"I will tell you where this becomes very significant politically, it Romans 1:27-32, the scripture says not only does God not approve homosexuality, it says He does not approve those who do approve of homosexuality. So I’ve got a ballot, I’ve got a vote, I vote for somebody that approves homosexuality, God doesn’t approve me if I approve those who approve homosexuality. The Bible is so good about helping us know how to vote, because what you said is exactly right. The reason homosexuality will kill the blessing and I’ll tell you why, if I support someone who supports homosexuality, it will kill the blessing on me whether I’m a homosexual or not." - Dominionist David Barton, speaking on Christian television.Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Via JMG: David Barton: If You Vote In Support Of Gay Rights, God Will Curse You
"I will tell you where this becomes very significant politically, it Romans 1:27-32, the scripture says not only does God not approve homosexuality, it says He does not approve those who do approve of homosexuality. So I’ve got a ballot, I’ve got a vote, I vote for somebody that approves homosexuality, God doesn’t approve me if I approve those who approve homosexuality. The Bible is so good about helping us know how to vote, because what you said is exactly right. The reason homosexuality will kill the blessing and I’ll tell you why, if I support someone who supports homosexuality, it will kill the blessing on me whether I’m a homosexual or not." - Dominionist David Barton, speaking on Christian television.
Via JMG: Shannon Minter On The Prop 8 Hearing
"I was concerned by the tenor of many of the justices' questions today. The court has a responsibility to enforce the California Constitution, which gives elected state officials--not private initiative sponsors--the authority to decide whether to appeal a federal court decision invalidating a state law. Both conservative and progressive elected officials have occasionally exercised that discretion in the past by choosing not to expend state resources to defend invalidated measures. Permitting special interest groups to usurp that decision-making authority would dramatically change the current law and take a giant step down the road of turning California into a mobocracy."I was disappointed that, with some notable exceptions, too many of the court's questions today did not address the specific legal questions before them, but rather seemed to glorify the initiative process in the abstract and to abdicate a searching examination of the California Constitution in favor of emotional appeals to 'the people.' The initiative process is already frequently misused to target vulnerable groups, due in part to the Court's past reluctance to enforce any meaningful limits on the process, even when those limits are mandated by the California Constitution. I sincerely hope the Court does not compound that mistake by now giving initiative proponents an unprecedented new power to step outside of their proper legislative role and usurp the power that our Constitution gives only to elected state officials in the executive branch." - Shannon Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights.
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Is Meaning Discovered or Created?
 | Much of Western religious and philosophical endeavor discounts personal experience as unreliable and has thus focused on discovering the truth that lies behind appearances. Buddhist thought, by contrast, has been distrustful of the idea of objective truth and has been more concerned with investigating the process of experience itself. These observations have led to the insight, consistent with recent postmodern approaches to many subjects, that meaning is something created rather than discovered. |  |
from "Castles Made of Sand," by Andrew Olendzki
Read the entire article in the Tricycle Wisdom Collection
Read the entire article in the Tricycle Wisdom Collection
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Pastora famosa por pregar a conversão de gays, assumiu ser lésbica
A missionária evangélica - 05/09/2011 às 17:32h
Pastora famosa por pregar a conversão de gays, assumiu ser lésbica
Lanna acaba de protagonizar um episódio que abalou as estruturas evangélicasA missionária evangélica Lanna Holder ficou conhecida mundialmente por testemunhar que havia sido curada da homossexualidade. Deu palestras e promoveu o que seria a cura da homossexualidade em igrejas dos quatro cantos do mundo.Lanna acaba de protagonizar um episódio que abalou as estruturas evangélicas.
Ela se apaixonou por uma cantora gospel de renome nos Estados Unidos e se uniu à ela. A notícia de que ela voltou a ser homossexual (como se isso fosse possível) abalou as estruturas de muitas igrejas que ouviram (e acreditaram) em seu primeiro testemunho de cura da homossexualidade. Junta com sua namorada, Lanna inaugurou em São Paulo a Comunidade Cidade de Refúgio, primeira denominação religiosa dirigida por um casal de lésbicas no Brasil. Hoje a missionária reconhece que nunca deixou de sentir atração sexual por mulheres e critica a postura das igrejas que, segundo ela, pregam uma libertação que não existe. Mesmo disposta a não falar mais de sua vida pessoal, já que se diz alvo de represálias de várias instituições evangélicas, ela aceitou receber a JUNIOR em seu escritório. Na ocasião, falou sobre a mentira em que viveu por anos devido à intolerância religiosa.
Antes você afirmava que a homossexualidade era possessão demoniaca e hoje se arrepende da visão que tinha. O que te fez mudar de opinião?
Quanto me converti, fui ensinada que a homossexualidade era uma maldição, então expunha para os fiéis da maneira que eu havia aprendido. Milhares de pessoas me procuravam para saber como eu havia deixado de ser lésbica e no fundo sabia que continuava gostando de mulheres. Eu professava aquela mentira na esperança de que um dia ela pudesse se tornar verdade na minha vida. Realmente lutei porque acreditava que iria mudar. Com o passar dos anos percebi que toda a teoria que eu pregava não surtia efeito em mim e muito menos nas multidões que se apoiavam na minha suposta cura. Resolvi deixar toda aquela vida falsa e mergulhei no estudo da teologia inclusiva, que considera a homossexualidade uma orientação, algo natural, sem nenhuma condenação de Deus.
Quanto me converti, fui ensinada que a homossexualidade era uma maldição, então expunha para os fiéis da maneira que eu havia aprendido. Milhares de pessoas me procuravam para saber como eu havia deixado de ser lésbica e no fundo sabia que continuava gostando de mulheres. Eu professava aquela mentira na esperança de que um dia ela pudesse se tornar verdade na minha vida. Realmente lutei porque acreditava que iria mudar. Com o passar dos anos percebi que toda a teoria que eu pregava não surtia efeito em mim e muito menos nas multidões que se apoiavam na minha suposta cura. Resolvi deixar toda aquela vida falsa e mergulhei no estudo da teologia inclusiva, que considera a homossexualidade uma orientação, algo natural, sem nenhuma condenação de Deus.
Existem muitos gays mal resolvidos dentro das igrejas?
As igrejas evangélicas estão cheias de homossexuais tentando se curar em vão e por isso estão ficando doentes. O sucesso que eu fiz no passado se deve justamente ao grande número de gays evangélicos que se identificavam e se apoiavam no meu testemunho. Durante os cultos eles me procuravam deseseperados para dizer que estavam sofrendo e sendo discriminadas dentro da própria igreja e que precisavam de uma transformação. Atualmente recebo jovens traumatizados que foram expulsos de denominações evangélicas durante as reuniões porque eram afeminados.
As igrejas evangélicas estão cheias de homossexuais tentando se curar em vão e por isso estão ficando doentes. O sucesso que eu fiz no passado se deve justamente ao grande número de gays evangélicos que se identificavam e se apoiavam no meu testemunho. Durante os cultos eles me procuravam deseseperados para dizer que estavam sofrendo e sendo discriminadas dentro da própria igreja e que precisavam de uma transformação. Atualmente recebo jovens traumatizados que foram expulsos de denominações evangélicas durante as reuniões porque eram afeminados.
O que você diria para as pessoas perderam anos de duas vidas acreditando nas coisas que você falava?
Eu olho para a minha história, para todas as coisas que eu dizia e lamento pelas pessoas que até se suicidaram, pessoas que geraram em seus corações uma expectativa de mudarem sua sexualidade e não conseguiram. Gente que achava que Deus me amava mais do que elas porque eu dizia que tinha sido liberta e não era verdade. Eu criei feridas no coração das pessoas e alimentei falsas expectativas. Tanta gente que, por minha causa, lutaram dentro das igrejas para deixarem de ser gays e não obtiveram êxito. Peço perdão à todas essas pessoas. A igreja precisa acordar para esse erro que está comprometendo a vida de tanta gente.
Eu olho para a minha história, para todas as coisas que eu dizia e lamento pelas pessoas que até se suicidaram, pessoas que geraram em seus corações uma expectativa de mudarem sua sexualidade e não conseguiram. Gente que achava que Deus me amava mais do que elas porque eu dizia que tinha sido liberta e não era verdade. Eu criei feridas no coração das pessoas e alimentei falsas expectativas. Tanta gente que, por minha causa, lutaram dentro das igrejas para deixarem de ser gays e não obtiveram êxito. Peço perdão à todas essas pessoas. A igreja precisa acordar para esse erro que está comprometendo a vida de tanta gente.
Constantemente os evangélicos te atacam no meios de comunicação. Como você reage?
Eles sempre lançam pedras e me chamam de mentirosa. Eles não enxergam que eu deixei o vício das drogas, do cigarro e do álcool. O que Deus pôde transformar na minha vida ele transformou, a única coisa que continuou igual foi a minha sexualidade, que é algo intrínseco em mim e não pode ser mudado. Isso não é uma escolha, mas sim uma orientação. Quem escolheria sofrer e ter um bando de crente hipócrita lançando na cara da gente que somos uma maldição? Ninguém no mundo escolhe sofrer.
Eles sempre lançam pedras e me chamam de mentirosa. Eles não enxergam que eu deixei o vício das drogas, do cigarro e do álcool. O que Deus pôde transformar na minha vida ele transformou, a única coisa que continuou igual foi a minha sexualidade, que é algo intrínseco em mim e não pode ser mudado. Isso não é uma escolha, mas sim uma orientação. Quem escolheria sofrer e ter um bando de crente hipócrita lançando na cara da gente que somos uma maldição? Ninguém no mundo escolhe sofrer.
Qual recado você daria para aquelas pessoas que ainda estão tentando ser curadas?
Eu tenho 49 anos e a maior parte da minha vida, assim como a de tantos evangélicos, foi jogada fora. Fiquei dentro de um armário porque se eu assumisse quem realmente era não poderia pregar, ser missionária, e muito menos considerada crente. Tive que omitir e esconder a minha sexualidade, proferindo que havia sendo curada, para conseguir continuar exercendo o meu ministério. Isso não vale a pena, cansei disso.
Eu tenho 49 anos e a maior parte da minha vida, assim como a de tantos evangélicos, foi jogada fora. Fiquei dentro de um armário porque se eu assumisse quem realmente era não poderia pregar, ser missionária, e muito menos considerada crente. Tive que omitir e esconder a minha sexualidade, proferindo que havia sendo curada, para conseguir continuar exercendo o meu ministério. Isso não vale a pena, cansei disso.
Qual é a proposta da Comunidade Cidade de Refúgio?
Deus não faz acepção de pessoas. Essa nova igreja foi criada para desmistificar a postura equivocada dos cristãos e para receber aqueles que querem viver com Deus, mas que não são aceitos por sua condição sexual. Praticamente todos os membros que recebemos, são pessoas rejeitadas por igrejas evangélicas. Aqui os casais gays poderão viver em paz, pregar, cantar e exercer seus dons diante de Deus. Aqui podemos reconhecer que somos gays, somos cristãos e somos felizes. Nos sentimos completamente amados e aceitos por Deus.
Deus não faz acepção de pessoas. Essa nova igreja foi criada para desmistificar a postura equivocada dos cristãos e para receber aqueles que querem viver com Deus, mas que não são aceitos por sua condição sexual. Praticamente todos os membros que recebemos, são pessoas rejeitadas por igrejas evangélicas. Aqui os casais gays poderão viver em paz, pregar, cantar e exercer seus dons diante de Deus. Aqui podemos reconhecer que somos gays, somos cristãos e somos felizes. Nos sentimos completamente amados e aceitos por Deus.
Você passou por algum tipo de ritual de libertação?
Todos que você possa imaginar. Fiz intensas sessões de regressão e cura interior, me entreguei para todas essas propostas, mas obviamente nada fez com que eu deixasse de ser lésbica.
Todos que você possa imaginar. Fiz intensas sessões de regressão e cura interior, me entreguei para todas essas propostas, mas obviamente nada fez com que eu deixasse de ser lésbica.
Como é a sua atual relação com a igreja evangélica e com a sua família que pertence à denominações tradicionais?
Hoje não tenho nenhuma proximidade com os evangélicos e eles não aceitam minha atual condição. Todas as igrejas que no passado me convidavam para pregar não se comunicam mais comigo. Qualquer tipo de aliança foi quebrada porque eles consideram a homossexualidade possessão, maldição hereditária e algumas até mesmo doença. Eles não concordam com a visão que passei a seguir e são completamente opostos ao que estou pregando atualmente. A minha família tem a mesma postura, precisei me desligar deles para viver esse novo ministério.
Hoje não tenho nenhuma proximidade com os evangélicos e eles não aceitam minha atual condição. Todas as igrejas que no passado me convidavam para pregar não se comunicam mais comigo. Qualquer tipo de aliança foi quebrada porque eles consideram a homossexualidade possessão, maldição hereditária e algumas até mesmo doença. Eles não concordam com a visão que passei a seguir e são completamente opostos ao que estou pregando atualmente. A minha família tem a mesma postura, precisei me desligar deles para viver esse novo ministério.
Você se tornou uma das celebridades mais rentáveis do meio gospel. Qual foi o destino dos produtos comercializados com o seu nome?
É inevitável que as vendas diminuam. Aqueles que compravam não compram mais. Como o preconceito da igreja evangélica continua cada vez maior, a primeira atitude deles foi retirar todos os produtos com meu nome de suas livrarias.
É inevitável que as vendas diminuam. Aqueles que compravam não compram mais. Como o preconceito da igreja evangélica continua cada vez maior, a primeira atitude deles foi retirar todos os produtos com meu nome de suas livrarias.
Como você conheceu sua atual companheira?
Conheci a cantora e pastora Rosania Rocha em Bonton, nos Estados Unidos, na Assembléia de Deus, igreja onde congregávamos. Nós éramos muito conhecidas entre o evangélicos e começamos a nos encontrar em viagens para pregar e cantar, foi quando iniciou o envolvimento. Na época contamos para a liderança da igreja com o objetivo de nos separarmos. Eles reagiram da pior maneira possível, trouxeram o assunto à público e fomos humilhadas por evangélicos no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos. Depois dessa situação, resolvemos nos separar de nossos maridos e nos unir.
Conheci a cantora e pastora Rosania Rocha em Bonton, nos Estados Unidos, na Assembléia de Deus, igreja onde congregávamos. Nós éramos muito conhecidas entre o evangélicos e começamos a nos encontrar em viagens para pregar e cantar, foi quando iniciou o envolvimento. Na época contamos para a liderança da igreja com o objetivo de nos separarmos. Eles reagiram da pior maneira possível, trouxeram o assunto à público e fomos humilhadas por evangélicos no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos. Depois dessa situação, resolvemos nos separar de nossos maridos e nos unir.
Via JMG: Photo Of The Day - Prop 8 Asshats
These Protect Marriage asshats apparently survived their harrowing ordeal at the hands of violent homofascists outside of the California Supreme Court.Via JMG: NCLR's Kate Kendell On Prop 8 Hearing
"It would be an unthinkable blow to California’s democratic system of government if the handful of individuals who sponsored Prop 8 could make decisions for the entire state. Today’s arguments raised critical questions affecting the future of all groups who may be targeted by unconstitutional ballot initiatives, and the California Supreme Court’s decision will determine whether our state can be held hostage by special interests with no accountability to the public. We are hopeful that the Court will affirm that a handful of private citizens representing only their own narrow interests cannot usurp the role of the duly elected officials of the state of California." - National Center for Lesbian Rights head Kate Kendell, in a press release about today's Prop 8 hearing.NOTE: I watched the entire thing. Judging by the way the justices grilled Ted Olson, I'm inclined to think they will grant standing to Protect Marriage.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Via JMG: It's The Gays' Fault!
Grotesco - Det är bögarnas fel - Allsång på Skansen [english subtitles]
During Stockholm Pride, Swedish state television aired this skewering of fundamentalism, which was performed at an audience sing-along festival. If subtitles do not appear, click on the red "CC" button at the bottom right of the player.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Via JMG: Oh Noes! Hate Group Haz Money Woes!
Focus On The Family, which went through an embarrassing reduction in their hate force just last year, is back on the financial ropes. Squee!
CitizenLink this week sent an email to constituents pleading for $2.3 million in 30 days to avoid a budget shortfall. If the money is not raised, “our ability to act on your behalf will be severely, and perhaps irreparably, hurt,” wrote Tom Minnery, CitizenLink executive director. “The threat is still very real,” Minnery writes. “If we don’t stay vigilant, last year’s victories can AND WILL be taken from us!” Like most nonprofits, CitizenLink has experienced a dramatic drop in donations in recent years. In fiscal 2009, donations were $6.5 million, according to CitizenLink financial records. A year later, donations fell to $5 million. In the run-up to the November 2010 midterm elections, the organization received a sharp increase in donations. But since then, Minnery said Wednesday, giving has fallen off to a worrying degree. CitizenLink’s 2011 fiscal budget is $5.8 million. The $2.3 million shortfall needs to be balanced by Sept. 30.NOTE: CitizenLink is Focus On The Family's recently retitled lobbying arm.
Via JMG: Anti-Bullying Law Passes CA Senate
California's state Senate has approved a comprehensive anti-bullying law requiring schools to investigate the harassment of students. The bill passed in the state Assembly three months ago and Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign it. "Seth's Law" is named for Seth Walsh, the 13 year-old California boy who hung himself in his backyard after being bullied for being gay.
"I'm absolutely ecstatic," said Wendy Walsh, Seth's mother. "I am truly honored. Seth would be very honored. I really hope the governor signs it." State Sen. Michael Rubio, D-Shafter, voted yes while state Sen. Jean Fuller, R-Bakersfield, voted no. Fuller said Friday she believes schools are burdened already with too many "one-size-fits-all" state laws, and local districts should be making the calls. "That's why we have school boards and superintendents," said Fuller, former Bakersfield City School District superintendent. A year ago this month, Seth Walsh hanged himself in his backyard. He left a suicide note expressing anger at his school "for bringing you this sorrow." And just more than two months ago, federal officials announced Tehachapi Unified School District failed to investigate or respond appropriately to the bullying of Seth.Expect the "Repeal Seth's Law" campaign.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Via JMG: Uganda Health Minister: Pray AIDS Away
Uganda's new minister of health claims that prayer cures AIDS. And surprise surprise, she's also a backer of the "Kill Gays Bill" and is supported by American evangelicals. All are complicit in the deaths of any Ugandan who rejects medical treatment for AIDS. In May 2011 Dr. Christine Ondoa was chosen as the new head of Uganda's Ministry of Health. The position will give Ondoa authority over a significant portion of Uganda's foreign HIV/AIDS mitigation funding, which in the year 2010 included over $270 million dollars from the United States. Along with her role as a medical professional, Christine Ondoa also serves as pastor in the Life Line Ministries of apostle Julius Peter Oyet, one of the most powerful clerics leading Uganda's ongoing crusade against gay rights. Since her appointment as Health Ministry head, Ondoa has promoted the claim, an established tenet of Peter Wagner's apostolic movement, also advanced by Oyet's Life Line Ministries, that HIV/AIDS can be cured through prayer.RELATED: Warren Throckmorton reports today: "In a sign that debate is heating up in Uganda over the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the Family Life Network of Stephen Langa convened a press conference yesterday and initiated the 'Pass the Bill Now' campaign."
Via JMG: CALIFORNIA: Newly Seated Pro-Gay Justice Likely To Hear Prop 8 Arguments
Newly seated California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu, who has expressed support for same-sex marriage, is expected to hear Prop 8 arguments next week when the issue of standing is represented to the Court. Anti-gay groups have loudly called for Goodwin to recuse himself from the case based on his past statements. That, apparently, will not be happening. And as you'd expect, the Family Research Council is ever so pissed. Fantastic. JMG Asshat Of The Day - Rep. Duncan Hunter
Rep. Duncan Hunter has failed several times in legislative attempts to thwart the repeal of DADT. Now he wants to pass a bill making it legal for straight troops to harass gay ones. SRSLY. The draft bill prepared by Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who served as a Marine Corps officer before being elected to Congress, does not prevent repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy by the end of September, but it would require the services to “ensure that a member of the Armed Forces under their jurisdiction is not pressured to approve of another person’s sexual conduct if that sexual conduct is contrary to the personal principles of the member.” Essentially, this would mean that military people have to accept the presence of gays in the military but they would not have to like it, said an aide familiar with the legislation.And by "not have to like it," he means "totally free to abuse gay soldiers without fear of reprimand from superiors."
Via JMG: LONDON: Openly Gay Former Police Chief Brian Paddick Nominated For Mayor
Britain's Liberal Democrats have nominated former cop Brian Paddick as their choice for mayor of London. Until he left the force, Paddick was the highest-ranked openly gay police officer in Britain. Tonight, Mr Paddick said: “I hope to visit every local party in London, to meet the activists whose support we rely on year after year and to raise as much money as possible for the campaign ahead. I know from personal experience how tough the GLA [Greater London Assembly] Elections are for us as a party and next year will be no exception. I promise to devote myself full-time between now and May to securing the best possible result for the Liberal Democrats and with your help, we can deliver the best result we have ever had in the history of the GLA elections.”Paddick finished a distant third in the 2008 mayoral election. Paris, Berlin, and Houston are the biggest cities in the world with openly gay mayors currently in office.
Via AmericablogGay: Marriage, it’s not gay
John Aravosis (DC)
I find myself on the blog struggling for what word to use. Joe often prods me to change "gay" marriage to "same-sex" marriage. I'm not convinced it's much better. I've at times used "marriage equality," but I sometimes fear that it's code that non-gay people won't get. The thing is, it's quite clumsy when you try to write around the phrase "gay marriage." I'm open to suggestions, but you really need to look at a sentence the phrase is already in and then try to rewrite it.
From The New Civil Rights Movement:
There are lots of reasons I want to get married, and none of them are because I am gay. I don’t want a gay marriage. I don’t want a different kind of marriage; I want the same kind of marriage as my married neighbors have. I want a marriage with all the rights and privileges and responsibilities that everyone else who is married has. I am told there are 1,138 benefits that federally recognized marriage would bring us, and I would like those, too.From The New Civil Rights Movement:
But most of all, I want to marry the man I have loved for almost 34 years – a real marriage legally recognized everywhere we go.
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Via JMG: Chicago burbs making big bucks from hosting gay softball tournament
Lesson to the wise for other towns. Invite gay conferences and tournaments, and make money.
Elmhurst, along with St. Charles and Schaumburg, is hosting the 2011 Gay Softball World Series, organized by the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association (NAGAA), and benefiting from the influx of visitors.
As the largest gay sporting event in the world, 150 teams — made up mostly of players who are gay, as well as some who are bisexual and straight — qualified for the games from gay softball leagues in 41 cities across the United States and Canada.
In total, the tournament is expected to bring about $5 million to the area, according to Ted Cappas, president of the local tournament planning board.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
JMG Quote Of The Day - Gary DeMar
Evangelist Gary DeMar explains how the gay death penalty will work once Christians achieve dominion over the United States and install a theocratic government: "Obviously, certain sins often may escape detection. Homosexuals who practice behind closed doors are out-of-bounds for the courts, of course, unless others witness their criminal behavior. Such behavior may not be dealt with by courts in history, but will be dealt with by God, either in history (e.g., AIDS) or eternity. The law that requires the death penalty for homosexual acts effectually drives the perversion of homosexuality underground, back to the closet, to the dark realm of shameful activity."RELATED: Check out Warren Throckmorton's just-posted list of quotes from other dominionists on the subject of the gay death penalty. He concludes: "No wonder many social conservatives are out in force trying to deny that these movements have any consequence or have any influence on Rick Perry or Michele Bachmann."
Via JMG: The Rise Of American Nazism
Florida's Pastor Mike Stahl wants to create a "national registry of known atheists." That way, good Christians can scan the list for neighbors, boycott their Satanic businesses, and otherwise harass them. Hmm, where have we heard this idea before? Now , many (especially the atheists ) , may ask “Why do this , what’s the purpose ?” Duhhh , Mr. Atheist , for the same purpose many States put the names and photos of convicted sex offenders and other ex-felons on the I-Net – to INFORM the public ! I mean , in the City of Miramar , Florida , where I live , the population is approx. 109,000 . My family and I would sure like to know how many of those 109,000 are ADMITTED atheists ! Perhaps we may actually know some . In which case we could begin to witness to them and warn them of the dangers of atheism . Or perhaps they are radical atheists , whose hearts are as hard as Pharaoh’s , in that case , if they are business owners , we would encourage all our Christian friends , as well as the various churches and their congregations NOT to patronize them as we would only be “feeding” Satan .Blogger PZ Myers notes that a campaign urging atheists to be more public about their identity already exists. Myers concludes:
I’m out. Pastor Mike can get to work compiling his own damn list, and he can put me right at the top of it. Would he also like me to get a tattoo, or maybe wear an armband with a big red A on it? We’re not ashamed, but many of us are rightly afraid of the cretinous thugs who follow Pastor Mike’s Jesus.(Tipped by JMG reader Brett)
Via JMG: Scott Lively: Gays Will Use Prop 8 Tapes To Intimidate Christian Witnesses
Scott Lively, the infamous gay death penalty advocate and spokesman for God's Gentle Love, says homo-terrorists will wreak revenge upon Christian witnesses should the Prop 8 trial tapes be released. "We have seen all across the country that the gay activist movement attempts to intimidate anyone who stands up for family values, and this just seems to be another example," decides Dr. Scott Lively of DefendtheFamily.com. "There's really no good reason for this [video footage] to be released, and I would hope that the decision would go against the release." Judge Ware has not made a ruling on the issue, but he is expected to provide a written decision at a later date. So far, he has said that "the integrity of the judicial process is affected" when one judge promises a videotape will be used only for limited purposes and a second judge decides to make the video public. "We have seen, unfortunately, a lot of intimidation of the judiciary by gay activists as well, so it will be interesting to see whether this judge stands up to the pressure or stands true to his original decision," Dr. Lively concludes.Lively's ministry is one of the few listed as a certified hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Via JMG: Tony Perkins & The KKK (Con't)
"We believe the United States is a European country and that Americans are part of the European people. We believe that the United States derives from and is an integral part of European civilization and the European people and that the American people and government should remain European in their composition and character. We therefore oppose the massive immigration of non-European and non-Western peoples into the United States that threatens to transform our nation into a non-European majority in our lifetime. [snip] "We also oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind, to promote non-white races over the European-American people through so-called “affirmative action” and similar measures, to destroy or denigrate the European-American heritage, including the heritage of the Southern people, and to force the integration of the races." - From the Statement of Principles of the Council of Conservative Citizens, the white supremacist group before whom Tony Perkins has spoken twice.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Scholars at Risk (SAR) calls for letters on behalf of Mr. Ramin Zibaei of Iran
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Via JMG: FLORIDA: Students Of "Cesspool" Teacher Share His Homophobic Comments
After being suspended for posting anti-gay comments on his Facebook page, last week Florida teacher Jerry Buell was reinstated when the KKK threatened to picket the local school board in his defense. The defiant Buell said that he did not intend to change his teaching philosophy, which includes speaking "as if Lake County had hired Jesus Christ himself." Today Equality Florida shares some examples of Buell's in-class comments as reported by former students.
TAKE ACTION: Send an email to the Lake County School Board and demand that they expand anti-bullying and non-discrimination policies to include LGBT students.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The source for the KKK aspect of this story, Orlando's WFTV-ABC, has edited their original story to remove this claim. No explanation has yet been provided for this change.
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Brian Blaise, an honors student who graduated in 2003, described the day Mr. Buell offered his disturbing take on the issue of gays serving in the military: "I looked up when he said he supported gays in the military, stunned by the answer. He immediately followed that comment with the statement that we should then put them on the front lines, and pull back," Blaise said. Another of his students recounted Mr. Buell invoking the quote "A pig in a tuxedo is still a pig" to declare his disdain for recognizing gay relationships.Got that? "Jesus Christ himself" is telling public school students that setting up gay soldiers to be murdered would be a hilarious thing to do. Christian Love.™
TAKE ACTION: Send an email to the Lake County School Board and demand that they expand anti-bullying and non-discrimination policies to include LGBT students.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The source for the KKK aspect of this story, Orlando's WFTV-ABC, has edited their original story to remove this claim. No explanation has yet been provided for this change.
Via JMG: The Return Of Ratty Hairpiece Woman
Focus On The Family's Ratty Hairpiece Woman (Candi Cushman) goes on and on about the "indoctrination" of students by groups such as GLSEN. Let those kids grow up to be the violent Christian bullies that God meant them to be!
Labels: bullying, Focus On The Family, Gay Straight Alliance, GLSEN, hate groups, LGBT youth, religion
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Via JMG: Possibly Good News On Prop 8
Via Zack Ford at Think Progress:
Goodwin Liu’s nomination to the Ninth Circuit Court may have been derailed by Senate Republicans, but his nomination to California’s Supreme Court is right on track. The Commission on Judicial Appointments will consider Liu’s appointment Wednesday, but the State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominations has already given him its highest rating: “exceptionally well-qualified.” It’s expected that, if confirmed, Liu — who has previously spoken out for marriage equality — will be seated in time for next week’s hearing on proponents’ standing in the Prop 8 case.
Via JMG: Tony Perkins & The KKK
I've blogged many times about Tony Perkins' ties to the KKK. Today Equality California picks up on Perkins' racist past in a clip about his attempt to undo California's LGBT education bill. Watch this!
Labels: bigotry, Equality California, Family Reseach Council, hate groups, racism, religion, Tony Perkins
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