Day of Silence about our children
With all of the fighting between us and the anti-gay industry, it's easy to forget what the Day of Silence is about.
It's about our lgbt children being able to attend school safely. It's about them being able to learn and grow without fear of physical reprisal just because some ignorant individual has a problem with their orientation.
When I was young, the rumor of someone being gay was enough for the person to get a harsh beatdown.
It's changing a little but more needs to be done.
So I commend all of those taking part in tomorrow's Day of Silence for standing up for themselves and their fellow classmates. In the long run, they are the only thing that matters here; not Peter LaBarbera, not Linda Harvey, not Ken Hutcherson, nor any of the other distorters of truth and Christianity
The following article brings it all home as far as I'm concerned:
Students Plan Speechless Friday to Protest Treatment of Gays
Students thrive on communication, whether it's instant-messaging, e-mailing, text-messaging, talking by cell phone or, when all else fails, chatting face to face. Sarah DeSimone, a gregarious senior at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, is no exception. On Friday, though, DeSimone hopes to make a statement by going speechless.
She and several other Florida Southern students plan to take part in the Day of Silence, during which students across the nation from middle school through college remain quiet to bring attention to harassment and violence directed toward gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth. The event, organized by students and sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), suggests that intimidation in schools silences nonheterosexuals from being open about their orientation.
Students from several middle and high schools in Polk County also have registered to participate, according to a GLSEN spokesman.
DeSimone, a biology major from Rhode Island, is the president of Allies, an FSC organization for gay, lesbian and bisexual students and their straight friends and supporters. She said the 2-year-old club has about 10 active members and another 50 or so supporting members.
"We were talking to members, saying it's OK if you only do part of the day," said DeSimone, 20. "Some classes like communications, where you have speeches, you can't really keep silent the whole time, so just do your best. Personally, I will be keeping silent the whole day. I know there are a couple other people in the executive board of Allies who are going to do the same thing."
Several members of Allies printed cards explaining the reason for their silence. DeSimone said they will wear the cards on strings around their necks or carry them. She said some Allies members wore T-shirts bearing the Day of Silence logo last year. . .
More at this link.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Ken Hutcherson - Protests, Prayers and Beating people up with their own arms
I hear Pastor Ken Hutherson (who never met a self-aggrandizing adjective he didn’t like) is going to be protesting the Day of Silence.
This is the same guy who has joked about beating up an “effeminate man.” I believe his exact words were ". . .I’d rip his arm off and beat him with the wet end.”
In the past, Hutcherson has engaged in some absolutely un-Christian behavior including threatening a librarian with the loss of her job, allying himself with a nasty international anti-gay group, and staging a phony boycott against Microsoft.
However, in light of what happened to little Lawrence King, his joke about beating up an “effeminate man” stands out.
So attacking a man for being “effeminate” is okay but an event designed to stop the bullying of our lgbt children is wrong?
Does anyone else see the irony in this?
If Hutcherson wasn’t so busy feathering his own cap, perhaps he could see the irony in his words.
Maybe instead of protesting against the Day of Silence, Hutcherson should pray for humility for a change.
Box Turtle Bulletin has a complete list of Hutcherson's "greatest hits."
I hear Pastor Ken Hutherson (who never met a self-aggrandizing adjective he didn’t like) is going to be protesting the Day of Silence.
This is the same guy who has joked about beating up an “effeminate man.” I believe his exact words were ". . .I’d rip his arm off and beat him with the wet end.”
In the past, Hutcherson has engaged in some absolutely un-Christian behavior including threatening a librarian with the loss of her job, allying himself with a nasty international anti-gay group, and staging a phony boycott against Microsoft.
However, in light of what happened to little Lawrence King, his joke about beating up an “effeminate man” stands out.
So attacking a man for being “effeminate” is okay but an event designed to stop the bullying of our lgbt children is wrong?
Does anyone else see the irony in this?
If Hutcherson wasn’t so busy feathering his own cap, perhaps he could see the irony in his words.
Maybe instead of protesting against the Day of Silence, Hutcherson should pray for humility for a change.
Box Turtle Bulletin has a complete list of Hutcherson's "greatest hits."
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Day of Truth? Give me a break!!
Dan Gonzales of Box Turtle Bulletin has come out with an excellent video combatting the Day of Truth.
I'm sure my readers have probably already seen it, but it never hurts to post it.
The more hits this video gets, the better.
And speaking of our very unworthy opponents, it has been very clear that many of them think repetition is an adequate substitute for truth.
Despite the fact that many bloggers (such as my humble self) have taken them to task for distorting the 1997 Canadian study to claim that gays have a short life span and
despite the fact that the researchers in 2001 complained about the distortion of their work,
the anti-gay industry continues to repeat this lie. Witness the words of your friend and mine, Janet Folger:
But here's the best response to schools advocating an agenda that knocks an average of 20 years off your child's lifespan: Inform the school district that if they participate in promoting behavior that is harmful to minors, they are in violation of state law and that you, as a parent or citizen, will pursue all legal consequences available to you.
What's funnier about this? The fact that Folger continues to repeat this lie or the fact that she is giving bad advice?
The webpage Good As You takes Folger to task better than I ever could (that is without inserting cuss words):
where the holy hell does she get off threatening schools with legal action if they recognize this secular, universal call to stop bullying and harassment?! Public schools have a right and even DUTY to protect every one of their students. And if they provide a supportive atmosphere for students to hold their peaceful demonstration without punishment, then they are not only acting in accordance with the law, but also in accordance with DECENCY! The "Day of Silence" is about ending a problem towards which we've turned a blind eye for far too long. It's not a gay/straight, Christian/atheist, Democrat/Republican, liberal/conservative tit for tat. It's a rational call to end irrational complacency!
Janet Folger, we understand why you are resorting to more vehement tactics in days of recent, as it's becoming more and more apparent that the era of religious right dominance that has provided your discriminatory side with cover for the past few decades is quickly going the way of Reaganomics. But dear, your vocal protestations are only increasing the speed at which the anti-gay community is heading toward the Annals of Unfortunate Civil Rights History. "Change" is becoming the narrative for Americans on both sides of the aisle. And in terms of gay rights, that "change" is not an emboldening of your side's ideas that gays can morph into something called an "ex-gay." The change as it applies to you is one that is bringing greater peace and acceptance for not only the queer community, but also the friends, neighbors, and loved ones with whom they share the world.
And last but not least, let's talk about one of the folks attacking Day of Silence.
On various anti-gay industry pages, readers are encouraged to go the Mission America site for more information about the Day of Truth and Day of Silence.
Mission America is a site that supposedly:
. . .research(es) social trends inside and outside Christianity. The picture often reveals an America that is slowly being dismembered, because the Body of Christ is becoming another creature--one made in the image of corruptible man. We need knowledge, then repentance, prayer, fasting, followed by action.
In other words, it repeats anti-gay industry propaganda ad naseum.
Interestingly enough, the site has a list of schools participating in Day of Silence. I guess the connotation is that parents should call and repeat the standard lies about the "gay agenda" in order to keep Day of Silence from taking place.
The founder of Mission America is a woman by the name of Linda Harvey. Harvey touts herself as a former advertising executive who became a Christian and is now on a mission to save America from the "forces of evil."
Want to see some of her work? Check this out:
When people have views supporting homosexuality they should not be involved with youth in any way, period. Because they:
will provide inaccurate, misleading information to kids;
may limit a student’s opportunity to hear warnings about the behavior;
may advocate or model inappropriate behavior;
may be directly involved in the molestation of kids themselves; or
may be in a position to allow others to do so" - Fairy Tales Don’t Come True, February 13, 2006
Personally, I would be fearful with intrusting children to someone like Harvey.
But to the anti-gay industry, she is an "expert."
Don't take much with those folks, do it?
Just say the word "Jesus" a lot and leave your common sense at the door.
I wonder how much does being an "expert" pay?
Just kidding, folks.
I would rather be a stripper than a "homosexuality expert" for the anti-gay industry.
At least with stripping, I would have some dignity.
Dan Gonzales of Box Turtle Bulletin has come out with an excellent video combatting the Day of Truth.
I'm sure my readers have probably already seen it, but it never hurts to post it.
The more hits this video gets, the better.
And speaking of our very unworthy opponents, it has been very clear that many of them think repetition is an adequate substitute for truth.
Despite the fact that many bloggers (such as my humble self) have taken them to task for distorting the 1997 Canadian study to claim that gays have a short life span and
despite the fact that the researchers in 2001 complained about the distortion of their work,
the anti-gay industry continues to repeat this lie. Witness the words of your friend and mine, Janet Folger:
But here's the best response to schools advocating an agenda that knocks an average of 20 years off your child's lifespan: Inform the school district that if they participate in promoting behavior that is harmful to minors, they are in violation of state law and that you, as a parent or citizen, will pursue all legal consequences available to you.
What's funnier about this? The fact that Folger continues to repeat this lie or the fact that she is giving bad advice?
The webpage Good As You takes Folger to task better than I ever could (that is without inserting cuss words):
where the holy hell does she get off threatening schools with legal action if they recognize this secular, universal call to stop bullying and harassment?! Public schools have a right and even DUTY to protect every one of their students. And if they provide a supportive atmosphere for students to hold their peaceful demonstration without punishment, then they are not only acting in accordance with the law, but also in accordance with DECENCY! The "Day of Silence" is about ending a problem towards which we've turned a blind eye for far too long. It's not a gay/straight, Christian/atheist, Democrat/Republican, liberal/conservative tit for tat. It's a rational call to end irrational complacency!
Janet Folger, we understand why you are resorting to more vehement tactics in days of recent, as it's becoming more and more apparent that the era of religious right dominance that has provided your discriminatory side with cover for the past few decades is quickly going the way of Reaganomics. But dear, your vocal protestations are only increasing the speed at which the anti-gay community is heading toward the Annals of Unfortunate Civil Rights History. "Change" is becoming the narrative for Americans on both sides of the aisle. And in terms of gay rights, that "change" is not an emboldening of your side's ideas that gays can morph into something called an "ex-gay." The change as it applies to you is one that is bringing greater peace and acceptance for not only the queer community, but also the friends, neighbors, and loved ones with whom they share the world.
And last but not least, let's talk about one of the folks attacking Day of Silence.
On various anti-gay industry pages, readers are encouraged to go the Mission America site for more information about the Day of Truth and Day of Silence.
Mission America is a site that supposedly:
. . .research(es) social trends inside and outside Christianity. The picture often reveals an America that is slowly being dismembered, because the Body of Christ is becoming another creature--one made in the image of corruptible man. We need knowledge, then repentance, prayer, fasting, followed by action.
In other words, it repeats anti-gay industry propaganda ad naseum.
Interestingly enough, the site has a list of schools participating in Day of Silence. I guess the connotation is that parents should call and repeat the standard lies about the "gay agenda" in order to keep Day of Silence from taking place.
The founder of Mission America is a woman by the name of Linda Harvey. Harvey touts herself as a former advertising executive who became a Christian and is now on a mission to save America from the "forces of evil."
Want to see some of her work? Check this out:
When people have views supporting homosexuality they should not be involved with youth in any way, period. Because they:
will provide inaccurate, misleading information to kids;
may limit a student’s opportunity to hear warnings about the behavior;
may advocate or model inappropriate behavior;
may be directly involved in the molestation of kids themselves; or
may be in a position to allow others to do so" - Fairy Tales Don’t Come True, February 13, 2006
Personally, I would be fearful with intrusting children to someone like Harvey.
But to the anti-gay industry, she is an "expert."
Don't take much with those folks, do it?
Just say the word "Jesus" a lot and leave your common sense at the door.
I wonder how much does being an "expert" pay?
Just kidding, folks.
I would rather be a stripper than a "homosexuality expert" for the anti-gay industry.
At least with stripping, I would have some dignity.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Who is it, Liberty Counsel?
The Day of Silence is coming this Friday and of course the anti-gay industry is firing up their cannon of bullshit. As they do every year, the anti-gay industry likes to claim that the Day of Silence actually disrupts the school day and students are forced to participate.
. . . in one school district a principal told a father if his son was not at school on the "Day of Silence," the student would be given a failing grade for the year. In Indiana, parents were told by public school officials it was "against the law" for them to cancel the program or excuse absences that day. And in Iowa, a school board member said a student refusing to speak throughout a school day was no more disruptive than a "Christian wearing a cross."
All of these are vague examples, especially the first one. It's the only one that doesn't list a state.
Maybe I shouldn't be so skeptical, but when dealing with members of the anti-gay industry, I have learned to keep one eye open.
On so many occasions, they have exploited possible controversies by either out-and-out lying or leaving out critical details that would change the connotation the situation.
So I don't think I'm totally blameless for being highly skeptical of the Liberty Counsel's claim of Day of Silence coersion tactics.
If anyone has any information about these situations or can point me where I can receive information, please let me know.
Otherwise, I am going to chalk it up to another lie.
And now, from the Department of Ewwwwwwwwwwww
A good friend of mine, Joe Brummer, recently had a discussion with a "Christian activist" by the name of Stacy Harp.
Stacy, in her eternal wisdom, took it upon herself to tape the conversation. She claimed that it was to protect herself.
If you ask me, she would have gotten the same result by playing on a busy freeway. I think what the conversation proves is that in matters of Christianity, calling yourself a child of God and being one are two different things.
If you want to hear the entire mess, go here. But I found this part to be totally hilarious in what it says about Harp's character, or lack thereof in the lovely un-Christ-like words she uses:
Stacy: Putting your penis in somebody's asshole...
Joe: ...to have a sexual conversation with you.
Stacy: ...is all about anal sex, and that's what you do...
Joe: Stacy, you have a nice day.
Stacy: ...right? That's exactly what you do.
Joe: Have a nice day, thank you for calling.
Stacy: That's what you do.
Stacy Harp: Ladies and gentlemen, that was Joe Brummer, denying, that homosexuality, is all about putting his penis, in somebody's asshole. You know, and uh, it's really interesting, that you know, he doesn't have the guts to admit that, but now he wants to make it all about, not that. So, you know, there ya go, I mean this is just evidence that somebody who supports the fact that homosexuality is about um-is about um, you know having kids, having sex with kids, 'n stuff, unbelievable.
Sometimes I really don't think we need to do that much work.
Just give our opponents room while they hang themselves.
The Day of Silence is coming this Friday and of course the anti-gay industry is firing up their cannon of bullshit. As they do every year, the anti-gay industry likes to claim that the Day of Silence actually disrupts the school day and students are forced to participate.
. . . in one school district a principal told a father if his son was not at school on the "Day of Silence," the student would be given a failing grade for the year. In Indiana, parents were told by public school officials it was "against the law" for them to cancel the program or excuse absences that day. And in Iowa, a school board member said a student refusing to speak throughout a school day was no more disruptive than a "Christian wearing a cross."
All of these are vague examples, especially the first one. It's the only one that doesn't list a state.
Maybe I shouldn't be so skeptical, but when dealing with members of the anti-gay industry, I have learned to keep one eye open.
On so many occasions, they have exploited possible controversies by either out-and-out lying or leaving out critical details that would change the connotation the situation.
So I don't think I'm totally blameless for being highly skeptical of the Liberty Counsel's claim of Day of Silence coersion tactics.
If anyone has any information about these situations or can point me where I can receive information, please let me know.
Otherwise, I am going to chalk it up to another lie.
And now, from the Department of Ewwwwwwwwwwww
A good friend of mine, Joe Brummer, recently had a discussion with a "Christian activist" by the name of Stacy Harp.
Stacy, in her eternal wisdom, took it upon herself to tape the conversation. She claimed that it was to protect herself.
If you ask me, she would have gotten the same result by playing on a busy freeway. I think what the conversation proves is that in matters of Christianity, calling yourself a child of God and being one are two different things.
If you want to hear the entire mess, go here. But I found this part to be totally hilarious in what it says about Harp's character, or lack thereof in the lovely un-Christ-like words she uses:
Stacy: Putting your penis in somebody's asshole...
Joe: ...to have a sexual conversation with you.
Stacy: ...is all about anal sex, and that's what you do...
Joe: Stacy, you have a nice day.
Stacy: ...right? That's exactly what you do.
Joe: Have a nice day, thank you for calling.
Stacy: That's what you do.
Stacy Harp: Ladies and gentlemen, that was Joe Brummer, denying, that homosexuality, is all about putting his penis, in somebody's asshole. You know, and uh, it's really interesting, that you know, he doesn't have the guts to admit that, but now he wants to make it all about, not that. So, you know, there ya go, I mean this is just evidence that somebody who supports the fact that homosexuality is about um-is about um, you know having kids, having sex with kids, 'n stuff, unbelievable.
Sometimes I really don't think we need to do that much work.
Just give our opponents room while they hang themselves.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Who needs truth when you have an echo chamber?
Editor's note - My mother is doing well after her operation. Thank you all for your prayers.
The war of words between me and the anonymous commentator I talked about yesterday is still going on.
He swears up and down that Letellier is not being truthful in his complaint of distortion. And he even finds time to attack Mitt Romney.
I don't even know how Romney got involved in this situation.
Stubborn is one thing. Pathetic is something else entirely.
But onto something very interesting that a blogger sent me.
The anti-gay industry seems to be having a fight behind the scenes against the Day of Silence.
There have been letters to the editor sent to various newspapers protesting the Day of Silence. The letter are from supposed "concerned citizens."
The letters are in various places - here, here, here, and here.
You can read them all if your stomach allows. But if not, then go here to the American Family Association's web page. It pretty much says the same thing, even using some of the same sentences.
This illustrates how conservative Christians aid and abet their being led astray by the anti-gay industry.
It is apparent that none of these people know anything about the Day of Silence. They probably just heard that "gays are having an event at their children's schools." And rather than trying to find out the truth, they went to a web page that not only exploited their ignorance, but gave them words to say.
And now they are allowing themselves to be used in an echo chamber of lies.
If they have so much of a concern, why couldn't they find their own words?
It just goes to prove that the Day of Silence is not the problem.
Ignorance and fear are.
A big hat tip to Scott in Long Beach for the information.
Editor's note - My mother is doing well after her operation. Thank you all for your prayers.
The war of words between me and the anonymous commentator I talked about yesterday is still going on.
He swears up and down that Letellier is not being truthful in his complaint of distortion. And he even finds time to attack Mitt Romney.
I don't even know how Romney got involved in this situation.
Stubborn is one thing. Pathetic is something else entirely.
But onto something very interesting that a blogger sent me.
The anti-gay industry seems to be having a fight behind the scenes against the Day of Silence.
There have been letters to the editor sent to various newspapers protesting the Day of Silence. The letter are from supposed "concerned citizens."
The letters are in various places - here, here, here, and here.
You can read them all if your stomach allows. But if not, then go here to the American Family Association's web page. It pretty much says the same thing, even using some of the same sentences.
This illustrates how conservative Christians aid and abet their being led astray by the anti-gay industry.
It is apparent that none of these people know anything about the Day of Silence. They probably just heard that "gays are having an event at their children's schools." And rather than trying to find out the truth, they went to a web page that not only exploited their ignorance, but gave them words to say.
And now they are allowing themselves to be used in an echo chamber of lies.
If they have so much of a concern, why couldn't they find their own words?
It just goes to prove that the Day of Silence is not the problem.
Ignorance and fear are.
A big hat tip to Scott in Long Beach for the information.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
A history of 'worthless fluff' courtesy of the anti-gay industry
Two days ago, Matt Barber (Concerned Women for America) dismissed a 2001 letter from six researchers. The researchers had complained the anti-gay industry was distorting a 1997 study they conducted in order to say that gays have a short life span.
Among other things, Barber said the letter was "worthless fluff."
I will not speculate how Barber, who has no training in such matters, can dismiss the complaints of researchers about the misusage of their work.
I want to examine the history of "worthless fluff."
In this case, "worthless fluff" is defined as all the times legitimate researchers and physicians have complained that the anti-gay industry has distorted their work.
Let's take a trip down the timeline:
1998 - Pediatrician Robert Garafalo complains that the anti-gay industry distorted his study regarding at-risk behavior amongst gay youth. He said the groups omitted the part of his study that said the at-risk behavior is the result of a homophobic society. Curiously enough, Robert Knight (Barber's predecessor in Concerned Women for America) dismissed Garafalo's complaint, calling him a "thrall of political correctness."
- Assistant Professor of Sociology Lisa Waldner tells Frank Rich of the New York Times that the anti-gay industry is distorting a study she wrote while in 1992 in order to claim that lesbians relationships have a high rate of domestic violence.
2001 - Patrick Letellier complains that Gary Glenn of the American Family Association cherry picked passages from his book (Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them) in order to assert that domestic violence is high in gay relationships. Years after this, the book continues to be cited by the anti-gay industry in the same way Glenn cited it.
- Robert Spitzer publishes a study that says a small number of people can change their sexual orientation. The anti-gay industry cites the study as proof that homosexuality is a choice. Spitzer complains as to how his work was being used, even publishing a piece in the Wall Street Journal complaining about how his work was being distorted.
2002 - A. Nicholas Groth writes a letter to the Family Research Council claiming that the group distorted his work in a study to prove that gays molest children at a high level. Groth, in 1983, complained that anti-gay researcher Paul Cameron had done the same thing. The study published by the Family Research Council is almost similar to the one published by Cameron.
2006 - Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc of the University of British Columbia complains that Focus on the Family distorted her study on lesbian teen suicide.
- Dr. Kyle Pruett, a clinical professor of psychiatry in the Yale Child Study Center and School of Nursing accuses Focus on the Family head James Dobson of distorting his work.
- New York University educational psychologist Carol Gilligan, Ph.D. writes Focus on the Family head James Dobson a blistering letter accusing him of distorting her work.
Gotta love the "worthless fluff."
Sooner or later, it will be the very thing that exposes the anti-gay industry for the liars they are.
UPDATE: Definition of pitiful
A commentator disagreed with what I said. And he took it upon himself to try and correct me.
What makes it so funny is that he repeats the same error that Gary Glenn made when distorting Patrick Lettelier's work.
Apparently he wasn't aware that I have in my possession a letter by Mr. Letellier outlining just HOW Gary Glenn distorted his work.
It's all in the comments section of this post.
First Kevin McCullough's flimsy defense of his ENDA lie and now this.
These so-called "Christians" can't accept the fact that their beliefs can't turn their bullshit into facts.
Two days ago, Matt Barber (Concerned Women for America) dismissed a 2001 letter from six researchers. The researchers had complained the anti-gay industry was distorting a 1997 study they conducted in order to say that gays have a short life span.
Among other things, Barber said the letter was "worthless fluff."
I will not speculate how Barber, who has no training in such matters, can dismiss the complaints of researchers about the misusage of their work.
I want to examine the history of "worthless fluff."
In this case, "worthless fluff" is defined as all the times legitimate researchers and physicians have complained that the anti-gay industry has distorted their work.
Let's take a trip down the timeline:
1998 - Pediatrician Robert Garafalo complains that the anti-gay industry distorted his study regarding at-risk behavior amongst gay youth. He said the groups omitted the part of his study that said the at-risk behavior is the result of a homophobic society. Curiously enough, Robert Knight (Barber's predecessor in Concerned Women for America) dismissed Garafalo's complaint, calling him a "thrall of political correctness."
- Assistant Professor of Sociology Lisa Waldner tells Frank Rich of the New York Times that the anti-gay industry is distorting a study she wrote while in 1992 in order to claim that lesbians relationships have a high rate of domestic violence.
2001 - Patrick Letellier complains that Gary Glenn of the American Family Association cherry picked passages from his book (Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them) in order to assert that domestic violence is high in gay relationships. Years after this, the book continues to be cited by the anti-gay industry in the same way Glenn cited it.
- Robert Spitzer publishes a study that says a small number of people can change their sexual orientation. The anti-gay industry cites the study as proof that homosexuality is a choice. Spitzer complains as to how his work was being used, even publishing a piece in the Wall Street Journal complaining about how his work was being distorted.
2002 - A. Nicholas Groth writes a letter to the Family Research Council claiming that the group distorted his work in a study to prove that gays molest children at a high level. Groth, in 1983, complained that anti-gay researcher Paul Cameron had done the same thing. The study published by the Family Research Council is almost similar to the one published by Cameron.
2006 - Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc of the University of British Columbia complains that Focus on the Family distorted her study on lesbian teen suicide.
- Dr. Kyle Pruett, a clinical professor of psychiatry in the Yale Child Study Center and School of Nursing accuses Focus on the Family head James Dobson of distorting his work.
- New York University educational psychologist Carol Gilligan, Ph.D. writes Focus on the Family head James Dobson a blistering letter accusing him of distorting her work.
Gotta love the "worthless fluff."
Sooner or later, it will be the very thing that exposes the anti-gay industry for the liars they are.
UPDATE: Definition of pitiful
A commentator disagreed with what I said. And he took it upon himself to try and correct me.
What makes it so funny is that he repeats the same error that Gary Glenn made when distorting Patrick Lettelier's work.
Apparently he wasn't aware that I have in my possession a letter by Mr. Letellier outlining just HOW Gary Glenn distorted his work.
It's all in the comments section of this post.
First Kevin McCullough's flimsy defense of his ENDA lie and now this.
These so-called "Christians" can't accept the fact that their beliefs can't turn their bullshit into facts.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Lord, if these are truly Your people called by Your name, then why do they lie so much?
Editor's note - Please keep my mother in your prayers as she is in the hospital for a surgical procedure today and tomorrow.
Also, Kevin McCullough responded to yesterday's post about him, ENDA, and Barack Obama. He says his claim that ENDA would make it difficult to fire a youth pastor found to be in inappropriate relationship with a young boy is correct. He says he consulted "three legal experts."
Read his response to my post and my response to him in the comments section of yesterday's post.
One News Now distorts a story- should we be surprised?
Usually in the case of gay/straight alliances in schools, the lgbt community has come out consistently on top.
However, we lost in a recent case.
And One News Now claims to know why:
Federal judge K. Michael Moore has said a Florida high school was within its rights when it banned a student-led pro-homosexual club.
That's the lead. Further down, the story says:
Also, David Gibbs, founder of the Christian Law Association, says a long-standing school policy helped administrators make the right decision. "The Okeechobee High School has a policy that bans all sex-based clubs. Any club that deals with sexual orientation or identity are [sic] not allowed. In this case, the students lost interest and the clubs dissolved, and the federal court recognized that there was no issue to continue pushing," Gibbs contends.
He also says the school board had a policy in place to teach abstinence. "School boards nationwide need to realize that they do have the opportunity to indeed act in the best interest of their students. And in this particular case, Okeechobee high school's decision to honor abstinence and stand against the promiscuity that is so encouraged in so many quarters of our land was honored by this federal court decision, completely dismissing the lawsuit that had been filed against them," Gibbs points out.
But neither of these assumptions are true. The article also says:
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Moore said since the student has already graduated, she is no longer affected by the school's decision to ban the club.
You got that? Judge Moore did not say the school was well within its rights to ban the gay/straight alliance. And also, that ridiculous explanation that the school's policy against "sex-based" clubs helped Moore to make this ruling is also a lie.
Judge Moore ruled that since the student (i.e. plantiff) has graduated, she is no longer affected by the school's policy, thereby making the lawsuit useless.
Perhaps One News Now feels that since they are fighting against the forces of the supposed gay agenda, little things like accuracy and news integrity are light casualties.
Editor's note - Please keep my mother in your prayers as she is in the hospital for a surgical procedure today and tomorrow.
Also, Kevin McCullough responded to yesterday's post about him, ENDA, and Barack Obama. He says his claim that ENDA would make it difficult to fire a youth pastor found to be in inappropriate relationship with a young boy is correct. He says he consulted "three legal experts."
Read his response to my post and my response to him in the comments section of yesterday's post.
One News Now distorts a story- should we be surprised?
Usually in the case of gay/straight alliances in schools, the lgbt community has come out consistently on top.
However, we lost in a recent case.
And One News Now claims to know why:
Federal judge K. Michael Moore has said a Florida high school was within its rights when it banned a student-led pro-homosexual club.
That's the lead. Further down, the story says:
Also, David Gibbs, founder of the Christian Law Association, says a long-standing school policy helped administrators make the right decision. "The Okeechobee High School has a policy that bans all sex-based clubs. Any club that deals with sexual orientation or identity are [sic] not allowed. In this case, the students lost interest and the clubs dissolved, and the federal court recognized that there was no issue to continue pushing," Gibbs contends.
He also says the school board had a policy in place to teach abstinence. "School boards nationwide need to realize that they do have the opportunity to indeed act in the best interest of their students. And in this particular case, Okeechobee high school's decision to honor abstinence and stand against the promiscuity that is so encouraged in so many quarters of our land was honored by this federal court decision, completely dismissing the lawsuit that had been filed against them," Gibbs points out.
But neither of these assumptions are true. The article also says:
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Moore said since the student has already graduated, she is no longer affected by the school's decision to ban the club.
You got that? Judge Moore did not say the school was well within its rights to ban the gay/straight alliance. And also, that ridiculous explanation that the school's policy against "sex-based" clubs helped Moore to make this ruling is also a lie.
Judge Moore ruled that since the student (i.e. plantiff) has graduated, she is no longer affected by the school's policy, thereby making the lawsuit useless.
Perhaps One News Now feels that since they are fighting against the forces of the supposed gay agenda, little things like accuracy and news integrity are light casualties.
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