Comments on: None Dare Call it Hatred? http://www.republicoft.com/2007/04/02/none-dare-call-it-hatred/ Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:47:01 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pray For A Miracle « I Must Be Dreaming http://www.republicoft.com/2007/04/02/none-dare-call-it-hatred/comment-page-1/#comment-167225 Pray For A Miracle « I Must Be Dreaming Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:28:05 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2007/04/02/none-dare-call-it-hatred/#comment-167225 [...] Many like to profess that there are “other routes” via various legal arrangements that allow gay couples to prepare for any eventuality.  “HA!” I laugh in scorn at the idea.  Legal arrangements such as hospital visitation are no friggin good when the hospital chooses not to honor them.  As in the case of Bill Flanagan and his partner, Daniel: (From Republic of T): [...] [...] Many like to profess that there are “other routes” via various legal arrangements that allow gay couples to prepare for any eventuality.  “HA!” I laugh in scorn at the idea.  Legal arrangements such as hospital visitation are no friggin good when the hospital chooses not to honor them.  As in the case of Bill Flanagan and his partner, Daniel: (From Republic of T): [...]

]]> By: Margie http://www.republicoft.com/2007/04/02/none-dare-call-it-hatred/comment-page-1/#comment-72514 Margie Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:47:38 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2007/04/02/none-dare-call-it-hatred/#comment-72514 The fight for justice in Virgina was lost, much to the shame of reasonable straight citizens. The embeding into our state constitution of such dark -age thinking was painful and won't be easy to un-do. Our discussion on the subject on Barticles was passionate and perplexing to me. As a heterosexual, married for 43 years, I could not understand the reasoning behind the religious objectors. The examples of Christ in accepting all people and loving them, regarding a prostitute or an influential person as equally worthy of love seemed to contradict their intolerant attitudes. I still don't get it. I agree that the extreme religious right is not just an enemy of gays, but a dangerous enemy to us all. They teach intolerance and hatred, not love and good-will. They wish no one well but themselves and their devout followers. Not so different from Muslim extremists as we would like to believe. It is all about power and control, whether by Imman or Evangalist. The fight for justice in Virgina was lost, much to the shame of reasonable straight citizens. The embeding into our state constitution of such dark -age thinking was painful and won’t be easy to un-do.

Our discussion on the subject on Barticles was passionate and perplexing to me. As a heterosexual, married for 43 years, I could not understand the reasoning behind the religious objectors. The examples of Christ in accepting all people and loving them, regarding a prostitute or an influential person as equally worthy of love seemed to contradict their intolerant attitudes. I still don’t get it.

I agree that the extreme religious right is not just an enemy of gays, but a dangerous enemy to us all. They teach intolerance and hatred, not love and good-will. They wish no one well but themselves and their devout followers. Not so different from Muslim extremists as we would like to believe. It is all about power and control, whether by Imman or Evangalist.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.republicoft.com/2007/04/02/none-dare-call-it-hatred/comment-page-1/#comment-71660 Daniel Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:56:07 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2007/04/02/none-dare-call-it-hatred/#comment-71660 As gay folk we comprise only about 8-10% of the population. Within our fold we run the gauntlet from atheiest to far right evangelical christian (I spose its a macochist thing). We will never be able to mobilize or create infrastructures wgich will facilitate our goals within the framework of our current society. If we wish to visit our spouses, and I love my man more than anything else in the world, we have to THINK smarter to acheive our equality. We must employ the path of minimal resistance, yet do so by any means necessary; and though I personally have a distaste in violence, a real culture war is coming...the current establishment respects only two virtues, power and money. GAYS MUST FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND POOL THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES. When a hospital denies you visitation rights, make them pay or bleed. When enough pockets are empited and enough noses bloodied, then and only then will the breeders step aside!!! PS T, I've read your blog of and on for about a year and although we may differ on certain issues I am proud to call you brother!!! As gay folk we comprise only about 8-10% of the population. Within our fold we run the gauntlet from atheiest to far right evangelical christian (I spose its a macochist thing). We will never be able to mobilize or create infrastructures wgich will facilitate our goals within the framework of our current society. If we wish to visit our spouses, and I love my man more than anything else in the world, we have to THINK smarter to acheive our equality.

We must employ the path of minimal resistance, yet do so by any means necessary; and though I personally have a distaste in violence, a real culture war is coming…the current establishment respects only two virtues, power and money.

GAYS MUST FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND POOL THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

When a hospital denies you visitation rights, make them pay or bleed. When enough pockets are empited and enough noses bloodied, then and only then will the breeders step aside!!!

PS
T, I’ve read your blog of and on for about a year and although we may differ on certain issues I am proud to call you brother!!!

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