"Let's get real and stop the charade about what a 'social welfare'
organization is. Last year, internal National Organization for Marriage
(NOM) strategy documents were leaked, stating that the organization
seeks 'to drive a wedge between gays and blacks' by promoting "African
American spokespeople for marriage,' thus provoking same-sex marriage
supporters into 'denouncing these spokesmen and women as bigots,' and
"to interrupt the assimilation" of Latinos into 'dominant Anglo
culture' by making the stance against same-sex marriage 'a key badge of
Latino identity.'
"Does this sound like social welfare to you? Social welfare
organizations should work in the public interest -- not to divide,
exploit, and conquer. When I brought this up at the hearing today, Dr.
Eastman, Chairman of the Board of NOM, angrily groused, 'To say that
defending traditional marriage doesn't qualify for defense of the
public good is beyond preposterous.'
"To Dr. Eastman, I say that it is the denial of my constituents, and all Americans, the right to marry the person they love is
preposterous. To exploit racial and religious differences so you can fundraise for and enforce your specific worldview is
preposterous. But your right to be preposterous should
not extend to taking political positions under the guise of a social welfare organization, raising money and campaigning." -
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), writing for the
Huffington Post.
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