m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 1 The Five Worst Antigay Rants of the Year
By Advocate.com Editors
RICK WARREN X390 (PUBLICITY FAIR USE) | ADVOCATE.COM
As antigay statements from national religious and political leaders go, 2009
was especially rich. Here's a recap of the year's worst in hysterics,
threats, and thinly-veiled homophobic sentiment.
5. "NOM VOWS TO DC COUNCIL: We Will Overturn Your Same-Sex Marriage Bill."
—National Organization for Marriage president Maggie Gallagher via a
December tweet
The problem with Twitter is | m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 2 4. "The fundamental dignity of every person, our right to be free, and the
freedom to make moral choices are gifts endowed by God, our creator. However
, it is not my personal calling as a pastor in America to comment or
interfere in the political process of other nations.” —Saddleback Church
Pastor Rick Warren (pictured), in response to a Ugandan bill that calls for
death sentences for gays and lesbians
Would one of America’s preeminent evangelical leaders have made such a
statement if he were | m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 3 3. “The definition of sexual orientation is wide open to all kinds of
interpretations. And some day, some court, somewhere, if you’re oriented
toward animals, bestiality, then that’s not something that could be held
against you. … which means you’d have to strike any law toward bestiality.
[Or] if you’re oriented toward corpses, toward children, all kinds of
perversions. What most of us would call perversions. Some would say, ‘It
sounds like fun.’” —Texas Rep. Gohmert, attacking hate crimes legi | m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 4 2. “I regretted that vote later because it included things like cross-
dressing, and a variety of other people involved in behaviors that weren’t
based on sexual orientation, just a preference for the way they dressed or
behaved. So if you are a third-grade teacher and you are a man and you show
up on Monday as Mr. Johnson and you show up on Tuesday as Mrs. Johnson, that
is a little confusing to kids.” —Minnesota Governor and possible 2012
Republican presidential contender Tim Pawlenty (pictured | m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 5 1. "What I believe the Scripture teaches is that homosexuality is not God's
best." —Lakewood Church senior pastor Joel Osteen during a November
appearance on The View
Sugar-coated bigotry is nothing new. But strangely this statement made by
one of America’s most popular megachurch pastors wasn’t contested in any
substantive way on The View. Sure, you’d expect goose bumps up and down
Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s arms whenever politely worded antigay slurs are
spouted on live television, yet the usually | m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 6 这厮转脸就在Parker的就职典礼上说感谢上帝“lifting up our new mayor, Annise
Parker.”What a Irony!
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【在 m******1 的大作中提到】 : 1. "What I believe the Scripture teaches is that homosexuality is not God's : best." —Lakewood Church senior pastor Joel Osteen during a November : appearance on The View : Sugar-coated bigotry is nothing new. But strangely this statement made by : one of America’s most popular megachurch pastors wasn’t contested in any : substantive way on The View. Sure, you’d expect goose bumps up and down : Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s arms whenever politely worded antigay slurs are : spouted on live television, yet the usually
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