Hate Group Doubles Down On Violent Rhetoric, Calling For Anti-Equality ‘Revolution’

[William769]

The Family Research Council’s desperate reaction to this week’s marriage equality victories continued yesterday with more violent rhetoric. Tony Perkins took to the airways and explained that if the Supreme Court rules that all states must recognize same-sex marriage, it could “break this nation apart“:

PERKINS: I think if the Court steps in at this moment and says, [fist-smack] “We’re redefining marriage, same-sex marriage will be the law in every land,” I’m telling you what, I think you will create a firestorm of opposition. I think that could be the straw that broke the camel’s back.

When you look at a nation that is so divided along these moral and cultural issues, that you could have — you know I hate to use the word — but I mean a revolt, a revolution. I mean, I think you could see Americans saying, “You know what, enough of this.” And I think it could explode and just break this nation apart.

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/11/09/1169541/hate-group-doubles-down-on-violent-rhetoric-calling-for-anti-equality-revolution/

[atreides1]

1. Right Tony

So many Right Wing Christians, So few Lions!

[lalalu]

2. What is Tony Perkin's problem?

How can he work on his own marriage when he keeps worrying about everyone else? His wife probably can't stand him and is glad when he leaves for months to go on a crusade.

I can't wait for his "I have sinned" speech.

[Swede Atlanta]

3. No Tony it won't........

Young voters, even among Catholic latinos and evangelical Christians, just don't care about "the gay thing". They just don't see why it is such a big issue. They have grown up having gay characters in movies and on television, musicians, sports figures, elected leaders, etc. They have friends that are openly gay and see them as just as normal as anyone else.

This whole "hate the gay" thing is a problem only for the older generations, and then only the most conservative Christians.

Even my elderly aunt who is a conservative Christian doesn't consider me to be an abomination and has welcomed me and my partner into her home even sharing the same bed.

[Marrah_G]

4. They need to be classified as a hate group

[Initech]

7. I believe they already are.

[Smarmie Doofus]

5. When he uses terminology like this:

>>> but I mean a revolt, a revolution. I mean, I think you could see Americans saying, “You know what, enough of this.” And I think it could explode and just break this nation apart. >>>>

He's really talking about a Nazi-style putsch, or coup-de-tat, whereby a militant minority imposes its will by force over the expressed will of the majority.

Sounds to me like what's really going on is that these folks have made such an industry... not necessarily in the $$$ sense but in the "reason-for-being" sense"..... out of these issues , and the country is gradually ( maybe not so gradually, based on Tuesday) leaving them behind and joining the rest of the industrialized world. Consequently, the "anti"s are panicking over a creeping sense of existential angst.

What will they *do* if they don't have this to obsess about any more?

I don't know. They'll find something. It won't be good. But everyone is better off than they were last Monday, seems to me. Including the FRC. It just doesn't realize it yet.

[William769]

6. Well said.

[closeupready]

8. Oh, they make $$$ at this, have no doubt about that.

And also, I think a good many of them are closeted gay or bisexual people who have fashioned "straight-acting/straight-appearing" lives that, long ago, were based on the model of the nuclear family, i.e., the only legitimate means of participating in society.

It must be scary and infuriating to them to see gay people emerging from the shadows; 'no fair!'

[Buzz505]

9. Arrest Tony Perkins.

He is a dangerous person.

[Glaug-Eldare]

10. For what?

He hasn't broken the law, yet. He needs more rope to hang himself, not less.