From Richard E. Barnes, Executive Director of the NYS Catholic Conference, on their Facebook page:
In 2009, just after the New York State Senate voted to reject a same-sex marriage bill, the Catholic Conference was subjected to a barrage of calls, from vulgar to threatening, simply because I was quoted in the New York Times praising those Senators who had stood firm against the bill. From “you’re a f***ing cretin” (sticks and stones, etc.), to “[same epitaph] the Virgin Mary…[same epitaph] your Jesus…got it?” (yeah, I got it), to “we know where you are” (we turned that one over to the State Police). We heard it all – all of the tolerance and dignity the callers could muster, I guess. I knew they were upset, but really?
But that was small potatoes compared to the hate speech Rev. Diaz is getting. Death threats, real ones. The vilest filth directed at him that you can imagine. It is now reported, in a popular political blog that all policy-makers read in Albany, that the “F*** Ruben Diaz Festival” will be held soon in Brooklyn, where winners of the “F*** Ruben Diaz: Gay Erotica Featuring NYC’s Number One Bigot” writing contest will entertain themselves reading their dirty stories to each other, mocking this minister of the Gospel. And this is all known to the press and in the halls of the Capitol. So where is the outrage in the media? Where is the cry for tolerance and justice for Rev. Diaz against these hate purveyors? The answer, sadly, is that there is no outcry. Are they saving it for after something truly awful happens to this good man? Until the hate that is being incited boils over into violent behavior?
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Another ridiculous post from the Catholic Hate Machine, who conveniently fail to note that invited speakers at Diaz' Bronx rally called for THE DEATHS of homosexuals. "Where is the tolerance?" The hypocrisy is laughable and predictable.
The above post is a perfect example of the full-scale, rabid, anti-Christian violence that is now bubbling over in the darker recesses of the profoundly disturbing "gay marriage" political machine.
The post above lies. No one called for the deaths of homosexuals at the rally.
The Scriptures were read, including the warning to homosexuals that the actions in which they engage carry eternal consequences.
The threats against Reverend Diaz, on the other hand, are real, immediate, and hate-soaked.
It is simply time to stand up to this "gay marriage" movement's embrace of hatred and violence.
The defeat of gay marriage in New York will be a good first step.
As an ex-"gay" I'm glad I left that who deathstyle behind me. These people are angry, bitter and far from gay. The "gay mafia" is filled with people who are so angry at their lot in life they want to blame everyone ELSE but themselves for their unhappiness. Pray for them, to be sure, for you want them all to leave that harshness behind them, but do not back down from your commitment to protect your children from the same fate. "Saints Augustine and Monica... pray for us!"
i have to agree. The Catholic Conference willfully ignored the nasty rhetoric coming from Diaz and those it supports in this argument.
Kevin, perhaps gays wouldn't be angry at YOU if you didn't minimize our lives by calling it a deathstyle. Not all gays and lesbians make bad choices with their lives. And not all of us blame our orientation for our bad choices.
Kevin, there is no such thing as an ex-gay. You may abstain from gay sex, but you still have the desire.
Alvin and Joe, please cite the hatespeech you talk about so people can decide without your agenda filter. You should be able to back up your claims with direct quotes and video.
Ryan, please back up your claim about Kevin and let us all know how you climbed into his thoughts to learn about his desires. That could be a little trickier.
Thousands of people each year make the personal choice to leave homosexuality.
http://www.pfox.org
actually those thousands are not verified, conservative. and as for hate speech - diaz said some ugly things about gays at this link - http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/19358/guest-column-by-tony-varona-virulently-antigay-ny-state-senator-rev-rub%C3%A9n-d%C3%ADaz-grilled-on-ny1
and his granddaughter was very disappointed by his silence when someone he was with said gays are worthy of death - http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/grandpa_gay_of_reckoning_rsaYZu2OwMpkIDXUFhbDFI
I'm inclined to take the word of a person who has left a homosexual lifestyle. I would not presume to tell another person what their personal desires are. A person may be attracted to many things, and later, lose that desire.
Alvin, those sources are liberaly biased and sympathetic to gay activism. Of course they are going to spin Diaz's words and behavior that way!
This is for Ryan #6 on the posts.How do you know A person can't be an ex-gay? Are you a scientist or God for that matter ? Don't say anything when you don't know what you're talking about.It has been proven,that a person CAN leave the gay lifestyle and be in a normal heterosexual relationship "AND BE HAPPY TOO" AND HAVE A FULFILLING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP.I don't know where you get your info from ,but mine is from very reliable sources and they're not ministers.
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