Viki Knox deserves to be fired

The American Family Association's One News Now is all upset over the fact that a New Jersey teacher may be fired for comments she made about a diversity display at her school.

Since this is an old story and I really haven't talked about it, allow me to give a short recap:

Last year, Knox posted comments on her public Facebook page criticizing a Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month display at Union High School, her place of employment. She later went on to describe homosexuality as a "perverted spirit" and a "sin which breeds like cancer."

Her full comments are the following:

"Homosexuality is a perverted spirit that has existed from the beginning of creation. The word of God refers to it often. That's if you believe the Word to be truly God's intended blueprint for his people. I have friends and loved ones who are practicing/ living as homosexuals. Yes I love can care about them. We hug and exchange gifts. We have family dinners. But how they live and their actions, behaviors -CHOICES are against the nature and character of God! Do I tell me so? Yes, of course. Do I treat them bad? If course not! Jesus never did that to ANYONE he meant. He spoke to them of their situation and offered them life eternal. He didn't say it was okay but we've all sinned and come short if God's will for us daily. That's why we Christians true followers pray, repent, and spend time with Christ daily. The Word of God instructs us to die daily to our flesh-meaning our will. What we want; what feels good to us; what we like; what we can rationalize and justify. I do not pretend to know ALL things. Nor do I pretend not to have biases, failings and faults. But I know sin and it breeds like cancer!"

Naturally this caused a furor and the school district put her on paid leave. Now it looks like it is taking steps to dismiss her.

Now, as to be expected in this situation, those on the right are claiming that Knox is being silenced because she "merely" expressed a view about homosexuality.

Meanwhile, others have rallied to Knox's defense in the name of "free speech."

And both of these parties are full of it.

Let's be clear here. This is not a free speech issue. This is an issue about an employee who should have kept her mouth shut about situations regarding her job.  She made pointed comments about her place of employment in an inappropriate arena. If I was to spout off on Facebook about things regarding my place of employment, I would probably get fired.

And I would deserve it too.

That's the technical aspect of why Knox should stop whining about being a victim.  Let's address her comments.

Allegedly, she has a 20-year tenure as a teacher and one in special education at that. She should know the devastation of words on young minds, particularly nowadays with young impressionable lgbtqs.

Also, I am so tired of people saying that she merely "expressed a religious view."  What is with this attempt to disguise vulgar hatred as religious views?

Earlier this week, a pastor from a North Carolina church claimed that gay men have so much sex that they need surgery and diapers. No doubt if questioned on it, he would probably claim that he is being persecuted for supposedly expressing a mere religious view.

This idea that you can say any hateful and vindictive thing about gays and hide your nastiness behind the facade of supposedly expressing religious belief has got to stop.

If the display was about religion or another ethnic group and Knox made her vindictive comments, we would not be having this discussion.

And in this case, we shouldn't be having that discussion here. Whether some folks like it or not, homosexuality is not an abstract idea.. LGBTQs are real people who deserve the same amount of respect as any other group of people. When comments like Knox's are made, she is not talking about a theory or an hypothetical idea. She is slandering people.

Knox is not a victim. I prefer to think of the young lgbtqs - some who probably traveled through her classroom -  who heard her words as the potential victims here.

She is supposed to lead and guide them. How can she do such if she thinks of them as "cancers?"

Tony Perkins joins 'diaper pastor' and AFA in an interview of lies.

According to Right Wing Watch:

On Today’s Issues, American Family Association president Tim Wildmon and Family Research Council president Tony Perkins hosted and praised North Carolina pastor and anti-gay activist Patrick Wooden, the very same pastor who said that gay men “have to wear a diaper or a butt plug just to be able to contain their bowels,” to condemn the Southern Poverty Law Center’s work against anti-gay organizations. Wooden has not only focused on “what happens to the male anus” but also said homosexuality is “wicked, deviant, immoral, self-destructive, anti-human” and should make people “literally gag.”

During the show, Wooden claimed that SPLC, which he recently protested alongside Peter LaBarbera and Matt Barber, was “hijacked” and “infiltrated” by gay rights advocates, and called homosexuality “deviant” and a “death style,” and even claimed that the LGBT community discriminates against African American males.

Perkins accused the SPLC of trying to “silence the debate” over gay rights and Wildmon asserted that the SPLC “switched over” to covering LGBT issues because racism is in “rearview mirror here in our country and we moved beyond that and they had to have something to do,” and labeled the AFA and FRC anti-gay hate groups simply because the two organization “stands for traditional marriage and against homosexual marriage.” However, their stance on marriage equality was not part of the SPLC’s criteria as “not one of them was listed because of their position on same-sex marriage.”

The very fact that Tony Perkins and Tim Wildmon would join with a man who falsely claims that gay men have to wear diapers is enough to prove SPLC's point about their organizations (American Family Association and the Family Research Council) being hate groups a million times over. And Wooden just happens to be one of the leaders in the effort to push awful anti-family, anti-marriage equality amendment in North Carolina.


But don't think that this would stop Perkins any. Apparently he is still popular on MSNBC and CNN.

Honestly, doesn't the media have any standards. If they are going to have Perkins on their shows, the very least they can do is grill him on his comments and his partnerships.

Related post: 16 reasons why the Family Research Council is a hate group

'Gingrich a defender of marriage except his own' and other Thursday midday news briefs

Fox News Hires Gay Rights Activist Sally Kohn As Contributor - Why do I want to act like the Amityville Horror House when speaking to Ms. Kohn - "GET OUT NOW!"

Kickoff of Protect All NC Families campaign to defeat Amendment One (updated) - North Carolina hits the ground running to defeat that awful anti-family, anti-gay amendment.

Despite Publicly Backing One Man-One Woman Marriage, Newt Asked Ex-Wife To ‘Share Me’ With Other Women - If his ex-wife's claim is true, there are SOOOO many things wrong with this, chiefly who in the hell else would want to have sex with Newt Gingrich.

GLAAD Media Awards 2012: Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, 'Glee,' And 'Dancing With The Stars' Among Nominees - Congratulations to all of the GLAAD award nominees.

Elementary School Climate, Anti-Gay Bullying Examined In New Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network Report - Excellent report by GLSEN.

NC anti-family amendment - just who is ruled by fear and hatred?

In May, North Carolina will be voting on one of those dreary anti-marriage equality amendments (Amendment One).

Those pushing it say that they are not ruled by hate or animus against the gay community. They claim that they merely want to "protect marriage."

Judge for yourself just who is in the right here.

In other words, this (North Carolina pastor Patrick Wooden, one of the chief organizers for the North Carolina amendment to ban same-sex marriage):




vs. this (the families in the middle of this amendment fight):



The choice is yours, North Carolina.

Editor's note - As of now, no supporters of the amendment have made any comment about Wooden's words.

Gay and in a Black Church - another view

I just found this clip and it is hilarious! This is openly gay comedian Sampson performing his show "Don't Make Me Take Off My Earrings" at The DC Arts Center. It's nice to see a gay black man talk about the issue in such a manner. And Sampson isn't lying either:

'Mitt Romney's flip-flops on gay equality' and other Wednesday midday news briefs

Maryland Anti-LGBT Groups Object To Transgender Protections As ‘Dangerous’ - You know what they are saying. It's what they always talk about when defaming our transgender brothers and sisters, i.e. bathrooms.

Romney’s meandering voyage on gay rights - In all honesty, Mitt Romney has flipped-flopped on everything else. If he didn't flip-flop on lgbtq equality, I would have felt left out.

COLORADO: Catholic Church Hands Out Pledge Cards Against Civil Unions - The Catholic Church is dooming only itself in this fight.

Chuck Colson's Latest Pathetic Claim that LGBT Rights is Undermining Religious Freedom - Whine, whine, whine!

Create a fun caption for 'Porno Pete's ' bigoted press conference

Today is my birthday, so let's have some fun this morning. The following pictures are from yesterday's ridiculous press conference held by "Porno" Pete LaBarbera and his homophobic merry men at the headquarters of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

As you can tell, the press conference was a colossal bomb, attracting attention only by those of us who live to refute the lies put out by LaBarbera and company.

What I want you to do is put on your thinking caps and create a funny caption for either or both of the pictures.

Don't be too mean or too nasty.

But then again . . .