L.A. Film Festival director Richard Raddon resigns after donating $1500 to Prop 8

[Are_grits_groceries]

Richard Raddon, the director of the Los Angeles Film Festival who has been at the center of controversy ever since it was revealed almost two weeks ago that he had contributed $1,500 to the campaign to ban gay marriage in California, resigned from his post over the weekend.And our favorite appeaser, Bill Condon, again explains why evil is good and good is evil.

"I'm personally saddened by the outcome," said Film Independent board member Bill Condon, the writer-director of "Dreamgirls." "Someone has lost his job and possibly his livelihood because of privately held religious beliefs. I think the organization was ready to tough this out, but Rich ultimately decided it wasn't worth the cost. I'm not sure he was right."

Not very private when he publicly donated $1,500 in an effort to revoke the marriages of 20,000 gay couples. And yes, one guy lost his job. 40,000 people may have lost their marriages. Millions of Californians definitely lost their civil rights. But I'm not hearing a lot of concern about any of those victims, only sympathy for their attacker.

When you use the power of the state to rip away my civil rights, and force me to live by your "values," you are no longer practicing your religion. You're practicing politics. And in politics, we have the right - nay, the duty - to fight back.

http://www.americablog.com/2008/11/la-film-festival-director-richard.html

They want to play politics?? They better get helmets.

[EFerrari]

1. Good. And I had he's as "sad" as he deserves to be. n/t

[lapfog_1]

2. "privately held religious beliefs"

Bullshit. You can have all of the "privately held religious beliefs" that you want, and still not seek to impose those beliefs on the rest of society.

[FreeState]

5. Exactly - its not private if you speaking about it in public

which is what donations are - public speach.

[msongs]

3. he oughta fight for his religious convictions - unless he's ashamed of them of course nt

[JohnnieGordon]

4. This story what made me come back to DU today

To watch the homophobe apologist trolls come out of the woodwork and onto my ignore list.

[roody]

6. Good. I doubt we will find him in the poorhouse.

[mondo joe]

7. There's nothing "privately held" about funding a proposition to amend the law. NT

[NashVegas]

8. Considering All the Gay People in the Film Industry, Damn Straight This Guy Should Step Down

Mr. Raddon undoubtedly profits off of the labor of GLBT people. Can't have it both ways.

[FloridaJudy]

9. Fine. Let him keep his "privately held" beliefs.

But when he tries to inflict them on other people, he shouldn't be surprised when they fight back.

Good riddance.

[SidDithers]

10. "Privately held religious beliefs"...

should not be affecting secular public policy.

Tough shit. Expose all the Prop 8 supporters.

Sid