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The CWA opposes gay rights, comprehensive sex education, drug and alcohol education, and feminism. It touts “pro-life” and “pro-family” values. A few days ago, Concerned Women for America posted a video (below0 with Crouse rattling off a litany of statistics about the gay community's threat to traditional marriage. Janice's God only knows where she got the statistics she presented in the video. I've tried to find them prior to writing this rebuttal without much luck.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/12/16/hateful-janice-crouse-bashes-gays-in-defense-of-marriage-video/The CWA opposes gay rights, comprehensive sex education, drug and alcohol education,... more
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"It doesn't matter if you're a Tea Partier or an unborn baby, baby. Put your guns up 'cause Michele Bachmann's running for president of the U-S-of-A."
"If you're into same-sex play, get down on your knees and pray. Because my God says you weren't born that way."
"Don't be a gay, get ther-a-py."
"All you sinners can't survive my Bachmann Turner Overdrive."
http://veracitystew.com/2011/10/21/michele-bachmann-not-born-this-way-lady-gaga-parody-video/"It doesn't matter if you're a Tea Partier or an unborn baby, baby. Put... more
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![Live on Anderson Cooper 360: Arkansas School Board Member Clint McCance Will Resign Over His Anti-Gay Post | [Followed by Insane Rant by "rosyjane"]](http://i2.crtcdn1.net/images/spacer.gif)
School board member to resign over anti-gay post
Arkansas school board member to resign over anti-gay post
By the CNN Wire Staff
October 28, 2010 11:00 p.m. EDT
Clint McCance, vice president of the Midland School District in Arkansas, says he will resign.
(CNN) -- A school board district member in Arkansas who came under fire for an anti-gay post on a social networking site regrets the comments and will resign his seat, he told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Thursday.
"I'm sorry I've hurt people with my comments," Clint McCance, vice-president of the Midland School District in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas said. "I'm sorry I made those ignorant comments and hurt people on a broad spectrum."
McCance wrote on his personal Facebook page that he wanted gay people to commit suicide, according to The Advocate, a newspaper focusing on gay news.
McCance used the terms "queer" and "fag" repeatedly, promised to disown his own children if they are gay and stated that he enjoys "the fact that [gay people] give each other AIDS and die."
"I would never support suicide for any kids," he said. "I don't support bullying of any kids."
"I'd like to extend apologies to those families that have lost children, for all those children who feel that suicide is the only way out, especially for the five families who have already lost children," he said, referring to a rash of recent suicides by gay teens. "I brought more hurt on them... they didn't deserve that and I do feel genuinely bad for them."
Though he disapproves of homosexuality, McCance said that "I give everyone a chance and try to love everyone."
McCance said that he has received an outpouring of criticism over his comments, including "thousands of phone calls, hate mails, people threatening to kill my family and me."
He said he has sent his wife and two kids out of the state because of fears for their safety and that he is installing a security system at his home.
"I'm reaping what I've sown," he told CNN. "I've had a lot of hate speech thrown at me and my family on every level."
He said he would resign from the school board to spare the district the bad press and distractions of dealing with the fallout from his comments. "If they decide after five or ten years to vote me back in, then I'll run again," he said.
McCance's comments had drawn criticism from education officials in his district and at the state level.
"I strongly condemn the statements that appeared on Mr. Clint McCance's Facebook page," Tom Kimbrell, Arkansas commissioner of education, said in a statement Wednesday. "... The statements attributed to Mr. McCance constitute a significant departure from statements we expect from our school leaders. The divisiveness and disruption of these comments cause me to seriously question the ability of Mr. McCance to remain as an effective member of the Midland School Board."
The Midland School District had also denounced the posting. "The district strives to foster an environment that discourages all forms of bullying," it said in a statement this week, "and an environment that encourages a safe and productive educational climate [for] all of our students. The district is very diligent in pursuing and addressing bullying of any variety on our campuses."
The state Department of Education had said it was "dismayed to see that a school board official would post something of this insensitive nature on a public forum like Facebook."
Because McCance's Facebook page is not accessible publicly, the Advocate said it learned about the posts after being provided with a screen shot.
The posts were made, according to The Advocate, in response to a bullying awareness campaign sponsored by GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The "Spirit Day" campaign aimed to foster recognition of bullying directed at gays and the effects it can have on young people through a series of events held on October 20.
One aspect of the campaign encouraged people to wear purple to honor those who had committed suicide after experiencing anti-gay bullying, and to show solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth who face the same pressures.
According to the screen grab obtained by The Advocate, McCance wrote the following about the event: "Seriously they want me to wear purple because five queers committed suicide. The only way im wearin it for them is if they all commit suicide. I cant believe the people of this world have gotten this stupid. We are honoring the fact that they sinned and killed therselves because of their sin." (sic)
The post spurred a Facebook page encouraging the Midland School District to fire McCance. More than 60,000 people had "liked" the page as of Thursday evening.
However, not everyone disagreed with McCance's comments, which he had defended on his page by citing his religious beliefs.
Gays and lesbians are "thinking they're all right, and [God is] going to let them think that and go to hell for believing what they're doing is right," pastor Harry Craig, of Pleasant Plains Full Gospel Church, told CNN Little Rock affiliate KARK.
On Tuesday, the federal government warned that bullying and harassment in schools often includes violations of federally protected civil rights. Officials warned that school administrators who fail to properly deal with harassment risk being cited for civil rights violations. In extreme cases, such violations could lead to cuts in federal funding.
A group of protesters had traveled Thursday to Pleasant Plains, where they held a demonstration to call for McCance's resignation.School board member to resign over anti-gay post
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NOH8 LA Photoshoot / AIDSWALK Fundraiser
START DATE: 09/26/2010
END DATE: 09/26/2010
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The NOH8 Campaign is always looking for new ways to help the community and this time we've teamed up with AIDS Project Los Angeles for is annual AIDS WALK on October 17th in West Hollywood.
On Sunday September 26th, the NOH8 Campaign will set up our studio in the Hollywood United Methodist Church for the second time! The Hollywood United Methodist Church constantly opens its doors to the LGBT community and welcomes every walk of life.
"At Hollywood UMC, we believe that God is LOVE, that all people are welcome and equal in the family of God, and that God is FOR us, not against us." -HUMC-
The photo shoot is scheduled to begin at 1 PM and end at 4 PM. Anyone that would like to join the NOH8 Campaign is asked to wear a plain white shirt to match the look of the signature NOH8 photos.
Adam Bouska will be doing the best he can to get every one a photo that is in line before 4pm.
Solo NOH8 photos will require a minimum donation of $40 per person while any group or couple photos will require a $25 donation per person in the photo.
$5 FROM EVERY PHOTO WILL BE DONATED TO THE NOH8 CAMPAIGN AIDS WALK TEAM.
AIDS Project Los Angeles is dedicated to: improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease; reducing the incidence of HIV infection; and advocating for fair and effective HIV- related public policy.
If you would like to Join the NOH8 Campaign AIDS WALK TEAM register here.
http://aidswalklosangeles2010.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=427581&lis=0&kntae427581=1DC00A143C684C6CA78CC75899DDB4EF&supId=0&team=3789979
If you can't make the photo shoot or if you are not in LA to walk with us, but would like to donate to the NOH8 Camapign AIDS WALK TEAM use this link.
http://aidswalklosangeles2010.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=427581&lis=1&kntae427581=D7D06413893E49EC833AFEC26BFAD8E0&supId=0&team=3789979&cj
What do you need to do?
ARRIVE BETWEEN 1PM AND 4PM @
Hollywood United Methodist Church
6817 Franklin Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028
* COME CAMERA READY
* WEAR WHITE
* POSE & MAKE A STATEMENT!
**The NOH8 Campaign will apply the NOH8 to your face upon arrival, and we will also supply you with the silver duct tape for the photo.
***In addition, we will have RED RIBBONS on hand for people to have and/or pose with if the wish, in honor of AIDS WALK LA.
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Funds raised by the NOH8 Campaign will be used to continue promoting and raising awareness for marriage equality and anti-discrimination through NOH8’s interactive media campaign. This includes bringing the campaign to other cities around the country, as well as compiling the images for a large-scale media campaign. Under consideration is the expansion of our campaign to other media, including television and radio broadcast, billboards, and magazines. Contributions are also used to cover the daily operations and maintenance necessary to run this rapidly growing campaign.
The NOH8 Campaign is an approved 501(c)(3), donations will be tax-deductible up to the amount allowable by law.
LOCATION:
Hollywood United Methodist Church
6817 Franklin Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90028NOH8 LA Photoshoot / AIDSWALK Fundraiser
START DATE: 09/26/2010
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See how a passion project turned into a movement: inside the NOH8 Campaign with founders Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley. We follow their story as part of our larger documentary on Proposition 8 and same-sex marriage. From LA to New York, watch the movement spread across the country, hear what celebrities have to say about the campaign and witness Adam in action as he photographs 500 people in one day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-zMUMfkUAASee how a passion project turned into a movement: inside the NOH8 Campaign with... more
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