Fundies: Hindus and Muslims and Gays.....OH MY !!!!

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from the OneNewsNow "news":rofl: service of the American Family Assn.:



Homosexual lobby lands activist on White House faith group
Jim Brown - OneNewsNow - 4/8/2009 6:00:00 AM


Yet another conservative Christian activist is troubled that the nation's largest homosexual activist group will be influencing President Obama's faith-based and neighborhood partnerships office.

President Obama said Monday in Turkey that the U.S. is not a Christian, Jewish or Muslim nation, but rather "a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values." His view is represented by the makeup of his faith-based advisory council, which includes evangelicals, Muslims, Hindus, liberal Jews and Protestants, and even a homosexual activist.

Obama named Harry Knox of the homosexual activist group Human Rights Campaign to serve on the 25-member Council.

Matt Barber with Liberty Counsel says Knox, who calls his homosexuality a "gift from God," is rejecting the Apostle Paul's warning that those who engage in homosexual behavior "will not inherit the kingdom of God."

"By (Harry Knox) saying that his homosexual lifestyle is a 'gift from God,' I would say -- boy, well it's a gift that keeps on giving," Barber remarks.

The Christian activist explains his comment. "If you look at CDC (Centers for Disease Control) statistics, men who engage in sex with men, at an astronomical rate, are at risk for nearly every form of STD in much higher levels than other people -- certainly deadly disease with HIV/AIDS," he notes. "And so if that's a gift from God, I think I'd be wanting to do a little re-gifting there."

Yesterday, Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality cautioned against Knox's affiliation with the Human Rights Campaign -- an organization he described as "fundamentally bigoted against Christians."

Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, an outspoken evangelical Christian, turned down an invitation by the president to join the faith-based council, citing scheduling conflicts. Liberal groups such as People for the American Way and Americans United for Separation of State protested Dungy's potential appointment because of his opposition to same-sex "marriage."


http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=480990 (if Rick-rolled, this prize-winning story is in the onenewsnow area of www.afa.net )

[ColbertWatcher]

1. I don't care who is on that panel--it simply shouldn't exist.

The government shouldn't be in the Faith business.

[donheld]

4. Agreed, but

This may be one of the best ways of getting rid of the whole program. If right wingers see Muslims, Hindu's and Gays getting faith based funds, I think they'll call for the end of the whole program.

[ColbertWatcher]

5. Whatever it takes to end it. n/t

[panader0]

2. Okay, your title cracked me up.

I could just see Judy Garland skipping down the Yellow Brick Road.
On the serious side, HIV/AIDS is NOT a disease that discriminates.
I do have faith, that all this shit will eventually be ironed out.
Gay, straight, Hindu, Baptist, blues, rap, indie, whatever.
When people's only life is finding fault with other's lives, they aren't living.

[luvspeas]

3. He seems very qualified. I'm pleased.

Harry Knox joined the staff of the Human Rights Campaign in July 2005. Under his leadership the HRC Religion and Faith Program has seen the creation of a national speakers' bureau that reaches more than 10 million Americans monthly and a weekly preaching resource that provides scriptural commentary to ministers and lay people interested in an ecumenical gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender perspective on the Bible. He has also been instrumental in creating a national network for 22 progressive state clergy coalitions around the country. Knox has been featured on programs as diverse as "The Michael Medved Show," the BBC News, PBS, NBC, CBS and national and local newspapers and has co-authored an article on GLBT issues and world religions for Conscience magazine.

Knox's prior management and advocacy experience includes having held the positions of business manager for patient services and comprehensive school health programs for the American Cancer Society, Georgia Division; director of development at Equality Florida; executive director of Georgia Equality; and program director for Freedom to Marry. He is also a former licensed pastor of a United Methodist Church in Georgia.