http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/homosexuality/ en-us Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:03:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421657/posts Well we all knew it would happen. Even the ELCA bishops did. The same bishops that tried to tell their conservative members that "blessing" and "hold publicly accountable" did not mean marriage. The ELCA is performing, endorsing, and encouraging marriage ceremonies. Oh the glee I'm sure the ELCA bishops and pastors have to see it all happening. It's like a dream come true, for them. Funny thing is, these "Christian" leaders are leading their flock into lifestyles of sin. All with a big smile on their face. God loves people caught up in the homosexual lifestyle. But His message to... Exposing the ELCA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2421657/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:03:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421397/posts NAMBLA-gate, Part One Cliff Kincaid, January 5, 2010 Harry Hay, who “inspired” Obama-appointed Education Department official Kevin Jennings to lead a life of homosexual activism, was not only a supporter of the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) but a prominent member of the Communist Party USA and “Radical Faerie” who believed in the power of the occult. Hay’s influence is relevant not only because Jennings is a top Education Department official, but because Hay is considered by homosexuals to be the founder of their movement. A Stalinist and Marxist until the day he died, Hay defended NAMBLA’s participation in... Accuracy in Academia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421397/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:03:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421396/posts I’ve heard pundits talk about it happening. I’ve seen it happen to groups of people, like Tea Partiers or the Republican National Convention. But until this morning, it never happened to me personally. Yesterday a gay Facebook friend linked to this NY Times piece: January 4, 2010Americans’ Role Seen in Uganda Anti-Gay PushBy JEFFREY GETTLEMANKAMPALA, Uganda — Last March, three American evangelical Christians, whose teachings about “curing” homosexuals have been widely discredited in the United States, arrived here in Uganda’s capital to give a series of talks. ... The theme of the event, according to Stephen Langa, its Ugandan organizer,... Vocal Minority http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2421396/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417659/posts ...Miller and Jenkins were joined in a Vermont civil union in 2000. Isabella was born to Miller through artificial insemination in 2002. The couple broke up in 2003, and Miller moved to Virginia, renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical Christian. Cohen awarded custody of the girl to Jenkins on Nov. 20 after finding Miller in contempt of court for denying Jenkins access to the girl. The judge said the only way to ensure equal access to the child was to switch custody. He also said the benefits to the child of having access to both parents would be worth the... The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417659/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:39:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409295/posts A London court of appeals ruled Tuesday against a Christian registrar who refused to conduct a same-sex civil union ceremony because it violated her religious beliefs. Lillian Ladele claimed she suffered discrimination, including being ridiculed and bullied, while working for the Islington City Council. Ladele had worked for the council for nearly 16 years, but did not experience discrimination until after she refused to perform the gay civil union. Ladele’s attorney said she never wanted to undermine the rights of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender community. But human rights laws don’t only protect members of the LGBT... Christian Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409295/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:57:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404180/posts   Cindy Thai Tai - Singer, songwriter, make-up artist  (After & before gender reassignment operation) We have all heard about the many nightmares associated with government taking over the health-care industry, but are we really ready for the actual consequences? Think about that for a moment and let the many possibilities sink into the gray matter inside your skull. When all is said and done there really are no limits. And please do not give me any of this foolishness about the Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats forcing amendments into the final bill that will disallow certain procedures or conversely that... The Way One Vike Sees It http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404180/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:49:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403684/posts   Cindy Thai Tai - Singer, songwriter, make-up artist  (After & before gender reassignment operation) We have all heard about the many nightmares associated with government taking over the health-care industry, but are we really ready for the actual consequences? Think about that for a moment and let the many possibilities sink into the gray matter inside your skull. When all is said and done there really are no limits. And please do not give me any of this foolishness about the Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats forcing amendments into the final bill that will disallow certain procedures or conversely that... Enterprise Record Post Scripts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403684/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:44:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403199/posts We have all heard about the many nightmares associated with government taking over the health-care industry, but are we really ready for the actual consequences? Think about that for a moment and let the many possibilities sink into the gray matter inside your skull. When all is said and done there really are no limits. And please do not give me any of this foolishness about the Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats forcing amendments into the final bill that will disallow certain procedures or conversely that there will be no limitations upon the care given to Americans. I am not... Enterprise Record Post Scripts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403199/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:26:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402213/posts Washington - The Supreme Court agreed today to hear an appeal from a Christian student group in San Francisco which refused to admit gays and lesbians and decide whether the group's right to religious liberty and freedom of association can trump a university's ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation. The case, to be heard next year, could set new rules for campus groups across the nation. The University of California's Hastings College of Law says its officially recognized student groups must be open to all of its students. The law school also has a general non-discrimination policy which applies... Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402213/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:07:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402008/posts Reporting from Los Angeles and Riverside - The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on Saturday elected the first openly gay bishop since the national church lifted a ban that kept gays out of its highest ordained ministry, a move that deepened divisions between liberals and conservatives in the faith. Clergy and lay leaders, meeting in Riverside for their annual convention, chose the Rev. Canon Mary D. Glasspool, 55, who has been in a committed relationship with another woman since 1988, from a field of six candidates. She is a canon, or senior assistant, to the Diocese of Maryland bishops. Glasspool's... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402008/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:55:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396110/posts Nancy Pelosi marched in a gay pride parade with known pedophiles, like Harry Hay who was known as a gay rights activist. This is common practice in San Francisco. Read the article and it lays it all out for you. PS-I know I've posted this before, but there are always new people reading this section of the Free Republic, and I want to make sure that every possible person hears about this. EXCERPT- The Pride Parade. That's what it's called in San Francisco when the community gathers for a parade during the annual San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride... The American Spectator.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396110/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:10:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2396974/posts This month, the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) held their fall meeting in Baltimore. On the agenda was family, reproduction, the healthcare reform bill and sex abuse scandals. The meetings ran from November 16-18. The mission of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is to support the ministry of bishops with an emphasis on evangelization, by which the bishops exercise in a communal and collegial manner certain pastoral functions entrusted to them by the Lord Jesus of sanctifying, teaching, and governing. Huntington Political Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2396974/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:50:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2396972/posts Could same-sex "marriage" spell the end of religious liberty as we know it? Here is the chilling answer. As more states-like Iowa-approve same-sex “marriage,” conservatives are claiming that freedom of religion is in peril. Same-sex “marriage” supporters accuse them of engaging in hysterical gay-bating. Who’s telling the truth? Let me share some stories with you from an excellent news broadcast produced by National Public Radio. Then you decide. Two women decided to hold their civil union ceremony at a New Jersey pavilion owned by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. This Methodist group told the women they could not “marry”... Christian Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2396972/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:49:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394048/posts Does Adam Lambert creep you out? He seems to be front page news these days, primarily due to a racy performace at Sunday's American Music Awards where he kissed a member of his band - a male member of his band - most likely as a publicity stunt in order to garner attention and provide an additional platform from which to speak. Since then, Adam Lambert's face and a still photo of that taboo moment have been plastered on headlines all over the internet. As a result, no one surfing the internet is safe from his Tammy Faye features and... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394048/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:19:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393870/posts Supporters of a proposed New Jersey law that would allow men to “marry” men and women to “marry” women were gung-ho going into November’s election. Prospects looked good in the state legislature, and Gov. Jon Corzine had promised to sign the “marriage equality” bill whether he was reelected or not. Everyone expected to see the Garden State’s civil union law supplanted by a same-sex “marriage” bill by year’s end, and even after Corzine lost to Republican challenger Chris Christie Nov. 3, people still assumed the bill would get the signature of the lame-duck governor. But when legislators returned to Trenton... NC Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393870/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:25:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392610/posts YouTube - UNCENSORED Pt 1 Donnie McClurkin Gets Real via kwout http://www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392610/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392460/posts Homosexual behavior has been successfully marketed as a "rights" issue. For instance, if you dare to oppose homosexual marriage, even though the vast majority of Americans do and have demonstrated in referendum after referendum, those in the public eye run the risk of vilification and ostracism for articulating such positions. On Friday, more than 150 Christian leaders, most of them conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration reaffirming their opposition to homosexual marriage on the basis of protecting religious freedom. While I agree that government's granting of special "rights" based on aberrant sexual behavior is a religious... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2392460/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:16:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2390864/posts We, as Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christians, have gathered, beginning in New York on September 28, 2009, to make the following declaration, which we sign as individuals, not on behalf of our organizations, but speaking to and from our communities. We act together in obedience to the one true God, the triune God of holiness and love, who has laid total claim on our lives and by that claim calls us with believers in all ages and all nations to seek and defend the good of all who bear his image.... While the whole scope of Christian moral concern, including... First Things http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2390864/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2387727/posts Real biblical Christians don't hate. That the Barack Hussein Obama administration does not get. That is because Obama is not a Christian. He may belong to a Protestant denomination, but that group is anti-God theologically liberal. RenewAmerica http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2387727/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:07:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385700/posts WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law Oct. 28. It expands the 1969 hate-crimes law to include crimes against people committed because of gender, sexual orientation or disability. The president said the law would “help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray.”Religious leaders, in particular, objected to the bill’s original language because they worried that it would not protect First Amendment rights and religious freedom. Some felt that the law might restrict clergy and others’ ability to speak out on issues of morality, such... ncr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385700/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:48:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385296/posts Allison Kilkenny, a self-styled “political humorist,” ripped the Catholic Church on the Huffington Post on Thursday for threatening to pull the plug in its social services in Washington, DC if same-sex “marriage” is legalized there. Kilkenny labeled the Church the “Inexplicably Evil Organization Most Disconnected From Real People,” and bashed Pope Benedict XVI as a “decrepit former Nazi youth.” The “humorist” (pictured at right, courtesy of Wikimedia) began her screed, titled “Catholic Church Threatens to Stop Feeding Homeless Over Gay Marriage,” by comparing the Church to Goldman Sachs, and used her “evil” label only after three sentences (perhaps showing a... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385296/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:20:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383858/posts With a historic endorsement from the Mormon church, the Salt Lake City Council unanimously passed a pair of ordinances making it illegal to discriminate against gays in housing and employment. Tuesday's action was the first time the Utah-based church — which has been steadfast in its opposition to gay marriage — has publicly supported gay rights legislation. "The church supports these ordinances because they are fair and reasonable and do not do violence to the institution of marriage," Michael Otterson, the director of public affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said. The vote makes Salt Lake... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383858/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:32:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381979/posts The normal routine of the League was interrupted Friday afternoon, when an anonymous caller called to say he owned guns and his next target was the former director of the League, Mike Heath (above). The death threat was apparently related to the recent win on Question 1, which revoked the right of homosexuals to be married in Maine. The caller said the following: “I am calling about Mr. Mike Heath, the Executive of your Christian Civic League of Maine. He thinks that gay people should have our rights revoked that we already have. Well I can tell him this... AFTAH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381979/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:27:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373889/posts While CBS and NBC ignored yesterday’s expansion of the federal definition of hate crimes to include sexual orientation, ABC’s Charlie Gibson reported it, explaining that the amendment was “named for Matthew Shepard, a Wyoming college student killed 11 years ago because he was gay.” It’s true that the amendment, attached to a defense spending bill, was named for Shepard but Gibson ignored his own network’s investigation of the Shepard case that revealed sexual orientation was not the sole motive behind his murder. ABC’s “20/20” investigation in 2004 found that drugs fueled Shepard’s brutal murder, not homophobia, as is widely believed.... Culture and Media Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373889/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:06:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2370644/posts RFFM.org Staff Writer An estimated audience of over 100 pro-family leaders gathered in Arlington Heights on Saturday night, October 24th, in support of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) www.aftah.org. The evening featured a speech by Peter LaBarbera, Founder and President of AFTAH, and a nationally recognized activist who has toiled on behalf of pro-family issues for more than two decades. The keynote speaker was J. Matt Barber, AFTAH Board Member: Director of Cultural Affairs, Liberty Counsel; Dean, Liberty University School of Law; and author of "The Right Hook: From the Ring to the Culture War." Paul B. Madore, Founder... RFFM.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2370644/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:11:58 GMT