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Players’ Support of Gay Marriage Alters N.F.L. Image
New York Times ^ | Sep 8 2012 | Adam Himmelsbach

Posted on 09/09/2012 6:01:55 AM PDT by scottjewell

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has been a consistent supporter of legalizing same-sex marriage. In 2011, he filmed his own video backing this November’s ballot initiative in Maryland and posted it on YouTube, and he recently donated Ravens tickets to a Marylanders for Marriage Equality fund-raiser.

of Emmett C. Burns Jr., a Maryland state delegate who opposes same-sex marriage. On Aug. 29, Burns sent a letter to Steve Bisciotti, the Ravens’ owner, urging him to “inhibit such expressions from your employee and that he be ordered to cease and desist such injurious actions.”

Burns’s letter elicited an aggressive, searing response from another N.F.L. player, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, who said he could not sleep after reading the letter Thursday night because he was too infuriated. So he wrote a profanity-laced response to Burns and submitted it to Deadspin.com.

“Your vitriolic hatred and bigotry make me ashamed and disgusted to think that you are in any way responsible for shaping policy at any level,” Kluwe wrote, adding later: “Why do you hate the fact that other people want a chance to live their lives and be happy, even though they may believe in something different than you, or act different than you? How does gay marriage, in any way, shape or form, affect your life?”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: athletes; homosexualagenda; intimidation; nfl; punter; ravens
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To: Libloather
Once it's approved, it'll be taught in schools.

That is the goal. Brainwash the kids and they will have more partners. It is the only way to increase the deviants numbers.

I remember the first commanders call after they lifted DADT. He just said "It's the law now" That was it, no discussion, no comments from the troops.

61 posted on 09/09/2012 1:24:43 PM PDT by USAF80
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To: Norman Bates

Hunger Games

LLS


62 posted on 09/09/2012 2:50:41 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("if it looks like you are not gonna make it you gotta get mean, I mean plumb mad-dog mean" J. Wales)
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To: rabidralph

It was a good flick!

LLS


63 posted on 09/09/2012 2:51:21 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer ("if it looks like you are not gonna make it you gotta get mean, I mean plumb mad-dog mean" J. Wales)
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To: Tainan; Texan5

Remedial reading before pushing pro-homo BS.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2928295/posts?page=195#195

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2921332/posts?page=79#79


64 posted on 09/09/2012 5:41:41 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: Darksheare
Remedial reading before pushing pro-homo BS.

I am doing no such thing.

And it would be greatly appreciated if you halted this insinuation.
It is a line of "BS."

65 posted on 09/09/2012 5:46:36 PM PDT by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
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To: Tainan

Funny, the links went to quotes by the site owner.
If you don’t like it, then don’t do it.
Simple enough really.


66 posted on 09/09/2012 5:50:45 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: Darksheare
Remedial reading before pushing pro-homo BS.

I am doing no such thing.
And it would be greatly appreciated if you halted this insinuation.
It is a line of "BS."

67 posted on 09/09/2012 5:55:08 PM PDT by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
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To: Tainan

Sorry, don’t believe you.


68 posted on 09/09/2012 5:56:16 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: Darksheare; ansel12

Thank you for sharing that.


69 posted on 09/09/2012 6:52:37 PM PDT by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
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To: Tainan

Why are you pinging me to a thread that I am not on, and to a post that doesn’t say anything?


70 posted on 09/09/2012 8:27:45 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Aug. 27, 2012-Mitt Romney said his views on abortion are more lenient than the Republican Platform)
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