Rick Perry Unleashes Nondefense of Prayer Rally

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/06/13/Rick_Perry_s_Non-Defense_of_Prayer_Rally_s_Agenda/

Texas governor Rick Perry’s prayer-apalooza will definitely target gay people, and it will set out to spread Christianity, according to a string of statements made by the event’s organizers as part of a nondefense against criticism.


The event had been under fire for being hosted by an actively antigay group and for generally excluding anyone who isn’t Christian. In response, Perry and his surrogates have gone to the media to say, yes, that’s the crux of their agenda.

The president of the American Family Association, which is hosting and paying for the event, told the Houston Chronicle that his group’s opposition to homosexuality represents “a lot of people who have traditional values” and that one purpose of the rally is to pray for an end to the “debasement of our culture” caused by acceptance of gay people.

Aside from praying away the gay in our country, another spokesman for the organization says they’ll be trying to get rid of the nonbelievers as well.

“A lot of people want to criticize what we’re doing, as if we’re somehow being exclusive of other faiths. But anyone who comes to this solemn assembly, regardless of their faith tradition or background, will feel the love, grace, and warmth of Jesus Christ in that assembly hall,“ said Eric Bearse, who is the event’s spokesman and a former communications director for Perry. “And that’s what we want to convey, that there’s acceptance and that there’s love and that there’s hope if people will seek out the living Christ.”

[chollybocker]

1. Do these idiots ever think before they speak?

"But anyone who comes to this solemn assembly, regardless of their faith tradition or background, will feel the love, grace, and warmth of Jesus Christ in that assembly hall."

:wtf:

[thanks_imjustlurking]

8. Yep, you'll see the error of your ways.

Just anectodal evidence, but -

This reminds me of several times in my life when I dealt with Christian people in a professional context who knew I was an atheist and promised not to bring up religion. Broke their promise every single time, without exception. I guess their religion was more important to them than either their promise or their profession. My mistake for dealing with them in the first place, and I finally learned from the experiences.

[Angry Dragon]

2. As long as you think like us we will love you

they sound like such nice people ............

May god visit his wrath on them as he did so often in the Old Testament .......... pray for that

[asjr]

3. These people believe in creation and that

God made us all, but they are pissed about some of them that God created. How Christian of them.

[queerart]

4. Of Course They Are Open About Their Hate....

Christian Terrorists have nothing to fear from National, nor local authorities........


Their activities are carried out in full view, (along with borderline) encouragement from law enforcement, and political figures.....


They are quite proud of their hate-fests, and Terrorist activities... and wear it as a badge of honor, and no one should find that shocking....


At least no one who lives in the U.S.... as everyone knows it goes on.... but most are part of the "wink and nod crowd"......


... and should you wonder who the "winkers and nodders" are... they allow such gems to drip from their lips.... like.....


The words..... Ponies, special rights, and the ever popular "poutrage"..... The stealth bigots who are just as dangerous as their openly pansexual hating cousins.......


Some will hate you openly... while others will smile, and hate you secretly..... but never confuse the fact, that both groups despise you with equal intensity....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miULdI-qocg

[Scottybeamer70]

5. Perry and prayer should never be in the same sentence

rec.

[jeremyfive]

6. As a Christian, I Am Absolutely Disgusted By This

This is more evil dirty work of "America's Christless Christians". Perry and his kind should crack open the Bible once in a while to see what Jesus Christ actually did and said.

[w8liftinglady]

7. you are a good example of how Jesus would have handled it.

These hypocrites are nothing like the man they claim to love.

[GeorgeGist]

9. Jesus ...

sends his regrets.