"Ex- Gay" Activists Demand Faith Based Federal Handouts

[bluedawg12]

http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/focus-on-the-family-demands-faith-based-federal-handouts-for-ex-gay-activists/

Focus on the Family Demands ‘Faith-Based’ Federal Handouts for Ex-Gay Activists
Posted January 27th, 2009 by Michael Airhart

In its CitizenLink political-action newsletter yesterday, Focus on the Family laughably characterized President Barack Obama as a homosexual activist — and then criticized Obama for denying ex-gay political activists access to federal “faith-based” handouts:

Although Obama has pledged allegiance to the gay and “transgender” agenda, he refuses to support those who are dealing with unwanted same-sex attractions.

His Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships will not provide funding to faith-based organizations if they are working to help people overcome unwanted homosexuality.

Equality advocates promote the values of education, fitness, and self-reliance; they don’t seek “faith-based” handouts from taxpayers, and neither should those ex-gay political activists who promote sexual dishonesty, denial, compulsion, depression, and sectarian religious beliefs.

[Jamastiene]

1. Let them whine about it.

What those ex-gay organizations are doing is psychologically and physically damaging to gay people. They need to be cut off and STOPPED.

[msongs]

2. great example of why we should not give ANY federal money to "faith" based anybody nt

[provis99]

3. Do Satanists get faith-based funding too?

How about Pagans? Or only those approved by the right-wing fundamentalists?

[davidinalameda]

5. since they're not funding these "ex-gay" groups

they're not funding "only those approved by the right wing fundamentalists" now are they?

[dsc]

6. actually that would disprove an accusation that it funds all right wing approved groups

to disprove the notion it is only right wing approved groups you would have to find them funding something the right doesn't approve of.

[The Brethren]

11. Good questions.

I can only imagine the look on the fundamentalists' faces if a Satanists group got "faith-based funding". *ROARING!*

[TWiley]

12. sweet

Good Point ... of course we already know the answer. Everybody's tax dollars must fund the far-right conservative republican PAC's and nobody else. We have to use tax dollars to build schools for them too.

Otherwise, few would support their BS. Religious channels are part of the basic cable package because nobody pays extra to watch their shit. Furthermore, they keep infiltrating the major networks. Evidently, the "magic of the market place" they so ferverntly support is cast to one side in their defense here as well.

Give nothing to any of them ..... better yet, tax the fuckers.

[xchrom]

4. of course. it's part of how they legitimize their dishonesty. nt

[bluedawg12]

7. As a principle I don't think tax dollars should fund faith based programs.

Let the support come from private donors and keep tax dollars out of the equation.

However, there is some comfort that there are guidelines and I would like to hear more about them.

[sui generis]

8. let's give them faith-based money

Here are some bar napkins. Pray hard, beeyotches!

[bluedawg12]

9. In gay dollars!

No money to bigots.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. LOL

[SacredCow]

10. What in the hell do they need handouts for?

Just petition the Mormon and Catholic churches, and they'll send you all the money you need, right?