"If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. They should be put to death. 'Oh, so you’re saying we should go out and start killing them, no? I’m saying the government should. They won’t, but they should. You say, ‘Oh, I can’t believe you, you’re horrible. You’re a backwards neanderthal of a person.’ Is that what you’re calling scripture? Is God a neanderthal, backwards in his morality?"Is it His word or not? If it’s His word, he commanded it. It’s His idea, not mine. And I’m not ashamed of it. He said put them to death. Shall the church drag them in? No, I’m not saying that. The church has not been given the power of the sort; the government has. But the government ought to [kill them]. You got a better idea? A better idea than God?" - Pastor Curtis Knapp, of New Hope Baptist Church in Seneca, Kansas.
NOTE: My apologies to the JMG reader who first alerted about Knapp this weekend. I tried listening to the hour-long sermon but grew bored and gave up before I got to the "execute homosexuals" part. Plus my house guest started screaming for me to turn it off.
Despite facing years of protests including one outside of today's meeting, the shareholders of ExxonMobil have once again refused to grant employment protections to LGBT workers. The 
GLAAD reports:
The text on the upper right reads: "First Pals: What makes Dad so cool? He's the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver--all rolled into one. Or two." The text at the bottom right reads: "Real-life dads, Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason." 
The Eurovision finals are taking place this weekend and as many of Europe's media outlets poured into Baku, neighboring Iran took to its state-controlled press to accuse host nation Azerbaijan of allowing a "gay parade." 
"Dear Joe, Public Advocate has won another victory for marriage! Republican New York state senator James Alesi, who betrayed the Family last summer by voting for homosexual 'marriage,'” has announced he is conceding his political seat. Public Advocate supporters sent countless emails and newsletters exposing Alesi’s role in this betrayal -- and it has paid off! Alesi admitted that his vote against marriage was the factor that cost him the support of his constituents. Thank you for all your help in this battle. It is vital that we hold politicians accountable for voting against true marriage and family values. It is up to you and me to show them morality is not optional." - Eugene Delguadio, the second-biggest liar in Hate Land.
Focus On The Family's 
The 
Gay performers have had numerous #1 albums, of course, but none of them hit the top spot again after they came out. Billboard has the numbers: 
The American Family Association has issued a crybaby notice that Target is blocking their campaign of anti-gay emails over the Pride t-shirts I mentioned earlier today. Here's the sample email that's not going through: 
A couple of months ago, the folks at NYC Pride invited me to pose for their "Rise Of The Power Bears" feature. I know, right? But since my hero, Carl Siciliano of the Ali Forney Center, had already signed on, how could I refuse? Rounding out our trio was Kiehl's president Chris Salgardo, who is also one of this year's Grand Marshals. The above shot is the final result of two hours in a West Village barbershop, where I think photographer Steven Rosen finally decided that putting me in the chair made the size difference between those two big guys and me less apparent. Plus, I finally got Carl between my legs!
"The 21st century homosexual lobby likes to point to the professional relationship between my uncle Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bayard Rustin, his openly homosexual staffer who left the movement at the height of the campaign. Rustin attempted to convince Uncle M. L. that homosexual rights were equal with civil rights. Uncle M. L. did not agree, and would not attach the homosexual agenda to the 20th century civil rights struggles. So Mr. Rustin resigned. He was a brilliant strategist and was hired by Uncle M. L. not because he was gay, but because he was a capable strategist. He also was not fired, he chose to resign. My uncle was not a bigot, and he didn't judge people for the color of their skin nor their sexual orientation. Neither do I. As compassionate Christians who won't be forced to sit on the back of the bus as far as our spiritual commitments are concerned, we can be compassionate without endorsing sin." - Alveda King, apparently feeling the heat after yesterday's denouncement of the NAACP. Hit the link for much more.
"Immigrants do not share American values, so it is a good bet that they will not be voting Republican when they start voting in large numbers. The NY Times liberals seek to destroy the American family of the 1950s, as symbolized by Ozzie and Harriet. The TV characters were happy, self sufficient, autonomous, law abiding, honorable, patriotic, hard working, and otherwise embodied qualities that made America great. In other words, the show promoted values that NY Times liberals despise. Instead, the USA is being transformed by immigrants who do not share those values, and who have high rates of illiteracy, illegitimacy, and gang crime, and they will vote Democrat when the Democrats promise them more food stamps." - Roger Schlafly, son of Phyllis, writing for the Eagle Forum.
Sick is Sick. 
Brandy and her coworkers at the health care office look of defiance is a signature of our hard life. It comes from always having to be defensive, never trusting and the hard lessons learned from those occasions when we did and were hurt. Sometimes the hardest lesson is the one that ends in our murders.
May 17 :: MAKE A STATEMENT
