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Indocrination – BOO!

October 26, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 256 Views 0 Comments Attorneys, bigotry, Constitutional Amendments, Dishonesty, Election Law, Florida Amendment 2, Florida Constitution, Gay Rights, hate, homophobia, indoctrination, Insanity, John Stemberber, Marriage

An article at the Florida Bilerico project points out the lengths to which the American Taliban will go in order to scare people. John Stemberger, lead proponent of Florida’s Amendment 2, is claiming that if Amendment 2 fails, the schools will have indoctrinate children to gay marriage. And to top it all off, despite being an attorney (or maybe because of it), Stemberger and Florida4Marriage.com are being accused of violations of campaign finance laws. Seems they may be trying to hide who their donors are, a violation of Florida Campaign laws.

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Courage In The Face of Hate

October 6, 2008 B. John 173 Views 0 Comments Amendment 2, Ballot Initiatives, California, Catholic, Clarity, Courage, Florida Constitution, Gay Marriage, Priest, Proposition 8

“What most Catholics hear about being gay or lesbian at their parish church is–silence. A numbing silence, which slowly and insidiously tells them, “You don’t belong here, this is not for you, and you are not welcome.” It is not the crude overt vulgarity of some churches. But rather, it is the coldness of a maitre d’ who simply won’t seat you, or the club which has put you on a waiting list with no intention of allowing you to join. And simply asks you to wait in polite almost, apologetic tones.”

Once in a rare while, in the political discourse of this country, there is a flash of courage and clarity of thinking. One such flash has happened in California. Father Geoffrey Farrow of the Saint Paul Newman Center on the campus of the University of California (Fresno) is courageous cleric. Here is a man who has spoken truth to power, and perhaps ended his career. Below is the entirity of his Homily from this past Sunday.

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Florida Amendment 2-The Great Debate Part IV

April 30, 2008September 29, 2018 332 Views 3 Comments Amendment 2, Constitutional Amendment, Florida Constitution, Gay Marriage

This is the final in the series analyzing the debate between John Stemberger and Nadine Smith at the Orlando Tiger Bay club luncheon. This debate was held on March 27, 2008. This will analyze the Question and Answer section, and the closing comments by Smith and Stemberger.

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Florida Amendment 2-The Great Debate Part 1

April 18, 2008August 10, 2015 306 Views 0 Comments Amendment 2, Constitutional Amendments, Fairness for All Families, Florida Constitution, Florida Family Policy Council, John Stemberger, Nadine Smith

At the end of March, Nadine Smith, Co-Chair of Fairness for All Families, took on John Stemberger of Florida Family Council at the Orlando Tiger Bay Club for debate on the Amendment 2, the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment. Basically, he got his ass handed to him by Ms. Smith, but I don’t think she was aggressive enough. The event was videotaped, and posted on Youtube in four parts. This is the first in a series about each of the four segments of the debate.

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The Battle in Florida is Joined-Amendment #2

March 31, 2008September 29, 2018 B. John 215 Views 0 Comments Amendment 2, fl, florida, Florida Constitution, Florida Legislature, Marriage, Marriage Protection

This will be the first in what I expect will evolve into a series of articles related to the upcoming election and the vote on Constitutional Amendment #2. This is the krazy kristian kooks attempt to have a large conservative turnout in Florida, so instead of fielding a worthy candidate, they go for the devisive issue. Amendment #2 is, of course, a “marriage protection” amendment for the Florida Constitution.