Posted on 04/26/2003 6:24:52 AM PDT by Remedy
Sen. Rick Santorum, Republican from Pennsylvania, is now likened to Sen. Trent Lott.
Santorum has upset the homosexuals, and they expect the GOP to dump their No. 3 senator. What happens remains to be seen, but the one thing Santorum must not do is apologize.
Several reasons come to mind, not least of which is that he's right. What He Said
"If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [gay] sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything."
Within minutes, a mouthpiece from the disingenuously named Human Rights Campaign, a lobby group for sodomy, was on the blower with the newspapers: "It is stunning, stunning in its insensitivity," David Smith told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Putting homosexuality on the same moral plane as incest is repulsive."
A Santorum spokeswoman rushed to answer: "[She] said yesterday that Santorum had no problem with gay relationships. 'Sen. Santorum was specifically speaking about the right to privacy within the context of the Supreme Court case,' she said, explaining that he did not want to elevate gay sex to the level of a constitutional right."
Commented Howard Kurtz in The Washington Post, "At least Trent Lott had the good sense to apologize." The Real Problems
If Santorum were smart, he'd be working to undo the 75 years of unconstitutional "civil rights" jurisprudence and legislation that permits the Supreme Court to decide these things.
Second, of course Santorum has "a problem with gay relationships." If one form of extra-marital sex is permissible, Santorum essentially said, all of it is. This is what faithful Catholics like Santorum believe. And that, not politically organized sodomites, Kurtz and others gallingly suggest, is what's wrong.
Citing the AP follow, Kurtz quotes Santorum, then adds a snippy, fallacious analogy: Santorum has "'no problem with homosexuality -- I have a problem with homosexual acts.' Boy, that oughta make everyone feel better. Kind of like saying you have no problem with disabled folks, it's just those blasted wheelchairs."
No, it's not like saying that, but regardless, Santorum is right again. Love the sinner; hate the sin. It's standard Christian teaching. And that, again, is the real evil in this topsy-turvy morality play. Why He's Right
"Putting homosexuality on the same moral plane as incest is repulsive," says the professional homosexual. Really?
I'd describe what homosexuals do in detail, but it's so repulsive I'll let readers look into it. They can decide whether anal intercourse is repulsive, or whether a three-man orgy in a bathhouse is morally equivalent to a married man and woman making new life.
Homosexual sodomy, an objectively disordered act, is on the same moral plane as incest. It is a mortal sin, all of which are repulsive to Christians and not only send the unrepentant to Hell but also poison society.
Explanations and apologies didn't help Lott. They won't help Santorum.
Santorum, an orthodox Catholic
Judaism's Sexual Revolution: Why Judaism (and then Christianity) Rejected Homosexuality
Gay Nazis: the Role of Homosexuality in Nazism & Hitler's Rise to ... Thus butch hypermasculinity, visibility for homosexuals, and organization were the three necessary ingredients in the mix which allowed the SA leaders to make their unique and essential contribution to the rise of Nazism. Another important consideration is that visibility is enabled when homosexuality assumes a political voice. In this way, the politicization of homosexuality, which supported gays in the process of socially identifying themselves as such, was a necessary condition for Hitler's success.
Homosexual Manifestos Finally, we will in all likelihood want to expunge a number of passages from your Scriptures and rewrite others, eliminating preferential treatment of marriage and using words that will allow for homosexual interpretations of passages describing biblical lovers such as Ruth and Boaz or Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Warning: If all these things do not come to pass quickly, we will subject Orthodox Jews and Christians to the most sustained hatred and vilification in recent memory. We have captured the liberal establishment and the press. We have already beaten you on a number of battlefields. ... You have neither the faith nor the strength to fight us, so you might as well surrender now."
Homosexuality and the Nazi Party These men were viciously anti-Jew and anti-Christian because of the injunctions against homosexuality inherent in the Judeo-Christian sexual ethic.
"The Nazi Master Plan: The Persecution of the Christian Churches"
Fascism, corruption and my 'Democratic' Party
GOV : The Godless Party: Media Bias & BlindnessAnd the Big Story They Missed I'd describe what homosexuals do in detail, but it's so repulsive I'll let readers look into it. They can decide whether anal intercourse is repulsive, or whether a three-man orgy in a bathhouse is morally equivalent to a married man and woman making new life.
INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE Amici are medical organizations that believe public health policy should be based upon scientific evidence rather than political expediency. They believe that the medical research clearly demonstrates the harmful nature of same-sex sodomy, and that compassionate, caring physicians should discourage such harmful behavior. Amici submit this brief to inform the Court of the public health concerns associated with same-sex sodomy. 1
The Texas Physicians Resource Council is a statewide network of Christian physicians and dentists made up of approximately 500 members. Its purpose is to address medically related ethical issues that affect Texas families, including issues relating to homosexuality. The Christian Medical and Dental Associations (" CMDA") are national organizations made up of the Christian Medical Association and the Christian Dental Association, with over 17,000 members. CMDA promotes evidence-based medicine and addresses policies on healthcare issues. Many CMDA members are involved in treating sexually transmitted diseases worldwide through medical missions to third world countries. The Catholic Medical Association upholds principles of the Catholic faith and morality as related to the science and practice of medicine, and applies principles of faith and morality to modern medical science and practice.
Texas has a legitimate interest in regulating public health, and the CDC has identified sexually transmitted diseases (" STDs") as a public health problem. Sodomy is an efficient method of transmitting STDs. And regardless of the reason, same-sex sodomy is far more effective in spreading STDs than opposite-sex sodomy. Multiple studies have estimated that 40 percent or more of men who practice anal sex acquire STDs. In fact, same-sex sodomy has resulted in the transformation of diseases previously transmitted only through fecally contamin-ated food and water into sexually caused diseases primarily among those who practice same-sex sodomy. The issue under rational-basis review is not whether Texas should be concerned about opposite-sex sodomy, but whether it is reasonable to believe that same-sex sodomy is a distinct public health problem.
undo the 75 years of unconstitutional "civil rights" jurisprudence
Uh... people do have the right to commit adultery.
ALthough I support Rick Santorum, I don't know why he would pick this comparison.
Where is adultery illegal?
But Rick also put it on the same plane as adultery, meaning people like Hyde, Gingrich, Livingston....
Right?
Neither is there a "constitutional right" to choose your vocation, choose your own college, choose between going to a baseball game or a football game.
Yes. Adultery is wrong. So is attending strip bars. But illegal?
But Rick also put it on the same plane as adultery, meaning people like Hyde, Gingrich, Livingston....
I don't see those folks attempting to CONSTITUTIONALIZE their behavior.
Homosexuality: A Political Mask For Promiscuity: A Psychiatrist Reviews The Data
Condemnation of homosexuality, however, is by no means directed at specific ancient rituals alone. Among the cardinal sins of Judaism, which one is bidden to lay down his life rather than engage in, are murder, idolatry and "gilui arayot," the immoral uncovering of nakedness (Lev. 18), which includes adultery, incest and homosexuality. Indeed, the Torah reserves its most intense condemnation for homosexuality:
"to'eva" - abomination...
If I didn't restrict the FREEDOM of my children, they probably would have set the house on fire, drank Clorox, driven the car to school at age 12, etc..
Pretty obvious that FREEDOM has to be tempered with Rules and Protections.
Gee,... heteros are always trying to make homo sex dirty and obscene. But just imagine it my way....Here you are in a filthy gay bath-house, on your hands and knees for the 15th time that night having anal sex with a guy you just met moments ago,...you've just taken your 35th hit of nitrite poppers and your nose is bleeding from 3 years of non-stop cocaine. You've got AIDS, syph, the clap, and you need 2 hits of viagra just to remember where your penis is. You're 42, you've wasted your life on homo sex, illegal drugs and medications to keep you alive, you have no family, no kids, no future except being an aging queen.
Now I think that paints a pretty good picture, don't you?
(Sarcasm off!)
Rick Santorum merely followed a potential supreme court decision to its logical conclusion, which is "lets endorse a bunch of things we don't agree under the guise of equal protection and right to privacy to keep a vocal minority and liberals happy..."
How right you are:
Homosexuals Ask Supreme Court to Strike Down Sodomy Laws -- 03/ ...
Justice Antonin Scalia frequently questioned Smith, challenging many of his arguments.
''There is a long history of the state making moral judgments,'' Scalia said, noting that strongly held principles and values are the foundation of many laws.
But Smith said this law "intrudes into the bedroom," a place Americans consider private. He said many people would be stunned if they knew sodomy laws still existed. Only 13 states have them today, nine of which ban sodomy for both heterosexuals and homosexuals. Laws in Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma apply only to homosexuals.
Scalia refused to accept Smith's reasoning. He said police are not breaking down doors looking for violators; instead, they are likely to discover these sexual acts during "accidental intrusions." Scalia also said if this statute was found unconstitutional, laws on heterosexual rape could be next.
Is Same-Sex Marriage Good for the Nation?
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