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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[Darksheare]

Over at the zombietime site there is a link to their most viewed images.
One of the images is a lesbian holding a sign that says to kill all the heterosexuals.

[little jeremiah]

Should be up to each state to decide if they want such a law and what the punishment should be.

The law basically keeps crap that should be private, private.

NOT in the street, at Folsom Street Fairs, Gay Pride Parades, no bath houses, no homosexuals in the military, no teaching it in the schools, not at the beaches, parks, hiking trails, rests areas on I-5, public bathrooms, etc.

Private.

[little jeremiah]

Somehow or other it was not legal for more than 200 years and no one felt inconvenienced or repressed in any way.

[DJ MacWoW]

It is disturbing. What’s even more disturbing is “conservatives” that see nothing wrong with it. There have been a few on this thread. That behavior is disgusting. And there were children there.

[little jeremiah]

Take what to your next place? Don’t know what you meant by your comment.

[little jeremiah]

Yeah, but homosexual agenda pushers want hate speech and hate crimes laws, forcing people to serve them, cater to them, allow them to adopt/foster children, etc.

It’s all about using force on everyone else. Restricting and reducing our free speech, free thought, freedom of religion, etc.

[onyx]

I can’t dispute anything you said. In fact, with every special “right” they’ve been granted, from “hate crimes” to “gay marriage” we witness the destruction of our traditional family units and hence, the destruction of our society.

Gay pride parades are right out of Sodom & Gommorah, and their distain for the Church is beyond reprehensible.

The homosexuals have amassed substantial political power. I see no way to stop them now. Kagan sits on SCOTUS, right along with Sotomayor, and never mind all the “openly gay” elected officer holder throughout our nation.

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*ping* to mojitojoe for a pic of one that’s not “openly” gay.

[DJ MacWoW]

And, while I find it disgusting, I don't know how we remain a free society if we can outlaw it.

When Jefferson was Governor of Virginia the penalty was death. It was illegal in all states when our country was new. It was recognized as the perversion it is. Do a search. It's online.

[vox_freedom]

thanks metmom. good to see you. :-)

[onyx]

The homosexuals have amassed substantial political power. I see no way to stop them now. Kagan sits on SCOTUS, right along with Sotomayor, and never mind all the “openly gay” elected officer holder throughout our nation.

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*ping* to mojitojoe for a pic of one that’s not “openly” gay.

[little jeremiah]

The homosexual agenda is All. About. Using. The. Force. Of. Huge. Government. on all the rest of us.

If you don’t see this, you are singularly ill-informed (like you just woke up from a 20 year long coma) or pretending. One or the other.

[Almondjoy]

You are comparing it to the certified gay population.

Using your logic you would have to say that 33% of all prison rapes are done by homosexuals even though 2% of the population are homosexual. The problem with that is then 66% of all prison rapes are done by heterosexuals. Enviroment and mental health, and access all are driving forces behind the huge difference in homosexual child molestation and heterosex child molestation.

[TheOldLady]

LOL! Not me. Agreed about Darkwing104 and 50mm, though.

[TheOldLady]

Not looking too good for JD at the moment, is it.

You guys got tar, feathers, and a rail?

[vox_freedom]

Excellent point DJ.

Throughout world history homosexuality has been recognized as a perversion of natural law and God's law. It represents an ultimate EVIL and any normal and reasonable viewpoint would cause people to oppose it in all of its forms. It has been deplored for for all the right reasons: it ruins the family structure and harms society, it is unhealthy, in fact causes death for many; and causes untold misery and is a paramount dysfunction.

[DBeers]

I know I wont convince anyone with what I am about to say, but I shall share my story anyway. I used to be extremely anti-gay union of any type. Then I was reunited with a friend I hadn’t seen in 25 years. He revealead he was married, to another man.

Did they invite you to watch them having sex?

IF not -then you anecdotal feeling of 'goodness' was not a feeling about homosexual sex it was a good felling about humanity in general -this is normal.

You seem to confuse the sin with the person and identify the two as one and the same. This is flawed reasoning because in doing this one can not separate the sin from the sinner and falls into the trap of moral relativity e.g. he is a good man BUT he murdered so murder must be good...

Ask your self this --what are "gay people"?

Can you define them WITHOUT discussing the disordered and unhealthy sexual acrobatics they promote, are predisposed to engage in and or choose to engage in?

Are they better designers or hair stylists, more feminine or masculine, bald, fat, speak with a lisp -what exactly?

We talk about behavior alone here -not people created in the image of God...

How long will it take you to realize you have been duped by the left?

[DJ MacWoW]

Some people are too lazy to fight depravity until it affects them directly. By then it’s too late. Live and let live is destructive and the cowards way of dealing with life.

[vox_freedom]

Somehow or other it was not legal for more than 200 years and no one felt inconvenienced or repressed in any way.

Well stated, lj. I don't know how anyone can say they are "indifferent" and thereby ignore thousands of years of societal norms that display an abhorrence to homosexuality and its perversions.

[little jeremiah]

People with no morals will perform sodomy on others of the same sex when they have no access to their preferred sex partners.

That has nothing to do with the fact that homosexuals - those who consistently prefer the same sex regardless of access - have been known throughout history as being pederasts.

[DBeers]

Another way to deal with it is to recognize that Glenn does not have a well organized political outlook.

I think Glenn Beck is still developing his moral compass. I also think this supposed support thing is being blown out of proportion. Glenn Beck at worst voiced a Laizze-Faire position on the issue which would necessarily suggest that a government imposing homosexual marriage upon society is wrong.

Just recently he touched upon the moral degradation associated with the Wiemar Republic and its contribution to the breakdown of society and loss of individual freedom. He also talks of the moral basis for government -that individual freedom is necessarily premised in a moral basis which is the foundation of legitimate government -a government under God.

I myself think Glenn will come around as he digests all the things revealed him and has to subsequently assemble them into a cogent world view...