Comments on: Identifying your (dwindling) opposition

By: Hyhybt

Hyhybt — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:37:27 +0000

Thanks for clearing that up.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:50:28 +0000

jpeckjr, As I understand it, the churches issued it and NOM reported it. The Trib also notes the letter so I'm thinking that it is sad, but legit.

By: jpeckjr

jpeckjr — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:30:08 +0000

@Timothy Kincaid. Then, as I understand it, this letter was posted on NOMBlog but did not originate with NOM, but from some other source.

Now I’m wondering if the logo’d organizations even gave their permission at all. Tor’s note about the LCMS is pertinent.

Curiouser and curiouser . . .

By: Tor

Tor — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:44:56 +0000

As someone raised in the LCMS, I am shocked that they would sign a letter with any other denomination, particularly with non-christians. LCMS is notoriously anti-ecumenical. They won’t even share communion with other Lutheran denominations – except maybe one or two other super-conservative Lutheran sects.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:08:50 +0000

Guys: this was not the National Organization for Marriage. While NOM was praising the group (and may have even been in some way involved with its organization) this is a separate effort.

My bad. I should have been clearer.

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:53:48 +0000

As always, you can reject the entirety of conservative Christian belief, and this bothers no one but the most rabid of fundamentalists. But announce that “Gay is OK”, and suddenly hundreds of years of interdenominational battles are no longer important.

By: markanthony

markanthony — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:40:11 +0000

@Michael C.

NOM wrote about Starbucks being vulnerable in its international markets, but their Arabic and Turkish site have the same number of “dumpers” as their English site. I think the whole muslim/international angle was just a way to make the project seem like success to their donors.

By: Steve Kindle

Steve Kindle — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 04:07:09 +0000

Nice item on the (ahem) wide support of NOM. I am doing a series responding to NOM’s Q&A from their website in my blog, clergyunited.blogspot.com, if I may plug this here.

By: Soren456

Soren456 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:12:52 +0000

I’m surprised to see the Mormon logo there. I thought they were being way more circumspect on the topic lately, since their feelings were so badly hurt after California.

And I wonder where the Jewish representation is, because it certainly exists.

By: Hyhybt

Hyhybt — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:32:20 +0000

jpeckjr: possibly… but while I don’t recall seeing logos before, they used to get together much longer lists.