Posted on 02/04/2008 10:22:25 AM PST by Ol' Sparky
MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- Peter LaBarbera, founder of Republicans For Family Values, today criticized GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney for his "novel pro-homosexual positioning in the GOP." On Dec. 16, Romney (the alleged "conservative" in the race) told NBC's "Meet the Press" that "it makes sense at the state level" to enact pro-homosexual "sexual orientation" laws. (Last week, CNN's Roland Martin reported that Romney told him that he opposes "gay marriage," but supports "gay rights.")
LaBarbera issued the following statement:
Mitt Romney just doesn't get it on the homosexual agenda, and if he doesn't get at after serving as governor of liberal Massachusetts -- where "gay marriage," homosexual adoption and pro-homosexuality indoctrination in schools ALL were advanced by the sort of pro-gay "sexual orientation" laws he's now espousing -- then he's not going to get it at the federal level.
Romney is already using his bully pulpit as a candidate to affirm "gay rights"-- even AFTER he's earned the backing of pro-family leaders who seemingly would have much to teach him about the danger and misuse of pro-homosexual laws. (Note that Romney uses gay-affirming "discrimination" rhetoric even with regard to the Boy Scouts' ban on homosexuals.)
I don't know any serious pro-lifers who are pro-homosexuality. We all have compassion for homosexual strugglers, but we draw the line at laws that would distort "civil rights" to include sinful and changeable homosexual behavior -- because these laws will be used to compel individuals, business and even ministries to violate their beliefs and support homosexual relationships (see the Weekly Standard article, "Banned in Boston," about Boston Catholic Charities electing to close down its historic adoption agency rather than place kids in homosexual households).
Romney is trying to shift the GOP's pro-family paradigm on homosexuality, and it's an unwise shift -- much like retreating from a principled position on pro-life (e.g., "I'm pro-choice but not pro-partial-birth abortion"). Due to Romney's potential for being the "Nixon-goes-to-China" president who advances pro-homosexuality agendas in the GOP -- I cannot support him.
Why do the same conservative pundits who have assailed Mick Huckabee and John McCain as too liberal, promote the fiction that Mitt Romney – who strongly defended abortion-on-demand and who remains in favor of anti-Christian homosexual special rights laws as a Mormon -- is a "conservative"?
Are you for Huckabee? I’m for McCain.
So when are the Pro Romney people who are in denial going to try and trash this?
I thought that the MA Supreme Court essentially forced gay marriage on the state, and that Romney fought against that ruling (but lost).
If he’s so pro-gay-etc., as this column suggests, then why didn’t he just roll over when the court ruled? Or do I have my facts wrong?
As soon as they figure out his stance on the 2A and try to defend that.
Mitt Romney had absolutely Nothing to do with the illegal Supreme Court ordered decision to allow homosexual marriage in Massachusetts and there was little he could do about it.
Our legislature is illegally keeping us from voting on the issue of gay marriage.
He is not responsible for the reprehensible GLAAD lobby that so dominates state politics.
These people are lunatics.
I sent back my form to a right to life group saying I realized they were maligning a good man and I won’t pay for it....
To hear the pro life people, you would think Romney had a quota for ripping babies out of the mamas on Saturday nights for fun.
Whoever wrote this article is a blatant liar.
“Mitt is Handsome and wholesome, he out shines all the others with his temperament and good looks. He has a great family and flosses daily. Mitt is just awesome!!!”
Ok, let see, I fawned over him, his family and such, made sure to mention he is a great person and good looking, while totally failing to answer the original question or even use the word “Conservative” any where.
How did I do?
Or was that the Olympics?
I get confused.
But, but, but we keep hearing how Romney is the “most conservative” guy left in the race /s
Mr. Perfect
Is it too late for Cheney???
you keep rooting for pro-amnesty McCain who is guaranteed to push Amnesty, gay “rights”, CFR etc. You
The things you are blaming Romney were mandated by legislature or courts. Governor is a not a dictator in MA. He cannot even nominate judges (except from a list that contains only liberals).
Thank god conservatives do not listen to people like you and they are voting for Romney, against McAmnesty.
Sad, but he is....
But that’s like the 380 pound guy being the “skinny one” when every one else weighs 400+
What was the original question? Can you find one fact in this article?
Sounds more like an anti Mormon rant to me.
One might say in a sentence that, “Leroy got that job because he gets special privilege because he is black.” While I don’t want to get into a contest since I’m not supporting any of these monkeys who are currently running another sentence will be: “Susan got a special privilege on her health insurance because of her live in partner Barbara.”
Remember the Constitution granted us all equal rights. It is government that is creating special privileges over what an ordinary American can have.
I wish...
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