Have a Blessed Holy Week (Gay Flags Hung in Phila to Celebrate)

Vanity ^ | 4/11/06 | Antoninus

[Antoninus]

Wishing all of you a blessed and reverent Holy Week!

As is well known, the week leading up to Easter is the most sacred part of the calendar for Christians. While different denominations celebrate the holiday at different times, in 2006 many Christians, including Catholics, began Holy Week this past Sunday. It is supposed to be a time of repentance, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and meditating upon the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

It is, perhaps, not surprising that the homosexual community has chosen this week to celebrate their perceived victory over Christians in Philadelphia by hanging the 'gay' flag along the major thoroughfares throughout center city--an advertisement for the so-called "Equality Forum." If want to see what it looks like, click the link above. Be warned, however, that this takes you to a very 'gay' website with a photo of '80s pop diva, Taylor Dayne on it.

The city, of course, is fully on board with enabling this activity as the 'gay' flag hanging is now an annual event. This is the first time, however, that I recall seeing this symbol of two mortal sins (sodomy and pride) displayed during Holy Week.

[Antoninus]

I'm really just venting here, as the "in-your-face" attitude of the triumphal sodomites is really starting to make my skin crawl.

I just hope I don't get turned into a pillar of salt on my way home tonight.

May Christ Jesus, who died for us poor sinners, turn their hearts toward repentance.

[Antoninus]

Ping.

[bill1952]

Truly the city of brotherly love.

The voters should be ashamed.

[Unam Sanctam]

What "victory" did they win over Christians?

[Pyro7480]

They're still claiming Fr. Mychal Judge, hero of 9/11, was gay. If memory serves, that claim was based on one man's testimony alone, and no one else's.

[Catholic Canadian]

I meant to add:

The idea of being tolerant with these guys essentially means that you have to put up with their raunchy, insulting behaviour like we had to endure until the little nob-jockey got thrown out of the pub.

[pravknight]

That sickens me. You know, the reason we have the separation of Church and State in this country is to keep the state from mandating how people are supposed to believe.

If you ask me, the way the Left seeks to legislate its standards of morality as the only acceptable ones makes the separation of Church and State as it has been known for 213 years a bit quaint. We really need a separation of ideology and state, such that the state cannot force anyone to believe in a certain way.

If/when Christians become a minority religion in this country, I doubt we will receive the same treatment the homosexuals currently receive in the hate crimes and sensitivity areas. Traditional Christians and Jews of all races will attain a social status scarcely better than blacks during Jim Crow.

Let's separate ATHEISM, AGNOSTICISM, PAGANISM and STATE.

We are in a greater danger of getting a Soviet-style atheistic state than we are in danger of seeing Puritan Massachusetts rise again.

[jjmcgo]

In every Taylor Dane video I saw on MTV, she was in her underwear and she was no kid then either.

[Daffy]

I'm curious to hear what the archbishop (Rigali) may have to say.

[texan75010]

How do you know they are gay flags? Do you have to bend over to look at them? Are they handy for clean up afterwards?

Hey, isn't flag burning still legal in Philly? Just wondering.....

[Antoninus]

What "victory" did they win over Christians?

Have you been to downtown Philly lately? There's a place called the "gayborhood". It's also where Christians were arrested and charged with a hate-crime for protesting peacefully at a homosexual promotion event.

In Philadelphia, the homos rule the roost.

[Unam Sanctam]

I remember reading about that case, but I thought that the Christians did finally win in court.

[FormerLib]

What "victory" did they win over Christians?

You'd better believe they consider putting up their flags during Holy Week to be a victory. I notice that they do this on Easter Sunday in Long Beach, CA, as well so that all the families have to deal with those silly little rainbow triangles on their way to Church.

[vox_freedom]

From the Equality Forum website where this story was linked (not Vanity), if you have the stomach to go to it:

equality forum

[Antoninus]

I remember reading about that case, but I thought that the Christians did finally win in court.

They did. But it was only after some pressure from the Feds. If it were up to the homo-friendly Lynn Abraham (Philly's DA), those folks would be in jail.

[little jeremiah]

I can't handle it.

I'm sorry you have to see those flags. If I had to see them I'd feel like (insert illegal act).

People on the list should know this.

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[rzeznikj at stout]

This is sick.

All the more reason to pray for them--that God may help them overcome their trials and tribulations.

[Clemenza]

City of Brotherly Love Ping!

[Clemenza]

Taylor was a nice Jewish gal from Nassau County (baby sitter went to high school with her) who should have kept her clothes on BACK THEN!

[Clemenza]

Last time I was in Center City (two years ago), I saw more gay bars than truly active Churches.

[dangus]

*sigh* Philly continues its headlong plucge into fraterosidelphia.

[dangus]

Well, it was hard for her to find clothes that fit her in Denmark...

No seriously, Taylor Dane?

[dangus]

Yeah, but the flags are already flaming...

[dangus]

Caption: "Who here has syphillis?"

[dangus]

:^) No, no, no... check out the picture in the post I was replying to...

[Coleus]

Truly the city of brotherly love. >>>

yea, they're taking it to the extreme.

[fatima]

There is a murder a day here-maybe more.Gay flags is for disney for thanksgiving-trade off for money.No-one goes to Phila except to work or pretend to work.

[fatima]

Why.

[fatima]

They did.

[Coleus]

No-one goes to Phila except to work or pretend to work. >>

Sad to say, that's they way it's in many of the large cities in America. Still picking up the pieces from the riots in the 1960's, just urban decay.

[Aussie Dasher]

In some ways it is appropriate.

After all, Our Lord died to save sinners.

[fatima]

That is not true.

[fatima]

Well Phila is on the up ladder but they are have shoot outs on South Street.Coleus Happy Easter My FRiend.(((Hugs)))

[Pyro7480]

Shoot-outs on South Street!? What has become of that stretch? I went there more than a few times when I was in high school and college, and only had a problem once on the Fourth of July, about 4 years ago.

[Coleus]

thank you, and to you are yours.

[fatima]

You probably started it:)(((Hugs))) Blessed Easter Pyro7480.You know I love you much and I am proud of you.

[fatima]

So many (((Hugs))).

[Clemenza]

Well, I don't go there to work. I just love checking out the Museum of Art, the Mutter, and then hit my favorite cheese shop at Reading Terminal market.

Philly has its problems, but still has charm as well. It reminds me of Brooklyn circa 1975, before gentrification and mass immigration.

[bill1952]

I'm going up to Valley forge in May and staying for a couple of months.

South Philly still have great cheesesteaks? Where can I get the best?

Philly must be good for something!

[jrny]

I'll be taking the Blue Route.

[John O]

They're still claiming Fr. Mychal Judge, hero of 9/11, was gay

All straight conservative republicans become flaming gay democrat voters after death. I thought you knew that.

[fatima]

:)Pat's Steaks.

[fatima]

Well the Philadelphia that I knew is mostly gone.Got those prayers out today:)