Please remove this post. After reading further posts, including those from loved ones of the man who passed away, it is obvious to me that the article both omitted and exaggerated relevant facts.
Though I am totally opposed to militant homosexualism, I am more opposed to denying anyone their human dignity.
My concern was that he and other members of the article would fall into a flame war after his post and be completely offended, not understanding the nature of Free Republic. I in no way want to bring disrepute to FR.
I did read his posts and elected not to call the moderators. He was not advocating a political position as much as explaining his side. He does not have the characteristics of a troll.
Since I seldom see principals from a news article post on FR, I felt that it was newsworthy enough to ping the people who has posted on the thread, plus wagglebee. If our desire is to seek truth I believe that everyone who posted should be alerted that new information was available.
I will certainly agree with wagglebee that the DMN article was too kind to the church, while the thread from WCBSTV.COM in NYC was too harsh and very agenda driven.
This is what we often see in our media driven society, where a simple news story explodes across the country. Everyone listens to a small slice of the story and forms an opinion. And opinions from either coast are very different than they are here in the Bible-belt.
I think the thread should remain though.
It took a turn to show the other side of the coin.
I am with you I am not for militant anything type groups.
I might suggest however as with our Prayer threads or Christian discussion threads when someone comes on to intrude and post inappropriate opinions (they can start anti threads not disrupt) the mods delete those inappropriate posts.
I would suggest the same here.
It might in up making a more compact thread.
Well not my business.
Prayer for wisdom on the mods part.