Posted on 06/18/2010 11:46:31 PM PDT by Welshman007
An elected official in southern city is taking heat from churches over his decision to proclaim today, Saturday, June 19, as 'Gay Pride Day,' complete with a march downtown.
The churches banded together for a protest/prayer service/counter-rally on Friday.
Organizers of the counter-rally state that they do not intend to disrupt the 'gay pride' parade today nor be a part of hateful slurs against homosexuals. Instead, they claim that their message is to the city official, Mayor Junie White of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
In spite of the fact that the city is located in a very conservative area of the Bible belt, White issued a proclamation designating the day as 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Day.'
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
Spartanburg will lose some tourism if people think they’re going to be confronted with nude sodomites in the streets.
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