Much like Las Vegas, modern antigay religion is an industry of sin. It builds much of its business upon the profitable violation of the Ten Commandments.
Case in point: Exodus’ pre-Easter message on the Live Out Loud web site.
Exodus staffer Caryn Davis whines that the gay parents and children who lined up to participate in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll are taking slots away from heterosexual parents and children.
If these gay-identified couples want to be seen as considerate thoughtful neighbors, they wouldn’t take this opportunity alongside other families to make a stink of divisiveness and activism.
In other words, Davis demands that gay parents closet themselves — and their children — to soothe her own insecurity. Davis repeatedly accuses the parents of “divisiveness” and “activism” and of carrying a “stink” (apparently of rotten eggs) with them. But the only thing distinguishing the gay parents from other parents is their rainbow leis; other parents, meanwhile, wear symbols of faith or country. Davis apparently believes that a gay parent is an activist merely because one exists.
Perhaps the worst among her sins is Davis’ insinuation that undeserving children who attend the White House lawn celebration spoil the day for deserving children, presumably kids from good fundamentalist homes:
I hope that the kids that don’t make it in because 200 activists got in line before them for the Easter egg roll can have fun despite not getting into the Lawn. May their blue-skied spring day not be spoiled by rotten activism.
In one Easter message, Exodus violates two of the Ten Commandments.
- Davis bears false witness against gay parents,
- Davis covets the nice day enjoyed by her former Washington neighbors, and encourages antigay parents to join in the coveting
Before Easter 2007 rolls around, Ex-Gay Watch respectfully advises Exodus to check for rotten eggs in its own Easter egg basket.
For less spiteful information about the Easter Egg Roll, check out the Washington Post profile of some participating families, published today.
Excellent report Mike! Oftentimes when I hear different stories and events where gay people make themselves visible they are told they are causing problems and are activists. I say, let these anti-gay people be bigots just like the hateful bigots who hated black people during the 60’s and 70’s were and who felt that blacks should be segregated, etc.. Caryn Davis is just another in a long series of examples of the worst kind of “Christian”. The kind of Christian who thinks she is serving God but in all reality is only serving herself and the self-righteous interests of her little homophobic “Christian” Club.
Today Bill O’Reily interviewed one of the participants. He spun it like she was an activist making a political statement. She handled it very well.
His position was that if some child asked about the colored leis, people shouldn’t have to be put in a position of explaining that some kids have two moms or dads. Basically, gay people should hide or there would be a backlash.
Sort of like “Mommy, why is Ms. Parks riding in the front of the bus since she’s black?”. How dare Ms. Parks sit there and force good white folk to talk to their kids about race.
Any true harm done to gay people is in his mind justified by the avoiding of any minor inconvenience on the part of straights. If a straight person doesn’t want to “talk about homosexuality” (as thought they couldn’t just say “because the leis are pretty”) then gay people should all hide so as not to upset their delicate sensitivities.
Shouldn’t the Christians be worried about a Bible believing President allowing a pagan easter egg roll on the White House lawn. Easter eggs have nothing to do with Christ or the true meaning of Easter. Shouldn’t they be out there passing out Bibles to the bunny worshipping children before its too late.
Caryn must be reading our site because she has responded to the points made here (though not naming us, of course). I guess she figures that anyone reading Exodus is also reading XGW – and she’s probably right.
My favorite is:
“Gay-identified families are NOT denied access to this event on the Lawn, and no one is questiong their right to be there.”
Well, hmmm. How does that compare to her earlier comments: “I hope that the kids that don’t make it in because 200 activists got in line before them …” and “They say they will be there to celebrate, but I see it as a silent protest.” and “If these gay-identified couples want to be seen as considerate thoughtful neighbors, they wouldn’t take this opportunity…” or even the line she closes her follow-up with: “some kids couldn’t get in because gay activists pushed to the front of the line to get tickets”.
If only those nasty gay people weren’t there then some more kids could get in (not kids of “gay activists” of course – because children of “gay activists” don’t really like easter eggs after all). It sounds an awful lot TO ME like questioning their right to be there.
I just realized that I know one of the couples that were interviewed:
“”This is an opportunity for people to see that gay people have long-term relationships and families, like everyone else,” said Daniel Gri of Oakton. He waited in line with his partner, James Abbott.”
Daniel and James are wonderful people and doting parents and their kids are adorable. The other parents who waited in line with Daniel and James or rolled eggs with them will have experienced Caryn Davis’ worst nightmare: an example of a delightfully normal gay couple comprised of two men who are professionals, Christians, Republicans, and doting parents. No one meeting their family could ever think that they were not the perfect parents.
Shudder, Caryn, shudder.
Excuse me?“gay activists pushed to the front of the line to get tickets”They did? How odd, I thought they and any other gay person lined up like everyone else. In an orderly queue. And as they had to take kids, it’s not as if their presence as the escorting adult came at the cost of children. Nope — it just meant some children with gay parents went.Nevertheless, it’s a wonder the Good Lord didn’t smite all those sinners with a hurricane, or something, right there on the Lawn. Swarm of bees, flood of frogs. Whatever.Mike Ensley’s comments are as equally bewildering — apparently a positive and supportive environment for the parents will do nothing for the welfare of the children. Yeah, right.Frankly my dears… if you two are going to go around spreading lies and fears about gay parents — then expect the Daniel and James and whoever else to continue to make a deliberate point of being present.Only one concern. Where will it all end up? Next year the coloured people might try to attend. And we know how hard that will be to explain to the children… I’m still struggling to explain voting rights, and I’m not quite ready to add to it all the issues with those people rolling eggs, and stuff.
The gay parents weren’t at the front of the line on Monday morning; they were at the back of the line — nestled among non-VIP parents who were relegated to the noon egg roll.
The presidential egg-roll photo-op occurred hours earlier, during a 9:10 a.m. egg roll.
The Washington Post says that about 100 couples wore leis, and that the egg-roll attendance totaled 16,000 people.
Exodus’ message seems to be a toned-down version of Peter LaBarbera‘s rant against “the ‘gay’ crashing” by just 100 couples and their children.
Perhaps Exodus felt it was being “moderate” by seeking to closet kids and their parents kindly and gently instead of viciously.
Mike,
According to PageOneQ, it also seems that this is the first year that participants who waited all night for tickets were excluded from the opening ceremony.
In times past the ticket holders were allowed in along with the invited guests. This year, in a significant change from tradition, only the VIP invited guests got to hear the First Lady read a story or hear the President start the race.
The gay families shown their true colors by refusing to be slighted by this dismissal of them and the others who waited in line. They focused on the joy of participating with the rest of the great American family and ignored the White House’s message that some children are special and deserve the attention of this President while others can wait all night in the rain but they just aren’t special enough.
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan diverted questions about the change in policy today.
https://pageoneq.com/news/2006/eggroll_041506.html
https://pageoneq.com/news/2006/press_041706.html
In the O’Reily interview the lesbian whose name I did not get said that about 500 leis were worn. I would assume that would include parents and childen.