Tea Party Bullies on Homosexuality: “No Punishment Too Severe?”

[cleanhippie]

As I reported here months ago, DeMint has been using a Christian Reconstructionist group’s mailing list for fundraising, indicating that, at least in part, he thinks he and they are compatible.

Reconstructionist opponents love to trot out quotes from founder Rushdoony that advocate the biblical penalty of stoning as punishment for homosexuality, which Rushdoony did. But I have argued that this rather sensationalist approach to examining the place of Reconstructionism in contemporary politics undermines efforts to see real influence. DeMint doesn’t advocate stoning, even though he aligns himself with Reconstructionists. He does advocate undoing decades of efforts to secure basic civil rights for gays and lesbians (and apparently for unmarried women as well). He does, it seems, support a more modern form of punishment.

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You can bet that no matter how the numbers finally shake out in next month’s election, Barton and DeMint, and their views on "Judeo-Christian heritage" and "biblical law," will continue to have allies in high places.

http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/julieingersoll/3522/tea_party_bullies_on_homosexuality:_%E2%80%9Cno_punishment_too_severe%E2%80%9D/


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While she does point out the obvious hypocrisy and hate, she seems to not really condemn the behavior. I am very conflicted on how I feel about this article.

[Stargleamer]

1. Well Definitely no punishment for bullies then n/t

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

2. +1000

[GoneOffShore]

3. I have no toleration for these people.

It is time to call them out on their nonsense and condemn them for their bigotry and hatred.

And I'm not sure what you're conflicted about.

[closeupready]

4. Doesn't that make you a bigot-hater? Antibigotism, anyone?

:sarcasm: