THE GAYING OF AMERICA
12 chilling incidents of LGBT tyranny
by Linda Harvey
And the good news is, there’s now proof. The abuses of homosexual
empowerment are being documented with evidence piling up week by week.
Everyday Americans are the victims, but we can learn from these
incidents so others won’t be targeted as well.
The truth is “sexual orientation/gender identity non-discrimination”
translates to a carte blanche to compel respect for deviance. If you
decline, you will pay – your constitutional rights are a joke to
militant homosexuals. Here are a dozen recent incidents that tell the
story:
Gay bullying incident No. 1: A bakery in Oregon called Sweet Cakes by Melissa
recently
shut its doors. Why? Some time back, two lesbians wanted to
order a cake for their same-sex ceremony, but owners Aaron and Melissa
Klein turned them down, explaining that same-sex “marriage” isn’t
consistent with their faith as Christians. The women left, and next
thing they knew Sweet Cakes was
sued for discrimination.
Then came intense, negative media coverage, vicious phone calls and
emails, protesters, threats against their children, a boycott, then a
boycott of all their suppliers, followed by an investigation by the
Oregon Labor Commission, which recommended “rehabilitation.” Aaron Klein
said he was forced to close his bakery because of homosexual mob
tactics.
No, this isn’t Berlin 1938. It’s the birth of tyranny in America 2013.
You might think people in government agencies even on the Left Coast
have better things to do. Or you might think, “Surely we Americans still
have freedom of religion, freedom of speech!” The activists and their
allies are blasting past that. “Catch me if you can” is the approach,
deploying “non-discrimination” laws to punish their political enemies.
And that includes, apparently, bakeries.
Gay bullying incident No. 2: A florist in the state of Washington
is being sued after turning down a long-time customer, a homosexual
man, who wanted flowers for his same-sex “wedding.” The owner politely
explained her refusal arose from her Christian faith. But she didn’t get
the email about the unacceptability of resisting any homosexual request
these days. The
gay man sued her, and then the
state attorney general piled on with another suit. Good news, though: she is
counter-suing for religious discrimination.
Gay bullying incident No. 3: Then there’s the
Christian photographer in New Mexico who was fined $7,000, a ruling
recently
upheld by the creatively fascist New Mexico Supreme Court. Elane Photography
declined taking photos of a same-sex ceremony, citing Christian
religious beliefs. The couple sued because there are apparently no other
photographers in that state. Or maybe out of pure lesbian spite.
Gay bullying incident No. 4: In private companies,
homosexual advocates are inventing new methods for discriminating using
“non-discrimination” policies. Former NFL player Craig James was fired
after one broadcast as a commentator for Fox Sports allegedly because of
remarks he made while running for the U.S. Senate in Texas. (Ted Cruz
won that race.) All candidates on a panel were quizzed about same-sex
marriage, and Craig James spoke up for the biblical view of sexual
morality. Fox dismissed him, but
James is suing Fox Sports for religious discrimination.
Gay bullying incident No. 5: A
bakery in the Denver area is being sued by a homosexual couple for not baking a cake for a same-sex ceremony. Possible jail time is involved.
Gay/trans bullying incident No. 6: A
bar owner in Portland
must pay $400,000 to 11 transvestites because of emotional distress
following a phone call. He asked that they not return to his bar;
customers were complaining and leaving.
Gay/trans bullying incident No. 7: Natalie Johnson of San Antonio was
fired from Macy’s
in 2011 after she refused to allow a teen male to enter the women’s
dressing room. She cited religious faith and concern about the privacy
of biological women. Both of these protected classes – sex and religion –
are included in virtually every “non-discrimination” policy or law
(including Macys’).
Gay bullying incident No. 8: Dr. Frank Turek, Christian author, speaker and radio host, is also a management consultant. He
was fired from his consulting contract with Cisco Systems
when a homosexual participant in his class took offense after reading
one of Turek’s books supporting man/woman marriage. The participant
complained to Cisco human resources, and Turek was gone.
Gay bullying incident No. 9: Jim and Beth Walder are
Christians who own a bed and breakfast in Paxton, Ill. When they
declined renting their facility to a homosexual couple for a civil
union,
they were sued.
Gay bullying incident No. 10: A Vermont bed and
breakfast was sued by a same-sex couple based on the state’s “human
rights” ordinance for not hosting their event. The
Wildflower Inn eventually agreed to pay $30,000 in settlement fees.
Are you seeing the pattern here? Vindictiveness, intimidation by
establishing oppressive legal precedent. In short, this is a campaign of
terrorism. The goal is for Christians
and Jews to bow before homosexual rights,
one way or another.
Gay bullying incident No. 11: Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
in New Jersey declined a lesbian couple’s request to use the venue for
their civil union. They sued, won, and a higher New Jersey court upheld
the judgment.
Gay bullying incident No. 12: A
bed and breakfast in Hawaii turned down a lesbian couple’s reservation, and they sued. The lesbians won based on Hawaii’s housing “non-discrimination” law.
There are numerous other victims as well: Julea Ward, Crystal Dixon,
Angela McGaskill, Jennifer Keeton, and Kenneth Howell, all bullied by
universities using misapplied discrimination policies; Viki Knox, Jerry
Buell, David Parker, Daniel Glowacki, Dakota Ary, Carla Cruzan, victims
of school-based intolerance of high moral values;
firefighters in San Diego and police officers Columbia, S.C., directed by superiors to march
in “gay” pride parades.
And let’s not forget the over 2 million children in the Boy Scouts,
at risk beginning Jan. 1 of corruption by proud homosexuals, all because
of “non-discrimination.”
Is America still the land of the free? It won’t be, if we allow the
lamp of Lady Liberty to be snuffed out by the darkness of deviance.
(
WND)
Perhaps
you are someone tempted to embrace “gay rights” as a worthy cause. If
so, it’s likely you recently returned to America after a lengthy sojourn
on a desert island.
Everyone I’m talking to asks, “How did we get here?” and, “What can
we do?” America is not a hateful country, and conservatives are not
potential bullies. That shoe actually fits the other side in this
debate.
And the good news is, there’s now proof. The abuses of homosexual
empowerment are being documented with evidence piling up week by week.
Everyday Americans are the victims, but we can learn from these
incidents so others won’t be targeted as well.
The truth is “sexual orientation/gender identity non-discrimination”
translates to a carte blanche to compel respect for deviance. If you
decline, you will pay – your constitutional rights are a joke to
militant homosexuals. Here are a dozen recent incidents that tell the
story:
Gay bullying incident No. 1: A bakery in Oregon called
Sweet Cakes by Melissa
recently shut its doors. Why? Some time back, two lesbians wanted to
order a cake for their same-sex ceremony, but owners Aaron and Melissa
Klein turned them down, explaining that same-sex “marriage” isn’t
consistent with their faith as Christians. The women left, and next
thing they knew Sweet Cakes was sued for discrimination.
Then came intense, negative media coverage, vicious phone calls and
emails, protesters, threats against their children, a boycott, then a
boycott of all their suppliers, followed by an investigation by the
Oregon Labor Commission, which recommended “rehabilitation.” Aaron Klein
said he was forced to close his bakery because of homosexual mob
tactics.
No, this isn’t Berlin 1938. It’s the birth of tyranny in America 2013.
You might think people in government agencies even on the Left Coast
have better things to do. Or you might think, “Surely we Americans still
have freedom of religion, freedom of speech!” The activists and their
allies are blasting past that. “Catch me if you can” is the approach,
deploying “non-discrimination” laws to punish their political enemies.
And that includes, apparently, bakeries.
Don’t
miss Whistleblower magazine’s October issue: “THE NEW SEXUAL
REVOLUTION: How the ‘gay rights’ movement has become a Trojan Horse for
totalitarianism”
Gay bullying incident No. 2: A
florist in the state of Washington
is being sued after turning down a long-time customer, a homosexual
man, who wanted flowers for his same-sex “wedding.” The owner politely
explained her refusal arose from her Christian faith. But she didn’t get
the email about the unacceptability of resisting any homosexual request
these days. The gay man sued her, and then the state attorney general
piled on with another suit. Good news, though: she is counter-suing for
religious discrimination.
Gay bullying incident No. 3: Then there’s the
Christian photographer in New Mexico who was fined $7,000, a ruling
recently upheld by the creatively fascist New Mexico Supreme Court.
Elane Photography
declined taking photos of a same-sex ceremony, citing Christian
religious beliefs. The couple sued because there are apparently no other
photographers in that state. Or maybe out of pure lesbian spite.
Gay bullying incident No. 4: In private companies,
homosexual advocates are inventing new methods for discriminating using
“non-discrimination” policies. Former NFL player Craig James was fired
after one broadcast as a commentator for Fox Sports allegedly because of
remarks he made while running for the U.S. Senate in Texas. (Ted Cruz
won that race.) All candidates on a panel were quizzed about same-sex
marriage, and Craig James spoke up for the biblical view of sexual
morality. Fox dismissed him, but
James is suing Fox Sports for religious discrimination.
Gay bullying incident No. 5: A
bakery in the Denver area is being sued by a homosexual couple for not baking a cake for a same-sex ceremony. Possible jail time is involved.
Gay/trans bullying incident No. 6: A
bar owner in Portland
must pay $400,000 to 11 transvestites because of emotional distress
following a phone call. He asked that they not return to his bar;
customers were complaining and leaving.
Gay/trans bullying incident No. 7: Natalie Johnson of San Antonio was
fired from Macy’s
in 2011 after she refused to allow a teen male to enter the women’s
dressing room. She cited religious faith and concern about the privacy
of biological women. Both of these protected classes – sex and religion –
are included in virtually every “non-discrimination” policy or law
(including Macys’).
Gay bullying incident No. 8: Dr. Frank Turek, Christian author, speaker and radio host, is also a management consultant. He
was fired from his consulting contract with Cisco Systems
when a homosexual participant in his class took offense after reading
one of Turek’s books supporting man/woman marriage. The participant
complained to Cisco human resources, and Turek was gone.
Gay bullying incident No. 9: Jim and Beth Walder are
Christians who own a bed and breakfast in Paxton, Ill. When they
declined renting their facility to a homosexual couple for a civil
union,
they were sued.
Gay bullying incident No. 10: A Vermont bed and
breakfast was sued by a same-sex couple based on the state’s “human
rights” ordinance for not hosting their event. The
Wildflower Inn eventually agreed to pay $30,000 in settlement fees.
Are you seeing the pattern here? Vindictiveness, intimidation by
establishing oppressive legal precedent. In short, this is a campaign of
terrorism. The goal is for Christians to bow before homosexual rights,
one way or another.
Gay bullying incident No. 11: Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
in New Jersey declined a lesbian couple’s request to use the venue for
their civil union. They sued, won, and a higher New Jersey court upheld
the judgment.
Gay bullying incident No. 12: A
bed and breakfast in Hawaii turned down a lesbian couple’s reservation, and they sued. The lesbians won based on Hawaii’s housing “non-discrimination” law.
There are numerous other victims as well: Julea Ward, Crystal Dixon,
Angela McGaskill, Jennifer Keeton, and Kenneth Howell, all bullied by
universities using misapplied discrimination policies; Viki Knox, Jerry
Buell, David Parker, Daniel Glowacki, Dakota Ary, Carla Cruzan, victims
of school-based intolerance of high moral values; firefighters in San
Diego and police officers Columbia, S.C., directed by superiors to march
in “gay” pride parades.
And let’s not forget the over 2 million children in the Boy Scouts,
at risk beginning Jan. 1 of corruption by proud homosexuals, all because
of “non-discrimination.”
Is America still the land of the free? It won’t be, if we allow the
lamp of Lady Liberty to be snuffed out by the darkness of deviance.
Read more at
http://www.wnd.com/2013/10/12-chilling-incidents-of-lgbt-tyranny/#KFFiJEVw5AyrJE4Y.99
