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Catholic Cardinal Compares ‘Gay Liberation People’ to the Ku Klux Klan

Chicago Cardinal Francis George is finding himself in the middle of a potentially-flammable controversy after he made a comparison between the Ku Klux Klan and gay activists. Now, some gay rights enthusiasts are calling for the Catholic leader to step down. A press release from Truth Wins Out reads:

Truth Wins Out launched a Change.org petition today calling on Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George to resign after he incomprehensibly compared the LGBT community to the Ku Klux Klan. George’s over-the-top remarks were so extreme that they shredded his credibility and permanently damaged his ability to serve as a respected voice of reason.

Chicago Cardinal Francis George Under Fire Over Gay & KKK Comments

A screen shot of the Change.org petition

The controversy started during an interview with Fox Chicago on Wednesday when George apparently said, “You don’t want the gay liberation movement to morph into something like the Ku Klux Klan, demonstrating in the streets against Catholicism.”

During the interview, he admitted that the comparison was strong, but reiterated his views on the matter. “The rhetoric of the KKK and the rhetoric of some of the gay liberation people — Who is the enemy? The Catholic Church,” he continued.

The statements were in reference to frustrations that were being felt by a local pastor over region’s the annual gay pride parade. The faith leader claimed that the event, due to its route, would force the church to cancel morning mass, George said that he supported the pastor and his concerns.

Chicago Cardinal Francis George Under Fire Over Gay & KKK Comments

Chicago Cardinal Francis George (AP Photo)

In the end, the situation was rectified, as the parade’s organizers agreed to start at a different time. The Chicago Tribune has more:

On Wednesday, organizers with Chicago’s annual gay pride parade agreed to a later start time after Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church leaders objected to a newly-proposed route they claimed would block access to Sunday Masses. Leaders said the new route would draw massive crowds and block the church’s entrance.

Gay rights activists are extremely frustrated and offended by George’s comments. Equally Blessed, a coalition of Catholic groups that support LGBT rights, said that the statements were both “demagogic” and “crude.”

“Cardinal George’s offensive comments are further evidence of just how insensitive and out of touch the hierarchy is, and why opposition to its views is necessary,” the group wrote in a statement.

“It is outrageous that Cardinal George would place law-abiding, peaceful citizens in the same category as a notoriously violent hate group,” said Truth Wins Out’s Executive Director Wayne Besen. “George’s resignation is his only road to redemption and if he has a shred of dignity and a sliver of class he will immediately step down.”

(H/T: Chicago Tribune)

Comments (135)

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  • barber2
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 11:48pm

    The Cardinal needs to realize that in America ” anything goes.” Religion by polls is in fashion. And having any type of standards or rules is verboten. To the Left which has infected American thought ( witness the Obama Far Lefties ) “everyone, especially the more divergent, are just beautiful.“ Any one who says that something is ”immoral“ is just labelled as ” prejudiced.“ America is now a country where ” political correctness ” has replaced the 10 commandments and the Golden Rule. Many in the American Catholic Church would probably be considered heretical if the old rules were employed . In America, we are having an “unemployment” problem… economically and spiritually…

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  • destrecht
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 11:33pm

    He’s absolutely right, although it’s not just the gay community. It’s the last acceptable prejudice.

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    • StonyBurk
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 7:51am

      He is absolutely right-and has NO reason to step down.This Cardinal is Not the one in need of redemption (IMO) The Gay Liberation Movement is very much like the Ku Klux Klan both spawned by a body politic intent upon the division caused by power intent upon giving a voice to those deemed without a voice. The Klan was formed I am told to keep the insurgent Republicans in control and to keep the recently freed slaves from leaving the Democratic plantation. But the tactics of the Gay Libs and the Klan are very similar.And neither society serves to improve the general welfare–but terrorism, and divisions are something the church ought oppose for these are not of God.

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  • Linny
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 11:24pm

    These people(being kind) have no right to tell Cardinal George to step down. I think they just better get over it.

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  • Misha
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 11:21pm

    God forbid anyone be critical of the GLBT crowd. The guy has a point, they are clan-like, and the fact is, it could‘ve been any parade and the problem would’ve been the same. Any other group may have had the decency to change their plans once the conflict was realized – better yet they would’ve had the foresight to avoid such conflicts in the first place. But not the GLBT crowd – they‘re entitled to do as they please and will throw a major tantrum if they don’t get their way. How many repugnant comments are made against the church every day? Where’s the church screaming and crying for resignations of anyone whose said something against it? stfu ya little babies – you’ve chosen your path, deal with the fact that a lot of people don’t support you.

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  • BetterDays
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 11:14pm

    Oh, if people only knew who is behind this new world order crap, then the LGBT community wouldn’t even be on their event horizon. Mr. George knows, don’t you Mr. George ? Look at that guy, between him an Ratzinger they are to “dark” holy men, the eyes, where’s the light?
    BTW I’ve not a gay bone in my body as my wife is fond of pointing out. But I’m not your judge, nor my own, no rather the Lord Jesus shall judge us all according to our works, unless we have the defense of the blood of Jesus.

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    • ZAP
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 12:15am

      He has already judged and called it an abomination

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    • snooop1e
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 1:02pm

      @Betterdays – where in scripture did you find the word “unless” ??? Was it next to “alone”? Matt 25:31-46 is clear, Jesus will separate the sheep from the goats according to their works, doesn’t say anything about “unless” I know some preachers tickle our ears by telling us otherwise but that’s not what Jesus said. The weeds and the wheat will be separated, the weeds burned and the wheat carried into the barn (Matt 13:24-30). The Virgins with no oil in their lamps will not be allowed into the wedding (Matt 25:1-13), the worker who buries his talents will be cast out (Matt 5:14-30), the son who does his fathers will and goes to work in the fields is pleasing to the Father. Matt 25:31-46 “The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.“ You wont find the word ”unless” in any of these verses and there are many many more in Matt 7:21 Jesus said “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but ONLY he who DOES the will of my Father who is in heaven” (emphasis mine)….God Bless

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  • timarina
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 11:09pm

    How sad to see someone who claims to be a man of God be so ignorant and bigoted. He clearly has no understanding of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Very sad.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 12:38am

      I hope a gay robot eats you ….

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    • mramise
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 12:50am

      Your words demonstrate an individual, who truly does not know what the bible says and has no idea what Jesus words on the matter are, or what the meaning of unnatural purpose is. That having been said do not get mad or angry, for everyone is entitled to the facts but not everyone is entitled to their own facts. The truth is plain and no matter how you choose to accept the facts with denial, anger, or accept and change your life style to meet the true base line of my masters words it is up to you. As far as the equation of who they act like this is action is plain to see if you disagree they will seek to silence you with as much zeal the religion of peace. Remember he or she that is without sin may cast the first stone; we all fall short in that area.

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    • mramise
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 12:53am

      Your words demonstrate an individual, who truly does not know what the bible says and has no idea what Jesus words on the matter are, or what the meaning of unnatural purpose is. That having been said do not get mad or angry, for everyone is entitled to the facts but not everyone is entitled to their own facts. The truth is plain and no matter how you choose to accept the facts with denial, anger, or accept and change your life style to meet the true base line of my masters words it is up to you. As far as the equation of who they act like this is action is plain to see if you disagree they will seek to silence you with as much zeal the religion of peeeace. Remember he or she that is without sin may cast the first stone; we all fall short in that area.

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    • SavedByTheLamb
      Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:29pm

      Homosexual behavior is intrinsically disordered. This is both a biblical teaching and a moral teaching of the Catholic Church (the Magisterium).

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:49pm

    My youngest stepson is, well he is a flavor of the month sexual being. The thing for him is he just wants to be himself without all of the hoopla. He does not like what is going on out on the left coast nor the north coast. I have seen him talk with/to the extreme ones telling them that their behavior is only making things worse for all involved.

    The social pendulum is starting to swing conservative; out past conservative is something I feel is ugly, and very primitive — it is called sharia.

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    • historyforgotten
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 11:42pm

      Actually, Shiara is Extreme Conservatism.
      Any Religion that bases its Belief, on the suppression of Minority Religions, are Conservative in Nature.
      Conservadom is based on Keeping Old Belief Traditions, alive. The ‘Sameness’.
      Shirara means ‘Holy’. So, ALL Religions Posses a Shiara aspect, of keeping Traditions going.
      The Christian Shiara Law does not Allow GLBT to get married, as an example. In some cases GLBT people are labled Outcasts, by the Christian Community, simply for being different. Witches and Pagans are still shunned, even though Christianty has MANY of the Same Holidays, and even Barrows MANY Pagan Traditions(Such as the Christmas Tree, the Yule Log, the Easter Bunny), Thanksgiving is even celebrated on an American Indian Holiday, following the AMerican Indian Traditions, of Feasting on the Harvests, before Winter.
      The KKK wears the Uniform of the Old Catholics, Black Mass outfits. Hood and all.
      The KKK was created to maintain a White Man Supremacy over ANY and ALL Minoritiies. ANyone who was Different, Religiously, Ethnicially, or even someone who was friendly towards someone ‘Different’, would get a Visit from the KKK who wanted “OutCasts” to leave their towns and Villages.
      That Catholic Cardinal, should be Banned from Catholicism…unless of course, he ‘Represents’ ALL Catholics
      Cardinals, Bishops, Priests are ALL in the Posistion of ‘Representation’, of the Catholic Religion. Just as Religious Leaders who are caught Molesting Children.

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  • BornJewishMuslimByFaith
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:44pm

    I thought the Ku Klux Klan was critical of homosexuality?

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    • oldironsides
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:53pm

      NO – blacks, catholics and jews – many were and are homosexuals themselves

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 1:18am

      I read a KKK newsletter in the late sixties they blame the Jews for all that was wrong in the world. They controlled the media and banks. The Jews worked hand and hand with the Blacks to destroy the white man They didn’t like the pope because of power he had on the world stage & America. Nothing in it about gays, Today the OWS spew many of the KKK’s talking points that were in old newsletter.

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    • chattr
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 12:58pm

      Actually, StonyBurk is correct. The KKK was started to prevent all Southerner’s from voting Republican. During Reconstruction approximately 3600 blacks were murdered and approximately 1600 whites were murdered. They had one thing in common; they were Lincoln Republicans. The first five black men that were elected to Congress were Republicans.

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    • Obama>Jesus
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 6:00pm

      But the people who were Lincoln Republicans back then would be Democrats today, and vice versa.

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  • Kiwon
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:44pm

    The LGBT Movement has ALREADY acted like the KKK numerous times. The Cardinal is 100% correct.

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    • Obama>Jesus
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 6:02pm

      The LGBT movement has never murdered or lynched, beaten, threatened or said they were superior to anyone.

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    • SavedByTheLamb
      Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:13pm

      I think the comparison between the KKK and LGBT holds water along the lines of being radical, “in your face,” misrepresenting the position of their opponent, and being grossly immoral. This is what the Cardinal is talking about.

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  • ICRedifURBlue
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:43pm

    The more you complain and whine about your lot in life, the more you actually hate yourself and your personal choices. It is not my responsibility to make you feel good. LGBT lifestyle should be private between you and your God(or lack thereof)……I don’t care.

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  • Mr. Oshawott
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:30pm

    I’m in NO way crazy about homosexuality, but I got to side with the homosexuals here – Francis George’s comparison of the LGBT movement to the Ku Klux Klan really is demogogic. Why must we continue to attack lawful people that simply want to live differently if their way of living isn’t infringing on our rights?

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    • Melvin Spittle
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 1:13pm

      I will answer. The two sides are diametrically opposed and must compromise on core beliefs which bytheir nature is impossible. Our founders were Christian before they founded this nation. Homosexuality has forced it’s way into all of our lives through illegitimate force of law. Do you actually think that man’s laws supersede the word and judgement of God? If you call yourself a Christian, then you know the answer that God will triumph in the end and those that mock Him by twisting His word will suffer His judgement. God has judged homosexuality already, not I nor you can change that.

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:23pm

    They fear the natural retribution awaiting their demise and must try to stifle the voice that reminds them of the condemnation that is their lot for their complicity in ignorance and the leading astray of the innocent.
    Their marches are a show of force. Pure and simple. Not an emotion laden cry for acceptance. But a black booted, brown shirted grab for power over your rights of speech and the exercise thereof.

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  • Locked
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:16pm

    Sure, neither group likes the Catholic church. But why compare them to the KKK? He could have easily picked other groups that dislike the church:

    -Evangelical Protestants
    -Atheists
    -Westboro Baptist Church (they’re a bit further than most Evangelicals in their hatred)

    Any of those are relatively non-militant, still confrontational and in-your-face, and don’t have the history of violence associated with the KKK. That he never chose any of them for the comparison shows the hatred in his own heart.

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    • ICRedifURBlue
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:26pm

      …..he obviously should have compared them to the the hairy-crishnas (humor…. see they are bald) they’re kinda fruity too……

      Live your life in private and never be insulted.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 1:31am

      You better google Catholics + KKK

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    • Alismum
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 12:05pm

      Cardinal George compared the GBLT to the KKK because both groups violently protest against the Church. The Church has always been hated by groups who promulgate lies. Communists, Nazis, KKK members, and the GBLT all promulgate lies and cannot stand in the light of the truth. The Church is the protector of truth and therefore they hate her. Same sex couples will never be married because marriage is a union of two people, one male, one female, in body and spirit that can potentially give new life. The Church will never change its teaching on this and the GBLT who so desperately want to normalize their perversions will never achieve moral approval. The Church responds to the attacks of the GBLT with love calling on them to reform for the sake of the salvation of their souls. When doctors and nurses shunned people with aids, it was the Catholic Church that provided the care. Cardinal O’Conner, himself, treated the sick and dying. He called on the nuns who were founded by Mother Theresa to open a home for the aids stricken which still exists today. The GBLT calls the Church hateful because it will not sanction the homosexual act. Even the Church cannot call that which is inherently evil good. It is beyond her power. So the GBLT will continue to hate the Church. It is interesting that a group like the GBLT wants approval from the Church. Is it because their own consciences are bothering them?

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    • Locked
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 1:17pm

      “The Church is the protector of truth and therefore they hate her”

      Sorry, had to take a moment to stop laughing.

      The Catholic church is the protector of the Catholic church. Truth will always come second to their structure. It’s not an insult purely at Catholicism; it’s true of any establishment (governments, societies, etc). I don’t hold it against them any more than any other large group, but I also don’t delude myself to the extent you do.

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  • CWinBaltimore
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:15pm

    Call me a social libertarian if you must, but I have two points to make. There are two kinds of tyranny, the tyranny of the majority over the minority, and the tyranny of the minority over the majority. BOTH are equally wrong! Thomas Jefferson said “if it nether picks my pocket nor breaks my leg, I care not.” Whether two women or men choose to lay down together affects me not in the least, but if they start trying to demand that the rest of society accept their behavior as normal, and allow them to be legally married, THAT is something for the society to choose, and once they choose theb Feds need to back off and recognize that the People have spoken! Gay rights demonstrators harrassing little old ladies outside of churches and disrupting church services (both of which happened in CA after the passing of Prop. 8 are decidedly KKK/Nazi Brownshirt type tactics. To the LGBT community, I have this to say… the politicians and social progressives who support you also support the people who want the Muslims to be able to enact Sharia law within their own communities, and THEY want to stone you! Be careful who you get in bed (politically) with!

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  • Islesfordian
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:10pm

    Maybe they could calls themselves the QQQ.

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  • SevenTrumpets42
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:08pm

    It‘s GW’s fault.

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  • captaindon53
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:05pm

    That headline statement is at least as fair as blaming all Tea Party’s for being raciest. All who are calling tea party’s raciest refuse to see anything but their own ignorance.

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  • Wishkah
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:04pm

    take your spam and shove it where the sun don’t shine.. jerk

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  • ArgumentumAdAbsurdum
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 9:55pm

    Yeah… well my brother‘s neighbor’s 3rd cousin’s ex-roomate’s pen pal…..

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  • RightThinking1
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 9:52pm

    Let’s see; KKK, a relatively small group of people (ironically in skirts), intimidating others with various and sundry threats if they (the others) do not behave as the KKK insists.

    Annnnd LGBT, a relatively small group of people (toss a coin on the skirt part), intimidating others with various and sundry threats if they (the non-LGBT’s) do not behave as the LGBT goons insist.

    Gosh. Seems as though the good Cardinal has a point.

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    • singleparent
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:09pm

      What about sexualy assaulting children cardnial… Yet people still listen to catholic priests talk about koolaid drinkers….wouldnt let my children around those people your nuts…..

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    • sWampy
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:11pm

      Be half a man, joint the BGLTF’s.

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  • dissentnow
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 9:44pm

    Pot meet kettle

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    • CONNIPTION FITZ
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 10:05am

      So true. The Catholic Church has its own ga y priest sub-culture. (Google: Favalora, Maciel, Lahey).

      Maybe the Cardinal is a sincere and honorable man who is sick and tired of being bullied from both the inside and the outside of the church.

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    • conservativewoman
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 2:14pm

      @DISSENTNOW AND CONIPTION
      Excuse me! I am a Catholic Sunday School teacher. In order for ANYONE in the Catholic Church to work around children, we must have a thorough background check, and take a course on “Safe Environmment for Children” and the “Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Law,” and these have to be renewed. We must leave classroom doors open or at least have a window in the door so anyone can observe what is going on.
      Even our gardeners must have a background check, and any workers coming onto church grounds must be accompanied.
      It is so easy for someone to sit back and bash us just because it supports their prejudice. If you are so righteous, where is your Christian love?

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    • conservativewoman
      Posted on December 24, 2011 at 2:41pm

      @CONNIPTION
      I re-read your post. My apologies.

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  • Jenny Lind
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 9:43pm

    No, the gay right’s folks would never do anything ummmm, antagonistic to any church, right?

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  • Smokey_Bojangles
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 9:41pm

    KKK Wears Sheets. The Gay Fellas wear Chaps without backsides and body oil.Maybe a feather or two sticking out of their butt cheeks.

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  • One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 9:37pm

    Cardinal George is right…..I’ve been calling them the Gay Gestapo for years and years. The worst of that group are attack mutts, and anyone they don’t agree with they maul like rabid dogs.

    Just Google “post gay marriage attacks on Mormons and others in the southwest” after the prop 8 issue in California. The voters have spoken twice on that issue and they still come back to overturn the people again and again for about 2% of the population…That’ explains it all. http://bit.ly/t6Ooo1

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    • sWampy
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:15pm

      Why the gay gestapo, the whole Nazi movement was based on activists gays, trying to kill all the Jews, to be followed by the Christians, and eventually the Muslims, even though they sided with the Nazi. They gays have been a violent bunch through out history, they didn‘t become universally hated because people didn’t like guys with good hygiene.

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  • Philo Beddoe
    Posted on December 23, 2011 at 9:32pm

    The Cardinal compared the radicals to the KKK. The radicals are nuts. He said the enemy of gaydom and the KKK is the Church.

    Was it just a coincidence that this parade was passing by a church during service? I‘ m sure it wasn’t meant to be antagonistic.

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    • Chet Hempstead
      Posted on December 23, 2011 at 10:46pm

      If all the KKK did was hold demonstrations and make offensive statements, then he might have a point. If all the KKK did was hold demonstrations and make offensive statements, then they would be disliked and viewed with contempt, but they would still be acting within their rights. Gays may fight offensive speech with offensive speech, but even the “radicals” do not terrorize people and cause them to fear for their lives.

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