Anti-Gay Pastor Claims That Half Of All Murders In Cities Are Committed By Homosexuals

[cleanhippie]

During a city council meeting in Oklahoma City, a pastor spoke out against protecting homosexuals from discrimination in the workplace.

(let's repeat that:a pastor spoke out against protecting homosexuals from discrimination in the workplace.)

The city council met on Tuesday to add sexual orientation to the city’s employment non-discrimination policy. Usually, city council meetings only draw about ten or twelve people but this one drew over a hundred and most were against the measure. Among those opposed to implementing the new policy was Pastor Tom Vineyard of Windsor Hills Baptist Church. Vineyard argued that homosexuals shouldn’t be protected and repeated a false and inflammatory claim by a New York judge that homosexuals commit half of all murders in cities. At that point, the clearly hate driven audience gave the pastor a standing ovation.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/11/16/anti-gay-pastor-claims-that-half-of-all-murders-in-cities-are-committed-by-homosexuals/

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You know, for all the rhetoric we see right here in R&T about non-believers being such horrible people who want to ban religion and oppress the religious (which is NEVER supported by facts), here is yet ANOTHER example of why it is so important to maintain a strong separation of church and state.

I have a single bumper sticker on my vehicle, its the only outward expression of any of my personal views on display.

It reads: FREEDOM is the distance between church and state.

I think this latest article demonstrates why such separation is necessary for our democracy to continue.

[villager]

1. so even by his own demented "logic," half are committed by straights!

Somebody better reign 'em in! ;-)

[WCGreen]

2. I'll bet that 75% of all crimes are committed by some kind of Christian...

After all, we are a "Christian Nation."

[cleanhippie]

3. I'll bet its MORE than that.

Look at the prison population...non-believers make up less than 1%...

[and-justice-for-all]

4. Thats funny...

because WE do not have a doctrine that adovates murder and war. Nothing spreads fear and hatred like religion.

[msongs]

5. baptist is the operational word here. it's who and how they are nt

[NMMNG]

6. It's his Deeply Held Religious Belief

How can we question or criticize that? That would be religious persecution, wouldn't it? :shrug:

[MarkCharles]

7. Poor religious idiots are so persecuted.We must protect religious

idiocy. It has become such American value.

[Divine Discontent]

8. fundamentalism at its finest! a bigot spewing hateful lies at a public forum. PUKE!