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Trump VP Pick J. D. Vance Called for 'Outright Ban' on Adult Content in 2021

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced Monday that he had selected as his running mate Ohio Senator J. D. Vance, who in a 2021 interview called for an “outright ban” on porn.

Folsom Street Events Responds to Religious Right

Nonprofit organization Folsom Street Events’ (FSE) Board of Directors has issued a statement addressing protests by various religious groups of the organization's flagship event, the Folsom Street Fair, which was held on Sept. 30 in San Francisco.

Religious Right Asks About Romney's Porn Connection

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who was a member of the board of directors of the Marriott hotel chain from 1993-2002, is facing questions from members of the religious right about pay-per-view adult content in Marriott's hotel rooms.

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Religious Right Intrusions

Conservatism often is defined as a belief in smaller, more limited and less intrusive government, but the strident moralists of the Religious Right have no problem with government intrusiveness when it comes to sexual matters and have a long history of waging war on everything from adult entertainment to homosexuality to birth control. However, Religious Right activists — whose approach would be better classified as authoritarian rather than classically conservative — don't always practice what they preach. Below are 10 of the Religious Right's most blatant hypocrites.

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Iraqi Religious Right Target Porn Dealers

Free from the state censorship of Saddam Hussein’s Bath Party, some enterprising Iraqis have dipped their toes in the waters of adult entertainment — but they face deadly opposition from religious zealots.

Religious Right Gets New, Younger Face

In an effort to appeal to the MTV generation, the religious right has cultivated a new crop of pundits as young as 14. But don’t let their tender years fool you, because these kids spout just as much venom as their silver-haired counterparts.