Indeed...those who indoctrinate our children through the public school system have succeeded beyond their WILDEST dreams.
Posted on 01/12/2002 2:14:54 PM PST by GrandMoM
News headline Retrieved
Gay Ambassador Troubles Embassy Staff
Story: Little attention was drawn to Michael Guest's homosexual relationship with his "partner" during his confirmation process as President Bush's ambassador to Romania. However, those working under Guest in Bucharest now find it difficult to avoid his flaunting of the relationship, according to an American embassy worker who recently spoke with FRC.
Although Guest had been active in a gay and lesbian group within the State Department, he was not publicly identified as being homosexual until his swearing-in on September 18, when Secretary of State Colin Powell acknowledged Guest's "partner," Alex Nevarez, during the ceremony.
Nevarez, a former teacher, relocated to Romania with Guest and now lives with him there in the residence provided to the ambassador by the U.S. government.
According to our source, several families in the embassy community have expressed concern about the ambassador's living arrangement, and at least one will no longer bring their children to embassy social events because they do not want them exposed to the example set by Guest and his "partner."
For example, Guest and Nevarez escorted one another as a couple at the embassy's annual Marine Corps Ball, a highly formal event. "It's causing me to have to compromise the values I raise my family by," the source said.
The appointment of Guest to serve in Romania showed a particular cultural insensitivity, given that the country is a stronghold of the conservative Eastern Orthodox Church.
Our source indicated that the Orthodox Church is represented at virtually all government ceremonies in Romania. One Romanian professor, in a letter to a Bucharest daily newspaper, said that "Romanians . . . cannot comprehend homosexual acts in any other way but as a deviation from the natural order and the world created by the Lord," and he noted that the Guest appointment "generates bewilderment, indignation, and disgust among the Romanians."
Romanian laws relating to homosexuality were recently liberalized, but only under coercion from the European Union, to which Romania hopes to gain entrance. Although Guest has denied he will promote a "gay agenda" as ambassador, his mere presence in Bucharest is already having that effect.
Another person serving at the embassy held a meeting in November to encourage leaders of Romania's fledgling "gay movement." And some embassy employees fear that Bucharest will gain a reputation as a "gay-friendly" post, so that more homosexuals will request assignment there. Ambassador Guest's treatment of same-sex "partners" (including his own) as the equivalent of married spouses is a mere half step away from government endorsement of "same-sex marriage." Not only does this violate the spirit of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act (which defines marriage as being between one man and one woman), but it is also a distraction from the important work of our embassy in Romania.
Yes, and so was apostacy and miscegenation. History is remarkable.
Serbs are Orthodox and they pay for it.
The Romanian government may feel that way (although I doubt it), but you can be certain that the Romanian people don't. Sodomy is overwhelmingly frowned upon in Romania. Do a little research and you will see.
It is utterly false. Romanian Orthodox Church is in Communion with Greeks and Russians. Is not united with Rome. There are some Uniates in Romania - probably the source of your confusion.
I start to wonder. "Our value system", "joining the Aliance". Are those the code words?
...and vote Democrat?
Wait a minute! I never knew Colin Powell is gay!
Here is what the representative of the government says:
In Washington, Romania's ambassador to the US, Sorin Ducaru, told the Washington Times: "This was no surprise to the Romanian government. This is a non-issue. He is a highly respected diplomat, and we knew he would come with his partner. Knowing Ambassador Guest, I very much appreciate his character and his great professionalism."
Indeed...those who indoctrinate our children through the public school system have succeeded beyond their WILDEST dreams.
The government might be offended because they are not getting a legitimate diplomat, but rather a businessman who was chosen because he donated a lot of money to some political campaigns. These countries are probably used to it because the western European nations are plum assignments, especially for a rich man who can entertain lavishly. I'm not sure that France or England have ever had a career diplomat. The real work probably is carried out by lower ranked staff.
I doubt most people in a nation think very much about the ambassadors that other nations send to them. How many current ambassadors to the US can you name of the top of your head?
So, tell me how a non-practicing homosexual is different from a non-practicing heterosexual.
And tell me exactly how you know what you're about to tell me.
I've known lots of priests in my life, some no-doubt gay. I had suspicions about some of them, but, because they really were on the up-and-up about their commitment, I never knew.
Given the venom you've spewed against homosexuals, and the fact that you STILL haven't provided any evidence about Dag Hammerskjold being a "sodomite," I tend to take what you say on this subject with a huge grain of salt.
I agree with you entirely. I just did a 'Google' search on "Tragic events of September 11." You wouldn't believe how often that term has been used. It makes the attack sound like an unfortunate natural disaster.
That's NOT the only option; although I am the first to admit that the winning candidate will be a democrat or republican in most instances. It is just a matter of how you are willing to go to compromise your principles.
Code words for?
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