I also went to U of I and I remember when he did that because I had jusy come out and my parents tried to use violence against gays as a way to scare me back in.

I’m sure the actual story is a combo of both of their accounts. I’m sure VanAsdlen said a different word than “guys” in “Look at those two guys holding hands.” It probably rhymed with hags. That word was thrown around a lot in my small farm town. I was also one of the first guys in my HS (and one of the only ones) to come out (I came out in college).

Also the Velasco probably did respond with not only “What an ignorant thing to say” but also “What did you say!?” a bit angrily and honestly who wouldn’t.

Regardless there was most likely nothing there to provoke VanAsdlen to violence except for the fact he knew he could win.

Steven Velasquez, 20, of Urbana, said he was walking with friends near the University of Illinois campus over the weekend when they were accosted by a man who yelled slurs about their sexual orientation and pushed him.

“He said, ‘Get out of here,’” and used an epithet, Velasquez said. He said the man also yelled, “You don’t belong here,” and other slurs.

http://nobeliefs.com/hitler.htm

You may want to consider that comments that prove Godwin’s Law tend to be given very little credence.

By the same people who gave the world the hatred of the Jews, Jesus own people. And hitler used that hatred to gain election in germany. The rest is history. BTW, hiter was a catholic, who quite a few times in his book Mein Kampf, talks about God and Providence. (catholic church)

And by the same people who were the bedrock of slavery and creators of segregation. (white southern baptists and independent right wing christians)

The battle against religious terrorism begins here at home. 9/11 was a horendous act by the Islamic extremists who believe in the same God, but by a slightly different name. (Allah – Yehovah – Jehovah – yiyaw (hebrew name transliterated, never said, replaced by adonoi (our Lord). Christ – Czar, Kaiser, King, Cesar, etc – all the same word in different languages. but the real horrendous act is eg the 3000 gay kid people suicided to death EVERY YEAR by hate filled control freak religion. And all the other suffering these people create to propagate their Jesus agenda. For which Jesus is probably puking, and God will reward them as they really deserve.

Which news report? Could you provide a link?

My source is news reports of what Vesasquez said about the event. Your source is LaBarbra repeating what Ted Pike said based on his interview of Vanadslen’s mother.

You may choose to believe what you like.

The reason is obvious.