Tom Hanks says Mormon Church Un-American, Al Sharpton's Religion Rant & Huckabee On Sodomy/Palin

[ihavenobias]

1.

-Kudos to Hanks on this one. I wonder if they'll be any conservative blow-back?

2.

-I'm not really a Sharpton fan, but he actually gets it right here. The level of hypocrisy is astounding, or at least it should be.

3.

-This is just funny. He REALLY wants us to know how anti-Sodomy he is.

[FiveGoodMen]

1. And here I thought Huckabee would be commenting on sodomy WITH Palin

:evilgrin:

[ihavenobias]

3. Typical pervert atheist!

;)

[FiveGoodMen]

4. Since anything else I say will only dig me in deeper, I'll quit while I'm behind.

:hide:

[ihavenobias]

7. Yes.

That *was* funny.

:)

[Starry Messenger]

2. Mormon Times article--

http://www.mormontimes.com/mormon_voices/joel_campbell/?id=5904


"Along with Huckabee and Dobson, there's film star Tom Hanks. He told a horde of reporters at the Sundance Film Festival that Mormons are un-American because of their opposition to Proposition 8. I like Tom Hanks and many of the movies he has acted in and produced so I am not ready to toss them. In a free society, Hanks has every right to speak.

I don't agree that movie stars have any better ideas than the rest of us. Their only advantage is they have instant access to the media. At the same time, those of us who believe supporting Proposition 8 was an ultimate American expression of democracy should continue to enter the public square and thoughtfully express our point of view.

I like what First Amendment expert Charles Haynes wrote in his column: "With differences this deep, we are in for a protracted fight. Fortunately, the First Amendment makes it possible to wage the war with words, giving all sides freedom to make their case openly and robustly without government interference. Of course, there will be winners and losers -- we live in a democracy. But how we debate -- not only what we debate -- matters. It isn't mandated by the First Amendment, but treating our opponents with civility and respect might enable us to live with one another when the battle is finally over.""

Somehow they've turned Prop 8 into a First Amendment issue. In their minds.

[moggie]

5. Some mistake, surely?

Along with Huckabee and Dobson, there's film star Tom Hanks. He told a horde of reporters at the Sundance Film Festival that Mormons are un-American because of their opposition to Proposition 8.

Emphasis added.

[Starry Messenger]

6. Good catch.

A mistake for sure. Then again, the author of this piece does not quite seem like the sharpest tool in the shed.