IRD "Outs" Effort to Bring Attention to Gay Families
The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD), an organization whose primary mission seems to be attacking homosexuals (and their supporters) in the mainline church, has intercepted an e-mail from Soulforce, an organization that seeks to protect LGBT persons from "political and religious persecution," that reveals the following plot:
According to the IRD news release:
Soulforce is apparently joined in this effort by pro-LGBT caucuses in mainline denominations, such as the unoffical Reconciling Ministries Network of The United Methodist Church. The role of these mainline groups in the Egg Roll operation is unclear, but the fact that they are involved at all gives IRD an excuse to rally the troops for another battle in the supposed "Culture War."
Even if no one is surprised by the large number of two-daddy and two-mommy families at this year's White House Egg Roll, I hope people take notice. I don't know that the Egg Roll is the best opportunity to make such a statement, but such a statement does need to be made.
LGBT persons and their supporters are often accused of being anti-family, an accusation that ignores the existence of strong families headed by gay and lesbian couples, not to mention loving relationships between LGBT persons and their parents, siblings, and extended families. Based on what I know of friends and acquaintances, being homosexual has nothing to do with one's ability to establish and maintain healthy family relationships. If anything, the barriers that keep gays and lesbians from joining in marriage and adopting children serve to strengthen the bonds of family.
On April 17, 2006, when the White House lawn is opened to families for the Annual Easter Egg Roll, imagine if the first 1,000 families onto the lawn were LGBT families.
According to the IRD news release:
Recipients of the Soulforce e-mail were asked to be “discreet” and not to post the information on websites because the “success of this action depends on keeping it under the radar of the media and the administration!!!”
Soulforce is apparently joined in this effort by pro-LGBT caucuses in mainline denominations, such as the unoffical Reconciling Ministries Network of The United Methodist Church. The role of these mainline groups in the Egg Roll operation is unclear, but the fact that they are involved at all gives IRD an excuse to rally the troops for another battle in the supposed "Culture War."
Even if no one is surprised by the large number of two-daddy and two-mommy families at this year's White House Egg Roll, I hope people take notice. I don't know that the Egg Roll is the best opportunity to make such a statement, but such a statement does need to be made.
LGBT persons and their supporters are often accused of being anti-family, an accusation that ignores the existence of strong families headed by gay and lesbian couples, not to mention loving relationships between LGBT persons and their parents, siblings, and extended families. Based on what I know of friends and acquaintances, being homosexual has nothing to do with one's ability to establish and maintain healthy family relationships. If anything, the barriers that keep gays and lesbians from joining in marriage and adopting children serve to strengthen the bonds of family.
posted by Tinley | 8:28 PM
1 Comments:
Thank you, Josh, for this post. See my comments on how IRD is framing this issue at my blog.
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