Posted on 11/11/2008 8:47:53 AM PST by Fred
On Sunday, November 9, a band of about 30 gays stormed a church in Lansing, Michigan. Some were well dressed and were stationed inside Mount Hope Church; others were outside dressed in pink and black. The group of self-described homosexual anarchists, Bash Back!, claims the evangelical church is guilty of “transphobia and homophobia.”
The protesters outside the church were beating on buckets, shouting “Jesus was a homo” on a megaphone and carrying an upside-down pink cross. Fire alarms went off inside the church, protesters stormed the pulpit and a huge rainbow-colored flag was unfurled with the inscription, “IT’S OKAY TO BE GAY! BASH BACK!” The church was vandalized, obscenities were shouted and worshippers were confronted. There were no arrests.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue addressed this issue today:
“The real story here is the refusal of the mainstream media to cover what is surely one of the most disturbing events of 2008. If an organized group of gay bashers stormed a gay church, there is not a single sentient person in the United States who wouldn’t know about it.
“This is urban fascism come to America’s heartland. It must be quickly stopped before it gets out of control. We are contacting Mike Cox, the Attorney General of Michigan, calling for an investigation.”
There is the reason. Homosexuals and lesbians hate to be called sinners.
MOLON LABE
What Church are you talking about?
Good post..............
Actually, in Church I am packing and I sit in the gunfighter seat.
Come again?
ping
You might want to send an e-mail to the county prosecutors to encourage them to clamp down on the gay bullies. My mesage is below.
——————————————————————————mraines@eatoncounty.org; jsauter@eatoncounty.org
Dear Mr. Raines and Mr. Sauter,
The dangerous aspect of the recent aggressiver action carried out by the “Bash Back” gay group against the Mount Hope Church is that if they are not prosecuted rapidly, these offensive actions will start springing up all over Michigan and beyond.
I fully support “Bash Back’s” right to free speech and free assembly: they can speak out, picket, and engage in other peaceful actions just as any other group can do.
However, they crossed the line when they entered a House of Prayer to scream obscenities, throw condoms and other objects at worshippers, and intimidate innocent individuals and families who had come together for prayer on their own church property.
There is legislation which I believe covers church invasions of this type. Please use it to stop the perpetrators in a way that is swift and certain.
Sincerely,
[signed]
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