January 17, 2008
All hell is breaking loose, this time in Montgomery County, MD. The problem is Bill 23-07.
First some background. Montgomery County laws already prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, cable television service, and taxicab service on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, national origin, or marital status, except for discounts for the elderly and handicapped. Bill 23-07 would add gender identity to that list, Enter the hysterical RRRW bigots.
(Italics and bolding theirs)
No longer will women and girls be able to feel completely safe in the most private and personal bathroom and locker facilities of schools, public pools, malls, stores, health clubs, restaurants and other such public places throughout the county. County Executive Ike Leggett signed Bill 23-07, the outrageous legislation that may result in forcing even religious schools to hire transgender teachers; and then also allow cross-dressing but biological males in your daughter’s school locker room.
OMG!!! The world is going to come to an end!!!
Anyway, to help defeat this nefarious bill you’re entreated to join Team 777. I’m sure you know that 777 is the number associated with God. So of course Team 777 is just chock full of holy righteousness.
Of course there’s this banner at the top of the page that knows all the right buttons to push:
Bill 23-07, CIVIL RIGHTS?
A resident, Lisa G., wrote to the Council: “From what I’m reading, the person with gender identity confusion is being protected by what she or he FEELS he or she is. So, if I’m in a bathroom all by myself late at night, and a man walks in, I am supposed to be okay with this? This is truly unbelievable, and I’m embarrassed that Montgomery County is even spending its time on this piece of nonsense.”
OR SPECIAL RIGHTS?
Now let’s turn this around.
Christians have full freedom of religion under the US Constitution. This gives them a multitude of privileges in school, the workplace and pretty much everywhere.
Christians have federal and state protections from hate-crimes perpetrated against them because of their religion.
Christians can give up to half of their adjusted gross annual income to a church or religious institution and deduct it from their income taxes.
They can do this and more all because they claim they are Christians (and no proof of their Christianity is ever demanded). What exactly is this love they say they feel for God and/or Jesus but a feeling? We give them rights and privileges based on feelings?
Are these, then, Civil Rights or….
Special Rights?
Civil Rights are not “special rights” except in the narrow, bigoted minds of people who have all of their civil rights and want to keep others from having them. If more people would start living by The Golden Rule (Christians should know that considering Jesus said it), the world would be a much better place.
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October 28, 2007
Gay rights don’t trump faith
Deborah Douglas ddouglas@suntimes.com
Gay activists made a big hairy deal this week when Sen. Barack Obama hired formerly gay gospel singer Donnie McClurkin to lead some fund-raising concerts in South Carolina this weekend.
So what.
McClurkin doesn’t have to stay gay if he doesn’t want to.
For gays who insist they are born that way and that’s the end of it, suggesting that someone could choose not to be homosexual is a slap in the face. The science on this isn’t clear. The search for the gay gene is ongoing, and while doubt remains, individuals continue to make up their own minds about the nature of being gay.
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…McClurkin told Ebony magazine he battled homosexuality for 20 years after several episodes of sexual abuse. Anyone should be able to understand how a child who was abused that way could grow to be confused about the role of sex and sexual identity.
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I thought about my gay friends and was torn. Then I got over it. Gay people must not stop fighting for their right to equal access and treatment. Nobody has a right to deny a gay person a job or a home, or kick him in the head because they don’t like the way he lives and loves. But society’s rules stop at the church-house doors, folks.
We cannot let our passion for civil rights negate the right for people to hold their heartfelt religious beliefs. Despite what gay activists insist, believing the Bible’s admonitions against homosexuality does not make Christians homophobic. It is not an either/or proposition. If it were, guess who would lose? Christianity has a better PR machine, considering it has a best-selling book attached to it. Ultimately, those who denigrated McClurkin and Obama (who says he does not hold the singer’s views) were really condemning people of faith. …
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Gays smarting over McClurkin’s transformation should know the rest of us sinners get talked about, too. For most Bible believers, sin is sin. Whether it’s lying (even white ones), heavy drinking (free drinks!), stealing (pilfering office supplies) or fornication (the heterosexual and gay kind), it is not acceptable.
Besides, anybody who has been to a black church with good gospel music knows gay guys are always singing in the choir.
Sapphocrat writes:
“So what?”
I can’t believe a generally decent paper like the Chicago Sun-Times would print this garbage — and worse: “Deborah Douglas is a Sun-Times editorial board writer.”
Somebody’s getting a LTTE from me today. Ther only problem is that there are so many things wrong here, I don’t know where to begin — with the “there are more of us than there are of you, so like or lump it” attitude, with the molestation-turns-you-gay myth, with the gays-can-change lie (the only “ex-gays” are in denial — or dead), with the equation of homosexuality with drinking, stealing, “fornication,” and other “sins” (what, no comparison to murderers and prostitutes?), with the mindboggling denial inherent in the notion that condemning homosexuality doesn’t make one homophobic (!)… or with the nasty swipe at gay men (why didn’t she just come out and say “fags”?) in the very last line.
But I think my LTTE will go something like this:
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Ms. Douglas’s disingenuousness is breathtaking: “Ultimately, those who denigrated McClurkin and Obama (who says he does not hold the singer’s views) were really condemning people of faith.” Observe how Ms. Douglas manages to twist this story into yet another tired claim of “Christian persecution.” Yes, those nasty old gays — all 4% to 10% of the population — are piling on the poor, persecuted Christians who make up some 80% of the population.
And where does that leave gay, lesbian, and bisexual Christians (yes, they do exist) who “denigrated” McClurkin and Obama? Are they condemning themselves?
Ayn Rand — no more a friend to gay people than Ms. Douglas — once wrote: “Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).” Our greatest leaders, from Thomas Jefferson to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by word and action, have agreed; it is this simple idea — and not some narrow, elitist corruption of Christianity — on which our nation was founded, and only by which it can progress.
Ms. Douglas’s double standard is equally astounding: “We cannot let our passion for civil rights negate the right for people to hold their heartfelt religious beliefs.” Hold whatever “heartfelt religious beliefs” you like — but religion does not confer the right to stand on the heads of those who do not believe as you do, just so that you can retain your precious — and tenuous — position at the top of the heap.
Sorry, but civil rights do trump faith — and Ms. Douglas had better hope they do; by some twist of fate, I may one day be a member of the majority that decides to strip her of the rights (or rather, privileges) she so blithely takes for granted.
Society’s rules may stop at the church-house doors, Ms. Douglas, but the church’s rules must stop at the sidewalk.
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September 26, 2007
From Joe.My.God.:
Xtians On Warpath Over Folsom Poster
Last month I mentioned Folsom Street Fair’s fabulous “Last Supper” poster for this year’s event. Now Matt Barber, alpha male for the mousy Xtian hausfraus advocacy group, the Concerned Women For America (CWA), is up in arms, petitioning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-SF), California Senators Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein, and Gov. Schwarzengger to “publicly condemn this unprovoked attack against Christ and His followers. We further challenge the media to cover this affront to Christianity with the same vigor as recent stories about cartoon depictions of Mohammed and other items offensive to the Muslim community.” More from CWA:
Organizers of San Francisco’s hedonistic Folsom Street Fair — sponsored by Miller Brewing, Co. — have portrayed Christ and His disciples as half-naked homosexual sadomasochists in the event’s promotional advertisement. The bread and wine representing Christ’s broken body and lifegiving blood are replaced with sadomasochistic sex toys in this twisted version of Da Vinci’s The Last Supper.
The most unimaginable and vile acts of debauchery are commonplace during the fair. Senator Larry Craig was arrested and driven out of the Senate for allegedly soliciting public ‘gay’ sex, yet during this event the city of San Francisco suspends the law and allows ‘gay’ men and women to parade the streets fully nude, many having sex — even group orgies — in broad daylight, while taxpayer funded police officers look on and do absolutely nothing. …
Sapph says: The day see people “parade the streets fully nude, many having sex — even group orgies — in broad daylight” (or even at night), I’ll… well, I’ll run right up to San Francisco with my camera.
Joe also advises a trip over to Dan Savage’s blog, where Dan runs pictures and videos of dozens of Last Supper parodies, featuring “The Sopranos,” “The Simpsons,” Legos, the Boston Red Sox, and many others — and asks the question, “Other Last Suppers: Where’s the Outrage?”
Next, here’s the predictable Big Barf Alert from the rabidly gay-bashing Lifesite.com, which apparently thinks it’s going to hurt sales of Miller beer (which makes us want to run right out and buy a case of MGD):
Miller Brewery Funds Gay Sadomasochistic Orgy on San Francisco Streets
Ad for event portrays Christ and His disciples as half-naked homosexual sadomasochists
By John-Henry Westen
SAN FRANCISCO, September 25, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Folsom Street Fair, a gay parade which has for years included full nudity and sex acts on public streets is set to take place again this year on September 30 with city approval, partial public funding and sponsorship by Miller Brewing Company. This year several Christian and pro-family groups have called for public scrutiny into the event as the ad for the event is a mockery of Christ’s Last Supper.
The ad portrays Christ and His disciples as half-naked homosexual sadomasochists with the bread and wine representing Christ’s broken body and blood replaced with sadomasochistic sex toys.
“The most unimaginable and vile acts of debauchery are commonplace during the fair,” said Matt Barber, Policy Director for Cultural Issues with Concerned Women for America (CWA). “Senator Larry Craig was arrested and driven out of the Senate for allegedly soliciting public ‘gay’ sex, yet during this event the city of San Francisco suspends the law and allows ‘gay’ men and women to parade the streets fully nude, many having sex - even group orgies - in broad daylight, while taxpayer funded police officers look on and do absolutely nothing.”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue focussed his attention on getting Miller to act on the anti-Christian ad. “There are several sponsors to this street fair, but most are local and represent niche markets; Miller is the only national household sponsor,” said Donohue. “Furthermore, Miller has a record of acceding to requests from various segments of the population that have objected to certain ads: it has bowed to the wishes of Muslims, African-American clergy, lawyers and feminists by pulling ads deemed offensive. Surely it will do the same in this instance: the ad, like the event, is morally depraved. Indeed, it is the kind of ad that only the enemies of Christians would entertain.”
“We have contacted Miller Brewing and expect that they will cooperate and do what is ethically right,” he added.
Stephen Bennett, a former homosexual who runs a ministry for those struggling to overcome same-sex attraction disorder challenged mainstream gay groups to condemn the vile anti-Christian display. “I call upon the homosexual Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, GLSEN, and the Gay and Lesbian Task Force to publicly condemn this blatant mockery of Christians and Christianity by some within their community, and condemn this sick public display of immoral behavior,” he said.
Bennett also called on the Miller Brewing Company to pull their endorsement of the event.
Concerned Women for America is calling on California’s elected officials - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Governor Schwarzenegger and Senators Feinstein and Boxer - to publicly condemn “this unprovoked attack against Christ and His followers.”
To express concerns to Miller contact: Miller spokesman Julian Green at green.julian@mbco.com
(c) Copyright: LifeSiteNews.com. Permission to republish is granted (with limitation*) but acknowledgement of source is *REQUIRED* (use LifeSiteNews.com).
Hey, now they’re calling it “same-sex attraction disorder.” The only “disorder” in same-sex attraction is when you try to deny your natural — God-given — disposition.
As usual, I like what NewsHounds has to say (which brought in some 240 reader coments at last count) — and I love it that that Mancow — the sex-and-excretement freak who cost his FM broadcaster a fortune in fines in half a dozen separate violations of FCC “indecency” regulations — is the best offense the Faux News clowns can come up with:
Judge Andrew Napolitano Says Gay Last Supper Poster A Small Part of the Larger Part Of The Attack On Christianity
On Fox and Friends this morning they discussed a parade that was coming up in San Francisco with conservative radio host Mancow. It’s a block party for gays called the Folsom Street Fair. Apparently there was a picture of the last supper with men dressed risque on the poster.
Mancow went ballistic. He said that it was a disgrace and how they make a big deal about Muslim cartoons but it’s alright to pick on Christianity.
He then went on to name some celebrities who have made fun of religion, Sinead O’Connor, Kathy Griffin and others and said that he doesn’t make fun of religions, religions shouldn’t be made fun of. …
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Comments: After looking at ManCow’s site it’s hard to believe that anything would be offensive to him. Judge Andrew Napolitano joined right in. We’ve had the war on Christmas and Easter and now there is a war on Christians.
Let’s think… When was the last time the Radical Religious Right hasn’t mocked the gay community? Hmmm… Yeah, we can’t think of an answer to that question, either.
By the way, it’s highly ironic that the radical evangelists are getting their knickers in a twist over a Catholic (pseudo-) fresco. The RRR hates Catholics almost as much as they hate queers. And they really would have hated the guy who painted The Last Supper; Leonardo was gay, after all. And a vegetarian. And left-handed. And…
P.S. to CWA: Leonardo’s name is “Leonardo,’ not “Da Vinci.”
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September 24, 2007
A columnist who goes by the totally made-up-sounding name of “J. Grant Swank, Jr.” makes up crap about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA):
Liberals are going to wipe out church tax exemptions due largely to pressure from homosexuals.
Bruce Hausknecht, judicial analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said: “‘The state, local and federal governments all grant various tax exemptions to those organizations, because historically they serve a vital public function in the community that benefits all in the community, not just the members of a particular church. Since the government giveth, the government can taketh away those exemptions.’
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In addition, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) before Congress would “grant special protections to homosexuals in the workplace,” per CitizenLink.
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As to tax exemption: “Two lesbian couples who were denied permission to use a church group’s seaside pavilion for civil-union ceremonies have persuaded New Jersey officials to punish the group through revocation of its tax-exempt status. Proposed federal legislation could accelerate that trend.
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“‘What’s happening in Ocean Grove is a perfect example of the dangers which will be at issue if ENDA passes,’ senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund Brian Raum said.”
What is making it difficult for the Ocean Grove Methodists to stand alongside biblical morality is that there is an aggressive group within the denomination demanding practicing homosexuality as a divinely approved lifestyle. They are scheduling seminars throughout the nation in order to push their agenda into every Methodist pulpit and pew. …
Gee, where are these seminars? Not that we want to join them, but stop them; we sure don’t want to be forced “into every Methodist pulpit and pew” — we like sleeping in Sundays!
But, seriously… Buffy writes:
Interesting how they consider ENDA “special rights” for us, yet all the laws prohibiting discrimination against them not “special rights”. 
Nor do they consider their tax-exempt status a “special right”. And that claptrap about performing a “vital function to the community”? Spreading hate and working to cause greivous harm to people is not, in my book, a vital function to the community. But then maybe I’m just biased. 
I say revoke the tax-exempt status of all religious organizations. Period.
…Which sounds right to us, while having nothing to do with ENDA, as “J. Grant Swank, Jr.” (doesn’t that sound like a Dudley Do-Right villain?) wants everyone to believe.
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September 22, 2007
And since when were Playboy and Penthouse ever sexually explicit?
The radically-right One News Now gets its modesty-wear knickers in a twist:
Pentagon okays sale of certain porn magazines at military exchanges
A Christian advocacy group is encouraging military families, and other concerned citizens, to write letters to the Defense Department expressing concern over the recent decision by the Pentagon that allows the sale of certain adult magazines at military exchanges.
The Military Honor and Decency Act was passed by Congress and prohibits sexually explicit material from being sold on Defense Department property. However, it is up to a department review board to determine what material is considered explicit, and it has ruled that magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can be sold at military exchanges.
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[Pat Trueman, Special Counsel to the Alliance Defense Fund] says the Alliance Defense Fund is encouraging citizens to get involved in this fight over this pornography policy. “What we’re going to do is try to get more and more complaints into the military about this policy. Because in justifying this policy by the military what they’ve said [is] they’ve had few complaints from families about the sale of pornography in the military,” he says.
Trueman says sexual harassment and other problems in the military are exacerbated by pornography. He says this new policy, of deeming magazines like Penthouse and Playboy as not sexually explicit, counters common sense.
No, what counters common sense is glorfying war while villifying sex.
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