As I've written about previously, Republican Ohio Senator Rob Portman made news not long ago after writing an op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch sharing his support for gay marriage rights, largely due to his son Will coming out of the closet. While some liberals have not been very forgiving of Senator Portman due to his previous anti-gay marriage rights commentary, I've tried to welcome the man to the ever expanding circle fighting for gay rights. Also, while some liberals have not been very welcoming of Senator Portman's evolved views on the issue of gay rights, it has appeared as if most die-hard conservatives have been even less welcoming of them.
Following the release of Senator Portman's op-ed, right-wing blog Government Is Not God gave warning to the senator that homosexuality "may eventually kill his son from AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, or oral cancer."
I know - isn't that sweet? I have a feeling I know what the writers over at Government Is Not God do in their spare time - write for Hallmark. A card of theirs would probably read like any other on the front, as it would wish a person a happy birthday. On the inside, though, it would be a different story altogether. It would probably say something like, "We hope you have a very gay birthday, which means a very happy birthday. If you have that other kind of gay birthday, you could die from AIDS." That has best-seller written all over it!
That same blog also stated that, "Homosexual sex is ultimately just as destructive as cocaine use... Would Portman suddenly call for the legalization of cocaine if his son had announced he was a cocaine addict? Would that be 'loving' and 'compassionate'?"
Yes, because that's the exact same thing. When I think about two people of the same sex falling in love with each other and being granted the legal right of marrying one another, the image that immediately springs to mind is that of a person snorting cocaine. If the blog wants to continue along that slippery slope, could we not say that sex of any kind (homosexual or heterosexual) can be destructive to a person's life? Ever heard of a straight man or woman spreading a sexually-transmitted disease to a partner? No? Then start looking. It shouldn't take long. Also, if the blog wants to stretch things to the extreme by comparing homosexual sex to cocaine usage, once again, couldn't we say that drugs of any kind (legal or illegal) can be potentially destructive to a person's life? Alcohol? Cigarettes? Painkillers? This is why the slippery slope is so ineffective at validating a point(s) and makes the messenger sound like a complete idiot in the process.
President of the far-right group the Family Research Council (FRC) - Tony Perkins - wrote that "the choices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in general 'are both harmful to them and society as a whole.'"
Yes, because when a homosexual man most people in the world have never met and never will meet engages in intercourse with a partner of 20 years, this has quite the negative impact on society. Why is this again, Mr. Perkins? Please explain it to me, in five lies or less. I know that will be difficult, so please take your time.
Outspoken member of another far-right group - Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association - compared gays to bank robbers, adding, "prayers for the senator, his wife, his son and their entire family are called for at this time."
I'm still trying to figure out this bank robber analogy. I guess it's true that whenever I see a bank-heist flick and am first introduced to the wannabe bank robbers, I immediately think to myself, "Well, they're obviously all gay." Okay, so that's perhaps a slight exaggeration. I only think that half of them are gay...
Well, I hate for anyone to be on the receiving end of such blather, but have to wonder if it will aid Senator Portman in the long-run. I have to believe that the senator is currently in deep reflection mode, thinking, "Wow... So is this what gay rights-supporting liberals have had to deal with all these years? Is this how they felt when on the receiving end of such commentary?" Indeed... Hopefully this helps him empathize more with homosexuals and those whom have ardently stood up for their rights through the years. Also, hopefully Bryan Fischer says another prayer on behalf of the Portman family - one which asks that they not be subjected to heavy criticism and ridicule by the likes of himself and other members of the far-right media due to Will being gay and his conservative Republican father publicly supporting him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/will-portman-criticized-conservatives-senator-gay-marriage_n_2910103.html
Following the release of Senator Portman's op-ed, right-wing blog Government Is Not God gave warning to the senator that homosexuality "may eventually kill his son from AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, or oral cancer."
I know - isn't that sweet? I have a feeling I know what the writers over at Government Is Not God do in their spare time - write for Hallmark. A card of theirs would probably read like any other on the front, as it would wish a person a happy birthday. On the inside, though, it would be a different story altogether. It would probably say something like, "We hope you have a very gay birthday, which means a very happy birthday. If you have that other kind of gay birthday, you could die from AIDS." That has best-seller written all over it!
That same blog also stated that, "Homosexual sex is ultimately just as destructive as cocaine use... Would Portman suddenly call for the legalization of cocaine if his son had announced he was a cocaine addict? Would that be 'loving' and 'compassionate'?"
Yes, because that's the exact same thing. When I think about two people of the same sex falling in love with each other and being granted the legal right of marrying one another, the image that immediately springs to mind is that of a person snorting cocaine. If the blog wants to continue along that slippery slope, could we not say that sex of any kind (homosexual or heterosexual) can be destructive to a person's life? Ever heard of a straight man or woman spreading a sexually-transmitted disease to a partner? No? Then start looking. It shouldn't take long. Also, if the blog wants to stretch things to the extreme by comparing homosexual sex to cocaine usage, once again, couldn't we say that drugs of any kind (legal or illegal) can be potentially destructive to a person's life? Alcohol? Cigarettes? Painkillers? This is why the slippery slope is so ineffective at validating a point(s) and makes the messenger sound like a complete idiot in the process.
President of the far-right group the Family Research Council (FRC) - Tony Perkins - wrote that "the choices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in general 'are both harmful to them and society as a whole.'"
Yes, because when a homosexual man most people in the world have never met and never will meet engages in intercourse with a partner of 20 years, this has quite the negative impact on society. Why is this again, Mr. Perkins? Please explain it to me, in five lies or less. I know that will be difficult, so please take your time.
Outspoken member of another far-right group - Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association - compared gays to bank robbers, adding, "prayers for the senator, his wife, his son and their entire family are called for at this time."
I'm still trying to figure out this bank robber analogy. I guess it's true that whenever I see a bank-heist flick and am first introduced to the wannabe bank robbers, I immediately think to myself, "Well, they're obviously all gay." Okay, so that's perhaps a slight exaggeration. I only think that half of them are gay...
Well, I hate for anyone to be on the receiving end of such blather, but have to wonder if it will aid Senator Portman in the long-run. I have to believe that the senator is currently in deep reflection mode, thinking, "Wow... So is this what gay rights-supporting liberals have had to deal with all these years? Is this how they felt when on the receiving end of such commentary?" Indeed... Hopefully this helps him empathize more with homosexuals and those whom have ardently stood up for their rights through the years. Also, hopefully Bryan Fischer says another prayer on behalf of the Portman family - one which asks that they not be subjected to heavy criticism and ridicule by the likes of himself and other members of the far-right media due to Will being gay and his conservative Republican father publicly supporting him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/will-portman-criticized-conservatives-senator-gay-marriage_n_2910103.html
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