Christian Banner Flies Over San Diego 'Gay Pride' Parade Saturday

[Bluebear]

Grand. What a subtle, caring way to reach people. :eyes:


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Contact: Joe Glover, Family Policy Network, 916-265-2674, 202-470-5095, ext. 456

MEDIA ADVISORY, July 20 /Standard Newswire/ -- Two Christian pro-family organizations are working together to form an evangelistic outreach in California this weekend, designed to confront "gay pride" parade attendees with the truth that Jesus Christ can set them free from the sin of homosexuality.

The Virginia-based Family Policy Network (FPN) has contracted an aerial advertising company to fly an airplane banner over the San Diego "gay pride" parade this Saturday at approximately 11:45 a.m. The message on the banner will read, "JESUS CHRIST: WWW.HOPEFORHOMOSEXUALS.COM."

The banner is one of several that FPN has contracted to fly over pro-homosexual events throughout the nation this year -- in most cases with the help of a local sponsor. This weekend's sponsor is the California-based "Defend the Family International," which is a service of Abiding Truth Ministries in Temecula, CA. Previous "gay pride" events visited by the Hope Days banner in 2007 have included Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Columbus (OH) and Philadelphia.

FPN President Joe Glover expressed his concerns for the participants in this weekend's events by saying, "Homosexuality is nothing to celebrate. It has grave consequences, both physical and spiritual." He added, "The hope of all who sin, including homosexuals, is the chance to turn from sin and embrace the redemption God makes available through His Son, Jesus Christ."

http://www.earnedmedia.org/fbn0720.htm

[slackmaster]

1. I recommend the San Diego Pride event to anyone who is in town

It's always a lot of fun. Just ignore the jerks who want to rain on our fine parade.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Jesus Christ: hopeful homosexual?

Cool!

[Bluebear]

4. The banner DOES imply that Jesus is gay, doesn't it?

That would be enough for these "Christians" to nail him to the cross yet again.

[xchrom]

5. john was his beloved -- and not just according jesus either.

[Parche]

12. Bornagingayjesus?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. The game is afoot!

[Parche]

18. I Cant Risk That At This Time

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

19. You're one swing away from par, Che.

[Initech]

3. Um yeah... who is it that keeps trying to convert people to thier lifestyle again?

Is it the GLBT community? Nope.

Is it the right-wing fundamentalist Christians? DING DING DING!!!!

[NMMNG]

20. Bingo

They're the only ones expending craploads of time, effort and money to bring people into their fold. Then they claim we're recruiting. :eyes:

[BOSSHOG]

6. I guess they don't want to set david vitter free

I'm skeptical. These hypocritical bastards who certainly act as if they dont't deserve to be citizens in the land of the free just like to see cock, therefore they prosletyze to the boys just wanting to have fun.

Is the money used to buy the banners tax exempt?

[marmar]

7. The radical Christian heterosexual agenda......

Trying to turn everyone into a narrowminded bigot.

[kevinbgoode]

8. I'd bet this does more to turn people off to the faux "Christian"

Right than anything else. My bet is that these banners were pretty much ignored at other pride events - but what I'd like to see is someone publicly pointing out how many starving children went without food so the heterosupremacist christo-fascists could pay to persecute gay Americans.

Of course, we'll never see that story in the mainstream media, because these are political organizations, not religious ones. They just use religion as a cover for their "moral" and cynical political campaigns. I'll bet someone researching these organizations and comparing their expenditures against the gays as oppose to spending on poverty and illiteracy would come up with interesting figures. But then, that would require real journalism.

Gays should do what one organization did in Chicago around the time of the Gay Games last year. When a loud "religious" group tried to disrupt an event, a gay organization went down to their church and loudly protested outside while they were conducting services. Freedom of speech goes both ways, and the fun part is watching the fundies suddenly start crying "harassment" when someone decides to protest their "truth."

[Toasterlad]

10. Dammit Kev, You Totally Stole My Thunder!

:grr:

But I totally agree. ;)

[Toasterlad]

9. I Think It's Time to Picket Some Church Picnics.

I'm totally serious. We should get a big group of gays together, find out where the nearest Christian church picnic is, make some signs and go on over. We could stand around with our signs that say "Jesus and John were Lovers" or "Christianity is an Abomination" and just generally make nuisances of ourselves. Then they'd know how it feels to have hate spoil their good time.

[yardwork]

11. lol! Except that it wouldn't be hate.

I'm so happy to be me, I can't work up any real hatred for the poor misguided nincompoops. Of course I want the hate-filled legislation to stop, so I'm happy when their hypocrisy is revealed.

[Bluebear]

13. Let's crash their picnic with hors d'oeuvres in hand!

"Hi, well, here's 37 'gays' for you! We are enormously interested in your message of 'love' and 'hope', do tell! Meanwhile, where can I set these canapes down?"

[yardwork]

16. I love it! I'll bring my toolchest.

[Ghost in the Machine]

15. Why did they have to rent a plane? They couldn't get Jebus and

a few angels to fly the banner around?

[VP505]

17. WHAT???

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[NMMNG]

21. ...

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