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July 9, 2006
Gays Out Straights in Florida
There was a time when homosexuals were aware of the value of discretion. They did not parade down public streets in obscene outfits, nor did they loudly proclaim their gayness in order to generate sympathetic media coverage. "Outing" a gay was a nasty thing to do. How times have changed.
Christ Church of Peace, a gay church in Jacksonville, Florida, has announced that it is outing those who believe in the sanctity of marriage by publishing online the names and addresses of those who signed a petition in favor of a state constitutional amendment that would specify that marriage is a union between a man and a woman.
The church's aggressively gay membership is encouraged to view the list of petition signers to see if they can find anyone they know. That would given them "an opportunity to initiate an open and meaningful conversation with that person." It would also give them an opportunity to denounce the person as a "homophobe," or to ring that person up at 2:00 in the morning (as moonbats have been known to do), or to throw rocks through that person's front window. The church's press release includes some disingenuous BS about preventing fraud, but the purpose of the list is clear: to intimidate.
Fortunately, these tactics are only effective if those who think institutions like marriage are worth preserving agree to be intimidated.
Posted by Van Helsing at July 9, 2006 9:27 AM
Comments
Always wanted to be outed ... as a Christian that is.
Homosexuality and religion have always gone hand-in-hand throughout the ages. This is no accident and in fact it is prophetic.
Queers hide behind religion like the cowards they are to coerce and intimidate heteros into a state of pseudo-guilt. Great tactic.
Posted by: Jael at July 9, 2006 5:56 PM
C'mon Jael. Christians don't have to outed in the US. If you need to be outed you are doing it wrong.
So the article doesn't mention what the church did as being illegal. Does seem like poor judgement on thier part.
On the homophobe point, is that an unfair label? I have noticed a love of labeling groups on this site. Would homo-intolerate be a better fit?
Posted by: Batman at July 10, 2006 5:42 PM
Nah, batman. I mean outed as in thrown to the lions, kicked out of a job (been there) or lynched (yet to come).
Everyone who knows me determines quickly that I'm a Christian, since I anger those who aren't. I've lived and worked among the queer crowd and know their MO. Using religion to twist arms is
their best tactic yet.
Posted by: jael at July 10, 2006 10:52 PM
Jael you have my attention. So who fires someone for being christian? Now to be fair I've had plenty of christians piss me off, when they try to point out I'm doing it wrong :P Seriously though, were you working in this country when this happened?
Posted by: Batman at July 10, 2006 11:33 PM
Yes "batman"...THIS country. There are quite a few politically correct, ultra-lib places of work. What do you do for a living?
Actually got fired for not agreeing with this particular town and hospital corporation's clear bent toward their heavily homosexual community. The manager was a lesbian who'd just undergone a traumatic breakup with her unfaithful lover of 7 years and she wasn't in the mood for dissenters and my light comments. Her crew was well trained to spot those "disrespectful of the culture" .They also accused me of mentioning that I was a writer of Christian essays (I never brought them into work nor would I). And no, it wasn't in Frisco, Seattle or NY. It was in the SOUTH.
Since it was "at will" employment and I was in my probationary period, they could do whatever they wanted under the law as written.
Posted by: jael at July 11, 2006 12:26 AM
I do design work for an Architecture firm. In the US in the south. You should move to VA. Roughly 50% of the hospitals in my area are tied to the Catholic church. They aren't very accepting of gays at all.
So Jael you were fired for your light comments that were I'm gusessing, not gay freindly? I'm taking a leap here, but based on your comments I'm guessing you never would stay at a place like that. Is that too presumptuous? Now if you are there to help people get over their gayness, well you have to expect them to "throw you to the lions" Still nice for finacial reasons to leave on your own terms. What did God tell the apostles about people who did not receive the word during thier travels?
Kick the dust off your feet & leave that town. Or something to that effect.
Posted by: Batman at July 11, 2006 9:22 AM
Yep. Incidentally, I do live in Virginia and love it (and I don't work for a catholic organization).
The incident occurred further south. Yeah, I did kick off the dust from my feet (literally, in broad daylight). Have worked in several "progressive" cities around the country. These places drew me because of their geographic beauty, but because the liberals have a stranglehold on most of these cities, I've had to settle for more drab geography to order to retain employment. Not that I don't love a good fight, it's just that I gotta put bread on the table and keep a roof over my head as I'm my only source of my meager income.
Posted by: Jael at July 11, 2006 11:15 AM
