Posted on 03/01/2006 12:01:59 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Whose children will be allowed to participate in the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll on April 17? Not the sons and daughters of gay parents, if the Christian right gets its way.
In November, when the Family Pride Coalition, a D.C.-based gay rights advocacy group, invited its members to participate in one of the “great traditions of our country” the religious right sprang into action. The Institute on Religion and Democracy, a religious think tank, accused the Family Pride Coalition of trying to “exploit a children’s event for political purposes.” Even the White House has weighed in.
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The Christian right blogosphere is afire, condemning the presence of gay parents on the White House lawn as “nearly terrorist threats from the homo lobby.” One post suggests that “White House psychologists” should be deployed to help the children of gay parents and implies that they are molested in their homes. Another wishes the gays “good luck,” reminding readers that “the Secret Service carries automatic weapons.”
Such posts are, of course, “those of the individual posters” to http://www.FreeRepublic.com, “and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of … its operators.” The site claims 200,000 registered members, known as “Freepers,” and a daily readership of “tens of thousands.” Free Republic, founded in 1996, has been embraced by right-wing social conservatives as the online water cooler for “patriots” who are “biased toward God, country, family, liberty and freedom.”
Or at least liberty and freedom for some. “These lowlife scum should just be mowed down like terrorists,” writes one good Christian.
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Great idea. But, some people here just don't want to know the truth.
FYI.
Good to see you, little jeremiah. How are you?
Yes, I like how the author removed the words "I am starting to feel like" (extremely important context) and then the rest of the reasoning as to comparing them to terrorists. Makes me think about that episode of the Simpsons with the babysitter and the gummy Venus De Milo.
I have and it's been explained to you why the FBI lists those statistics that way by both me and John O. If the perp who commits same-sex child abuse doesn't identify himself as homosexual then he's not listed as one. But if didn't only pay attention to homosexual agenda talking points you might know that.
I've done my homework. I listed the opinion of the medical community and there's many other such research that supports why you are wrong.
But then you lose the argument using that favorite liberal tactic of calling me a homophobe because I'm not a pro-sodomy cheerleader like you.
Why don't you go push your homosexual ahenda over at DU? Your kind doesn't last long around here.
The clever editing of the actual quote reminds me of something that Michael Moore would do, and has done.
Change a word here, and remove a word there, until the entire meaning of the quote has been changed.
Journalism at its' best?? I don't think so!! But, oh so typical!!
To be included in or removed from the HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA PINGLIST, please FreepMail either DBeers or DirtyHarryY2K.
He has. Apparently you ignored John O and all the other posters who pointed out you silly gaff.
If those who practice perversion are 2% of the population but commit 35% of the offenses the (Now this a big word you can look up in the dictionary) RATE is disproportionally and statistically out of line. Get it?
Suggesting that you might better spend your energies elsewhere -- is "lying"?
I had forgotten how irrational you can be. Thanks for the reminder. I'll try never to reply to you again.
Little advice for you Freeper. When you find you have argued yourself into a hole. It's best to simply stop digging. The hole will only get deeper the harder you try to dig yourself out.
"Private" used to be synonymous with "behind closed doors."
And I know a lot of gay people that campaigned for Kerry, drove democrats to the polls in the last election, and even had PEST. So, obviously, you can't paint a broad brush either direction.
Just curious, what industry that is heavily gay is also heavily conservative?
Good idea.
This would certainly be celebrated if Bill and Hillary were still there. And, of course, Bill could celebrate Easter with his intern as he did right after he attended Easter Service in 1996 (I think that is the year).
What? No mentioned of my Weekend Movie Reviews???
Translation..
Cannot refute the evidence so I'd better launch an Ad Hominem attack..
Right out of the homonazi playbook. LMAO!
LOL - Are you on the right forum?
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