Republicans Are Erasing LGBTQ People From Orlando Tragedy

[Adam White]

I would suggest that, even if we accept that the videos Stephen has posted are anomalous, the bigoted, anti-gay rhetoric spewed by mainstream Christians (and others) creates a poisonous atmosphere which enables the commission of hate crimes.

You don't have to literally advocate the murder of homosexuals for your words to harm others. If people aren't going to be more tolerant, they need to at least be more responsible.

And lets be frank, they aren't anomalous. Given the fact that one of the leading Republican candidates for President (Ted Cruz) and others are campaigning with one of these very pastors.

Maybe not entirely anomalous - but I think my point was that even the (slightly) less extreme rhetoric used by mainstream churches is damaging.

[spuwho]

Speak Life, not hate.

https://www.youtube.com/v/ZeBv9r92VQ0

[southsider1015]

I would suggest that, even if we accept that the videos Stephen has posted are anomalous, the bigoted, anti-gay rhetoric spewed by mainstream Christians (and others) creates a poisonous atmosphere which enables the commission of hate crimes.

You don't have to literally advocate the murder of homosexuals for your words to harm others. If people aren't going to be more tolerant, they need to at least be more responsible.

And lets be frank, they aren't anomalous. Given the fact that one of the leading Republican candidates for President (Ted Cruz) and others are campaigning with one of these very pastors.

Your videos are quite a stretch trying to tie fanatical Christian extremism to the Republican Party.  You can post all the videos you want about extreme Christian pastors; it's not working.  These aren't even close to mainstream, and you know it.

The purpose of the article is to somehow tie the Republican party to homophobia.  What, a homosexual cannot possibly be a Republican?  All LGBT must be Democrats?  So politically polarizing.  This is CLICKBAIT, pure and simple.

[finehoe]

The purpose of the article is to somehow tie the Republican party to homophobia. 

Somehow??  Have you been living in a cave the last thirty years?