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Anyone who has been paying attention has seen the ugliness and outright hatred that has been displayed towards Lesbian and Gays wanting equal rights. From hate crimes that have led to the beatings and deaths of Lesbian, Gay, and Transgendered people, to the creation of laws that TAKE AWAY the RIGHTS of Lesbian, Gay and Transgendered people, to blaming us for natural disasters, the hate has been overt and nasty. And the use of the bible as an excuse and the reason behind the actions of some people is disgusting. What is most disturbing is the statement from these people that “following the teachings of the church is not bigotry” is laughable. Because the “teachings” they are following is being twisted to teach hate.
Nom, the National Organization for Marriage, led by Brian Brown and Maggie Gallagher, and FRC, the Family Research Council, led by Tony Perkins, have been at the forefront of the “stop the Lesbians and Gays” movement. And the sad part about this is that they are using the same rhetoric that was used in the 1950′s against African Americans. Nom and FRC have spent MILLIONS of dollars to fund Prop 8 in California and Prop 1 in Maine., They have gone to great lengths to hide their finances from government agencies looking into their deeds. All under the guise of “christianity.” Some of their deeds have been comical, some have been shameful, but many have been scary.
Nom has had two “bus tours” driving around the country to spread their hate. But to their chagrin, their spectacles have been complete and utter flops. Their “stops” have had more people protesting against what they are saying than has been there to support them. Oh but there is a reason for that. Ready? It’s because the protesters, i.e. Lesbians and Gays … DON’T HAVE JOBS! Yes, that was actually a comment that was made by Brian Brown when one of his stops had less than 20 supporters and hundreds of protesters. As if being unemployed, in this economy, is funny.
Both NOM and the FRC are under investigation by the states of California and Maine, among others, for failing to provide financial records of their campaign contributions. Not only have they failed to provide those records, they have gone out of their way to ignore legal orders to do so. They have lost every appeal but refuse to follow the law and file the required campaign papers with these states. Sounds awful “christian” to me. What about you?
Their “reasoning” for their hate is that they are “christians” and are following the teachings of the bible. They claim that “following the teachings” doesn’t make them bigots. And I would agree with that except ….. they are picking and choosing what parts of the bible to follow. Homosexuality is not one of the seven sins. And no one is forced to become a Lesbian or Gay. But with all of the things in the bible that they are ignoring, they all seem to be fixated on homosexuals. And it is the picking and choosing that makes them bigots. And it is scary that they think and believe differently. Before pointing the bible at me, you better be living “by the word” 100%! Because if you’re not, that would be another sign that you area bigot!
More and more polls, even ones that they support, are saying that more and more people are coming out FOR Same Couple Marriage. And every public stunt seems to backfire. The media that use to give them all the airtime they wanted, now only talk to them after legal and social defeats. As more and more laws fall, DADT, and more states do the right thing and give back the civil rights that were previously taken away, NOM and FRC are looking like the thing they continue to claim they aren’t, BIGOTS!
Again, I’m not sure what kind of christianity they are following, but it looks like the number of people agreeing with them is dwindling exponentially. And if you listen to what they say, and the looks on their faces, they are seeing the writing on the walls too. And using God, the bible, and natural disasters as either excuses or consequences of Same Couple Marriage, is growing thin. It’s only a matter of time before the US Supreme Court is going to answer this dilemma. And then, and only then, will NOM and FRC see that the “boogie man” they feared, and the decaying of America they predict, was all a figment of their imagination. Until then, those of us who know better, will continue to watch the bigots hide behind the bible or use it to espouse hate!
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