Posted on 02/22/2010 6:16:07 PM PST by GeronL
Wow. Just as soon as the "Hot Air" blog was purchased by the Christian conglomerate Salem Communications from conservative commentator Michelle Malkin, it has suddenly become an advocate for all things gay. What in the world is up with that?
For background, GOPROUD is an organization dedicated to advancing special rights for homosexual behavior, and advocates the overthrow of the Defense of Marriage Act and the overthrow of the law banning homosexual service in the military.
Not only was GOPROUD welcomed at CPAC, an event which is supposed to be the annual showcase for conservative values, the organization was allowed to sponsor the event, giving visibility and recognition to its effort to legitimize sexual deviancy.
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I just don’t think panicking about HotAir for OF ALL THINGS gay-related topics is the way to go.”
So who made you the head moderator.
Maybe some here do think panicking about HotAir for OF ALL THINGS gay-related topics is the way to go.
Who are you to tell them they can’t?
you seem to be INCREDIBLY focus on homosexuals too.
Note also that the Church is not supposed to have any factions which celebrate and make a right out of sin: where are the church splinter groups who are fighting for tolerance of adultery, drunkenness, sloth, and gluttony (not to mention blasphemy)?
Whatever one wants to make of "libertarian" leanings, things which undermine societal morality end up causing a lot of problems. But (like externalities in economics, or the problems caused by offshoring in business) they don't end up in the scope of the variables typically considers, so they all to often end up being brushed aside or ignored out of existence.
Cheers!
Say wha--?! Where did you hear this? Whoa!
Now that's thinkin' with your DIPSTICK, Jimmy!
Cheers!
Yes Mike Pence was great! But then he always is.
The site has got a lot of hits because of the controversy it created and Michelle Malkin was probably looking for hits (to max out her investment rather than to promote conservative values via Hot Air.
You are pro-choice, pro homosexual agenda, you see social conservatism as the enemy and you are a hostile atheist, are you sure that a social conservative site is the right place for you?
We are not suppose to love the sin, only the person.
What does any of the below have to do with Leviticus? (Other than the fact that the author had likely many reasons for his prohibition against same sex acts.)
Below is a list of the terrible and deadly infectious diseases the gay life style and suicidal mentality brings about. This list was compiled by the UC Medical Center San Francisco:
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/medical_services/infect/hiv/infections.html
HIV/AIDS
Infections Associated with AIDS
Because people with AIDS have weakened immune systems, they’re more prone to infections, called opportunistic infections. Opportunistic infections are caused by organisms that typically don’t cause disease in healthy people but affect people with damaged immune systems. These organisms attack when there’s an “opportunity” to infect.
Deterioration of the immune system is caused by the decline in CD4+ T cells, which are key infection fighters. As soon as HIV enters the body, it begins to destroy these cells.
Many opportunistic infections associated with AIDS cause serious illness. Some may be prevented. Below is a list of infections and how they affect the body.
Brain
Cryptoccoccal Menigitis — This is a yeast-like fungus infection that usually involves the brain and lungs, although it can affect almost any organ. The fungus that causes this condition is found in soil throughout the world. It is most common in soil contaminated by bird droppings. This disease is most often occurs when a person’s CD4+ T cell count falls below 100 cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
HIV-related Encephalopathy — Encephalopathy is a term for diseases that alter brain function or structure, leading to problems with cognitive function, or mental processes, and memory. In people with HIV and AIDS, encephalopathy is usually caused by an infectious agent, such as a bacteria, virus or prion. Encephalopathy most often occurs when a person’s CD4+T cell count falls below 50 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Toxoplasma-seropositive patients who have a CD4+T cell count of less than 100 cells per cubic millimeter of blood should be treated with prophylaxis to prevent developing encephalopathy.
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) —
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare disorder of the nervous system caused by a common human polyomavirus, JC virus. It leads to the destruction of the myelin sheath that covers nerve cells. The myelin sheath is the fatty covering that acts as an insulator on nerve fibers in the brain. Symptoms include mental deterioration, vision loss, speech disturbances, inability to coordinate movements, paralysis and ultimately coma. In rare cases, seizures may occur. This disease can occur when the CD4+T cell count falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
Toxoplasmosis — This condition occurs when a parasite infects the brain. Symptoms include confusion or delusional behavior, severe headaches, fever, seizures and coma. It can affect the eye, causing eye pain and reduced vision and is most likely occurs when the CD4+ T cell count falls below 100 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Preventative treatment — usually with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, also called Septra and Bactrim — may be administered when the CD4+ T cell count falls below 100 cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
Eyes
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) — Although this virus can affect the entire body, it commonly affects the eye’s retina, causing blurry vision and in severe cases, blindness. Other common symptoms include chronic diarrhea and nerve problems. It is most likely to occur when a person’s CD4+ T cell count falls below 100 cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
Gastrointestinal Tract
Cryptosporidiosis — This is a parasite that can cause chronic diarrhea. Other symptoms include stomach cramps, nausea, fatigue, weight loss, appetite loss, vomiting and dehydration. This infection is difficult to treat and there is no definitively effective treatment. Symptom control and treatment of HIV are necessary.
Cytomegalovirus — Although this virus can affect the entire body, it commonly occurs in the stomach, causing fever, diarrhea and stomach pain. It most likely occurs when the CD4+ T cell count falls below 50 cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
Mycobacterium Avium Complex — This is a bacterial infection that can cause persistent fever, night sweats, fatigue, weight loss, anemia, abdominal pain, dizziness, diarrhea and weakness. The bacteria that cause this infection is found in water, dust, soil and bird droppings. This disease most likely occurs when the CD4+T cell count falls below 50 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Preventive treatment, usually with azithromycin, is administered when CD4+ T cells are less than 50 cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
Genitals
Candidiasis — Candidiasis is an infection caused by the candida fungi. Also known as a yeast infection, it’s the most common HIV-related fungus infection. It can affect the entire body, but most commonly occurs in the mouth, called thrush, or vagina. An overgrowth of yeast in the vagina can cause irritation, itching, burning and thick white discharge.
Herpes Simplex — This virus causes genital herpes, which are painful blisters in the genital area, or cold sores. Severe conditions are more common in the advanced stage of AIDS.
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) — This condition is considered the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States. It can cause warts on the anus, cervix, esophagus, penis, urethra, vagina and vulva. Studies have shown that certain types of HPV can contribute to the development of cervical and anal cancer. Individuals with HIV and AIDS are at increased risk for developing precancerous and cancerous lesions.
Liver
Liver Disease — Liver disease is one of the leading causes of death among AIDS patients, especially liver disease caused by the hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus. Many drugs used in the treatment of HIV and AIDS can cause liver disease or hepatitis. It is important that patients infected with hepatitis receive treatment and follow-up care.
Lungs
Coccidiomycosis — This infection is caused by inhaling an infective fungus called Coccidioides immitis, found mainly in contaminated soil in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America and parts of South America. The lungs are the most commonly affected by this infection. In severe cases, it can involve the kidneys, lymph system, brain and spleen. Symptoms include cough, weight loss and fatigue. Meningitis is a common complication when left untreated.
Histoplasmosis — This infection almost always involves the lungs, although other organs may be affected. The fungus that causes this condition is found in southern parts of the United States and South America. It is usually found in soil contaminated with bird droppings and must be inhaled to cause infection. Signs and symptoms include high fever; weight loss; respiratory complaints; an enlarged liver, spleen, or lymph nodes; depressed production of white cells, red blood cells and platelets from the bone marrow; and life-threatening, unstable, low blood pressure.
Pneumocystis Carinii — This condition occurs when a fungus infects the lungs. Symptoms may include fever, cough, difficulty breathing, weight loss, night sweats and fatigue. It is most likely to occur when the CD4+ T cell count falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Preventative treatment may be administered when the CD4+ T cell count falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Treatment is usually trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, also called Septra or Bactrim, dapsone or atovoquone.
Recurrent Pneumonia — People with AIDS are at risk for recurrent bacterial pneumonia. Bacteria can infect the lungs, which may lead to problems ranging from a mild cough to severe pneumonia. Recurrent pneumonia is most likely to occur when the CD4+ T cell count falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
Tuberculosis (TB) — This is a serious, and often deadly, bacterial infection that primarily infects the lungs. TB is transmitted when a person with active TB coughs or sneezes, releasing microscopic particles into the air. If inhaled, these particles may transmit the condition. Once infected by TB, most people remain healthy and develop only latent infection. People with latent infection are neither sick nor infectious. However, they do have the potential to become sick and infectious with active TB. It can occur at any CD4+ T cell level but especially when the CD4+ T cell count falls below 350 cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
Lymphatic System
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma — Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a disease in which tumors develop from white blood cells in the lymphatic system. It is another common disease associated with AIDS.
Mouth and Throat
Candidiasis — This is the most common HIV-related fungus infection. It can affect the entire body, but most commonly occurs in the mouth (thrush) or vagina. An overgrowth of yeast causes white patches on gums, tongue or lining of the mouth, pain, difficulty in swallowing and loss of appetite. Candida in the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, or lungs is AIDS defining.
Skin
Herpes Simplex — This virus causes cold sores or genital herpes, which are painful blisters in the genital area. Chronic herpes simplex virus (HSV) lesions and severe mucocutaneous HSV disease are common in the advanced stages of AIDS.
Kaposi’s Sarcoma — This is the most common AIDS-related cancer. It causes reddish purple lesions that usually appear on the skin. They also can appear on the lymph nodes, mouth, gastrointestinal tract and lungs.
Shingles — Shingles are caused by a reactivation of the chicken-pox virus. It may cause a painful rash or blisters that follow the path of nerves.
============================================================Besides being walking/deadly viral/fungal/bacterial suicide bombers, AIDS patients are one of the reasons our health care costs are climbing.
Courtesy ping to G.Dave.
It’s not their humanity, it’s their mental illness and vile and unhealthy practices.
I used to follow him on Twitter and had to drop him he is so repugnant.
Palin was sooooooooo smart to stay away from CPAC.
None of it can be confirmed but supposedly it was his roommate while at Occidental College.
http://www.theobamafile.com/ObamaEducation.htm
Scroll down to the parts that say:
“Occidental Friends”
“Obama’s Gay Mentor Speaks Out”
Then you look at his supposed affair with Larry Sinclair and possibly even his former paster Rev. Wright.
Homosexuality is, at the least, yucky. I goes against survival of the fittest, if you need a sociobiological reason to question why the rest of us need to hear about “gays” - who are anything but “gay.”
I don’t wish to cooperate with their attempt to act as though it’s normal to identify oneself by sexual impropriety or to act as though there is such a thing as “marriage” between people of the same sex.
That GOPride at CPAC is a fitting example of how not to act out. The only reason to self-identify as “GOProud” is be to tell us their sexual proclivities. Show me another special interest that can *only* *self-identify* - unless you believe that we can just look at people and tell who’s homosexual and who’s not? Please tell us what representatives of other special interests choose as their “special” characteristic something that they claim should be none of our business because it’s done in the privacy of their own bedrooms? GOP Hookers? GOP Sex Addicts? GOP Fetishists? The Sex Addicts are already over with the Dems, where they belong.
I removed anything CPAC-related from my Facebook favorites.
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Good point.
Women’s intuition? It scares me how correct it often is.
I don't appreciate the racist comments some people post on this forum, either, but that might not be the reason why that particular user is no longer here. Also, comments about race and comments about sexual behavior are two completely different topics.
Thank goodness, there are still the Drug War threads where I can still talk to libertarians who don’t believe in Police States or the erosion of our liberties. Yet another issue where so-called conservatives have it wrong.
For the record, I agree with you on the WOD, but marriage is a completely different issue. Twisting the definition of marriage to include so-called "same-sex marriage" has nothing to do with protecting an individual's liberties.
Also, true libertarians do NOT support "same-sex marriage", either; rather, they oppose marriage laws altogether.
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