Christianist Bite Obama's Extended Hand

Earlier in the week President Obama - in my view stupidly - extended an invitation to representatives of the Family Research Council and and some of the men at Concerned Women for America to come to a White House meeting. As expected this organizations continue to smear Obama on their websites and FRC has condemned the Obama administration for endorsing the United Nations resolution supporting the decriminalization of homosexuality. The are many that could have told Obama that these folks would bite his extended hand seeking to work collaboratively. Truth be told both organizations and those allied with them are religious extremist organizations and only the re-criminalization of homosexuality and the utter degradation of LGBT Americans will satisfy their hate filled souls. Hopefully, Obama is learning that the best approach to these groups is to freeze them out and do nothing to lend them legitimacy so that in time they will be increasingly marginalized. Here are some highlights from what FRC had to say about Obama's endorsement of the U. N. resolution:

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Adding to the long list of Bush positions that are now history, the Associated Press reports that the Obama administration will reverse Bush's policy and endorse a nonbinding U.N. declaration to "protect" homosexuals.

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However, "decriminalization" is only one of 13 principles articulated in the French-sponsored declaration. It also affirms the "principle of non-discrimination," which the U.S. and most states have declined to write into their civil rights laws, and it extends this not only on the basis of "sexual orientation" but "gender identity" (i.e., cross-dressing and sex changes) as well. It condemns not only "violence" and "harassment," but also "stigmatization and prejudice," terms which some would apply to any disapproval of homosexual conduct, no matter how peaceful and loving.

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I have been monitoring FRC for over 8 years and in that time I have yet to see a single "loving" statement towards gays. Rather, gays are depicted as diseased, threats to the family, threats to civilization, predators who prey on children. The libelous statements about LGBT citizens is nearly endless on the FRC website. Tony Perkins and his minions really stop the pretense and admit what they are all about - it's not a pretty or Christian picture. The often anti-Catholic Southern Baptisit Convention had to say on this issue:

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In a Dec. 18 written statement, the Vatican said it opposes criminal penalties for homosexuality and violence against homosexuals. The declaration, however, "goes well beyond" those issues, it said. The classifications of "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" used in the document "find no recognition or clear and agreed definition in international law," the Vatican said. In addition to France, the supporters of the declaration in December included the other 26 members of the European Union, as well as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan and Mexico, according to news reports.