Comments on: Peter La Barbera on Faith2Action’s radio show with Janet Folger http://tinyqueerfootballs.com/2007/01/14/peter-la-barbera-on-faith2actions-radio-show-with-janet-folger/ A Queer Blogger Coalition Starring the Best Bloggers and Blogs Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:29:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Punted http://tinyqueerfootballs.com/2007/01/14/peter-la-barbera-on-faith2actions-radio-show-with-janet-folger/#comment-20 Punted Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:26:36 +0000 http://tinyqueerfootballs.com/2007/01/14/peter-la-barbera-on-faith2actions-radio-show-with-janet-folger/#comment-20 Again they use an innocuous name for a very onerous purpose. "Stop Hate Crimes Now" is a front to what they really are. How do they propose we stop hate crimes? Remove the laws that make them a crime. Can't punish what isn't illegal. Using religion to hide behind your views is one thing. Using religion to hide behind violent calls and actions is a completely different thing. A lot like the "gay panic defense." That is what a hate crime is. The misinformation that comes from LaBabs and his crew is just that misinformation. They use the logic that they could be charged with a hate crime for speech to their congregations. Umm, no, not true. They say that churches would be forced to perform wedding ceremonies involving couples of the same gender. Umm, no, not true. They say that we are hurting "real" families. Umm, also not true, and where is the evidence? Lies and misinformation is the name of their game. They lie to the IRS about what kind of an organization they are and now with "Stop Hate Crimes Now" they lie about what it is they truly want to stop. What is funny is that they preach about "judgement day," the day that all of us will stand before God and be judged on our virtues and our merit, yet they judge "judge not lest ye be judged in the same way" and they lie "Thou Shalt not bear false witness" We'll see who gets judged and put where.. Again they use an innocuous name for a very onerous purpose. “Stop Hate Crimes Now” is a front to what they really are. How do they propose we stop hate crimes? Remove the laws that make them a crime. Can’t punish what isn’t illegal.

Using religion to hide behind your views is one thing. Using religion to hide behind violent calls and actions is a completely different thing. A lot like the “gay panic defense.” That is what a hate crime is.

The misinformation that comes from LaBabs and his crew is just that misinformation. They use the logic that they could be charged with a hate crime for speech to their congregations. Umm, no, not true. They say that churches would be forced to perform wedding ceremonies involving couples of the same gender. Umm, no, not true. They say that we are hurting “real” families. Umm, also not true, and where is the evidence?

Lies and misinformation is the name of their game. They lie to the IRS about what kind of an organization they are and now with “Stop Hate Crimes Now” they lie about what it is they truly want to stop.

What is funny is that they preach about “judgement day,” the day that all of us will stand before God and be judged on our virtues and our merit, yet they judge “judge not lest ye be judged in the same way” and they lie “Thou Shalt not bear false witness” We’ll see who gets judged and put where..

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