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Friday, January 21, 2005

"..all my brothers, sisters, and me..."

Many thanks to Forgotten Machine for pointing out this story (here is an updated story). I just have to comment on this one. It seems that some bible thumpers are up in arms over the audacity a certain group had in declaring that we should tolerate and respect everyone regardless of their race, abilities, beliefs, or sexual preferences (obviously it was the sexual preferences that set them off). This "christian" (intentionally lowercase) group claims that SpongeBob SquarePants is being used in a video that promotes a homosexual agenda. What's really funny about this whole thing is that the group seems to have done some poor research which led them to their conclusions.

The group that produced the video is called the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF). The video doesn't have any reference to homosexuality (except that it has SpongeBob in it, and these religious kooks think that he's gay). WAFF has a statement on their website which encourages people to accept people of all backgrounds, including homosexuals.

But here's the funny part: there are actually two groups using the name "We Are Family." One of them is a homosexual rights group who's website is www.waf.org. They are not the same group as the WAFF, who's website is www.wearefamilyfoundation.org. WAFF is more focused on racial diversity, but they want tolerance and acceptance for everyone. Whichever right wing nutjob started this controversy likely looked at the wrong web page as they did their research. I just did a search on Google and saw about ten "christian" web sites which attributed the mission statement of the gay organization to WAFF. Morons.

I don't know what bible these so-called "christians" read, but I remember the version I read when I was growing up saying something about "love thy neighbor." The only chapter in the bible to say anything against homosexuality is in Leviticus, which also says that you should be put to death for adultery, as well as for cursing at your parents, among many other situations.

Teaching children that gay people deserve the same respect as everyone else is not the same as encouraging kids to become gay. It's that simple.

posted by Skrambled Egghead Reborn @ 9:20 AM

3 Comments:

I like your ending statement there, though that isn't how many rightwingers see it. Just being NEAR a homosexual person is enough to set them off, and to incite them into forcing their beliefs upon them and condemning, and judging, and stoning them ...ect ect. I do particularly enjoy this story about lack of research though, just goes to prove blind followers don't take the time to think/research for themselves, they regurgitate what their fed as fact.

By Blogger Hans the Destroyer, at 2:31 PM  

Holy cow, I feel like such an idiot. "they're", not "their". Geesh.

By Blogger Hans the Destroyer, at 7:47 PM  

Hi Hansy. That happens to me all the time with comments. I always find errors in my entries, but at least I can edit those out.

On a positive note, this is good sign, because the more the wingnuts do this kind of stuff, the more they lose credibility. Maybe it'll hurt their chances of dismantling the Constitution.

I agree, Forgotten, except that I'd say the goal should be acceptance, rather than just tolerance. But with people who are so far gone in their hatred (to the point of thinking that SpongeBob is gay), the best we can hope for is that they'll "tolerate" gay people.

By Blogger Skrambled Egghead Reborn, at 9:30 AM  

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