Baptists from Venus (Texas) crash LGBT tax day demonstration outside Dallas Main Post Office

[The Philosopher]

from Dallas Voice

Last-minute tax filers encountered two opposing groups while driving toward the Main Dallas Post Office on Monday: about a dozen queer activists protesting anti-gay tax laws, and an equal number of Kingdom Baptist Church members protesting the queer protesters.

The gay group’s hand-painted posterboards read, “Equal Taxes, Equal Rights,” “Love Knows No Gender,” and “With Liberty and Justice For ALL.”

Kingdom Baptist’s professionally printed signs read, “REPENT ABORTION AND MURDER,” “TURN OR BURN” and “GAY IS NOT OK.” Over bullhorns the church members yelled ceaselessly about sin and sodomy while the gay folks occasionally shouted back about a loving God and the separation of church and state.

As it currently stands, federal law makes it illegal to lie on tax forms. But the Defense of Marriage Act requires legally married same-sex couples to file as two separate single individuals, which is, well, a lie. A recent campaign called “http://refusetolie.org/">Refuse to Lie” urged wedded gays to file as married couples. Married gay couples pay higher taxes for filing separately and risk a potential IRS audit if they try to file as a married couple.

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[Permanut]

1. Thanks for the alert, Phil... K&R

These clowns usually turn out for the god/gays/abortion events, and guns would be mixed in there too if the NRA showed up. Odd thing is they're not really keeping those things separate; for example, I'm not able to think of an instance where an LBGT person has had an abortion. I'm sure it's happened, but seeing someone carry a "REPENT ABORTION AND MURDER" sign at a protest of an LBGT group just makes me think, "huh?".

Kneejerk morans. Sorry, God, I'm judging these people.

[Scottybeamer70]

2. Venus, TX.......

population about 2100...........lots of kids!! Population in 2006 was 910. Guess
it has become the dumping grounds for Dallas....25 miles away. It's a damn wide spot
in the road. I'm sure the Baptists went back home and congratulated themselves on
being able to actually see LGBT people. I'm quite confident there aren't any in that
little redneck town! Been there.......ugh!!

[Crowman1979]

3. Attention Log Cabin Rethuglicans!

YOUR PARTY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND AND WANTS YOU BACK IN THE CLOSET! GIVE IT UP!

[RetiredTrotskyite]

4. What a Pitiful Bunch of Nimrods

From now on every time I see idiots like these at gay events/demonstrations/whatever, I intend to laugh at them. What a bunch of pitiful nimrods.