Comments on: Why Does The Family Research Council Hate Our National Anthem?

By: Family Pride’s Blog » gay men’s chorus sings national anthem to families: sparks FRC action alert

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:35:39 +0000

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By: erica.blog

erica.blog — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:17:24 +0000

Gay men sing the national anthem and go to baseball games. Technically, that is a type of homosexual lifestyle. The term “exhibition” is inaccurate; the ball park was charging for a baseball game, not for the anthem or for other audience members.

I’m just amused by the idea that the Padres have a mandate from “Big Sodomy” to introduce a homosexual agenda…

By: werdna

werdna — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:57:34 +0000

I don’t know, Jim, in a niggling way I think George is basically correct. Some gay men do sing in gay choirs. When they sing in public they are exhbiting that part of their, uh, lifestyle if you will.

Of course, this isn’t as sinister as the akward and alarming sounding phrase “exhibition of homosexual lifestyles” suggests, but obviously for the FRC, any public aknowledgment of homosexuality that is isn’t meant to discourage or condemn it is just wrong, darn it.

Isn’t the real point that even if this FRC post is accurate in every detail, there’s just nothing scary or improper going on? Maybe it makes them money from their hard core supporters, but ultimately this kind of thing just makes them seem like the kooks they are. Look how they have to struggle to make something so innocent seem like a threat to families and kids and everything that is good about America.

By: Jim Burroway

Jim Burroway — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:00:43 +0000

George,

What part of that is an “exhibition of homosexual lifestyles?”

And when the national anthem is sung and a couple of announcements are made, what exactly do you believe is being “promoted”

By: George

George — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:19:05 +0000

And if they use the name, “Gay Man’s Chorus of San Diego” and promote it as “Out at the Park with the San Diego Padres,” just what did FRC state inaccurately?

It’s not a matter of imagination to make this stuff up Jim. It’s a matter of enough intellectual honesty to admit that while you may disagree with FRC promotion is still what is was.