We give the religious right a lot of shit. Of course, a lot of it’s deserved, ie: when they declare, “God Hates Fags.” C’mon. That’s just rude. But, we forget that these bigots have feelings, too. But, thanks to the news of an upcoming conservative gather in Boston, we’ve seen the error of our ways.
The Advocate Reports:
[Family Research Council President Tony] Perkins (pictured) and others are building a case file of anecdotes where they say religious people have spoken out against same-sex marriage only to be punished. Perkins specifically cited the decision by Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich in June to fire his appointee to the Washington, D.C., area transit board after the board member referred to gay people as “persons of sexual deviancy.” The board member, Robert J. Smith, said he was expressing his personal beliefs as a Roman Catholic.
“Robert J. Smith is an asshole.” What? We’re just expressing our believes as persons of sexual deviancy. Don’t hate.
But, seriously, we want to know: do you think that religious conservatives get too much shit? Let us what you think…
How about we take this to the next level?
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Jennifer
Well, I gotta say, I stack up on the “religious bigot fuckos don’t get nearly enough shit” side of things. Having just left my church because of the bigotted swine infesting it like the shrapnel from a really nasty bean n’ beer fart, I can say that with some authority. Thank you.
Joel
Let me put it this way: as long as they’re dishing it out, they should expect it back. I know it sounds juvenile, but as long as gays and lesbians (and others) are losing their jobs/housing/lives/basic human rights as a result of simply living their own truths, I would think these people who call themselves Christians should be held accountable for their share of the discrimination.
Kevinsf
It is so totally presumptuous of these religious fanatics to think that the entire world believes or should believe as they do. (Noah’s Arc and Blonde hairdo Blue-eyed Jesus to name just two of their many fantasies.) The only way to rid the world of these self-aggrandizing pompous jerks is to drive a stake through the heart of what they love most. MONEY.
Wolf
Do they get too much shit? NO!! They deserve all they get and more!
In the case mentioned in the article. There are laws to protect against harrasment physical and verbal. Refering to people as “persons of sexual deviancy” crosses that line and is also disciminatory. There ARE LAWS. Regardless of what his so-called “religion” teaches and they must abide by the guideline. His firing was totally justified. They look at the laws as harassing and holding back their religion when the laws were originally put there to make THEM stop harassing and holding other backs because their “beliefs”.
BIGGEST SPIN EVER and DON’T let them get away with it.
anonymousmom
no, they need more shit.
Jonathon
These bigots are hiding behind religion. They use religion as a shield to protect themselves from criticism because of their extreme social views.
They can’t win the war of ideas; they know it and they see the writing on the wall. Hence, the “outrage”.
These people don’t get but 0.001% of the crap they deserve.
Charlie
Oh, excuse me?? Sorry but I’m just choking on my sandwich here out of utter fucking disbelief. What a whingeing cunt! He bemoans the fact that he can’t speak his mind. Welcome to adulthood honey! Remember that time when your mum smacked you because you said that she said that Aunt Jennifer wasn’t married because noone would marry someone with bad breath and a fat bum? Yeah, well that’s what happens you you spew out whatever’s on your mind. It’s called fucking manners. And thanks to a little process called the LAW, certain kinds of manners are enforced to make life a bit easier for everyone. That, however, won’t stop me calling Tony Perkins an ugly Ginger Biscuit.
mahatma rhandy
I like your Christ but not your christians.
Blue Gal
I’m with mahatma. Speaking as a Christian, I think we can attack the bigotry without attacking religion, except that if the bigot calls him/her self a “Christian” then we’ve got ’em on being a totally hypocritical asshole, too.
So yeah, if that hate accompanies hypocrisy, I say go for the jugular. And God bless.