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An Anti-Gay Easter [FR mentioned]
In These Times ^ | March 1, 2006 | By John Ireland

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at inthesetimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
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To: GovernmentShrinker

Great idea. But, some people here just don't want to know the truth.


181 posted on 03/01/2006 1:52:37 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal.")
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To: DirtyHarryY2K; DBeers

FYI.


182 posted on 03/01/2006 1:53:18 PM PST by little jeremiah (Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. CS.Lewis)
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To: little jeremiah

Good to see you, little jeremiah. How are you?


183 posted on 03/01/2006 1:54:13 PM PST by indcons (Beware of muslims bearing gifts (apologies to Homer))
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To: The Old Hoosier

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.


184 posted on 03/01/2006 1:54:50 PM PST by Kaylee Frye
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To: GeorgeW23225; John O
Check the FBI statistics yourself. Do your own homework.

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.

185 posted on 03/01/2006 1:55:16 PM PST by Clint N. Suhks (If you don't like Jesus, you can go to hell.)
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To: MNJohnnie

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!!


186 posted on 03/01/2006 1:57:14 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal.")
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To: AFA-Michigan; AggieCPA; Agitate; AliVeritas; AllTheRage; An American In Dairyland; Annie03; ...
Homosexual Agenda Ping!

FReepmail if you want on/off the ping list.

Free Republic homosexual agenda keyword search

To be included in or removed from the HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA PINGLIST, please FreepMail either DBeers or DirtyHarryY2K.

187 posted on 03/01/2006 1:57:40 PM PST by DirtyHarryY2K ("Ye shall know them by their fruits" ;-))
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To: GeorgeW23225; John O
Using your own statistics, that means that "65%" is NOT same sex molestation. Do the math!!

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?

188 posted on 03/01/2006 2:01:13 PM PST by Clint N. Suhks (If you don't like Jesus, you can go to hell.)
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To: MNJohnnie
Suggesting that you didn't do your homework -- which you flat out admitted -- is "lying"?

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.

189 posted on 03/01/2006 2:04:28 PM PST by r9etb
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To: indcons
I'd like to know where they get the figure 9 million children are being raised by gay and trans-gendered.

I don't think anyone has a problem with any children attending the easter Egg Hunt as long as they don't try to make a political statement. Now, if they come dressed as many do for gay pride parades, that's another story.
190 posted on 03/01/2006 2:08:55 PM PST by BW2221
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To: r9etb

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.


191 posted on 03/01/2006 2:09:15 PM PST by MNJohnnie ("Good men don't wait for the polls. They stand on principle and fight."-Soul Seeker)
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To: Clint N. Suhks
Before you go off on one of your "please excuse the heterosexuals who commit child molestation" diatribes, may I suggest you use the spell checker in your next post. It would help you to fool a few more people into thinking that you are actually intelligent.

While I find your FReeper name to be in bad taste, I also find your tag line a great truth teller. How very fundamentalist of you!!

Tiny little bigoted, racist minds like yours don't last here very long..........
192 posted on 03/01/2006 2:10:32 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal.")
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To: weegee

"Private" used to be synonymous with "behind closed doors."


193 posted on 03/01/2006 2:10:52 PM PST by RobbyS ( CHIRHO)
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To: GeorgeW23225
You apparently do not know many gay people. I happen to work in an industry where there are many gay people. To be perfectly honest with you, they ALL voted for President Bush, and they ALL think that gay marriage is a stupid idea

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?

194 posted on 03/01/2006 2:11:08 PM PST by Kaylee Frye
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To: Clint N. Suhks
2%??

May I please have your source??

You silly homophobe.............
195 posted on 03/01/2006 2:13:25 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal.")
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To: Jim Robinson
"An Anti-Gay Easter"

Good idea.

196 posted on 03/01/2006 2:15:20 PM PST by shetlan (Think)
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To: Jim Robinson

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).


197 posted on 03/01/2006 2:16:28 PM PST by doug from upland (A dead body means a chance for Democrats to have another funeral-op)
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To: Dashing Dasher

What? No mentioned of my Weekend Movie Reviews???


198 posted on 03/01/2006 2:17:19 PM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, pull my finger)
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To: GeorgeW23225; Clint N. Suhks
fundamentalist...Tiny little bigoted, racist

Translation..

Cannot refute the evidence so I'd better launch an Ad Hominem attack..

Right out of the homonazi playbook. LMAO!

199 posted on 03/01/2006 2:17:45 PM PST by DirtyHarryY2K ("Ye shall know them by their fruits" ;-))
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To: GeorgeW23225
You silly homophobe.............

LOL - Are you on the right forum?

200 posted on 03/01/2006 2:19:08 PM PST by DBeers (†)
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