well they pulled out of boston, so...
Posted on 03/23/2014 4:11:05 PM PDT by NYer
Bill Donohue comments on his exchange with officials from New York’s Heritage of Pride parade:
For the past few days I have been engaged in an e-mail conversation with officials from the Heritage of Pride parade, New York’s annual gay event; the dialogue has been cordial. I asked to join the parade under a banner that would read, “Straight is Great.” The purpose of my request was to see just how far they would go without forcing me to abide by their rules. It didn’t take long before they did.
Today, I informed Heritage of Pride officials that I objected to their rule requiring me to attend gay training sessions, or what they call “information” sessions. “I don’t agree with your rule,” I said. They responded by saying that attendance was “mandatory.”
The St. Patrick’s Day parade has mandatory rules, too. It bars groups representing their own cause from marching, which is why pro-life Catholics—not just gays—are barred from participating under their own banner. But only gays complain: they refuse to abide by the rules. Indeed, they went into federal court seeking to force a rule change. They lost. In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that private parades have a First Amendment right to determine their own rules.
It is hypocritical for gay activists to complain about having to abide by the mandatory rules of the St. Patrick’s Day parade, and then inform me that I cannot march in their parade unless I respect their mandatory rules, rules that I reject.
Good luck to the Heritage of Pride participants. I may be watching it from afar, but I sure won’t be downing a Guinness afterwards.
but we have no gumption....we have no guts at all....we need a leader and we have none...
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Which is why we are losing the culture war.
On what grounds could they possibly sue?
If Jesus reappeared He would surely chide a lot of people, from left to right, for their lack of love. The port side and the starboard side of the boat to hell both arrive.
How about you leading us? I'm serious.
With a cherry on top?
In the construction world that wuold be known as a “tailgate” meeting.
But somehow the term doesn’t seem right in this context.
is mac daddy going to attend since he has no other pressing problems to deal with, oh wait he just heard about those problems from the news - never mind.
While I completely sympathize with the overall point, are there really that many people that like parades so much that these things are a big deal?
I’d rather have root canal than stand around for hours “staking out a spot” to watch a band and some puppets march by.
well they pulled out of boston, so...
The homo agenda is not about acceptance or tolerance. It’s all about satan mocking God through His own creation. It would be kind of funny for God’s children to return the favor in kind.
How about
Straight is the Real Normal!
The Mormons have been boycotting Guiness for a long time already. I hope Catholics and other Christians join them soon.
I’d like to see a take back the rainbow movement.
Seems like telling the queer lobby where to shove it might not be the thing the media is willing to report....
Somehow I doubt Donahue showing up at some gay pride parade meeting was going to be about “how to assemble.” Gay activists aren’t much into civility especially when they have one and only one dissenter in the room. Been there, done that.
Of course, I think anybody who wants to march or even attend a parade - Irish, Gay, or Mormon is someone with too much time on their hands.
Donahue might not have been the best person for that anyhow. Egads! They spat at me! Instead of telling them how God has a better idea.
I love Bill Donahue! I think he’s hilarious, intelligent and has that NY moxie that annoys everybody but a fellow NYer. Not everybody is into preaching, you know.
LOLOLOLOL! I hope Donohue tries again and again.
What pun?
“Somehow I doubt Donahue showing up at some gay pride parade meeting was going to be about “how to assemble.””
I suspect that’s exactly what this meeting was. I’ve been involved with a number of parades, both as a parade organizer and as a liaison to groups marching in the parade, and these meetings are standard fare in nearly every parade.
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