Lively faced a lot of deservedly negative feedback because of his actions, especially in light of the fact that Ugandan gay activist David Kato was viciously murdered because of drama Lively helped to cause.
Lively even tried to downplay his homophobia and for a time was talking about "retirement."
However in a recent issue of the American Family Association's One News Now, Lively seems to have had a breakdown akin to that of Humphrey Bogart's character in The Caine Mutiny.
The only way to describe what you are about to read is that it's a free-flowing, existential rant from a man whose naked hatred of lgbts should make him pitied more than feared:
Lively says the goal of many homosexual activists is not only to gain a vote in favor of homosexuality, but to punish those who are in opposition.
"They're really the driving force behind all the different elements of what we call 'the culture war,'" he shares. "They haven't been visible in doing this, but they've been the driving force -- because their essential goal as a movement is the overthrow of the biblical model of family."
Lively explains that the city of San Francisco has a high concentration of homosexual power, and the city has taken direct action against the Catholic Church and against businesses that do not support homosexuality. He expects the same radical agendas to be prevalent throughout the state in the near future.
He points out that during the signature collection process for Proposition 8 -- a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman -- those who penned their support for the initiative were openly targeted. "They posted [the names of supporters] on the Internet," he exclaims. "They encouraged all their activists to go after those people -- and that's before they even have consolidated power entirely."
Supporters of Proposition 8 were criticized and labeled as hateful and discriminatory, and some employees were fired for supporting traditional marriage. The battle against homosexuality, Lively notes, is a politicized battle like no other.
I have a certain classification when it comes to homophobes I talk about.
Peter LaBarbera is fun to laugh at. Matt Barber is a useful idiot. Paul Cameron is stewing in a sauce of irrelevancy. Maggie Gallagher and Brian Brown are fishes who soon will be hooked by their own carelessness. Peter Sprigg and Tony Perkins are bumbling fools.
But when it comes to Scott Lively, I think of crosses, garlic, and holy water.
The "biblical model of family" is one man with 4 wives & some concubines to raise his dozen or more children. I'm pretty sure that most Christians are against this type of family.
ReplyDelete>>> "They posted [the names of supporters] on the Internet,"
ReplyDeleteSo did the California Secretary of State. It's required by law.
>>>They encouraged all their activists to go after those people
That never happened. 1. Who is "they?" And, 2. We're smarter than that.
HOWEVER, Pastor Lively’s and Pastor Jim Garlow’s and Maggie Gallagher’s and the Mormon’s and the Catholic bishop’s side did attempt to blackmail businesses that signed up to oppose Prop H8. The extortion letters were signed by ProtectMarriage.com’s leadership:
"The letter was signed by four members of the group’s executive committee: campaign chairman Ron Prentice; Edward Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference; Mark Jansson, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and Andrew Pugno, a lawyer for ProtectMarriage.com."