HARDY HABERMAN | Dungeon Diary
So if our governor participated in a Ku Klux Klan rally most Texans, (I said “most”) would be outraged. A call for his resignation would ring so loudly the state Capital dome would shatter. Why? Well the KKK is a hate group plain and simple.
So where is the outrage that our governor plans to participate in a “day of prayer” with another recognized hate group, the AFA? The American Family Group has long been a bastion of anti-LGBT rhetoric and is now recognized for what it is, a “hate group” by the SPLC. This is the same organization who tracks other hate groups like the skinheads and KKK throughout the nation. The AFA and its activities fall well within the definition of a hate group and as such our governor should have nothing to do with them. Instead Rick Perry is touting his participation in a “day of prayer and fasting”.
I sincerely believe we need to be vocal in disapproving this outrageous action by our state’s governor. The AFA has a history of defaming LGBT Americans as well as Jews, Muslims and other minorities. Start writing those letters!
There is already a protest being organized by several gay and straight groups in Houston!
A number of us in the Fort Worth area are organizing an on-site “People of Faith” protest against this event, in Houston on August 6th at the Reliant Stadium. We are intent on holding a respectful, loving, nonviolent and well-publicized protest that makes it clear that what the AFA preaches is not the gospel. A number of prominent progressive church leaders from the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex have signed on, though the protest will be led by lay people. We hope we will be joined by folks from throughout the state, including Houston, itself. If you are in North Texas and embrace that vision, we’d love to have you join us. Our first organizational meeting will be at 2PM on Saturday, June 18, at Fort Worth First Congregational Church UCC, 4201 Trail Lake Drive, Fort Worth. If you can’t make that meeting but would like to be at the protest, please contact me via email at hate.speech.is.not.the.gospel@gmail.com, or visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Hate-Speech-Is-Not-the-Gospel-Rally/217339444954635
It is time to put an end to the” Politics of Fear” in America!