Homosexual Supremacy
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ciroccojThe hell?!
Letter to churches targets candidate's sexual orientation
OTTAWA (CBC) - A letter highlighting the sexual orientation of mayoral hopeful Alex Munter was distributed to churches around Ottawa this week, and church leaders say it was an attempt to stir up bigotry.
The letter claimed to be from a group called "Homosexual Supremacy" and arrived by regular mail to a number of churches on Tuesday, less than one week before the Nov. 13 municipal election. A poll released Thursday shows Munter is leading the race to become mayor of Ottawa.
The letter calls Munter a "proud Homosexual" and asks people to vote for him instead of Mayor Bob Chiarelli so that "Ottawa will have a Homosexual Mayor that will fight for our right to marriage and for all our other rights." CirNote: Wake up and smell the espresso, folks, the right to marry has been a legal reality across Canada since December 2004. It may be in danger at some point in the future, but that'll be a Federal thing - and it's doubtful the Mayor of Ottawa has the kind of power over space and time that it would take to defend it in that event anyway. Twits.
Rev. Peter Crosby, an Anglican priest at Church of the Resurrection, said one of the letters addressed to his church arrived Tuesday morning in an envelope marked "important."
He said he opened it, read it and was so uncomfortable with its contents that he immediately threw it in the recycling bin.
"My immediate reaction was that only the most naive person would think that this was remotely positive and that it was an attempt to stir up bigotry and engender fear," Crosby said.
He added that he was offended by the letter writer's apparent belief that churches are places where people hold negative views about gays and lesbians.
"They're very wrong," he said. "That is not the view of our church at all."
Rev. Paul Dillman, a minister at Riverside United Church, also received a copy of the letter and called Munter's campaign office immediately to let them know about it.
"I think it's the great act of a coward to send this without any identification," he said.
"I'm really disappointed that this issue would be raised at this time."
Munter refused to speculate about who might have written the letter, but said he was encouraged by churches' warm response.
"Those calls have reminded me of the fundamental decency in this city."
He added he is open about who he is, but has more important topics to discuss.
"I'm going to continue to focus on what really matters here, which is the future of our city."
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Damn, people. We were going to vote for Munter anyway, because I'm still less than impressed with Chiarelli's handling of the O-Train and recycling issues and O'Brien frankly kinda creeps me out, but now I'm also going to order an Alex Munter sign.
And go Revs. Crosby and Dillman, BTW. Good for them.
Letter to churches targets candidate's sexual orientation
OTTAWA (CBC) - A letter highlighting the sexual orientation of mayoral hopeful Alex Munter was distributed to churches around Ottawa this week, and church leaders say it was an attempt to stir up bigotry.
The letter claimed to be from a group called "Homosexual Supremacy" and arrived by regular mail to a number of churches on Tuesday, less than one week before the Nov. 13 municipal election. A poll released Thursday shows Munter is leading the race to become mayor of Ottawa.
The letter calls Munter a "proud Homosexual" and asks people to vote for him instead of Mayor Bob Chiarelli so that "Ottawa will have a Homosexual Mayor that will fight for our right to marriage and for all our other rights." CirNote: Wake up and smell the espresso, folks, the right to marry has been a legal reality across Canada since December 2004. It may be in danger at some point in the future, but that'll be a Federal thing - and it's doubtful the Mayor of Ottawa has the kind of power over space and time that it would take to defend it in that event anyway. Twits.
Rev. Peter Crosby, an Anglican priest at Church of the Resurrection, said one of the letters addressed to his church arrived Tuesday morning in an envelope marked "important."
He said he opened it, read it and was so uncomfortable with its contents that he immediately threw it in the recycling bin.
"My immediate reaction was that only the most naive person would think that this was remotely positive and that it was an attempt to stir up bigotry and engender fear," Crosby said.
He added that he was offended by the letter writer's apparent belief that churches are places where people hold negative views about gays and lesbians.
"They're very wrong," he said. "That is not the view of our church at all."
Rev. Paul Dillman, a minister at Riverside United Church, also received a copy of the letter and called Munter's campaign office immediately to let them know about it.
"I think it's the great act of a coward to send this without any identification," he said.
"I'm really disappointed that this issue would be raised at this time."
Munter refused to speculate about who might have written the letter, but said he was encouraged by churches' warm response.
"Those calls have reminded me of the fundamental decency in this city."
He added he is open about who he is, but has more important topics to discuss.
"I'm going to continue to focus on what really matters here, which is the future of our city."
Damn, people. We were going to vote for Munter anyway, because I'm still less than impressed with Chiarelli's handling of the O-Train and recycling issues and O'Brien frankly kinda creeps me out, but now I'm also going to order an Alex Munter sign.
And go Revs. Crosby and Dillman, BTW. Good for them.
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Date: 2006-11-09 08:51 pm (UTC)he was offended by the letter writer's apparent belief that churches are places where people hold negative views about gays and lesbians.
If people actually need reminding that the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada are pretty anti-anti-gay, then... there's a problem. Especially for the poor old Anglicans who keep getting excluded from the worldwide Anglican Communion for their trouble.
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Date: 2006-11-11 04:16 am (UTC)Yeah I had to shake my head at the brain trust that sent copies to both of those churches. Obviously somebody who was unaware that the United Church actually sent intervenors to the Supreme Court for the Reference re. Same-Sex Marriage hearings. I know I have a quote somewhere in here...
Right - C&P:
"The United Church understands both opposite-sex couples and same-sex
couples as sharing the same human dignity," said Anne Squire, former Moderator of the United Church of Canada. "Marriage is a benchmark by which Canadian society names the everyday development of love and intimacy between a couple. Restricting the definition of marriage to opposite-sex couples questions the capacity of gays and lesbians todevelop love and intimacy, undermining their human dignity and reinforcing prejudicial attitudes."
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Date: 2006-11-09 09:22 pm (UTC)That line alone would tell me that this article was not from my hometown. Oh, Canada. Huge strides ahead of Ohio, y'all are.
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Date: 2006-11-11 04:20 am (UTC)Myeah, well, not always. I wonder how many churches got the letter and decided to try to stop the Proud Homosexual. Hopefully, not many :)
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Date: 2006-11-10 04:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-11 04:21 am (UTC)Me too :) :)