New NO on 1 ad: Mom

I'm not sure which is more (0.00 / 0)

disturbing to me: that this group issued this demand, or that U. S. News and World Report takes them seriously enough to publish a story about it: pro-gay marriage ad features Catholic mom:

The conservative Catholic group CatholicVoteAction.org today is calling for the ad to come down. Here's part of a statement the group just sent out:

CatholicVoteAction.org President Brian Burch said, "For decades gay and lesbian groups have attacked the Catholic Church for refusing to accept their skewed views on human sexuality and marriage. Having lost that battle, they have now launched this desperate and despicable attempt to curry favor with Catholics by pretending that the Catholic faith supports their radical agenda."

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"Everybody knows the Catholic Church is opposed to counterfeit marriages . . . . For homosexual groups to suggest that the Catholic Church believes otherwise is disingenuous, dishonest, and an insult to the intelligence of Catholic voters in Maine," said Burch.

"We call on Protect Maine Equality to stop lying about our faith and to immediately pull this ad from the airwaves and from YouTube," said Burch.

If you bother to click through to CatholicVoteAction.org or its parent, CatholicVote, you'll learn that this group - which appears to have three members - is all of one year old.

Hardly movers and shakers in the political world. And nice headline, U. S. News.

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by: Gerald Weinand @ Tue Oct 13, 2009 at 13:03:18 PM CDT

That's outrageous... (0.00 / 0)

...to the point of being silly.

When asked what he thought of western civilization, Gandhi replied, "I think it would be a good idea."

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by: KayStreet @ Wed Oct 14, 2009 at 10:11:46 AM CDT

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Another good ad (0.00 / 0)

There's no doubt that's a real mom from Lewiston.  Good for her!

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by: marisol @ Tue Oct 13, 2009 at 18:16:36 PM CDT