Posted on 08/15/2012 6:37:49 PM PDT by scottjewell
WASHINGTON, August 15, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Twenty-three organizations supporting gay rights have condemned a shooting at the Family Research Council headquarters Wednesday morning, saying that although the motive of the attack hasn’t been clearly established, the leaders “utterly reject and condemn” such violence.
“We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the offices of the Family Research Council. Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers,” said the leaders in a statement Wednesday afternoon, hours after the shooting took place.
One security guard employed by the pro-family conservative group was shot in the arm after confronting a heavily armed man who attempted to enter the group’s headquarters, reportedly while making inflammatory statements about FRC’s views. The suspected shooter is in custody, while the guard, identified as head security guard Leo Johnson, is in stable condition, according to D.C. police.
Fox News reports that sources have told them that the shooter “may” have been carrying a Chick-Fil-A bag. Tony Perkins, the head of FRC, had spoken out in favor of Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy’s statements in support of traditional marriage.
The statement from LGBT rights leaders said that, “The motivation and circumstances behind today’s tragedy are still unknown, but regardless of what emerges as the reason for this shooting, we utterly reject and condemn such violence.
“We wish for a swift and complete recovery for the victim of this terrible incident.”
Signatories include Wayne Besen of Truth Wins Out (TWO), Dr. Eliza Byard of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), Chad Griffin of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Jennifer Chrisler of the Family Equality Council, and Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry.
LGBT groups such as Truth Wins Out and HRC routinely characterize FRC as “a certified anti-gay hate group” for its stance against redefining marriage, and have encouraged boycotts of businesses that fund the conservative group as supporting “hate.” In 2010 the Southern Poverty Law Center endorsed opponents’ characterization of FRC as a “hate group.”
“Our hearts go out...” (wink wink nudge nudge)
While in the bath houses, there are corks popping.
Nah, your initial sentiment was correct. They are only sorry for the guard:
“Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers”
The FRC and its staff does not reside within that tightly defined group. The rest is just political pablum. They will be back at it today. It’s what they do.
Bullsh*t.
They've been inciting hated and violence for years, and when one of the loonies start acting on all of the demagoguery they've been putting out, they rush to the microphones to denounce it. It's political cover, not a principled stand. As soon as the cameras went off, I'm sure they went right back to calling us monsters, sub-human, etc.
Likely. ;-)
“The people have woken up. You are not fooling them any more.”
Let’s hope this attitude is maintained and that no more complacency will ever be the order of the day again.
The shooter himself is probably sorry for shooting the Security Gaurd. He meant to shoot aproximately 30 hate filled Christians.
“The shooter himself is probably sorry for shooting the Security Gaurd. He meant to shoot aproximately 30 hate filled Christians.”
Can you imagine the fall-out had he actually carried out his true horrific intentions?
I give them credit for condemning the violence. They have the right to disagree with conservatives, just like we have the right to disagree with them.
For those who say this statement is hypocritical, I would ask what else do you expect them to do?
If the shoe were on the other foot, if a conservative opened fire on one of their organizations, we would condemn the violence, distance ourselves from the shooter, and continue to work for our goals in a non-violent manner. This is what they are doing, as far as I can tell.
My biggest beef in all this is that it has been so downplayed in the media. If the shooter were conservative, it would be getting 24/7 coverage and held up as evidence of the evils of conservatives and the need for more gun control laws.
You are absolutely right. The oh-so-shocked gay groups still support anything short of murder on their behalf. And I’ll guarantee many of the rank and file homosexuals wish the guard would “die quicker!”
Yes, they do deserve credit for condemning the violence.
I think what bothers me is how easy it is for them to do this while 2 decades of petty harassment and alienating of those who dissent - such as labeling them as “hate groups” - along with litigious behavior and open political threats have done the damage, and will continue to do so.
don’t be fooled. These “leaders” are just disappointed that he didn’t succeed.
There is a genuine hate fostered by these people and they have no idea how it will manifest itself when they spew their Alinskyite tactics all the time. I expect to see more of this as we get closer to election day and through a Romney term.
BS! They may say that in public. But in them there closets they are a dancing.
Yeah, do get that feeling. Of course they are now bashing NOM and Manhattan Project for “trying to politicize this tragedy”- as if they haven’t made everything political.
The gays are getting agitated by their own rhetoric. They were bound to snap.
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