In light of my last post on parents accepting their LGBT children, I cannot pass up the opportunity to comment on the vile bullshit coming from the mouth of Holocaust revisionist and certifiable lunatic Scott Lively (pictured at left). The Boston Globe - once again - is irresponsibly providing Lively with a platform from which to disseminate lies and documented medical and mental health care falsehoods. The largely suck-up article, while mentioning Lively's role in the "kill the gays" bill in Uganda, fails to point out other than in passing that Lively and his anti-gay organization have been registered as a hate group. *
Sadly, one can only wonder when the Globe will be doing a puff piece that provides a platform for the Imperial Wizard of the Klu Klu Klan or some similar leader of a despicable hate group. Apparently, the Boston Globe aspires to National Enquirer status. I hope that the article's author, Michael Levinson, will be fired - but only after a thorough horse whipping. This is NOT an example of responsible reporting. Worse of all, some parents may well stupidly buy into Lively's bogus bullshit. Oh, and isn't it instructive that Lively - like so many in the anti-gay industry admits to being a "former" alcoholic and drug addict? Here are highlights from the Globe's yammering:
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SPRINGFIELD — He gained international attention after he was accused of stoking violence against gays in Uganda. One of his books, “Pink Swastika,’’ argues that Hitler and other Nazi leaders were gay. Another provides seven steps to “recruit-proof’’ your child from gay activists. But Scott Lively says he is toning down his antigay rhetoric and shifting his focus to helping the downtrodden. And he’s found a home and a receptive audience in this struggling city where many, but not all, have embraced his mission to “re-Christianize Springfield.’’
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But some in the city are wary. Gay rights and civil rights groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, have labeled Lively’s longtime organization, Abiding Truth Ministries, a hate group.
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Lively, 53, has been a prominent activist denouncing gays for decades, mostly on the West Coast. But he leapt into the world spotlight in March 2009, when he traveled to Uganda, and addressed members of parliament at a seminar on “exposing the homosexuals’ agenda.’’
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Lively warned the gathering that gays are a serious threat and their lifestyle “will lead to social chaos and destruction.’’ “The gay movement is an evil institution that’s goal is to defeat the marriage-based society and replace it with a culture of sexual promiscuity,’’ he told the conference, according to a video of his remarks.
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Lively’s role in the anti-homosexuality bill was featured prominently in The New York Times, on ABC News and National Public Radio, and he was mocked on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.’’ Rick Warren, the prominent evangelical pastor, released a statement saying he had never met Lively during his own work in Uganda, and added, “I would certainly not associate with anyone who denies the Holocaust.’’
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He says he has not changed his view that gays are “agents of America’s moral decline’’ but has refocused his approach to fit his flock in Springfield, which he said includes many homeless people, drug addicts, and alcoholics.
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Lively continues to denounce homosexuality. Paul said that when he invited Lively to preach at his church earlier this year, Lively delivered an “old-time, hellfire message’’ condemning gays.
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[Rev. Kapya Kaoma, an Episcopal priest from Zambia] said he doubts Lively and others who denounced gays in Uganda have truly changed. “When they are in Africa, they preach hatred; when they come to America, because they know Americans are going to hold them accountable, they become moderates,’’ he said. “Honestly, I wouldn’t believe a thing from Scott Lively. I don’t even think he’s capable of toning down his anti-gay rhetoric.’’
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For those might want to do so, the article's author, Michael Levenson can be reached at mlevenson@globe.com,
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SPRINGFIELD — He gained international attention after he was accused of stoking violence against gays in Uganda. One of his books, “Pink Swastika,’’ argues that Hitler and other Nazi leaders were gay. Another provides seven steps to “recruit-proof’’ your child from gay activists. But Scott Lively says he is toning down his antigay rhetoric and shifting his focus to helping the downtrodden. And he’s found a home and a receptive audience in this struggling city where many, but not all, have embraced his mission to “re-Christianize Springfield.’’
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But some in the city are wary. Gay rights and civil rights groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, have labeled Lively’s longtime organization, Abiding Truth Ministries, a hate group.
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Lively, 53, has been a prominent activist denouncing gays for decades, mostly on the West Coast. But he leapt into the world spotlight in March 2009, when he traveled to Uganda, and addressed members of parliament at a seminar on “exposing the homosexuals’ agenda.’’
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Lively warned the gathering that gays are a serious threat and their lifestyle “will lead to social chaos and destruction.’’ “The gay movement is an evil institution that’s goal is to defeat the marriage-based society and replace it with a culture of sexual promiscuity,’’ he told the conference, according to a video of his remarks.
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Lively’s role in the anti-homosexuality bill was featured prominently in The New York Times, on ABC News and National Public Radio, and he was mocked on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.’’ Rick Warren, the prominent evangelical pastor, released a statement saying he had never met Lively during his own work in Uganda, and added, “I would certainly not associate with anyone who denies the Holocaust.’’
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He says he has not changed his view that gays are “agents of America’s moral decline’’ but has refocused his approach to fit his flock in Springfield, which he said includes many homeless people, drug addicts, and alcoholics.
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Lively continues to denounce homosexuality. Paul said that when he invited Lively to preach at his church earlier this year, Lively delivered an “old-time, hellfire message’’ condemning gays.
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[Rev. Kapya Kaoma, an Episcopal priest from Zambia] said he doubts Lively and others who denounced gays in Uganda have truly changed. “When they are in Africa, they preach hatred; when they come to America, because they know Americans are going to hold them accountable, they become moderates,’’ he said. “Honestly, I wouldn’t believe a thing from Scott Lively. I don’t even think he’s capable of toning down his anti-gay rhetoric.’’
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For those might want to do so, the article's author, Michael Levenson can be reached at mlevenson@globe.com,
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