Well, I'm a social conservative. But I have no problem with homosexuals who share my agenda being in a coalition with me and exercising political power.
Of course, R homosexuals do or could cause the following problems for the Republican party:
1. I don't believe homosexuals, as homosexuals, should be held up as role models in public. It's the wrong message to children. As long as R homosexuals are discreet about their problem, that doesn't occur. There is, however, the danger that they will eventually be used to legitimate the practice of homosexuality because they are respected and powerful Republicans.
2. Because most R homosexuals in power are, to some extent, closeted, they are very vulnerable to blackmail. We see some of that happening now.
3. In today's charged climate, I suspect there is a strong possibility of hidden agendas where congressional staffers could have a lot of power.
4. Reactions like yours. The party isn't a church. So there is no requirement, ala Paul, to temporarily exclude sinners from the party until they change their ways. But the secular humanists will and have used this as a wedge, depending on Christian conservatives to act like ninnys and commit political suicide. Of course, the remedy for that is easy. Don't act like ninnys.
There's a lot of better reasons to be annoyed at the R's than a bunch of homosexual staffers.
Political coalitions are often messy and throw unlikely bedfellows together (bad image there). We need every conservative vote and contributor. I'm not willing to run homosexuals out of the party. Besides, if we ran all the sinners out of the party, who would be left?
Darn, there you go ruining a perfectly good thread by making a sincere thoughtful commentary, that isn't knee-jerk ideological or dogmatic, about a complex problem . I suppose you don't let the middle schoolers put the grain alcohol in the punch as well...what a spoil sport.
You are so right. Let's say the Republicans have 500 gay Floridians. That could have been the magic number that put Florida over the edge for President Bush in 2000. I would not want to kick the gays out of the Republican Party like some state. Don't these folks realize how split the country is. We are practically 50-50. Or you could look at it this way 40 percent Republican, 40 percent Democrat and 20 percent Independent. How many gays do you want to run to the democratic party that was prior Republicans because they were kicked out. I know that was not your thought, but I did think your post was valid.