' I felt like crying.' River Valley alumni's anti-gay commencement speech sparks outrage

[Behind the Aegis]

Public outrage ensued following the River Valley graduation ceremony after alumni speaker Jim McGuire condemned homosexual relationships Friday in his commencement speech.

McGuire, a River Valley graduate who now is the owner of a manufacturing company, J.L. McGuire and Associates, encouraged the graduates of the Marion County public school to pursue the "Biblical principles" of only romantic relationships between a man and a woman.

After opening his speech by encouraging the graduates to spend time "learning God's word," McGuire made the following comment about relationships:

"Choose a spouse, I suggest. I also strongly suggest to make sure to choose Biblical principles, you know, a male with a female and female with a male," he said.

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[Abolishinist]

1. i have no doubt that after sitting down and talking with those

who object to his message, he will see the error of his ways and do the right thing.

[exboyfil]

2. The equivalent to this on the other side

Would be to urge everyone to only engage in same sex relationships, and be promiscuous about it. Also let me tell you about my Lord and Savior Lucifer. They would drag that nut off the stage.

[MLAA]

3. Was he booed off the stage?

So sad, such a display of ignorance.

[LoisB]

4. Ignorant asshole.

[Initech]

5. If I was there I would have got up and wakled out.

And given him the finger in the process. But that's me. Fuck bigots like that.

[Sympthsical]

6. "the speech was not reviewed by anyone on the RV Administrative team or Board of Education"

Bet that practice changes.

What an asshole.

[NCLefty]

7. There was a pastor in TX calling for our deaths at a city council meeting recently too.

The new hate is the same as the old hate.

https://www.newsweek.com/texas-preacher-jonathan-shelley-calls-pride-abomination-1710353

[Demovictory9]

8. Why can't these people just keep their sexuality and choice to themselves. Not everyone wants to hea

Why can't these people just keep their sexuality and choice to themselves. Not everyone wants to hear about it.

Best comment after article. twist on what rightwingers say about LGBT.

[hlthe2b]

9. WHERE is River Valley? I read the linked article and still have no clue.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Marion County, Ohio

see eg https://eu.marionstar.com/story/news/local/2022/06/01/river-valley-alumnis-anti-gay-commencement-speech-sparks-outrage/7453381001/
or
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/marion-county-school-district-responds-to-concerns-about-commencement-speakers-speech/530-0954f01e-19d2-461e-8422-8743cf868814

Yeah, I had to search for them.

[hlthe2b]

11. Thank you...

[yardwork]

13. I'm familiar with that part of Ohio.

The only thing surprising about this story is that his comments weren't worse. I'm sure he "censored" himself for the speech and didn't say everything he thinks.

Plus, I guarantee he's a racist bigot too.

[AntivaxHunters]

12. Here's the Yelp of J.L. McGuire and Associates

This will be fun to watch!

https://www.yelp.com/biz/mcguire-j-l-and-associates-galion

[Happy Hoosier]

15. See ya! NT