First Rush, then Coulter, and Now Glenn Beck ... What’s Happening?

Life Site News ^ | NEW YORK, August 12, 2010 | Commentary by John-Henry Westen

[GonzoII]

Friday August 13, 2010

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First Rush, then Coulter, and Now Glenn Beck ... What’s Happening?

Commentary by John-Henry Westen

NEW YORK, August 12, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Appearing on The O’Reilly Factor yesterday, famed conservative Fox News host Glenn Beck may have shocked many Americans by noting that he was not very concerned about homosexual 'marriage.'

O’Reilly asked Beck, “Do you believe that gay marriage is a threat to the country in any way?” Beck replied, “No, I don't,” adding sarcastically, “Will the gays come and get us?” 

After being pressed again on the question, Beck said, “I believe -- I believe what Thomas Jefferson said. If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket, what difference is it to me?”  Showing his own surprise, O’Reilly remarked, “Okay, so you don't. That's interesting. Because I don't think a lot of people understand that about you.”

The Glenn Beck revelation comes on the heels of two other startling announcements by conservative celebrity pundits in the last couple of weeks.  Earlier this week it was announced that conservative pundit Ann Coulter would headline a fundraiser for the homosexual activist group within the Republican Party, GOProud.  And on July 29, although his position had been revealed before, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh again came out in favor of homosexual civil unions, while being opposed to same-sex ‘marriage.’

To be fair, it must be pointed out that Beck said he was looking at the ‘big picture’ and promoting faith, the answer to all such things.  Moreover, he added that he was okay with gay ‘marriage’ with a caveat.  “As long as we are not going down the road of Canada, where it now is a problem for churches to have free speech. If they can still say, hey, we oppose it,” he said.

But even to have suggested, as strongly as he did, that he was not opposed to gay ‘marriage’ is detrimental and demonstrates a ‘small picture’ approach.

Beck seems like a good guy. He’s thoughtful.  He’s right on many matters in the culture war.  For instance, when O’Reilly followed up and asked if Beck thought abortion threatened the United States, Beck replied dramatically in the affirmative.  “Abortion is killing, it’s killing, you’re killing someone,” he said.

So I thought it’d be worth it to calmly and persuasively share concerns with Beck on his approach.  He may not read my email, but I’m sure if enough pro-family folks were to get the message to him, he’d reconsider his outlook.

Here’s Beck’s email:

And here’s the gist of what I wrote:

Laws teach people what is right and wrong and thus homosexual acts will implicitly be given the stamp of approval where such legal recognition is granted.  The young will be given the false impression that this behavior is safe and acceptable, or even good.

Society has a duty to legally recognize and support married couples since they are, through procreation, the source for the continuation of human life and thus society itself.  Homosexual couples cannot properly procreate and thus have no such claim to societal recognition.

The question is not so much about marriage, but about homosexual acts.  The acts are harmful to the individuals who engage in them. They are harmful physically, emotionally and spiritually. 

With regard to persons engaged in such behavior or identifying with it, there must never be unjust discrimination.  All gay bashing, name-calling and the like should be condemned.  However, there must be discrimination on this front, a just discrimination, to preserve societal recognition for marriage between one man and one woman. 

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[sodpoodle]

*****Beck replied, “No, I don’t,” adding sarcastically, “Will the gays come and get us?”****

Yes Glenn - they will come for your children!!!!!!

[onyx]

UGH. The traditional family holds society together.

I am tired of the wordsmith's.

[JohnG45]

Do you have core beliefs? Well good, stick to them!

Does it matter to you what Rush or Beck believes in? Are their beliefs more important to you than your own beliefs are to you?

Stand by your beliefs through thick and thin and you will sleep comfortably every night.

[knarf]

Queers are an offense to normal people and are generally avoided, not fought.

It is a scare tactic to be sidetracked into an NEA sexual takeover of our children in the classroom.

Our kids have the same aversion to queers as we do, if we are paying attention and rearing them Americanly.

Real warfare is much quicker and deadlier than the generation or more that it takes to develope a 'process'

Yes, we're late to the party, but we're quite capable of crashing it and shutting it down.

[DJ MacWoW]

Beck said, “I believe -- I believe what Thomas Jefferson said. If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket, what difference is it to me?”

He needs to read more history. Maybe he should check that Virginia had the death penalty for sodomy and Jefferson tried to change the punishment to castration. They kept the death penalty. Apparently Jefferson thought it would "break his leg or pick his pocket".

[Mercat]

For me, the issue is the arrogance of the federal judiciary.

[CAluvdubya]

It's a moot point, anyway.

Liberal, activst, appointed judges with just overturn the vote of the people.

IMO, eliminate unelected judges.

[mewzilla]

My question for Beck is then why not allow bigamy, polygamy, polyandry, incest, child brides?

Just askin', Mr. Beck :)

[CAluvdubya]

with = will

[onyx]

Is that the answer? I have no idea. I am lost at this point.

Mem marrying men? Never dreamed of *that*.

[ikka]

"Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots of nice things you can do with sand; but do not try building a house on it."
—C S Lewis

[onyx]

Well, that’s coming too. If the state has “no interest” and can’t discriminate, then everything goes!

[Cvengr]

Asking a Mormon that question might give you Glenn Beck’s response.

[GonzoII]

BTTT!

[TalBlack]

” Beck replied, “No, I don’t,” adding sarcastically, “Will the gays come and get us?”

Either Beck doesn’t really believe what he says about the importance of culture in the matter of our nation’s present state or he’s got some reason for acting stupid.

Somewhere, around the edges, I pick up something on this guy that I just don’t like. It bothers me a bit because he seems to be on my side.

[nonliberal]

Will there be gay gangs doing drive by spankings?

[Daisyjane69]

Here is the entire problem in a nutshell (in my simple view).

Once you decide marriage is no longer ONE man & ONE woman, and you breach that wall, then to what end? If you base your decision, as this judge did, on some perceived right to form a legal union based on whomever you “love.”

Again, to what end?

It would almost immediately legalize the fundamental LDS polygamy community to the south of me, in Colorado City. This would force us, the taxpayer to subsidize an arrangement that I view as pure child abuse. I could write an entire post sometime on just what I’ve seen out of that bunch.

Forget first cousins being allowed to marry. That’s so yesterday So will brothers and sisters. There will be NOTHING (if love is the only criteria) to prevent fathers from marrying daughters and vice versa. For that matter, how to handle fathers who want to marry their sons, or wives their own daughters? And according to this judge, all these unions will have the imprimatur of the official state. What about any financial benefits that come from marriage, compelling us to be economic parters in that which most of us find repugnant?

Film at eleven....

[plinyelder]

It goes to show that the very people that Everyone looks to for leadership are in fact .. led themselves!

Hollywood, along with the moral breakdown of society in general has been successful in exposing Even These so-called Conservative Thinkers to the destructive ways of Political Correctness!

You ‘cannot’ separate the fact that conservative thinking, conservative values have strong ties to Christian teachings!

A true Christian can Never condone what God himself called an ‘abomination’!

I say a true Christian only because this is what Glenn Beck would like for us to believe that he is.

As well .. Any ‘True Conservative’ can only agree that the Sodomite agenda is ‘Truly’ nothing more than a purposeful drive to destroy the moral foundations of our society .. “Our Families”.

[nonliberal]

Oh Jesus. Jesus Christ.