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Compiled By Jack Nichols
It is outrageous that the White House apparently is actively planning to allow federal funds to be used to discriminate against American citizens based on their sexual orientation.
Salvation Army Unwittingly Screws Karl Rove First they denied they had promised favors to special interests, now members of the White House staff have come forward to say that there was an 'implied quid pro quo'. Even more troubling Karl Rove's attempt to minimize his role in this affair has been directly contradicted by his own staff, who said yesterday he was 'intimately involved' in the dealings with the Salvation Army. Terry McAuliffe-Chairman of the Democratic Committee, July 12 Bully Begone In all, seven Fort Lauderdale, Fla., teenagers lured Kent, 20, the neighborhood bully, to a deserted Everglades clearing. There, they bludgeoned and stabbed Kent, then dragged his body into the swamp. Says Clark: "The crux of the story was, these kids couldn't figure out what to do with this bully so they killed him."
Scene from the film based on this story, Bully
Hugh Hart-"A Killing Time"-- Los Angeles Times, July 12 Do You Folks Celebrate Variety? College admissions staffers are seeing a gradual increase in students who bring up issues relating to homosexuality at some point during the application process, something they say was unheard of just a few years ago. J. Linn Allen-" A level of comfort"-Chicago Tribune, July 15 Worse than an Orgasm Cream Trial?
An appearance by broadcaster Chris Evans in a loincloth and trials for female orgasm creams did not break programme rules, despite views to the contrary from viewers.
The gay wedding prompted 117 complaints, while Evans's appearance
resulted in 17 comments from viewers and eight viewers were upset by the
orgasm cream trials.
BBC Online News, TV "Gay Wedding Complaints Rejected," July 15, explaining a decision of the Independent Television Commission. Straight Ad Writer Organizes Pink Pistols Back at the rural shooting range north of Santa Clarita, where the buzz of cicadas rises as soon as the thunder of gunfire echoes off into the distance, Los Angeles Pink Pistols organizer Tony Assenza was getting ready to signal for another round of live-fire training…Assenza, a 48-year-old advertising copywriter and competition pistol shooter, is straight, but he helped launch the group because his gay and lesbian friends are interested in shooting. He lets the Pink Pistols shoot as his guests at the private mericana range, where he is a member, and he offers the use of his collection of firearms and supplies ammunition. Michael P. Lucas "OUT THERE-Gay Firearms Group Takes Aim at Stereotypes" Los Angeles Times, July 14 Salvation Army : A One-Stop Example
Tom Teepen-" Salvation Army case a warning Religion and tax dollars make an unholy union"-- Cox News Service, July 14 A Snake in Coors Clothing
Bruce Mirken-" Coors Courts Gays"-- Mother Jones, July 13 A Retrograde Salvation Army Rule The Salvation Army is an institution that performs good works, and it is entitled to its views of homosexuality and any other subject under the sun. But it is not entitled to have those views made public policy. The retrograde rule that the Salvation Army would have had the president issue -- and that has now rightly been rejected -- is the very opposite of the position the government should take. The White House seeks to strengthen the case for its faith-based initiative. But this episode constitutes instead a reminder of the pitfalls of the undertaking. Editorial-- "The Faith Based Problem"-Washington Post, July 14 George W. Bush Joins the Salvation Army
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)--Congressional Record, July 10, 2001 |
Outrageous Bush !
The case of the White House and the Salvation Army is a one-stop
example of just about everything wrong with President Bush's plan for
bankrolling so-called faith-based charity. The plan isn't even necessary.
Pete Coors 
A political deal should be beneath the dignity of the Salvation Army,
given its long Christian heritage, not to mention the President of the
United States. It is a deal to discriminate under the table.
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