Another Reason Why Sometimes the Gay Rights Movement is Wrongheaded

A pizzeria gets assaulted by a bunch of birdbrained activists simply because one of the owners gave the opinion to a "journalist" the business would serve any gay person who walked in the establishment but, because of religious beliefs, would not cater a gay wedding or a reception.

One can disagree with the opinion, but to do what these idiots did and close down the business just asks for a giant backlash. Besides, what wedding party, gay or no, would order pizza for a reception?

What the LGBT crowd can't get through their heads is they are such a tiny minority depending on the goodwill of something like 98 or 99 percent of the public, that they lose all common sense at times. They don't realize there are a lot more conservative Christians than there are of them, and many of these people are in positions of power.

Most of the time I support the LGB cause and have long before it was ever fashionable (dating back to when I was in high school in the early 1970s). The "T" part, of course, I have very strong views against because its existence annihilates the rights of women and the medical procedures to facilitate it are unethical. In any case, my criticism of the LGBs tends to center on their political stupidity and sometimes narcissism that prevents them from seeing the big picture. The world doesn't revolve around them or their sex lives (which, being honest, is the only thing that differentiates the LGBs from everybody else).

With that kind of flimsy difference, LGBs are very lucky they were ever considered a protected class but for the reality they suffered a lot of discrimination on the job and in housing because of their sex lives. The "Ts" are a completely different kettle of fish made up of people with psychiatric disorders who want everybody else to honor their delusions or cross-dressers and outright perverts who want public acceptance for their deviant behavior.

From the article:

The owners of Memories Pizza are, I think, mistaken in what their Christian faith demands of them. And I believe their position on gay marriage to be wrongheaded. But I also believe that the position I'll gladly serve any gay customers but I feel my faith compels me to refrain from catering a gay wedding is less hateful or intolerant than let's go burn that family's business to the ground.

And I believe that the subset of the gay-rights movement intent on destroying their business and livelihood has done more harm than good here—that they've shifted their focus from championing historic advances for justice to perpetrating small injustices against marginal folks on the other side of the culture war. "The pizzeria discriminated against nobody," Welch wrote, "merely said that it would choose not to serve a gay wedding if asked. Which it never, ever would be, because who asks a small-town pizzeria to cater a heterosexual wedding, let alone a gay one?" They were punished for "expressing a disfavored opinion to a reporter."

The LGBT crowd constantly invokes the civil rights struggles of the 1960s to make their point, but it is absurd on its face when you realize, as I said above, the ONLY thing distinguishing them from the rest of us is their sex lives, something that can't--or shouldn't, anyway--be seen. It isn't like true physical characteristics of women (the real ones, not men in dresses), older people, or racial minorities.

The potential for pushback against them is very great.

A fundraiser on behalf of the pizzeria owners raised some $842,000 in about two days before the fundraiser was closed.

That's a lot of support and just a drop in the bucket.

Miscellaneous Articles

The WSWS takes a dim look at a government panel's breast cancer recommendations, even though there have been serious questions raised about mammograms for years.

This isn't any kind of conspiracy against women; besides, women who want them can still get them. This recommendation was based on a cost-benefit analysis.

Of course the panel recommended women with family histories of the disease should get mammograms just as they always have.
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So what does health care reform REALLY mean?
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A federal judge has just ordered compensation in the case of a gay couple denied spousal benefits.
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The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, will not be running for governor again. Of course this is no surprise.
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The euthanization of Oreo, the abused pit bull mentioned on this blog last week, has created a huge uproar, for many people believe the ASPCA didn't want to bother with the long process of rehabilitation.

The dog was euthanized only a little over three months after her legs were broken by her abusing owner having thrown her out the window.

Political Stupidity

What in the hell has burial rights of the dead have to do with marriage or the "erosion" thereof?

The governor is nuts. It sounds like he's posturing.
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The Warren Chronicles

Kay Warren, wife of embattled pastor Rick, the guy scheduled to speak at Obama's inaugural ceremony next week, had a few words to say about the situation when she was in Sparks, Nevada:

In an interview after the service, Warren said she and her husband have been at the center of national attention since Obama asked Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inaugural.

"It's been controversial, especially because it came at the same time that (Rick Warren) made a statement in favor of Proposition 8 in California," she said. "That didn't sit well with a lot of people."

Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, was approved by California voters in November. Rick Warren's support of the initiative made him a target for gay activists, and liberals objected to Obama having anything to do with him. In addition, some conservatives complained that Warren hadn't been critical enough of gays, and Warren found himself attacked from both sides of the political aisle.

Kay Warren said those who complain are missing the point.

"There's a lot of things that Obama believes that we don't agree with and a lot of positions we take that he doesn't agree with," she said. "But President-elect Obama wants to show that he represents everybody. We need meaningful, respectful discussions among people who may not agree with each other. We need to share that conversation about the meaningful issues of life, especially when we don't agree about everything.

"We shouldn't censor each other. We need a civil dialogue."

True, in terms of the whole same-sex marriage nonsense. But try to tell that to the fascistic Republicans in the House and especially the Senate. They could use a little bit of advice about "dialogue," without talking about shooting down every single thing Obama does.

Proposition 8 Aftermath

Opponents of the measure were shocked by the measure's passage, but heartened by the millions who opposed it. Some 2,000 in San Francisco held a candlelight vigil last night.

Whether you like it or not, Gavin Newsom's big mouth set gay rights back 40 years. He pushed the issue too soon, and then his remarks after the court ruling hurt him still. A change in tactics by the activists would go a long way in changing public opinion. More subtlety is in order and less in-your-face activism. Public opinion may change eventually, as younger people tend to be more supportive of same-sex marriage, but support on a national scale is a couple of decades away at least.

The L.A. Times has a similar article.

Later in the day, thousands protested outside a Mormon temple in Westwood.

Too bad they didn't protest at Gavin Newsom's place.