And the far-right got upset that we criticized Jerry Falwell after his death. That doesn’t even come close to dissing a newborn baby. But there you have it, Stephen Bennett, a spokesman for the Concerned Women for America, one of the largest religious right groups, today blasted Vice President Dick Cheney’s lesbian daughter, Mary, and her partner Heather Poe for having a baby out of wedlock. As we reported yesterday, the White House published a baby announcement on the Vice President’s portion of the White House Web site, noting that the Mary and Heather were both “parents” of the newborn child.

(Bennett is the same guy who, only four months ago, was angling for a meeting with President Bush. Funny, I’m guessing that isn’t going to be happening now.)

Well, that set the religious right off, big time. Here is what Bennett had to say about Mary and Heather having a baby, then I’ve posted his press release in its entirety – it’s a must-read of venom.

SBM PRAISES parents and individuals – mothers and fathers – who have taken on the noble task of adopting children and giving them a chance at life in the God ordained family unit including a Daddy and Mommy. Every child deserves a Daddy and Mommy. We understand, sometimes through death or divorce, that unit is broken – and parents do the best they could to raise and nurture their child or children. That’s where we as the Body of Christ step in to help and be there for the family and child. We celebrate these individuals and families. Sometimes in a second heterosexual marriage, children are adopted. We praise these men and women who do all they could to raise these children. THESE ARE REAL PARENTS. This is NOT playing “house.” Homosexual parenting though is something TOTALLY different. It “mimicks” the real and the natural….

And here is Bennett’s press release. I can’t even begin to excerpt it or bold it, it’s that bad. Read it: