Okla-Homo-Haters Club -- When Hope is Not Enough
by James Nimmo
OpEd News
On Sunday, July 27, in Knoxville, TN a Unitarian Universalist Church was turned into an abattoir by a deranged man who shot seven people. Two, so far, have died. The killer is in police custody after being subdued by others in the building.
The church, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, had just recently advertised itself as a welcoming gay/lesbian affirming congregation which means exactly what it sounds like.
When was the last time an openly gay/lesbian opened fire on a collection of bible fundies hot with the fire of righteousness for the cause of religious purity? When did you last hear an openly gay/lesbian legislator use their personal privilege on the floor of their state legislature or Congress to lobby for the passage of a bill that would limit any demographic group's aspect of their protection of the law as outlined in the Bill of Rights?
To commemorate, but not to honor, this twisted manipulation of the public forum and society I'm inaugurating what I call the Okla-Homo-Haters Club. Membership is open to those who by their own actions and words--sometimes judicial convictions--defame gays and lesbians who have done no harm to anyone.
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OpEd News
On Sunday, July 27, in Knoxville, TN a Unitarian Universalist Church was turned into an abattoir by a deranged man who shot seven people. Two, so far, have died. The killer is in police custody after being subdued by others in the building.
The church, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, had just recently advertised itself as a welcoming gay/lesbian affirming congregation which means exactly what it sounds like.
When was the last time an openly gay/lesbian opened fire on a collection of bible fundies hot with the fire of righteousness for the cause of religious purity? When did you last hear an openly gay/lesbian legislator use their personal privilege on the floor of their state legislature or Congress to lobby for the passage of a bill that would limit any demographic group's aspect of their protection of the law as outlined in the Bill of Rights?
To commemorate, but not to honor, this twisted manipulation of the public forum and society I'm inaugurating what I call the Okla-Homo-Haters Club. Membership is open to those who by their own actions and words--sometimes judicial convictions--defame gays and lesbians who have done no harm to anyone.
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