Showing posts with label North Carolina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Carolina. Show all posts

Monday, May 28, 2012

Pastor Worley's Flock welcomed him with a Standing Ova

His church members are who we should worry about, here's why:
Although gay rights and anti-hate groups responded with outrage when a North Carolina pastor called for gays and lesbians to be fenced in so they eventually die off, he was greeted with a standing ovation by his church members when he approached the pulpit, the Hickory Record reported. 

“I appreciate all the support,” Pastor Charles Worley told the 100 or so congregants at Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, N.C. on Sunday, according to the Record. Several members stood and spoke out; others threw up their hands in support of their pastor. Advertise | AdChoices “I’ve got a King James Bible,” Worley said, according to the Record. “I’ve been a preacher for 53 years. Do you think I’m going to bail out on this?”
more from the protest
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In North Carolina: Over 1000 people Protest Pastor Charles Worley's Church - WATCH

Friday, May 11, 2012

NOM celebrates the passing of Amendment One

NOM celebrates the passing of the horrid and discriminatory Amendment One. It's interesting to see them cheer a decline of a state. Keep cheering NOM, be proud of the failure of North Carolina.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Amendment One passes in North Carolina


From CBS News:
Voters in North Carolina on Tuesday voted in favor of a controversial amendment that will write a ban on same-sex marriage as well as civil unions for both gay and straight couples into the state Constitution, according to the Associated Press. 

With 35 percent of precincts reporting, the amendment was passing by a 58 percent to 42 percent margin. 

The amendment mandates that only "marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized." Opponents of the measure ran ads stressing the impact the language would have on straight North Carolina residents, arguing that the measure would eliminate protections against domestic violence.
This is a sad day for the South.

5 Reasons Why NC's Black Church needs to stay out of the Amendment One Battle

The Amendment One battle in North Carolina is hitting inferno status. From folks shooting and pissing on signs to a slew of marriage commercials, the fight to define marriage has everyone talking.

Perhaps one of the most watched factors in this debate is the participation of the Black clergy. It's not a secret that the Black church is split on the matter. NOM and Vote FOR Marriage NC has pulled out all of the shiny anti-gay toys to win this battle and sadly, several Black clergy have taken the bait.

But if they would stop for a minute, they would realize this anti-gay fight is wrong. In fact, it goes against the practices they love to preach. I know they will disagree with me, but I would give them 5 reasons why they should NOT side with NOM and Vote FOR Marriage NC for Amendment One.

  1. NOM was exposed for race baiting. The leaked documents proved that NOM purposely wanted to divide our communities and cause drama. With that said, why would any Black clergy work with a group who wanted to create an divisive atmosphere? 
  2. And speaking of divisiveness, there are few Bible verses that strikes down the action. Titus 3:10, 11 says: "Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. You may be sure that such people are warped and sinful; they are self-condemned." Galatians 5:19-2l links divisiveness to witchcraft and enmity, and clearly states that anyone who is actively divisive will not inherit the kingdom of God. If these church leaders knew the Bible word for word, then they would see how NOM's tactics are not God-like.
  3. Black clergy should also be mindful of the true nature of Amendment One; it's discriminatory. No church should support anything that reinforces discrimination. To use the Bible again, those who discriminate  “judges with evil thoughts,” you can find that one in James 2:1.
  4. The wife of  North Carolina Sen. Peter Brunstetter, Jodie Brunstetter, was caught talking about one of the real reasons behind Amendment One. Supposedly, the anti-gay amendment was created to protect the White race. Once Jodie was confronted on this notion, she tried to cover her tracks; but the damage was done. Now, after hearing this story why would any Black church stand for this amendment? 
  5. Some of the arguments used to support Amendment One mirrors the same arguments to keep Black people from working, going to school, voting and marrying outside our race.
For the leaders who are supporting Amendment One, please think about why you're doing this. Are to trying to protect God's way? If God is God, he doesn't need your protection. And if you are trying to preserve marriage, well you lost that battle years ago. So, please get out while you can.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Interesting Quote: Tim Rabon





"What is stopping them from refining marriage from a person and a beast? We're not far from that." 
Some of the worst things are coming from these churches.

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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Melissa Harris-Perry talks about Amendment One and the "wedge" between Black and Gay communities -VIDEO

Melissa talks with NC NAACP leader Dr. William Barber, Aisha Moodie-Mills, Kai Wright from Colorlines and Jennifer Chrisler from Family Equality Council about Amendment One and the trouble with Black and Gay voters.


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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Fake Evangelist Billy Graham takes out ad Supporting Amendment One

This takes the cake. One of the oldest living Con artists joined in North Carolina's fight for marriage. He has place a full-page ad  in 14 state newspapers.


Mess

WATCH the Wife of Sen. Peter Brunstetter talk about 'Caucasian Race' and Amendment One

This is just getting messy. Ms Girl is caught on video, talking Amendment One's master plan. Please watch as she struggles to get herself together



Also, one of the main supporters and her husband, Sen. Peter Brunstetter told ThinkProgress that his wife meant no harm:
“I know my wife does not think like that,” but admitted that “She got very flustered (she is not a political person) and then someone came up to her and started shooting questions at her. She noticed later that there was someone video taping without her knowledge.” “My wife is one of the sweetest, most genuine people you will ever meet,” he added.

 “Her convictions on the marriage amendment are spiritual in nature, not racial. The individual in question had been quite abusive and intimidating. The Amendment is not racially motivated, is quite simple and straightforward and, in fact, is widely supported in many areas of the African American community.” 
Whatever, try to save face as much as you can. Right now, y'all are caught.

Was the Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment One written to Protect the 'Caucasian Race'?


Bigots are coming out big and strong lately. Word on the street claims that Amendment One was created to preserve White people. I'm not making this up y'all, please see here:
Jodie Brunstetter is the wife of state Sen. Peter Brunstetter (R), a supporter of Amendment 1, which would change North Carolina's Constitution to permit only heterosexual marriage.

According to the alternative Yes! Weekly, writer and campaigner Chad Nance spoke to a pollworker who told him that Jodie Brunstetter said, "The reason my husband wrote Amendment 1 was because the Caucasian race is diminishing and we need to uh, reproduce."

Nance has volunteered for a group working to defeat the marriage amendment and was until recently the campaign manager for a Democratic candidate for Congress. Nance resigned from the campaign to speak about Jodie Brunstetter's alleged remarks, according to Yes! Weekly. 

Nance also spoke to Jodie Brunstetter, who said that she had used the word "Caucasian" in discussing the amendment, but that her remarks were taken out of context.

"We are looking at the history of the United States and it is already law about what marriage is," Brunstetter told Nance, according to Yes! Weekly. "Between a man and a woman."

"I'm afraid they have made it a racial issue when it is not," Brunstetter said of the poll workers. Pressed on whether she had used the word "Caucasian," she said, "I probably said the word," but that she hadn't used it in a race-related manner.
Girl, that is a race-related manner, are you kidding me. Well, this story is all over the media. Peter will have to answer on this mess. I'll keep y'all posted.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Pastor Sean Harris issues a Half-Assed Apology over the "Punch" the Gay out statement

Once the video, I posted earlier went viral, Pastor Sean Harris heard from the public that it's not cute to say stupid things. Today, he somewhat apologized for that dumb ass statement, however there's hate all over it.

"If I had to say it again, I would say it differently, no doubt," Harris said Tuesday. "Those weren't planned words, but what I do stand by is that the word of God makes it clear that effeminate behavior is ungodly. I'm not going to compromise on that."
What a godly man he is, right? I would like to know where God says this mess. I love how bigots see the Bible in their own image.

Pastor Harris, we will be watching you.

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Anti-Gay Pastor Sean Harris wants the Gay to be ‘Squash’ out of Kids - LISTEN

In North Carolina, hatred in Christian clothing continues to be present. This hater name Pastor Sean Harris had some messy things to say about what parents should do with their gay kids.

Jeremy at GoodAsYou has Sean's hate sermon word for word:
"So your little son starts to act a little girlish when he is four years old and instead of squashing that like a cockroach and saying, “Man up, son, get that dress off you and get outside and dig a ditch, because that is what boys do,” you get out the camera and you start taking pictures of Johnny acting like a female and then you upload it to YouTube and everybody laughs about it and the next thing you know, this dude, this kid is acting out childhood fantasies that should have been squashed. 

Can I make it any clearer? Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist. Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not going to act like that. You were made by God to be a male and you are going to be a male. And when your daughter starts acting to Butch you reign her in. And you say, “Oh, no, sweetheart. You can play sports. Play them to the glory of God. But sometimes you are going to act like a girl and walk like a girl and talk like a girl and smell like a girl and that means you are going to be beautiful. You are going to be attractive. You are going to dress yourself up.” 


You say, “Can I take charge like that as a parent?”
Yeah, you can. You are authorized. I just gave you a special dispensation this morning to do that.
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Listen to this mess after the jump


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

WATCH this idiot shoot a sign Opposing the Anti-Gay Amendment One

This mess is pure ridic. Here is this fool shooting a neighbor's sign opposing NC gay marriage ban. Watch

Friday, April 27, 2012

Black Leaders Denounces Amendment One


In North Carolina, leaders in the Black church are coming out in shunning Amendment One.


From News-Record.com
The black community traditonally has been more fiercely opposed to gay rights than any other demographic.

But more and more black faith leaders are opposing the state’s anti-gay marriage amendment.
Add to their voices 15 prominent ones in Greensboro, including a Muslim Imam.
• The Rev. Arnetta Beverly, St. Matthews United Methodist Church
• Bishop George Brooks, Mount Zion Baptist Church
• The Rev. Cardes Brown, New Light Missionary Baptist Church
• Apostle Wayne Clapp, Breath of God Assembly
• The Rev. Howard Chubbs, Providence Baptist Church
• The Rev. Micheal Frencher, Trinity AME Zion Church
• The Rev. Joseph Frierson, Faith Community Church
• The Rev. Gregory Headen, Genesis Baptist Church
• The Rev. Nelson Johnson, Pastor, Faith Community Church
• The Rev. Diane Given Moffett, St James Presbyterian Church
• Imam Abdel Nuriddin, Masjid Al Ummil Ummat
• The Rev. Eva Ratliff, Guiding Light Ministries
• The Rev. Clarence Shuford, St. Phillip AME Zion Church
• The Rev. James Woodson, St. James Home of Fresh Start Ministry
• The Rev. William Wright, New Zion Missionary Baptist Church

They said in a statement: “After careful and prayerful consideration, we are persuaded that the proposed Amendment One to the N.C. Constitution would further impoverish and punish so many innocent people. Therefore, we have no choice but stand against this unnecessary and unjust amendment."
Also the head of North Carolina's NAACP Dr. William Barber also voiced his views against the anti-gay amendment.