Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots that marked the birth of the gay rights movement, President Barack Obama hosted an LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) Pride Month Reception at the White House and told his guests-- including Episcopal Church Bishop Eugene Robinson-- that “there are still fellow citizens, perhaps neighbors or even family members and loved ones, who still hold fast to worn arguments and old attitudes; who fail to see your families like their families; and who would deny you the rights that most Americans take for granted. And I know this is painful and I know it can be heartbreaking.” [There is a complete failure of logic here. Our arguments are old, as old as creation. Our arguments are worn, because they work, and they are true. We don't need new arguments. Christians and other religious and secular groups seek not to strip any American of legitimate rights which are rightfully theirs as US citizens. We do seek though to protect the natural order of society and are accutely aware of the threats the LGBT movement presents to a healthy society and a civilization of love.]
After reiterating his opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act [Because Mr. Obama does not represent healthy values, but represents a system of thought that will eventually lead to anarchy and chaos as any well educated philosopher can tell you], the “don’t ask, don’t tell” military policy [We already have seen what kind of harm is possible by allowing gay men to openly serve in the military], and ‘the discriminatory ban on entry to the United States based on HIV status,” the president paid tribute to the birth of the gay rights movement:
Now, 40 years ago, in the heart of New York City at a place called the Stonewall Inn, a group of citizens, including a few who are here today, as I said, defied an unjust policy and awakened a nascent movement.
It was the middle of the night. The police stormed the bar, which was known for being one of the few spots where it was safe to be gay in New York. Now, raids like this were entirely ordinary. Because it was considered obscene and illegal to be gay, [It was considered obscene to have unnatural relationships that are not ordered to a procreative godly society] no establishments for gays and lesbians could get licenses to operate [How many hurt and broken people who engage in sinful behavior will it take and how many children will we corrupt before we realize there was good reason for it?] . The nature of these businesses, combined with the vulnerability [Violence against people who engage in the sin of homosexuality is never justified] of the gay community itself, meant places like Stonewall, and the patrons inside, were often the victims of corruption and blackmail.
It was at this defining moment that these folks who had been marginalized rose up to challenge not just how the world saw them, but also how they saw themselves. [People who practice sexual intercourse outside of marriage are not marginalized and have never been. Their behavior is simply no more condoned than premarital sex is.]
As we've seen so many times in history, once that spirit takes hold there is little that can stand in its way. [It's insulting and degrading to equate what people do to each other sexually with authentic civil rights movements. If I were black or a woman I would be profoundly insulted right now] (Applause.) And the riots at Stonewall gave way to protests, and protests gave way to a movement, and the movement gave way to a transformation that continues to this day. [A movement that is unhealthy] It continues when a partner fights for her right to sit at the hospital bedside of a woman she loves. It continues when a teenager is called a name for being different and says, "So what if I am?" It continues in your work and in your activism, in your fight to freely live your lives to the fullest. [The lack of pastoral compassion and true caritaus does not logically mean that there is any reason to actually tolerate sinful behavior.]
In one year after the protests, a few hundred gays and lesbians and their supporters gathered at the Stonewall Inn to lead a historic march for equality. But when they reached Central Park, the few hundred that began the march had swelled to 5,000. Something had changed, and it would never change back. [Mr. Obama, does that mean that pro-lifers are right because hundreds of thousands March on Washington every January?]
The truth is when these folks protested at Stonewall 40 years ago no one could have imagined that you-- or, for that matter, I-- (laughter)-- would be standing here today. (Applause.) So we are all witnesses to monumental changes in this country. [Changes that left uncheck will ultimately destroy the country as we know it. Islam is right around the corner to take over our broken European and American societies.] That should give us hope, but we cannot rest. We must continue to do our part to make progress -- step by step, law by law, mind by changing mind. [And we will be right there fighting for truth]. And I want you to know that in this task I will not only be your friend, I will continue to be an ally and a champion and a President who fights with you and for you. [This sir, is one more reason why you are not fit to be president.]
Thanks very much, everybody. God bless you. [Please do not take the name of my Lord in vain. I am highly offended.]
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