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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 ...


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To: Clint N. Suhks

Why are you ignoring my request for your source of that 3% statistic??


221 posted on 03/01/2006 2:50:57 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal.")
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To: DirtyHarryY2K

I just call 'em as I see 'em.

I must have missed the kill the faggots sermon at Sunday school.


222 posted on 03/01/2006 2:53:16 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal.")
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To: little jeremiah

Your source for that 2% statistic, please??

A few posts ago, the figure was all the way up to 3%......


223 posted on 03/01/2006 2:54:49 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal.")
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To: indcons

Freepmail just sent, thanks!

:-)


224 posted on 03/01/2006 2:57:32 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

Oh my goodness.........

They've called in the keeper of the gay bashing and moral values ping lists!!

How sad........and how very insecure.


226 posted on 03/01/2006 2:58:43 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal.")
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To: GeorgeW23225; DBeers; DirtyHarryY2K; Clint N. Suhks; John O; Rodney King; All
Does the phrase "Thou doth protesteth too much" mean anything to them??? I can only wonder why they appear to be so insecure with their own sexuality.

Just pointing out Georgie's classic homosexual agenda tactics - accuse those who are opposed to the "gay" agenda closet homosexuals themselves. This is at least the second time he's mentioned it on this thread.

227 posted on 03/01/2006 3:04:05 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

Thanks...just read your FReepmail. Will reply to it.


228 posted on 03/01/2006 3:06:23 PM PST by indcons (Beware of muslims bearing gifts (apologies to Homer))
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To: GeorgeW23225; John O

Allan (or is it Allen?) Gutmacher did a survey around '98 for Planned Parenthood, IIRC, and the figure was around 2.something %. There were several studies done around that time and they all agreed - figures ranged between one point something up to 3% at the highest. Averaged out to around 2%.

If I had time I'd get links but no time at the moment.


229 posted on 03/01/2006 3:07:39 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: GeorgeW23225

??????

Do you think I don't scan FR for articles and threads of interest occasionally?

You're coming unglued, pal.


230 posted on 03/01/2006 3:08:41 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: humblegunner

I thought your ex-wife at a fatwa on you.


231 posted on 03/01/2006 3:08:51 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (I prayed, 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.)
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To: Maximus of Texas

I believe they were offended by your "pull my finger" tagline.


232 posted on 03/01/2006 3:10:13 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (I prayed, 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.)
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To: GeorgeW23225
I work in the Hospitality and Travel industry, and I never said it was an area with a lot of conservative gays. I said I worked with gay people and that they were conservative, voted for President Bush, and thought that gay marriage was a stupid idea. I was NOT painting with a broad brush. I was only talking about the gay people I work with. I thought that was obvious from my post. If not, my apologies.

Sorry, didn't mean to imply that your industry had a lot of conservative gays. I was just curious. I also didn't mean to imply that you were painting with a broad brush. I guess I just wanted to point out that none of us can make broad generalizations in any direction about the political motivations of gay people. Hope I didn't offend.

233 posted on 03/01/2006 3:16:25 PM PST by Kaylee Frye
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To: Dashing Dasher
I thought your ex-wife at a fatwa on you.

Her fatwas are weak as hell.
Her soldiers, my sons, refuse to enforce any fatwa against me
stronger than "don't loan him books". She is a puppet dictator.

234 posted on 03/01/2006 3:20:02 PM PST by humblegunner (If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
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To: GeorgeW23225
Does the phrase "Thou doth protesteth too much" mean anything to them???

That is such a silly and illogical argument. Was Ronald Reagan secretly a communist because he protested againt them too much? Are you secretley a homophobe since you protest against them too much?

235 posted on 03/01/2006 3:21:45 PM PST by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: Rodney King
LOLOLOL!!!

Are you secretley a homophobe since you protest against them too much?

Made my day. Love it.

236 posted on 03/01/2006 3:28:47 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: humblegunner

Note to self... don't loan Humble books.


Check.


237 posted on 03/01/2006 3:29:34 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (I prayed, 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.)
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To: GeorgeW23225
Does the phrase "Thou doth protesteth too much" mean anything to them??? I can only wonder why they appear to be so insecure with their own sexuality.

Following your eminently sound reasoning, I must be a repressed liberal as well. I never would have seen this one coming.

238 posted on 03/01/2006 3:34:01 PM PST by CGTRWK
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To: Dashing Dasher
Note to self... don't loan Humble books.

See, if you look at it the right way nobody is fatwa'd
against giving me books, and it works out to be the same thing anyway.

239 posted on 03/01/2006 3:40:36 PM PST by humblegunner (If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
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To: humblegunner

Valid point. I like the way you play with words and everything turns out okay.


240 posted on 03/01/2006 3:41:21 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (I prayed, 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.)
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