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The Bible Without Bile
Thanks for the insight about the Religious Right "losing" in the primaries. The one thing I fear, however, is that the RR will become like some great hibernating bear gathering strength for the spring (and very, very hungry). We can scoff at the Robertson/Guiliani affair, at Hagee calling everyone except his followers "whores" and Parsley telling everyone that George Washington was planning to invade Iran even while he took that boat across to Valley Forge.
Yes, Hagee and Robertson may be out because of their age and the age of their followers, but I definitely see a new set of "values voters" who are just as sinister as their elders. People like Parsley and Osteen won't go away soon (or at least soon enough to make a difference). And the new crop of mega-church pastors with their prayer bombing and hell houses will pose a (perhaps) more sophisticated enemy.
Last year, 25,000 teenagers from all over the country converged here in San Francisco for "Battle Cry" - a teen Christian revival. They were told quite blatantly that because they chose to pray for the "evil" City on the front steps of City Hall, they would not be welcome next year. And the military rhetoric is getting worse each day.
I wish I knew what we could do to stop these people, but by the time you read this, someone will have already gotten beaten up - or worse.
Dan Vojir
San Francisco
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Re: Lawrence King
While we will be watching the progress of the King case and whether or not his killer should be tried as an adult with sadness, I can't help but wonder what consequences the shooter's family is experiencing.
Someone taught this child to hate. Kids don't just decide to kill someone, and they very often learn hate in their homes or churches. I wish that our juvenile criminal justice system placed some culpability on the parents when appropriate. If parents knew they could be held accountable, perhaps they would start being....parents.
David Wimberly
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Re: Boycotting
We need a comprehensive list of the state of the laws in anti-gay US states
and foreign countries. It's high time we started wielding those outre purses
for a good cause: turn off the flow of pink dollars to those who hate us.
Move *out* of the most egregiously anti-gay States if you can afford to; don
t move *into* them, or you may lose your job, your health benefits, your
adopted children, your home, or your *lives*. Never, *ever* shut up about
anti-gay discrimination. Write letters, send press releases, raise *hell*.
Silence *does* equal death.
Raymond Clark
San Diego, Calif.
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