Posted on 01/30/2006 4:25:27 PM PST by DBeers
WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, a potential presidential candidate, said Monday he meant no offense to homosexuals when he used the word "fruits" in a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine.
In a lengthy profile titled "God's Senator," the magazine quotes the Kansas Republican as criticizing countries like Sweden that allow civil unions between same-sex couples.
"You'll know them by their fruits," Brownback said, quoting a biblical passage from Matthew 7:19. Rolling Stone writer Jeff Sharlet said in the story, appearing in the magazine's current issue, that Brownback appeared to be calling gay Swedes "fruits," a derogatory term for homosexuals.
After gay and lesbian advocacy groups denounced the comments last week, Brownback issued a statement Monday saying his quote "was in no way referring to sexual orientation."
"While this biblical passage was pertinent to our overall conversation about faith and deeds, it apparently led the writer to believe I was making a joke," said Brownback, a frequent critic of gay marriage who is pushing a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. "I was not and would never do so with such a personal and sensitive issue," Brownback said.
His explanation was greeted with skepticism by the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay rights organization.
"It's nice to know that Senator Brownback doesn't resort to name-calling from the 1970s, but unfortunately his anti-gay agenda continues to speak for itself," said spokesman Brad Luna.
Yup -there is no culture war -there is no homosexual agenda -there are no homosexual activists -the morally devoid leftists are not attempting to silence the opposition to the destruction of society they promote...
/sarcasm off
Next president?
Uff and DUhhh! (/'haPPy' swedes)
Oh, for goodness' sake!! What a bunch of friggin' CRYBABIES.
It was wicked of the senator to cite a book his audience had never even heard of.
Hoooo! Let the Dems try to make something of that. They'll just end up alienating even more Christians than they already have.
I can't believe how stupid these people are. Now, had he said "You'll know them - they are fruits" I could see their point.
Brownback Mountain?
If the Black mayor of New Orleans can refer to his peeps as 'chocolate,' then a United States Senator can quote the Bible. Oh, wait, THAT'S the problem here.
ROTFLMAO!!!
Ya can call 'em queers, fags, or gays (as they call each other)..but not fruits? I don't understand....
Too bad it wasn't meant as a joke, 'cause it's damn funny (and punny)!
When I first read this post, I thought brownback was the gay joke!!!
If you're offended by what I do or say it's your fault! You chose to be offended.
That's too mild, just call them queers and be done with it!
Hell, I do it to their faces!
Seems like the article could have printed the passage.
Only to a moron who's never heard of the Bible. God, can these people be any more stupid? I'm surprised that the phrase "Dumb as a journalist" hasn't entered our language by now.
Nagin actually was misquoted when referring to his citizenry -he described them as Cadburys (Chocolates, Fruits & Nuts)...
But they are *Fruits* truth sometimes hurts.
That would violate leftist propaganda protocol rules of engagement...
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