Friday, July 13, 2012

Pastor Bradlee Dean's Homophobic Rhetoric Lands Him In Court

Bradlee Dean (seen-r), pastor of 'You Can Run But You Can't Hide Ministry', filed a 50 million dollar suit against msnbc host Rachel Maddow (seen below) and journalist Andy Birkey, who both used a portion of Dean's radio show in their reporting. 

Pastor Dean stated both journalists took his comments out of context while defaming his name. 

Dean's attorney Larry Klayman, stated that after the reports were announced Mr. Dean received many death threats. The case is still ongoing but a Washington, D.C. judge ordered Bradlee Dean to pay Ms. Maddow's court fees.
In Bradlee Dean's words: "Muslims are calling for the executions of homosexuals in America. This just shows you they themselves are upholding the laws that are even in the Bible of the Judeo-Christian God, but they seem to be more moral than even the American Christians do, because these people are livid about enforcing their laws. They know homosexuality is an abomination...If America won’t enforce the laws, God will raise up a foreign enemy to do just that."

I guess Mr. Dean saw nothing wrong with using this kind of rhetoric? It appears to me that Rachel Maddow, didn't take Mr. Dean's words out of context at all. 

Both reporters have more of a national platform than Bradlee Dean, so when they reported on this matter his words spread like wild fire. 

Don't hate the player Mr. Dean, hate your own game that got you into this mess in the first place. Will this court case make Mr. Dean, think more carefully about his word usage?

2012 LA

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Chicago Christians Issues Non-Verbal Message To The LGBT Community

No written article needed, as these pictures already speak a thousand words. 

Chicago Christians attended this months 2012 Chicago Gay Pride parade with a strong message.
The photo below shows the acceptance of their apologies by a gay pride participant. Like the song goes, "What the world needs now, is love sweet love -- it's the only thing that there's just to little of."

2012 LA

Monday, May 28, 2012

'Sex' And The 'City' Star Cynthia Nixon Weds Girlfriend

On May 27, 2012, 'Sex and the 'City' star Cynthia Nixon (seen above-r), finally wed her fiancé of eight years, Christine Marinoni

The couple wed in New York City now that gay marriage is legal in this state. Nixon wore a stunning custom made Carolina Herrera dress.

Nixon 46 and Marinoni 45, can now relish in their marriage victory with hopes that others can one day be legally wed also. 

The beautiful couple have a one year old son together, along with Nixon's three children from a previous marriage.

Congrats guys!

2012 LA

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

NAACP Endorses Marriage Equality

Two days ago, the 103 year old Institution NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) took a board vote on marriage equality which passed 62-2. 

The president of the NAACP Ben Jealous (seen above), stated that this is an important day as he himself began choking up while sharing a story of his parents, who at one point couldn't get married due to the discrimination of whites and blacks marrying

This is yet another historical moment that defines the progression within our country, and once again the American people took a stand for civil rights simply because it is right, rather than committing to the status quo. 

The NAACP has fought hard for over a century to protect the civil rights of black people and still do to this day, and now gay and lesbians have been added to that agenda. 

Those who are in opposition of marriage equality often revert to the Bible as the reason why, but evidence has shown that Jesus never once mentioned gay people in the Bible, therefore, proving that discrimination towards same-sex couples was purely created by a certain group of people in order to cause divisiveness among the races. 

Going by the Bible in its literal interpretation, would be like saying we should go by what republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney literally says; you can't. 

Just like Mitt Romney's etch-a-sketch moments on the campaign trail, certain parts of the bible have been rewritten to many times by those who interpret it to mean what they want it to mean. 

I don't believe Jesus would want anyone being discriminated against because Jesus himself, didn't discriminate against those that discriminated against him. Jesus simply said "They know not what they do." 

To me the latter means, that an ignorant person can't seem to comprehend the enormity of what their prejudice rhetoric and/or actions are capable of. However, a person that is consciously aware of the divisiveness they cause is more dangerous to society than you and I could ever imagine.

Moreover, those in opposition of marriage equality need to realize that it has nothing to do with the church, but everything to do with civil rights and the fact that discrimination in any form is never okay.  

2012 LA