Gay activists were rightly that Barack Obama‘s pledge to expand faith-based funding would benefit homophobic initiatives. The campaign tells Pam Spaulding, however, that Senator Obama would not tolerate such activity: “A source with Senator Obama’s campaign has now confirmed to Pam’s House Blend that under no circumstances will funds from the program will be granted to FBOs for proselytizing or reparative therapy. Under the Obama plan, MCC congregations, LGBT-welcoming Methodist and Unitarian congregations, and other affirming churches will have access to funds to do much-needed work in communities large and small of great importance — HIV/AIDS education, for instance, relief efforts, etc.” [PHB]
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CHURCHILL-Y
Can we really trust this guy with anything having to do with faith “base” after the McClurklin/James Meeks debacle it seems
to me he (giving him the benefit of the doubt) lacks good judgement when it comes to homophobia engendered through religion?
Besides Obama himself has issue no such statement:
“A source with Senator Obama’s campaign (Director of the LGBT Vote, Dave Noble) has now confirmed to Pam’s House Blend that under no circumstances will funds from the program will be granted to FBOs for proselytizing or reparative therapy.”
All Obama has said regarding it is:
“In answer to a reporter’s question, Obama said federal anti-discrimination laws do not cover discrimination based on sexual orientation. But Obama said he believes local laws in some states prohibiting discrimination against gays would apply to faith-based social programs funded with federal money in those states.”
Read the fine print people and not just the mouth to mouth rumors.
http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/07/10/does-obama
Bitch Republic
The only kind of HIV/AIDS education any religious institution will offer is preaching abstinence. Get real Obama!
emb
I’m totally not a fan of religion, organized or otherwise, and to me “faith-based” is functionally the equivalent of “let’s-pretend-based”. That said, Bitch Republic, I think the Unitarians and MCCers and probably the UCC can be counted on to offer actual, real-world HIV/AIDS education.
Trouble is, Obama’s f-based program can’t discriminate against the nutjob evangelicals and established homophobic cults like catholics, scientologists, and buddhists.
abracadaver
Our local Presbyterian churches actively provide housing, employment, and medical services to people whose lives have been impacted by HIV/AIDS, regardless of serostatus.
CHURCHILL-Y
*word of mouth rumors* TMI-LMFO
egrggr
Wow…Obama is running for president. However my brother told me he saw he and his lover’s photo at a black dating site
called ..blacklatinmeet.com … I have seen their photos, blogs there…maybe you should have a look
Mr C
Oh okay Now I see…Another column by a Obama hater (Dr.Irene Monroe)quoted and linked for you by Hateful Churchill-Y
Since you seem to disagree. Do you know any better solutions? You know something without your hateful rhetoric involved.