraft.php?articlenum=17 Behavioral Problems and the Connection to Children's Games, Occult books, Cartoons]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref>
* Practicing the satanic art of [[yoga]].<ref name="Yoga">[http://web.archive.org/web/20120724193517/http://www.missionamerica.com/articletext.php?artnum=186 Doctrines of Demons]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref>
* Reading the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' books.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110803200024/http://www.missionamerica.com/witchcraft.php?articlenum=8 Teen Witchcraft in America]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref>
* Letting your daughter grow up to date someone with corrupted blood, such as a [[vampire]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120724193549/http://www.missionamerica.com/articletext.php?artnum=78 Mammas, Don't Let Your Daughters Grow Up to Date Vampires]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref>
* Not practicing [[Christianity]] to Mrs. Harvey's particular pleasure.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120609050724/http://www.missionamerica.com/articlelistbody.php?catnum=700 Compromised Christianity]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref> Even [[Presbyterian]]s are considered to be apostates who need the Gospel preached at them,<ref name="Yoga"/> and having anything to do with the [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] is also a big no-no.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120724193604/http://www.missionamerica.com/articletext.php?artnum=114 The Emerging Lie: How the Religious Left and the Democrats Build a False Faith]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref> A church is also "false" if it teaches children about doing good deeds, raises money for a downtown soup kitchen instead of an anti-abortion center, or supports women's rights.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120724193606/http://www.missionamerica.com/articletext.php?artnum=99 The Top 20 Traits of a False Church]. Archived from missionamerica.com.</ref>

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