Comments on Depends on How it Changes the GameTypePad2013-06-06T20:58:46ZRick Garnetthttps://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2013/06/depends-on-how-it-changes-the-game/comments/atom.xml/Joe commented on 'Depends on How it Changes the Game'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e20192aad2fd14970d2013-06-07T00:29:45Z2013-06-07T00:29:45ZJoehttp://joejp.blogspot.comThe link in the original comment speaks of one of the "most shocking abuses of taxpayer dollars in the last...<p>The link in the original comment speaks of one of the "most shocking abuses of taxpayer dollars in the last five years" that funds "bullying" other nations into compliance and involves nations that "oppose homosexuality." This all is a "stunning exploitation" of our money and trust. </p>
<p>Not sure what that means. But, a majority of the U.S. don't "oppose homosexuality." They also don't support various aspects of Catholic doctrine, including on contraceptives and other sexual matters. </p>
<p>[link: <a href="http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/obama-administration-begins-training-homosexual-activists-around-the-world]" rel="nofollow">http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/obama-administration-begins-training-homosexual-activists-around-the-world]</a></p>
<p>With respect, Tony Perkins' framing here does not suggest "the story" as such w/o more is being told. The USAID press release notes:</p>
<p>"Starting its work in Ecuador, Honduras, Colombia, and expanding to even more countries, the partnership will strengthen the capacity of LGBT civil society organizations, train LGBT individuals to participate more fully in democratic processes, and undertake research on the economic impact of discrimination against LGBT individuals."</p>
<p>Also: "Around the world, eighty-five countries and territories criminalize LGBT behavior and seven countries have a death penalty for same-sex sexual activity."</p>
<p>The "homosexual activism" (to quote Patrick Brennan) is meant to deal with this stuff. It isn't just some effort to promote same sex marriage. </p>Patrick McKinley Brennan commented on 'Depends on How it Changes the Game'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e201901d13fe5f970b2013-06-06T23:06:12Z2013-06-06T23:06:12ZPatrick McKinley BrennanSusan, the program's stated purposes (to a summary of which you linked in the Agency's press release) are not remotely...<p>Susan, the program's stated purposes (to a summary of which you linked in the Agency's press release) are not remotely limited to changing or eliminating criminal penalties attached to homosexual sex. Its stated purposes are far more wide-ranging and culture-altering -- in fact, such cultural 're-education' (my term) is one of its boasts. In my understanding, Church teaching denies the legitimacy of many of the program's stated purposes. And, of course, the *stated* purposes need not be assumed to be the only purposes driving the program. I note that the Obama administration funded this new program during a much-mooted "sequestration" that affected, in palpable ways, millions of needy Americans. </p>
<p>Taking a step back from the immediate issue, I do find it odd -- indeed, incomprehensible -- that as we are facing a cultural shift on the question of the nature of marriage that many homosexuals and others are *already* openly celebrating as epochal, not to mention "inevitable" (a term I hear used a lot in this context), traditionalists and some others are being chastised for "exaggerating" the magnitude of the cultural change and the manifold mechanisms at work to effect it. The sea change and the force behind it are undeniable, even if all of the results aren't in quite yet. </p>
<p>I certainly and deeply embrace the Church's teaching on the equal dignity of *all* human persons, as the record of my published works more than establishes. But that same Church's teaching does not bless homosexual union. </p>Titus commented on 'Depends on How it Changes the Game'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515a9a69e20192aad22d3c970d2013-06-06T22:36:13Z2013-06-06T22:36:13ZTitusLet's get real. These people are not going around asking that other countries tolerate chaste, decent people who happen to...<p>Let's get real. These people are not going around asking that other countries tolerate chaste, decent people who happen to have disordered attractions.</p>