Black Dog Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Not for anything serious, but because they had the audacity to imply that other religions are less-than accepting of gays. U.S. networks reject church gay ad Quote America...."the worlds largest, best-armed shopping mall."-Ivor Tossell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 "Values" march on: Gay book ban proposed An Alabama lawmaker who sought to ban gay marriages now wants to ban novels with gay characters from public libraries, including university libraries. A bill by Rep. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, would prohibit the use of public funds for "the purchase of textbooks or library materials that recognize or promote homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle." Allen said he filed the bill to protect children from the "homosexual agenda." Quote America...."the worlds largest, best-armed shopping mall."-Ivor Tossell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choke Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 I hope that book ban succeeds, it'd show that conservatives can still win some legal battles in the liberal west. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartman Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 I am really tired of homosexuals trying to convert everyone to be gay. Quote You will respect my authoritah!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 I hope that book ban succeeds, it'd show that conservatives can still win some legal battles in the liberal west. You're an idiot, but at least you're an honest idiot. It's nice to know that conservatives really have no interest in freedom of speech or expression. Quote America...."the worlds largest, best-armed shopping mall."-Ivor Tossell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfie Canadian Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Well in regards to the ad, the rejection of it by the networks has probably gotten it more noticed than if the networks had run the ad in the first place. Can someone tell me what the "homosexual agenda" is, besides the obvious wanting to be treated like the rest of society I mean. I hope that book ban succeeds Ah, the tip of the slippery slope. I am really tired of homosexuals trying to convert everyone to be gay With all due respect Cartman, I don't ever recall a gay person trying to convert me to homosexuality. I have however, received several unsolicited visits from a variety of religious groups. Quote "If you don't believe your country should come before yourself, you can better serve your country by livin' someplace else." Stompin' Tom Connors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawasakm Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 I am really tired of homosexuals trying to convert everyone to be gay. Thats never happened to me or anybody I know. Rather my experience is that gay people are fighting for acceptance and rights. However I do not want to discount your experiences as they may very well differ from my own. Can you provide evidence (even anecdotal evidence) of homosexual people trying to convert you, or anyone you know, to homosexuality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawasakm Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Well in regards to the ad, the rejection of it by the networks has probably gotten it more noticed than if the networks had run the ad in the first place. It appears that most networks accepted the ad. The article only cites one network (singular) as rejecting the ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eureka Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 It appears, Cartman, that emoticons are necessary with every statement. Oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfie Canadian Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 An advertisement from a U.S. mainline Protestant denomination calling for the inclusion of gay men and lesbians in church life has been rejected by television networks CBS, ABC and NBC. Those are the 3 bigger networks. Quote "If you don't believe your country should come before yourself, you can better serve your country by livin' someplace else." Stompin' Tom Connors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartman Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Cartman said: I am really tired of homosexuals trying to convert everyone to be gay. NC said: With all due respect Cartman, I don't ever recall a gay person trying to convert me to homosexuality. Perhaps because you have received "subliminal" and possibly even "supersubliminal" gay messages NC and do not even realize that you are being recruited? They may even have a chapter operating in NFLD! My mistake NC and Tawasakm. Most of the veteran posters on MLW who have read dozens of my posts know that I was not being serious in making the above statement. Eureka and Black Dog would have hammered me if this was the case. Unfortunately though, some fearful people do believe that this is the "gay agenda" and it seems rather silly to me. Banning books with gay characters for university students is highly discriminatory as far as I am concerned. Homosexuals are higly marginalized and excluded from society as it is, and banning books with gay characters so that adults cannot even approach the matter independently the matter is terrible IMO. It is analogous to textually eliminating any other group in society and that is very wrong. Please accept my apologies for not being clearer. Quote You will respect my authoritah!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfie Canadian Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 My apologies as well Cartman. I'll catch on to all these things eventually. No hard feelings. Perhaps because you have received "subliminal" and possibly even "supersubliminal" gay messages NC and do not even realize that you are being recruited? They may even have a chapter operating in NFLD!LMAO Quote "If you don't believe your country should come before yourself, you can better serve your country by livin' someplace else." Stompin' Tom Connors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawasakm Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Those are the 3 bigger networks You are correct Newfie Canadian. It seems I skimmed the article too fast. My apologies. I seem to have even misread the last paragraph in my haste since I had thought it said the ABC had accepted the ad. I will strive not to make such silly errors again. On another vein I accept your apology Cartman and proffer one in return for my apparent lack of humour. So many apologies so little time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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