Republican Disowns Lesbian Daughter (Keyes)

U.K. Guardian ^ | February 26, 2005 | Gary Younge

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Republican disowns lesbian daughter

Gary Younge Saturday February 26, 2005

Guardian When the leading Republican and rightwing pundit Alan Keyes was asked what he thought of Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of the US vice-president, he called her "a selfish hedonist". If his own daughter came out as a lesbian, said Mr Keyes, he would say the same thing.

So when Mr Keyes' only daughter, Maya Marcel-Keyes, declared herself a "liberal queer" at a public rally he lived up to his word. Her parents turned her out of their house, broke off all communication and stopped paying her university tuition fees.

Ms Keyes told a rally supporting gay young people in Maryland: "We have to figure out what we can do to make sure that during those times when it seems like everything in the world is turning against them, like everyone in the world is rejecting them, that they know there are resources out there they can turn to; there are people out there who will say to them, 'I care'."

Ms Keyes joins a list of gay people with rightwing relatives, including Mary Cheney and Candace Gingrich, the sister of Republican congressman Newt Gingrich. But Mr Keyes, a darling of the religious right, has been more outspoken on the issue than most.

Ms Keyes says her parents were "not too pleased" when she came out. "Things just came to a head. Liberal queer plus conservative Republican just doesn't mesh well."

Her older brother has offered her somewhere to stay and she has been given a scholarship to continue at college.

"My daughter is an adult, and she is responsible for her own actions. What she chooses to do has nothing to do with my work or political activities," Mr Keyes said in a statement.

Ms Keyes says she loves her parents and "totally understands" their position.

[Joe.E.Sixpack]

Your charges are baseless, just like your liberalism.

[Amelia]

Your charges are baseless, just like your liberalism.

I haven't "charged" anything, but you're starting to resemble a troll and a flame-baiter again.

Or maybe you just have very poor reading comprehension.

Either way, please don't bother me again.

[Amelia]

Your punishment should be greater because the offense is greater.

Well, to a human mind, yes, it should. But see also post 836....I think the New Testament does say that any sin, if unforgiven, is enough to condemn one to Hell.

I definitely agree that some sins are more destructive than others.

[Joe.E.Sixpack]

I think the New Testament does say that any sin, if unforgiven, is enough to condemn one to Hell.

You keep missing the point that there are differing degrees of punishment in hell based on the severity of the sins while in the body.

Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

Revelation 22:12
"And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

There will be differing degrees of punishment based on what one has done while in the body. Did you think that everyone in hell would have the same punishment?

Do you think a Perfectly Just God will punish a decent Buddhist the same as Adolf Hitler?

[Joe.E.Sixpack]

I haven't "charged" anything, but you're starting to resemble a troll and a flame-baiter again.

Or maybe you just have very poor reading comprehension.
You just made two more charges that you think yuo didn't make, three actually.

Either way, please don't bother me again.

You are the one who started this line by posting to me, not the other way around. If you don't want me to respond, then don't post to me. Understand?