The above ad, paid for by Alvin Kaddatz's company, appeared in the Hillsboro Reporter in March, according to Hill County Sheriff Jeff Lyon, who is speaking out against the anti-gay ads.
Alvin Kaddatz
Last August we got wind of anti-gay ads appearing in the Hillsboro Reporter and the Lakelander in Whitney, Texas. The ads apparently are ongoing and have been for quite some time.
Hill County Sheriff Jeff Lyon told Instant Tea on Thursday that Alvin Kaddatz, who owns Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment Sales, has been running the anti-gay ads for years. He even shows up every second and fourth Tuesday at Commissioners Court to voice his concerns for gays’ immorality at the open forum, “where he spreads hit hate and his dissent,” Lyon said.
“I don’t like anyone who spreads hate and contempt,” the sheriff said.
Lyon said he has four openly gay employees and other county offices also have gay workers. His issue with the ads is the hate they foster in the community and the thread of Christianity that contorts God’s message.
“If you love someone, you love someone,” Sheriff Lyon said. “God teaches us to love everyone.”
While Lyon said the attitude among the community and Hill County is “tolerant” of the LGBT community, he said there is an “active gay and lesbian community on the lake and in the whole county.”
As sheriff, he said he has not had any hate crimes reported, but he’s always encouraging a mindset that accepts to prevent violence.
“I don’t believe it’s my job to judge someone on their orientation,” he said. “My responsibility as sheriff in this county is to protect everyone.”
Kaddatz’s latest ads are on the Reporter’s trading post ad webpage and demand a boycott of companies that support the “homosexual agenda.” Two other ads protest sodomy and the conflict of being pro-choice and a Christian. Read the text of the ads below:
PLEASE BOYCOTT PEPSI & Campbell’s giving one million dollars to support the homosexual agenda including homosexual marriage. No Pepsi products including: Doritos, Flat Earth Snacks, Fritos, Gatorade, Lays, Lipton Tea, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Quaker Oats, Sierra Mist, Tostitos and Tropicana. No Campbell’s products including; Campbell’s Soup and juice, Pace, Pepperidge Farms, Prego, Swanson, V8. Nothing from American Express, AT & T, Banana Republic, Best Buy, Cover Girl, Del Monte, Du Pont, Gap, Hallmark, Home Depot, J.C. Penney, Levi Straus, Marriott, Monsanto, Old Navy, Resorts Worldwide, Sheraton, StarKist, Starwood Hotels, Subaru, Dell and Target. (Ad paid for by Kaddatz Auctioneering and Farm Equipment Sales, 147 HCR 4206, Hillsboro, TX 76645.).
GOD IS PRO-LIFE, ARE YOU? (Ad paid for by Kaddatz Auctioneering and Farm Equipment Sales, 147 HCR 4206, Hillsboro, TX 76645).
WHAT DOES GOD SAY about homosexuality? Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed for this evil immorality. Will our nation be next? Pray about it. (Ad paid for by Kaddatz Auctioneering and Farm Equipment Sales, 147 HCR 4206, Hillsboro, TX 76645).
YOU CAN’T BE CHRISTIAN AND PRO-ABORTION (PRO DEATH). (Political advertisement paid for by Kaddatz Auctioneering and Farm Equipment Sales, 147 HCR 4206, Hillsboro, TX 76645).
Religion being used to spread hate and contempt for LGBT people? Who’s ever heard of such a thing?
I like what the mayor of El Paso recently said: “Bigotry masquerading as religion is still bigotry.”
Pray for him. Misery loves company. Forgive him, he has no concept.
Morris Kight was right!
“I do not feel challenged by organized religion. In some cases it is helpful, and often is harmful.” Morris Kight
Read more: https://www.towleroad.com/2011/09/two-bed-and-breakfasts-refuse-to-host-gay-civil-union-sparking-lawsuit.html#ixzz1rGoxJ6hU
Go on thier website and send them a nice little email on what you think about them. Or Call them for that matter. Maybe they have an 800 number? or send them stuff that would be great…..like used condoms…and gay stuff…maybe some Santorum would be appropriate.
So let’s put two and two together. 2 men can’t procreate. 2 bolts can’t be put together. 2 nuts can’t be put together. So a nut was made for a bolt. Hmmm? A man for a woman? Could this be correct? Wow, it sure is. Wake up people! Just because alcoholism can be hereditary (or I’m born with it) doesn’t make it right for me to become an alcoholic does it? Yet, you want me to believe being gay is right? Think about it….
superjerk-you are an imbecile-what do bolts and tools have to do with human beings? Humans are gay-have been since the dawn of time-also observed in over 1500 species of animals. ALL psychologists agree that being gay is normal and at least partly innate. Now just die off-your religious backwards sheep like thinkign is no longer mainstream.
@superjk: It’s called the naturalistic fallacy. Check it out.
It may not be right to judge someone, everyone has their own sin but its true in the Bible that homosexuality is wrong. I have never personally judged someone that. But you putting omeone on the internet for this when in all actuality it seems as if this Sherriff has something else he has about this man that he does not like. Keep your politics to politics don’t try bringing someone down for something you don’t like just because you seem to not like the man for obvious other reasons. This post has nothing to do with your election, calling this man out on his beliefs has nothing to do with your election.
By no means am I condoning the ads by Mr Kaddatz. The rest of the story behind Mr Lyon’s contacting you with this information may be explained by the following. The Hill County Sheriff has been accused of sexual harassment by Mr Kaddatz’s wife, a former investigator of 21 years, for crimes against women & children. She has stated this is the type of allegations she was responsible for investigating & arresting people for the same actions. She is not the only one who has made an outcry of this nature. Currently a special prosecutor has been appointed and the Texas Rangers are conducting an investigation concerning wrong doing & numerous sexual harassment complaints against Sheriff Lyons. KCEN TV Waco, The Waco Tribune Herald, The Lakelander News (Whitney) & The Hillsboro Reporter have reported in numerous stories concerning the allegations and investigation. Feel free to Google these news sources for confirmation.
@peoplearesoimature: What the bible says is irrelevant, since it is a load of crock. How can anyone in their right mind use an unsbustantiated, inconsistent, and irrational ancient text as the model for their behavior and beliefs.
When one of these religious zealots starts understanding that gluttony is just as bad as any other “sin” in their bible, their tune will change. Just a bunch of sad fatass hypocrites, all of em.
Well as a Christian I follow that ancient book your referring to I take it your not a Christian yourself and I am sorry to hear about this. Besides the fact of that this Sheriff is not bringing this up because he is so for gays or whatever he claims his reason may be. It’s plainly the fact that he doesn’t like this man for other reasons stated above.
Well the sheriff of Hill County is a nice guy. I’m glad to see some progress has been made. Just one question though. How is it the couple of homophobes commenting on here made there way onto this site? It’s a gay news source so obviously your bible beating and telling us we’re wrong for being gay isn’t going to work here. Congrats on not knowing how to use your time wisely. Nuts and bolts. LMFAO!!! I know I was born gay and nobody can argue with that.
If Sheriff Lyon’s is such a nice guy and a friend to the homosexual community; why has he not reported Mr Kaddatz’s ads before this time since the ads have run for years in the local papers? And if he feels so strongly about the ads why didn’t he place his own ads to contradict Mr Kaddatz’s ads? I will tell you why, before now he was not accused of sexual harassment. To be truthful, he has been a known friend, in the past to Mr Kaddatz. As I said previously, I do not condone Mr Kaddatz’s ads but do not allow Sheriff Lyons to use this forum and your community for retaliation against Mr Kaddatz. You should not allow yourselves to be
patsy’s for Sheriff Lyon’s agenda and your voices must join together against Sheriff Lyon’s to stop the misuse of your media source. Also, ask your self, if the ads were inappropriate why did The Hillsboro Reporter run these ads and make a profit?
Yes all sins are equal. None are worse or better than another. As for someone being a nice guy…..yeah I’m sure Hitler was a nice guy to some people too. Look at the big picture and see that that “nice guy” is trying to manipulate this forum just as he is trying to manipulate the general public into believing that the multiple counts of sexual harassment never happened. You should be more wary of the individual that hides their true self and presents a false picture than the individual that goes public with their beliefs whether they be right or wrong.
Reading the newspaper clip it is sounds like God is against homosexuality…not just Mr. Kaddatz.