Posted on 05/01/2013 6:52:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
MoveOn.org has started a petition to get ESPN reporter Chris Broussard immediately suspended from the network for comments he made regarding Jason Collins's homosexuality, which Broussard said was a sin according to his personal Christian beliefs. The group said Broussard was engaging in "gay bashing."
The petition reads:
Chris Broussard's hateful attack on Jason Collins for being gay was an unacceptable misrepresentation of the Christian faith. ESPN must immediately suspend Chris Broussard and guarantee that their network will never again be used for gay bashing.
In its "petition background" statement, the left-wing organization says that after Jason Collins "emphasized the importance of his Christian faith in accepting himself and deciding to come out," ESPN's Broussard "attacked" Collins.
"Shockingly, so far ESPN is standing by Broussard, describing his tirade as 'a respectful discussion of personal viewpoints,'" they write....
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Wasn’t Michael an old-timer?
No fool like an old fool, Laz.
Another ‘principles don’t matter and ‘purists kill the party idiot bites the dust.
I am so sad to sie his wisdom lost to us.
Really.
No I’m serious.
Really.
OK I lied. I haZ a happy ;)
As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, etc.
Good riddance and thanks for the ping, TOL.
You've been busy lately keeping up with the ZOTs, many others have been showing their true colors.
Now that the trash has been taken out....
The kitties are getting lots of tasty treats this week! :)
Is it a full moon? I didn’t think so!
I would like to assist Ursula in the hygiene needed to remove the scum of liberal spittle from the bow of her longboat. She may ping me if assistance is needed.
It’s the Viking thing to do.
In my class, 2000.
They coast along under the radar, but when their panties get in a twist about their favorite issue, their “right to love whomever they please,” they tend to get abusive and flame out.
“After all, I’ve been here for XX years! They can’t possibly zot ME!”
You’re welcome for the ping. [smiles]
The moons’s just past last quarter, so no, there are no werewolves, but it seems we have zombies.
Careful, Norm. Old Sarge has always been VERY fond of his Ursula.
Gees...I guy tries to do his Viking duty and people take it all the wrong way...
Sniff...I’m hurt.....
Well...EEK! :)
WTH would MoveOn.org know anything about the Christian faith?
Well now I cant..thanks to TOL. The meanie...
And to think I came out as a Heterosexual the other day too...Was it all for naught?
Oh hell between the ‘we gotta moderates’ the ‘purists are killing the party’ idiots and the Homophiles, there’s plenty to go around. The Christbashers are just one of the many ‘conservatives’ that insist on making it more liberal by the day.
Jim is dealing with one now on another thread.
You’re out of the closet? Wow. I had hoped that you’d bare your soul and admit that you like women... [sniffle] Brings a tear to my eye, it does. [sniffle]
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