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Far-Right Pundits Call for Taking Down LGBT Pride FlagPerhaps we should have seen it coming in the wake of calls for Southern states to stop flying the Confederate battle flag after the mass killing at an African-American church in South Carolina, some right-wingers are urging an end to displays of the LGBT pride flag, which they claim symbolizes bigotry toward Christians.
Never mind that many Christians are accepting of LGBT people or are LGBT themselves, or that no one will be convinced by the far rights rhetoric regarding the flag these commentators are taking advantage of the moment to spew their homophobic hatred.
On his Focal Point radio show today, Bryan Fischer shared what Right Wing Watch sarcastically called his typically well-reasoned and insightful thoughts on the matter.
If we are going to remove symbols of oppression from our culture, he said, if we come to the point where we say any flag that represents bigotry, any flag that represents hatred, any flag that represents slavery or oppression needs to be removed, then I want to suggest to you that the next flag to go ought to be the rainbow flag of the Gay Reich.
The gay lobby has a flag just like the Nazis had their flag, Fischer added, and it represents slavery and oppression and bigotry and prejudice and bias.
http://www.advocate.com/politics/2015/06/23/watch-far-right-pundits-call-taking-down-lgbt-pride-flag
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I also think one of the reasons they get mad is because while they have 'a base',
Volaris
Jun 2015
#64
Are there gay pride flags flying over ANY capital grounds anywhere on a daily basis?
riderinthestorm
Jun 2015
#19
Seriously, what would be wrong with that? Still wouldn't equate with flying the racist confederate flag.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2015
#56
Fraudulent Libertarian Bryan Fischer is still digging a hole for himself straight to hell. n/t
freshwest
Jun 2015
#22
I can believe it, persecution tactics used pay excellent dividends in their chosen umm faiths
AuntPatsy
Jun 2015
#26
Bigots won't stop being bigots, and the world will move forward while they stay behind
still_one
Jun 2015
#28
You never know. Most people in this country never heard of the FSM or Pastafarianism.
Elmer S. E. Dump
Jun 2015
#66
Non-biblical based self-righteousness is however, a most noble and wonderful thing....
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#77
Because rainbows, that naturally occur in the sky are a symbol of hatred. Says so in the bible.
YOHABLO
Jun 2015
#37
The rainbow flag was intentionally adopted to replace the pink triangle symbol which had been the
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#97
I do believe it because nothing is too low for that sick bunch of hate propaganda pushers.
Cha
Jun 2015
#43
I am so sorry at all of the hate being throw out at some of the best this country has to offer.
NCTraveler
Jun 2015
#67
He should come visit one of our little towns here along the Delaware River...
Glassunion
Jun 2015
#79
What do you expect from a man who can't even spell "Brian Fisher" right? N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jun 2015
#82
The government doesn't normally fly flags of nations that "lost" to us in one form or another
TlalocW
Jun 2015
#87
Do I understand this correctly? Openness and tolerance equal bigotry and hatred?
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#105
I just saw a guy in a clip equate this with taking the cross off of MLK's church....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2015
#107
On the route to work, every day I see the rainbow flag displayed at 2 churches.
King_Klonopin
Jun 2015
#110