Steven Anderson

Pastor Steven Anderson's Still Nuts, Concerned About Possibly Racist Porno Magazine... National Geographic

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Tempe Pastor Who Thinks Government Should Put Homosexuals to Death Now Concerned About "Nazi" Border Patrol

It's been about a year and a half since Tempe pastor Steven Anderson told New Times he believed "the government should put [homosexuals] to death," but now he's got a new cause -- driving to Border Patrol checkpoints and letting the agents know they're pretty much Nazis.

County Attorney Bill Montgomery to Head Governor's Child Safety Task Force to Fix Mess at CPS

County Attorney Bill Montgomery and other child welfare experts have been pegged with the task of figuring out how to fix Child Protective Services. ​Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced today the members of a task force she's organized to review the state's child-safety policies following a rece ... More >>

Justin Bieber Compared to "Sissified, Effeminate Twinkie" by Homophobic Lunatic "Pastor" Steven Anderson

www.treacheryisafoot.comAnd Faithful Word Baptist Church Pastor Steven Anderson might be next...​We may have found the cure for "Bieber fever": twerpy Tempe "Pastor" Steven Anderson, who recently compared teen heart throb Justin Bieber to a "sissified, effeminate twinkie" in one of his sermons.And ... More >>

Tempe Church Labeled Hate Group; Pastor Tells New Times Government Should Put Homosexuals to Death

www.faithfulwordbaptist.comManiacal man of God, Steven Anderson.​A Tempe church has been labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and after speaking with the church's pastor this morning, we have a pretty good idea why.Pastor Steven Anderson, the leader of the Faithful Word Baptist ... More >>

Steven Anderson, Hate-Spewing Tempe Pastor, Acquitted in Checkpoint Protest That Left Him Bloody

  Image: Steven Anderson Steven Anderson was acquitted in the checkpoint stop that left him bloodied. Now he can get back to worrying about homosexuals.​No fan of freedom could appreciate the draconian Border Patrol/Yuma County checkpoints on Interstate 8 near the Arizo ... More >>

Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report Features Arizona "Patriots" on Cover

SPLCCan you spot the Sand Landers in this cover art?Arizona has made the cover of the Summer 2010 issue of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report magazine, but for all the wrong reasons, as you might expect.The issue is devoted to the resurgent "patriot" movement, a conspiratorial gra ... More >>

Pro-SB 1070 Phoenix Rising Rally: Neo-Nazis, Nativists, Crackpots, and More

A white supremacist in the nativist nut bag... A fruitcake of nativist rage and looniness baking in the Arizona sun: That's what was generally to be found at Wesley Bolin Plaza this Saturday, June 5 for the pro-SB 1070 Phoenix Rising rally, which drew around 2,000 mostly white participants to ... More >>

Arpaio Visits Houston and the Bigots at Westboro Baptist Church Have a New Target: Jews

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, September 17, 2009

"Declare Your Independence with Ernie Hancock" Features Yours Truly as Guest

Think Ernie's got an ego? Nah...I took up Phoenix libertarian Ernie Hancock's invite to be on his Webcast Wednesday morning, after much prodding from Hancock and his supporters. Alas, I couldn't make it into the studio. (Sorry, Ernie, I've never been an a.m. person.) Still, we s ... More >>

Scottsdale's Eric Luke Arteaga Twitters Wish To Shoot President Barack Obama and Other Political Leaders

from http://twitter.com/ericluke Sick joke, or just sick? I'd be inclined to overlook this "Eric Luke" -- a Scottsdale musician-hipster, and apparent frame shop employee (nothing hip about that), who recently Twittered a wish to shoot the President "in the fuckin back of the head...oh boy." H ... More >>

Arizona Tea Party Puddin' Heads; Plus, Russell Pearce Says Joe Arpaio Won't Run for Guv, Despite Business Journal Report

From left, Jack Harper, Dean Martin, Russell Pearce, and John Huppenthal Obama is a Nazi. Obama is a commie. Obama is a pirate. (Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum.) Obama is a socialist. Obama is the Joker from The Dark Night. (You know, Heath Ledger) Yadda-yadda-yadda. Such was the refrain f ... More >>

Sept. 10 In Blogs: Steven Anderson, Bob Corritore, Twestival, and Wal-Mart

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Steven Anderson's Three Alarm Baptist Church: Barry Lynn of Americans United for the Separati ... More >>

Steven Anderson's Yuma City Warrant for "Disorderly Conduct," and RP4409's Moronic Misuse of the Word "Nazi" (w/Update)

  Watch this, and tell me truthfully, who do you feel for, these two guys, or the nudnik operating the camera? Look, I'm no fan of the U.S. Border Patrol. Or of checkpoints. Or of police power in general. I think anyone familiar with this blog knows that. But it's a tribute to both Obama- ... More >>

Sept. 3 In Blogs: Steven Anderson, Fivespeed, Crab Legs, and Pfizer

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Steven Anderson's Yuma City Warrant for "Disorderly Conduct," and RP4409's Moronic Misuse of ... More >>

Sunday Service at Obama-Hater Pastor Steve Anderson’s Tempe Church, and Details of Inmate Marcia Powell’s Autopsy

Pastor Steven Anderson, Gun Nut Christopher Broughton and This Sunday's Worship at the Faithful Word Baptist Church

Cristopher Broughton (left) and Pastor Anderson outside church Sunday night: Anyone else thinking of a certain Gnarls Barkley tune? Before I hit you with my account of this Sunday's evening service at Tempe's Faithful Word Baptist Church -- home to Obama-death-wish preacher Steven An ... More >>

August 31 In Blogs: Marcia Powell, DJ AM, Prosciutto, and Fat Asses

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Marcia Powell's Autopsy Report Rules Cage Death in ADC Custody an "Accident" Pastor Steven A ... More >>

Meeting President Obama with an AR-15, plus MCSO Deputy Chief Jack MacIntyre’s Bout with the Truth

Alan Colmes Jerks a Metaphorical Knot in Pastor Steven Anderson's Noggin

from Alan Colmes' Liberaland The lefty champ, givin' them false prophets what for... Alan Colmes is my new hero. Sure, he might look like E.T.'s pappy, but this dood is one sharp liberal. Just bend an ear to the audio clips of Colmes swimming logical laps round Steven L. Anders ... More >>

August 27 In Blogs: Silver Medallion, Total Wine, DMX, and Alan Colmes

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Alan Colmes Jerks a Metaphorical Knot in Pastor Steven Anderson's Noggin Up on the Sun: Silv ... More >>

August 26 In Blogs: President Barack Obama, Rocky Horror, Joe's Farm Grill, and Animal Attraction

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Christopher Broughton's Pastor Steven Anderson Prays for President Barack Obama's Death Up o ... More >>

Pastor Tased at Checkpoint Getting National Attention -- as Anti-Obama Extremist

  ​Steven Anderson, the right-wing pastor from Tempe who said he was abused by authorities at an Arizona checkpoint in April, caught the attention of MSNBC for his hate-filled, anti-Obama extremist. "Arizona, what is your deal?" wonders "Pareene" of the NYC-based Gawker.co ... More >>

Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Speaks at Phoenix Tea Party Event, as Does Tasered Tempe Pastor Steven Anderson

J.T. Ready at the Phoenix Tea Party July 4, 2009 These uber right wing Tea Parties continue to be a magnet for extremists and crazy folk of all stripes. Though I wasn't able to make the recent hate-Obama rally that took place July 4 at the Arizona state Capitol, I have since discovered from in ... More >>

July 6 In Blogs: J.T. Ready, Michael Jackson, Digestif, and Arizona Photo Enforcement

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Neo-Nazi J.T. Ready Speaks at Phoenix Tea Party Event, as Does Tasered Tempe Pastor Steven Ander ... More >>

Pastor Left Bloodied at Border Patrol Checkpoint Releases Taser Report

Steven Anderson today released the Taser report from his bloody and shocking encounter with authorities at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 8 near Yuma. We mentioned the report earlier this month, but didn't have the actual paperwork. Anderson's wife, Zsuzsanna, e-mailed us a copy toda ... More >>

Pastor Tased at Checkpoint for 20 Seconds, Says Wife; Typical Taser Burst is Five Seconds

Anderson's blog siteSteven Anderson, while in custody in a Border Patrol trailer A Valley pastor who was left bloody after an encounter with authorities at an Interstate 8 Border Patrol checkpoint suffered through 20 seconds of tasering, the man's wife says. Zsuzsanna Anderson tells Valle ... More >>

Pastor Tasering by DPS a Brutal Event on YouTube

  Image from Steven Anderson's videoA local pastor who was left bloodied after refusing to submit to a search at the Interstate 8 Border Patrol checkpoint near Yuma has posted a video of the incident that shows him being Tasered in his car. The video, posted on YouTub ... More >>

Pastor Tased and "Beaten" at Checkpoint Plans to Sue; Admits He's Been Resisting at Checkpoints for Months

Criminal charges have been filed against Steven Anderson, a local pastor we wrote about yesterday who claims he was brutalized at an Interstate 8 checkpoint. Anderson, however, says he's the victim and that he plans to sue the authorities involved in the incident. His family's personal Web site ... More >>

Pastor Claims Abuse at Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate 8

  A local Baptist pastor who was left bloodied and indignant Tuesday night after a stop at the Border Patrol's checkpoint on eastbound Interstate 8 wonders in a recent video, "Why is this happening in the United States of America?" New Times readers who remember our February 2008 ... More >>