I had a very nice twitter conversation today with Kellie Fiedorek of the Alliance Defending Freedom regarding the recent law passed in Oklahoma which allow adoption agencies to receive taxpayer funding while discriminating against the LGBTQ community.
For those who don't know, the Alliance Defending Freedom has been called a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center due to its diligent attention to undermining LGBTQ rights on many levels. From writing anti-transgender student bills to defending discrimination against the LGBTQ community to helping efforts to put gays in jail simply for their sexual orientation in countries like Belize and Jamaica, ADF is a one-stop shop for attempts to put bigotry and homophobia into laws.
And (surprise, surprise) ADF also has a hand in crafting bills like the one just passed in Oklahoma.
Of course ADF doesn't actually come out of the box screaming about the "homosexual agenda" like other folks we know, such as Peter LaBarbera or Linda Harvey. Instead, ADF is very passive-aggressive, sort of like a racist organization which says that "it's not anti-black, just pro-white."
The sad thing is, as you will read in photocopied Twitter thread below, ADF employees come across nice. So nice in fact that you almost forget what the organization is actually about (Editor's note - please pardon the spelling errors and the typos on my part) :
Ms. Fiedorek and I broke off into a second thread where she addressed something else I brought up. I think it was then when I said something which may have caused her to break off the conversation (Sue me already. It was a valid question):
I think folks probably have interesting opinions about this conversation, but here is one thing I think we should all keep in mind - Ms. Fiedorek and probably ADF are aware of the argument regarding an organization receiving gay tax dollars while practicing anti-gay discrimination. And I also think they don't want to have that discussion.
For those who don't know, the Alliance Defending Freedom has been called a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center due to its diligent attention to undermining LGBTQ rights on many levels. From writing anti-transgender student bills to defending discrimination against the LGBTQ community to helping efforts to put gays in jail simply for their sexual orientation in countries like Belize and Jamaica, ADF is a one-stop shop for attempts to put bigotry and homophobia into laws.
And (surprise, surprise) ADF also has a hand in crafting bills like the one just passed in Oklahoma.
Of course ADF doesn't actually come out of the box screaming about the "homosexual agenda" like other folks we know, such as Peter LaBarbera or Linda Harvey. Instead, ADF is very passive-aggressive, sort of like a racist organization which says that "it's not anti-black, just pro-white."
The sad thing is, as you will read in photocopied Twitter thread below, ADF employees come across nice. So nice in fact that you almost forget what the organization is actually about (Editor's note - please pardon the spelling errors and the typos on my part) :
Ms. Fiedorek and I broke off into a second thread where she addressed something else I brought up. I think it was then when I said something which may have caused her to break off the conversation (Sue me already. It was a valid question):
I think folks probably have interesting opinions about this conversation, but here is one thing I think we should all keep in mind - Ms. Fiedorek and probably ADF are aware of the argument regarding an organization receiving gay tax dollars while practicing anti-gay discrimination. And I also think they don't want to have that discussion.
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