How can anyone look at those sweet, smiling faces and feel bigotry or fear?

[Bluenorthwest]

51. Those kids are cute!!! The Imam at that Mosque is a purveyor of hate speech against LGBT!!!!

Both things are true:

Imam Yaseen Shaikh:

“This whole subject of homosexuality in the public sphere…is no longer a religious issue, unfortunately, as much as we want to use the religious card and try to defeat this, now it’s become a politicized issue. Politicians are highly influenced by people who back them, and we find that these politicians who are calling for gay rights and marriage and supporting gay rights are lobbied and campaigned by gay activists, by gay groups. And they are throwing money at it left and right to gain some acceptance in society, to be considered normal people, to be treated normally. We have to counter the efforts that are taking place elsewhere. If our children are taught that homosexuality is okay, we have to teach them it’s not okay.”

Now kpete, that man clearly targets my family, myself and my community with denigrating speech he himself says is political and not spiritual. Do you really assert that LGBT people must not object to political attacks launched on us if the bigots have cute kids? Or if the bigots say 'God'?
I'd like to point out that the Bundy Gang has cute kids and says God all the time. Are they also super wonderful and not to be feared because of cute kids?
Would you post a photo of the adorable Sunday School Classes at Saddleback Church as a way to say 'do not fear Rick Warren'? How about the cute tots at Pat Robertson's place? Do those kids in some way mitigate Robertson or the adults there who are bigoted sexists? You seem to hold that thinking. I do not share that thinking.