That was the theme as I saw it coming from the conference "The War on Christians and the Values Voters in 2006." That title just stops me in my tracks, implying that voters who don't agree with this group's political positions do not have appropriate values.
Have you noticed how cool it is these days to be a victim and for your group to be oppressed? Everyone seems to be trying to position themselves or their group to be viewed in that light. I suppose it ties in with the old "everyone loves an underdog" axiom.
A pertinent quote in this piece was from Peter Sprigg from the Family Research Council:
'We believe what makes a family is one man and one woman uniting in marriage for a lifetime and bearing children from that union," Sprigg stated. "We are against anything that threatens the traditional family or undermines that idea," including pre-marital sex, pornography, adultery and prostitution." And yes, we are also against the practice of homosexuality," he added.
I'm sure glad he cleared up where they stood on homosexuality. Sprigg also ranted about the "gay agenda," which he said "demands full acceptance of the practice of homosexuality -- morally, socially, legally, religiously, politically and financially. Indeed, it calls for not only acceptance, but affirmation and celebration of this behavior as normal and even desirable."
Can you imagine the nerve of those homosexuals! Actually wanting to be treated like full-fledged members of the human race! Certainly Jesus wouldn't tolerate that, would he?
Actually, what he wouldn't tolerate is the hatred and demeaning organizations like the FRC propigate toward the GLBT community.
Sprigg added, "We believe what makes a family is one man and one woman uniting in marriage for a lifetime and bearing children from that union. We are against anything that threatens the traditional family or undermines that idea."
Okay, so to be consistent, they are also outraged at the rampant divorce and adultery among the hetrosexual community, right?
No, because that doesn't draw headlines and, more importantly, have people donating money to combat it. Slap the gays around for awhile, though, and the money rolls in.
Not quite a higher calling is it?
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It is very popular for "ex-gay" leaders to present their movement as being an oppressed minority voice that is often silenced by the gay community--a monolith of a media machine with an agenda to destroy the hearts and minds of American youth.
ReplyDeleteIt plays well on the fears of the mainstream who somehow forget that as the mainstream they have tons of power and privilege. "Ex-gay" programs not only have web sites, myspace accounts, films, scores of local programs, well publicized (and funded) regional and national events, but they also have virutually every conservative Christian pulpit in America more than willing to spread their message of intolerance.
Yet, they say they are an oppressed minority. One of their recent "documentaries" is call "I Do Exist". Um, yeah, we know.
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ReplyDeleteIf there really is a war on Christians, it's being waged against those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus and try to practice that silly suggestion about loving neighbor as self. And it's being waged by people like those who attend "War on Christians" conferences.
ReplyDeleteI really don't care if they think I'm going to hell for supporting my lgbt brothers and sisters; wherever I end up, the company is bound to be better.
Okay, so to be consistent, they are also outraged at the rampant divorce and adultery among the hetrosexual community, right?
ReplyDeleteNo, because that doesn't draw headlines and, more importantly, have people donating money to combat it. Slap the gays around for awhile, though, and the money rolls in.
Not to mention that if they spoke against divorce in anything approaching the tone they use to condemn homosexuals, they'd immediately lose half of their donors...