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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 11:31 AM
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Fischer: Gays Are Threat To National Security And Public Health
http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/fischer-gays-are-threat-to-national-security-and-public-health/politics/2011/10/09/28220

Bryan Fischer in his Values Voters Summit address on Saturday said that gays are a threat to America’s national security, are a public health threat, and that traditional marriage is necessary for the survival of the country. Fischer, the public face of the SPLC-​certified anti-​gay hate group, American Family Association, claimed America needs a president to support a federal ban on same-​sex marriage, and saying it was not inconsistent with a states’ rights perspective as 38 states would have to approve it. (There are 50 states in the U.S., apparently 76% is good enough to achieve a “states’ rights” advocate’s seal of approval?)

Fischer, whose daily American Family Radio show is heard in millions of homes through its network of 180 stations across 40 states, also said “I believe we need a president who on his first day in office as Commander in Chief will revoke permission for military chaplains to perform same-​sex marriages on military installations.” Evidently, religious freedom is a one-​way street, as there are denominations that support the right of clergy to perform same-​sex marriages.

Fischer also said Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell should return. As it stands now, any president could implement it, as the repeal did not create a law that demanded gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members be allowed to serve; it merely repealed the current ban. Fischer claimed that national security is dependent upon a ban on open service, ignoring the fact that currently there are an estimated 66,000 LGBT service members in the U.S armed forces on active duty all around the world, presumably, and ironically, protecting his way of life.

“We need a president who will treat homosexual behavior not as a political cause but as a threat to public health,” said Fischer. Citing the FDA ban on blood donation, Fischer added, “Homosexual behavior represents the same threat to human health that injection drug use does. I believe we need a president who understands that neither homosexual behavior nor injection drug use represent lifestyles that any responsible government ought to normalize, legitimize, legalize, protect, sanction, or subsidize.“

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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 11:32 AM
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1. Scuba: Fischer is a bigoted blob of santorum. n/t
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 11:43 AM
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2. Does he have any facts to back up his words??
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 12:11 PM
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5. Fax? He can get you a fax from the Southern Baptist Convention
Just tell him what you need.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 11:44 AM
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3. I challenge Mr. Fisher to elaborate on his thesis

Gays are a threat to America’s national security, are a public health threat.

Please provide specifics Mr. Fisher. I challenge you to back that up with concrete, verifiable and scientific facts.
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 11:48 AM
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4. Sad little man.
Too bad bigotry isn't physically painful to the bigoted, they might think differently about inflicting pain on others if it was.
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Kennah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 12:29 PM
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6. Sounds like Bryan Fischer attends church in Topeka
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 12:34 PM
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7. he keeps saying homosexual when he actually meant to say christian nt
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closeupready Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 12:34 PM
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8. OMG, ROFL - reminds me of that joke, "I have two gay men with me, and I'm not afraid to use them"
Edited on Mon Oct-10-11 12:46 PM by closeupready
What's her name, the Democratic House member from Colorado, she retired years ago, but she related that anecdote in reference to some kind of tussle that was going on at the UN, IIRC.

On edit, Pat Schroeder.
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Evasporque Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 12:54 PM
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9. RW religious orgs with nationalist tendencies are a security threat...nt
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 02:17 PM
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10. Bryan Fischer is a danger to this nation's collective sanity. What a bigoted douche.
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jeremyfive Donating Member (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 02:24 PM
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11. Lying Piece of Filth
This is open, brazen public discrimination against one group of Americans. Filthy bigotry.
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