KILL THE GAY OLD, THAT'S WHAT JESUS WOULD WANT

The murderous contempt that Evangelicals hold for gay Americans was once again made clear in their outrageous and almost criminal reaction to the Obama administration's plans to set up "the nation's first national resource center" for older homosexual, bisexual, and transgender Americans.

Apparently Christians think aging queers are not worth taxpayer dollars and should be left out in the cold, Eskimo-style, to die.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the new Resource Center for LGBT Elders "will provide information, assistance, and resources for both LGBT organizations and mainstream aging services providers at the state and community level to assist them in the development and provision of culturally sensitive supports and services."   The Administration on Aging will be awarding a Resource Center grant of $250,000 per year.

Christians are furious, once again revealing themselves to be something that is in no way even remotely Christian.  Those who would crusade to deny elders a safe and nurturing environment in which to age represent evil at its most dark and vile--but that is what these "Christians" would do.

Dave Racer, a publisher from St. Paul, Minnesota, who has co-authored three books on the U.S. health care industry tells Baptist and Catholic news services that it "boggles the mind" to think that the Obama administration would be spending tax dollars to support the lifestyles of elderly homosexuals during what the president has said is the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Queer Death Panels?  Did he really suggest that?  When financial times are hard, kill the queers?

"This is prima facie evidence of what happens when we don't pay attention to our government," Racer laments. "We elect people to go down there and represent us who don't represent us--and we go on with our lives. It's just another indication to me of the idea that the little things that we allow to happen today become big things down the line.

"If we had spoken out on these issues of gender-identity years ago and put a stop to it, we wouldn't be having this discussion today," says Racer.  "The Obama administration's new Resource Center for LGBT Elders is just another example of  the devolution of our society."

I am once again confused as to why I should look to the Islamic world as a source of religion-based terrorism intent on destroying democracy and the progression of basic human rights.  Clearly the enemy is within and solidly entrenched in this badly damaged nation as the Southern Baptist Convention, the Roman Catholic Church, the LDS and the Republican Party.

Any sane man would be far more frightened of  Christmas than 9/11.

Comments

[Rex]

"the progression of basic human rights" now there is an interesting concept. You seem to be implying that everything we need to know didn't fall out of heaven and into the pages of a sacred book thousands of years ago. Progress isn't possible to those who believe its already happened and nothing further is necessary. Would that such insanity was limited to Christians. Sadly it can be found amongst all the people of The Book.

[Sterling]

Every Book has those among its adherents who would deny us rights. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Conservative Muslims, Right-Wing Christians, etc. There are conservative secularists who don't support gay rights; I was sired by one. Bigotry and hate don't necessarily stem from religion, it's just a convenient way to organize those forces into a "congregation" of "people" who want to kill me and you, and deny us basic rights as humans.

We aren't the only ones they hate, either. If Evangelicals took the country, you can bet that women would be sent straight back under a brick ceiling. Deep down, a good number of Evangelicals (at least in the South- my circle of acquaintances doesn't spread very far north) are still deeply racist. So, ethnic minorities as well as religious minorities would get thrown under the metaphorical bus as well.