I woke this morning to find that Tim Todd,* uber-evangelist and creative genius of the Troof for Yoof Bible has sent me an email raising his concerns that another youth group has been using his trademarked name for their evil purposes. I know he is worried, because he uses capital letters a lot, a sure sign that he wants his readers to pay attention:
Revival Fires INTERNATIONAL, LOCATED IN WEST MONROE, LA, discovered that pLANNED PARENTHOODS use of the REGISTERED trademark “Truth for Youth” IN MEDFORD, OREGON, in conjunction with A campaign to teach students about the use of contraceptives, was not an isolated incident. Planned Parenthood of Indiana has also been using “Truth for Youth” to promote A SIMILAR sex EDUCATION CURRICULUM. According to Planned Parenthood’s website, The ‘Truth for Youth Indiana’ promotes a comprehensive curriculum to be taught in Indiana Public Schools that would teach students about anatomy, body image, contraceptives, disease prevention, gender issues, pregnancy, relationships, and sexual development. “Truth for Youth Indiana” IS MADE UP OF A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS: Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, FEMINISTS MAJORITY LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE, FORT WAYNE FEMINISTS, INDIANA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN AND the Indiana Civil Liberties Union.
How sneaky! Dirty liberals mounting 'A [sic] campaign' under the same name! Rapture! A bit further down, the capitals start getting more random:
“We fINd it ironic that PLANNED PARENTHOOD HAS ALLOWED ‘Medford Truth for Youth’ AND ‘TRUTH FOR YOUTH INDIANA’ TO DISPLAY INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE using our REGISTERED TRADEMARK to promote a curriculum that conflicts with the message that the real “Truth for Youth” teaches. TODD SAID, “Planned Parenthood PROMOTING A SEX EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN TWO SEPARATE STATES, ILLEGALLY using our trademark, ESTABLISHES A DISTURBING PATTERN.” THE “TRUTH FOR YOUTH” TRADEMARK, ACCORDING TO TIM TODD, WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE USED BY ANY GROUP TO ADVOCATE TEACHING STUD ENTS ABOUT THE USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES.
But wait! There's more! Eventually the capitals TAKE OVER THE WORLD...
THE HOPE OF TIM TODD IS TO TURN THE ILLEGAL USE OF HIS REGISTERED TRADEMARK INTO AN OPPORTUNITY TO MASSIVELY DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF THE “TRUTH FOR YOUTH” BIBLE IN THE MEDFORD AREA SCHOOLS. TODD STATES, “WE WANT TO IMPACT AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE WITH THE REAL “TRUTH FOR YOUTH”, AND THAT IS THE WORD OF GOD.” TODD IS CURRENTLY PLANNING A MAJOR “TRUTH FOR YOUTH” BIBLE DISTRI BUTION BY TEENAGERS TO TEENAGERS IN THE MEDFORD SCHOOLS. “AS the opportunity presents itself, says Tim, “We will also distribute Bibles to as many public school STUDENTs as possible in Indiana.”
A brilliant scheme. I think there should be more co-opting of right-wing names for devious but worthy purposes. Any suggestions?
* Would you buy a bible from this man?
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