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- bbwolf7, on 07/11/2008, -4/+14FTA: Is it not, concomitantly, interesting that no one at all cares a whit for what the hell the AFA has to say anymore? Is this not a sign of something interesting and sea-changing and good? I think it is. McD's, Wal-Mart, Ford and Disney utterly ignore the Christian Right? What's next, an articulate black intellectual president? Oh wait.
It is made all the more amusing, more comical and cute, by another recent tidbit, the final evidence you will need that the evangelical Right has returned to its original state of inbred silliness, and therefore it is very likely indeed that you will never have to read anything more about them ever again until Wildmon (and his twin, Dr. James Dobson over at Focus on the Family), join Jerry Falwell and Jesse Helms in the Great Gay Bath House in the sky.
It is this: The AFA's Web site apparently has (or rather, had, until just recently) an auto-filter installed. So utterly terrified of anything remotely gay are these kindly folk that whenever the word "gay" appeared in any news story on their site, their autobot automatically changed it to "homosexual." True. - ReidFleming, on 07/12/2008, -1/+11But you all need to know that Jesus said being gay was bad. What? You mean he didn't? Paul said that? Well, that's close, right? Plus, it's in the Old Testament so you still have to follow what it says. Oh, you mean it's in that part that Christians don't have to follow? Damn... How am I supposed to be a Christian and hate the gays if those two stances are contradictory? I guess I could just interpret it that way.
- malex, on 07/11/2008, -0/+7I disagree. Some of my best friends are part of mankind.
Humanity will never be perfect, but I think we can at least not be dicks all the time. - halftank, on 07/12/2008, -1/+8Wow - I love this guy's insults.
- shupy, on 07/12/2008, -2/+9Be still my heart. We can only hope the country is finally recognizing what nut jobs these people are.
- morningmatters, on 07/11/2008, -2/+9Funny article. My favorite part: "It is this: The AFA's Web site apparently has (or rather, had, until just recently) an auto-filter installed. So utterly terrified of anything remotely gay are these kindly folk that whenever the word "gay" appeared in any news story on their site, their autobot automatically changed it to "homosexual." True.
Thus did it come to pass that many fine stories about American Olympic track and fieldster Tyson Gay become a whole lotta wacky stories about the epic struggles of some unlucky runner named "Tyson Homosexual" to post some good numbers in the 100-meter dash. Poor guy. - angusm, on 07/11/2008, -3/+7I'd so like to believe this, but I fear he's overoptimistic. Like the poor, the zealots will always be with us.
If you want to read something really scary, try Esther Kaplan's "With God on their side", which covers the history of right-wing Christian influence - hell, call it 'control' - over the Bush administration. Hint: it's worse than you thought.
- voodoosteve84, on 07/11/2008, -2/+6Will I go to hell if I digg this?
- shawngreg, on 07/11/2008, -3/+6I dug it because it's interesting. A bit one-sided, but interesting nonetheless.
- MorganMghee, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3Then I think we should quote some famous American literature that uses the phrase in a story and be sure it appears.
- prompel, on 07/11/2008, -3/+6God, please save me from your crazy fanboys.
But sadly, we will forever be plagued by fundamentalists (muslims and christians), bigots, racists and all those other lovely human traits. You want a better world? Then get rid of mankind. - onyxcoltrane, on 07/11/2008, -3/+5I'm in need of some optimism.:)
Anyway, another good but frightening book is:
American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America by Chris Hegdes - inactive, on 07/14/2008, -1/+2"God spanks them... with the 2x4 of total irrelevance"
I flashed on an image of Reverend Haggard at this point and threw up a little in my mouth. - littlequeenie, on 07/11/2008, -6/+4I guess I'm just a pessimist; just as I believe that racism is still alive in this country (it may not be blatant in most areas, but I personally know democrats from Massachusetts who have admitted to me they will NOT vote for Obama because he is black), I believe homophobia is still a serious problem. Maybe the AFA doesn't have the national influence it used to, but its beliefs are still way too pervasive. I just received an email last week in work of a joke poking fun at homosexuality. Not funny. I told the person not to send me any more jokes like that because I believe very fervently in gay rights - "but it is SO FUNNY", she replied.
We don't have a gay parade in this city of over 100,000 but there is a Pridefest this weekend that most people don't know anything about. I plan on attending tomorrow, will see how well attended it will be.
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