Terror Watch: Ralph Reed's group to host anti-gay event in Minnesota

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Ralph Reed’s group to host anti–gay marriage amendment workshop in Minnesota
Tom Emmer to emcee, Warren Limmer to give keynote

By Andy Birkey | 08.17.11 | 11:48 am


The Minnesota Faith and Freedom Coalition, part of a network of groups created by religious right icon Ralph Reed, is hosting a strategy session on the ballot measure to put a ban on marriage for same-sex couples in the Minnesota Constitution. Former gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer will emcee the October event, and Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, the lead sponsor of the amendment, will give the keynote speech.

According to the group’s release on the event, which will be held at a Bloomington hotel Oct. 7:

The Marriage Amendment will be addressed by chief author, Senator Warren Limmer. Additionally, Minnesota Congressional Representatives, Bachmann, Cravaack, Kline and Paulsen will be awarded the prestigious ‘Friend of the Family’ award for their voting record in 2010 – 2011 legislative session. The Strategy & Briefing session will kickoff the GOP’s 2011 Midwest Leadership Conference at the Doubletree Hotel, Bloomington, MN.

The group notes that Republican legislators Bachmann, Cravaack, Kline and Paulsen have not confirmed their attendance at the event.

The Minnesota Faith and Freedom Coalition is part of a network of state-based 501(c)4 groups founded by Reed in 2009 to re-energize the religious right. Reed was the head of the Christian Coalition in the 1990s and was a leading figure in the Jack Abramoff scandal. According to emails released in the Abramoff case, Reed secretly accepted funds from Abramoff to oppose Indian gaming in the South. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://minnesotaindependent.com/86357/ralph-reed-emmer-limmer-gay-marriage-ban

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1. i hate that twerp reed. nt

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2. ...because blaming everything on Jews is no longer fashionable. nt

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3. K&R n/t

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4. WTF is up with these dolts?

Of all the "problems" in the world that one could focus their time and energy on, this is the ONE issue that they think they need to "fix".
I swear there are times I just want to smack one of these idiots up side their head and yell,
"What the hell are you thinking!? Do you seriously think that if Jesus were to look around the world today, the "threat" of gay marriage would be THE thing that would jump out at him as the problem?."

I should stop before I go into full rant mode.

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5. hatemongers masquerading as christians