And the evil continues....

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Wednesday May 30, 2012 · 1:49 AM PDT

2012/05/30 · 01:49

I'll keep this one short.
We got another gay-genocide-happy Xian preacher, this time in Kansas.

"They should be put to death. That's what happened in Israel. That's why homosexuality wouldn't have grown in Israel. It tends to limit conversions. It tends to limit people coming out of the closet. — 'Oh, so you're saying we should go out and start killing them, no?' — I'm saying the government should. They won't but they should. [You say], 'oh, I can't believe you you're horrible. You're a backwards neanderthal of a person.' Is that what you're calling scripture? Is God a neanderthal backwards.. in his morality. Is it his word or not? If it's his word, he commanded it. It's his idea, not mine. And I'm not ashamed of it." -- Pastor Curtis Knapp, New Hope baptist Church, Seneca, KS

Of course, this one doesn't want to get his hands dirty. He wants tax dollars to pay for it. Figures that a RWNJ like him doesn't mind when the government pays for what he personally wants, but health care for all -- screw that.
So is this genocide thing a trend, or is it just a bandwagon?
Maybe if more people spoke up against this....
And for those people and organizations who don't have the time or resources to address every single anti-gay genocidal bigot out there, maybe they could pool their time and resources and send out something like this:
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Worley's Genocide Defenders, part 1

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Tuesday May 29, 2012 · 3:05 PM PDT

2012/05/29 · 15:05

This is the first in a series of diaries discussing the history of punitive civil jurisprudence against GLBT people in Germany, from the Middle Ages to the present. How and why did I get to that from Rev. Worley and back again? Read on to find out.

There's been some discussion lately of the comments by one Pastor Charles Worley.

"I figured a way out--a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers. But I couldn't get it passed through Congress. Build a great big large fence, 150 or 100 miles long. Put all the lesbians in there. Fly over and drop some food. Do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals. Have that fence electrified so they can't get out. Feed 'em, and- And you know what? In a few years they'll die out."

{cf this diary by chrislove, for video of Rev. Worley}
It now seems that Rev. Worley and his supporters have gone far beyond simple dislike to the advocacy of genocide against the GLBTQ community.
Then I read this article:

"Church members and about 100 visitors from in and outside the area gave Worley a standing ovation when he approached the pulpit. A few members stood up from the pews and spoke out in favor of Worley as officers watched and intervened when one particularly longwinded member spoke.
The atmosphere was a vocal and jubilant one. The sanctuary was mostly full, with the vast majority of the crowd singing and crying out in joy. Many threw their hands up in praising the Lord and in support of the pastor."

I wasn't going to write about this, until last night because of the responses in this diary, concerning the topic of the lack of en masse response from the leadership of more liberal, gay-friendly Christian denominations (such as UCC, the PCUSA, the ECUSA, or the ELCA):

"sorry to disappoint you, but the UCC is actually DOING something more important than issuing press releases"
"Just because you haven't seen a press release on every issue and every lunatic doesn't mean {those denominations} aren't working."

"Do you really expect the UCC to condemn every single crackpot bigot preacher in America every single time s/he says something outrageous? The Westboro lunatics alone would require a dedicated person. This is not realistic..."

"Your cause is not the only one"

I had written a previous diary addressing defense against "Teh Gay™ is icky because my religion said so," and I could go on for decades about Christianist privilege and RWNJ Christianism (as opposed to Christians and Christianity) and how the privilege and -ism are the public face of Christianity. However, IMNSHO, there is something absent from the discussion, and I truly believe that the missing element is the mention of the fact that Christianity is responsible for homophobia in western civilization.
But Holy Thor's Hammer! How can that be discussed in a single diary? Well, it can't. But how to pare it down? The answer lay in the imagery used by Rev. Worley:

" Build a great big large fence...Put all the lesbians in there... Do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals. Have that fence electrified ..."

Follow me below the fleur de Kos, if you dare:

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Wednesday May 09, 2012 · 7:04 PM PDT

2012/05/09 · 19:04

After all the commentary I've seen lately (here and mostly elsewhere) from the whining, sniveling, leftier-than-thou faux liberals complaining about how Obama has not moved "fast enough" and is "supporting inequality," I just wanted to say THANK YOU to President Obama for publicly supporting marriage equality and doing what he has been able despite being blocked by the Party of A$$hole at every turn.
Oh, and just for fun, I found some tweets from our "out" celebrities to Mr. Obama. They're fun, and they can be found here:

Jane Lynch @janemarielynch

Pretty darn happy today. Thanks Mr President, for supporting the dignity of my family and so many others!

mia farrow @MiaFarrow

Actually, now that Obama has come out in support of gay marriage, I feel less pressure to find a woman to marry

and the one that got to me:

Audra McDonald @AudraEqualityMc

How many young lives did the President just save by saying that he supports them today?

¡Viva Obama!

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Sunday May 06, 2012 · 4:08 PM PDT

2012/05/06 · 16:08

Ok, so here I go again.
Last night, after I was done straining my eyes studying a music score printed by nanites at .0004 point font, I decided to take a break and check out the Saturday offerings for dailyKos. That's when I ran across this diary. I saw the title, and I immediately assumed the worst. But I sucked it up and read it. It was definitely not what I expected. Thoughtful, genuinely inquisitive, well-written, clear.... rec'd and tipped....
But I am not here to pimp Stuart's diary. In fact, I was going to write a rebuttal on why this gay man is sick and tired of justifying his existence to people who just don't "get it" {or don't want to "get it"} and why, in the end, it does no good. Then I thought "why should I do someone else's homework for them?"
The honest answer is obvious: maybe because this diarist hasn't lived my life for the last 25 years and hasn't had to think about any of this because his emotional/psychological {and sometimes literal} survival did not depend on knowing a defense against "Teh Gay is icky because my religion said so."
Great. And where does one begin?
So here I am, with my very limited store of knowledge, and I am going to attempt to create a "Start Here" list of scientific studies, reference books, quotes both pithy and profound, and whatever I have dug up in the last 20+ years of having to know this stuff, which rebuts the various rationalized "supportive" aspects of "Teh Gay™ is icky because my religion said so."
The specific topics/questions being addressed will be in bold, followed by a brief commentary. Cites will be given in blockquote.
I hope this makes it easier to wade through.
This will not be short.
Follow me below the fleur de Kos, if you dare......

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Tuesday April 03, 2012 · 10:22 PM PDT

2012/04/03 · 22:22

Catchy title, eh? But it's the truth. I do not respect the beliefs of others WRT religion/spirituality. It is a conscious and willful choice not to. It is deliberate. It is my choice, just as it was my choice to dump religion and to clear my mind and my life from the superimposed guilt, fear, more guilt, self-loathing, bigotry, and the silly forced eating of seafood on Fridays.
But why do I refuse to respect the beliefs of others WRT religion? Follow me below the fleur de Kos for the explanation. Expliciation? Exorcism? (Oh, and if you don't, you lose the right to make legitimate gripes in the comments section....)

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Thursday May 26, 2011 · 10:33 AM PDT

2011/05/26 · 10:33

Ok, this is my first diary, so please bear with me. I found this article, and I did my patented Happy Dance of Joy™ with a Big Gay Squeal®. Yes, despite the title. Then I paused.

Keep reading below the free-form infinity-symbol-looking thing to see why.

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And the evil continues....

Worley's Genocide Defenders, part 1

Thank you, Mr. Prez

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I will NOT respect your beliefs....

Please Make My School a Jail....