The Gospel According to Jack Black: An Anti-Prop 8 Fiasco
December 3, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Christianity, Church, Civil Rights, Culture War, Dance, Gay, Homosexuality, Politics, Public Policy, Video, art
I guess it isn’t shocking that Hollywood decides to stigmatize and stereotype people of faith. However, this is spectacularly … ignorant. More thoughts and video after the jump.
Same Sex Setback by Rolling Stone
December 3, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Christianity, Church, Culture War, Current Affairs, Gay, Homosexuality, MSM, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Worldview
Some of the gay blogs are fuming about the following article. More thoughts after the jump.
Same-Sex Setback - Don’t blame Mormons or black voters - the California activists who tried to stop Prop 8 ran a lousy campaign by TIM DICKINSON
… Election postmortems have been quick to scapegoat minorities for the loss. The right pointed out that African-Americans voted overwhelmingly against gay marriage; the left blasted Mormons who obeyed an unprecedented dictate from the church’s leadership in Salt Lake City and donated 45 percent of the funds for a campaign to pass Prop 8.
But evidence of entrenched homophobia and religious intolerance obscure a more difficult truth. Prop 8 should have been defeated — two months before the election, it was down 17 points in the polls — but the gay-rights groups that tried to stop it ran a lousy campaign. According to veteran political observers, the No on Prop 8 effort was slow to raise money, ran weak and confusing ads, and failed to put together a grass-roots operation to get out the vote….
Of Christianists & Fascism: A Sign of Things to Come?
November 24, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Christianity, Civil Rights, Culture War, Current Affairs, Gay, Homosexuality, Politics, Public Policy, Worldview, marriage
Albert Mohler believes that the gay backlash to harm and hurt Prop 8 supporters is possibly the “shape of things to come.” (more thoughts after the jump.)
The Los Angeles Times provides an eye-opening report into the response of Hollywood’s cultural liberals to the passage of Proposition 8. Reporters Rachel Abramowitz and Tina Daunt open their article with this question: “Should there be boycotts, blacklists, firings or de facto shunning of those who supported Proposition 8?”
…
The response of Hollywood is the temptation to blacklist anyone who supported Proposition 8 and to eliminate or marginalize their influence in liberal Hollywood. This response deserves a close look, for it almost surely represents the shape of the future when it comes to the issue of gay marriage.
[From A Sign of Things to Come?]
On Drivetime with Bill Bunkley Concerning Gay Marriage Protests
November 18, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Christianity, Church, Culture War, Current Affairs, Gay, Homosexuality, People, Politics, Prayer, Public Policy, Worldview, marriage
Late this afternoon I was on the show Drivetime with Bill Bunkley. He is a popular Christian talk show host on a very large Christian station in Tampa. I have met him several times and he is a great encourager. I like him a lot.
Overall I think the interview went really well. We covered a lot of ground really quickly in the span of 30 minutes. I don’t see any online archives (if anyone finds any…lemmee know.) However, I did want to blog about two of the themes that came up during the interview. They involved persecution and what can Christians do with their anger toward the gay community (if they have any.) I am not going to try and remember verbatim the question but that was the gist of my thoughts on those themes.
No More “Mr. Nice Gay”? Is This What We Want?
November 17, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Christianity, Church, Civil Rights, Crime, Culture War, Current Affairs, Gay, Homosexuality, People, Politics, Prayer, Public Policy, Sexuality, Tragedy, Worldview
I don’t think so. Warning, the below video has high pitched whistles and yelling laced with expletives. The whistles go throughout the whole video. So watching at work is probably not a good idea with the volume up. A little more after the jump …
National Protest Today - I Am Going To Draw
November 15, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Culture War, Current Affairs, Gay, Homosexuality, Politics, Public Policy, Worldview
I
have had enough of Prop 8 shenanigans for the week. Today though, there is a national protest against Prop 8. A friend was telling me I should go check out the one here in Orlando and I reiterated I didn’t think that was a good idea.
I know a lot of people are going to be out recording everything, and I will probably do a synopsis post … sometime. But not today. Today … no gay blogging (well, aside from this post 
). I am gong to go work out, draw, have dinner with friends, watch Scrubs and maybe read a little. And yes, I will pray for our friends who are out protesting today.
What do you like to do on the weekends?
MORE: Michelle Malkin is watching.
Besen Blasts Black Lesbian as Bigoted - Wayne Vs. Jasmyne
November 14, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Church, Civil Rights, Culture War, Current Affairs, Gay, Homosexuality, Lesbianism, People, Politics, Prayer, Public Policy, Video, Women, Worldview, marriage
My thoughts after the jump …
“Stop It” Therapy for The Masses - A Day Dream
November 10, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Christianity, Church, Culture War, Current Affairs, Ex-Gay, Exodus, Gay, Homosexuality, Lesbianism, Life, People, Politics, Public Policy, Scary, Worldview, marriage
I had this day-dream of showing up in the middle of a Prop 8 protest and using “stop it” therapy … and as only day-dreams can produce … it actually worked. In my day dream I say, “Hey you! Stop knocking crosses out of old ladies hands and stomping on it and pushing her around!” and the offending dudes pick up the cross, stop pushing and yelling and tell the lady they don’t agree with her but apologize for the violent outburst.
She in turn goes home, bakes everyone some nice pumpkin pie and chocolate chip muffins and comes back with a smile and kind words with open ears.
Then, for the second act of this day-dream, I turn toward Saddleback Church and tell the very cute and smartly dressed lesbian couple, “Rick Warren is NOT a Nazi and you know better. Stop it!” They look at each other, blink, look back at me and throw down their swastika sign saying, “Yes, we do know better so we are going to come up with a relevant non-stigmatizing chant right now!”
Then, I magically teleport (as you can do in day-dreams) to yet another Prop 8 rally and turn around and yell at a few guys, “HEY NO RACIST COMMENTS, STOP IT RIGHT NOW and quit acting like angry children and start acting like angry yet mature and responsible adults!” The men stop and go over to profusely apologize to the black guys for calling them horrible names. They all shake hands and continue on their peaceful protesting ways.
And then, we all just get along as I hand out water while wearing my, “I may not be gay … anymore … but I am still fabulous!” t-shirt.
What? … It is *my* day-dream.
Of Gay Activists, “Rights” and Common Ground?
November 7, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Christianity, Church, Civil Rights, Crime, Culture War, Current Affairs
As always, any time I talk public policy here on my private blog, it is my own opinion and not those of Exodus International unless directly stated.
I left this comment on the post California Courts Continue to Be a Catalyst of Social Division …
Marriage isn’t a civil right. It is a socially and legally defined benefit. Start talking about marriage as a legal benefit and you have my attention. As long as you frame it wrongly as a civil right you diffuse what true civil rights are and infuse a level of vitriol that isn’t necessary.
GayPatriot, a popular conservative gay blogger ( I know it’s confusing but … hang in there ) backs up this point of view.
Those who read this blog carefully note that I repeatedly refer to state recognition of marriage as a benefit, not a right. If marriage is a right, we already have it. A right simply means the freedom to do something. Gay people remain free to marry same-sex partners even if the state does not recognize our unions as such.
Even after Tuesday’s vote, couples who got married when the state recognized their unions will not be incarcerated or forced to leave the state should they continue to call their partnerships marriages.
Hence, the distinction between Lawrence and the various marriage cases.
Under Texas law (and that of a number of other states), before the decision was handed down, you could be arrested for engaging in consensual sex (as were the plaintiffs in that case).
With marriage, however, the issue is state recognition of the unions. Voters of California did not strip gay people of a right, as some activists claim. They merely voted to deny us the privilege of having the state call our unions “marriages.” But, we remain free to call them whatever we want.
…
The issue now is to make our case to California citizens why the state should call our unions marriages. And angry protests demonizing various churches will do little to accomplish that goal.
California Courts Continue to Be a Catalyst of Social Division
November 6, 2008 by Randy
Filed under Activism, Culture War, Gay, Homosexuality, Politics, Public Policy, Worldview, marriage
I originally wrote in a comment on this post …
The judges made their erroneous decision against the will of the people and created scenario that caused very high expectations to be broken.
I was pleasantly surprised when a gay blogger makes the exact same observation and expands it very astutely … (emphasis mine, quote and more thoughts after the jump.)
