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Signs of Hamtramck's trying times
By Charles Sercombe
The debate over gay rights – and one of the main players in organizing opposition against gay rights -- in Hamtramck is far from over.
The conservative Washington Times included Hamtramck in a round-up of cities that had various gay rights ballot proposals that were defeated on election day.
Hamtramck’s “Human Rights” ballot proposal, which included anti-discrimination protection for gays, was defeated by a margin of 600 votes. The Washington Times noted that the proposal was defeated by a community that is otherwise “a liberal Detroit suburb that went overwhelmingly Democratic.”
Hamtramck is “liberal”?
And a “suburb” of Detroit?
Since the Washington Times spouts a conservative viewpoint, apparently anyone who votes Democratic is considered a “liberal” –- whatever that means anymore.
And to call Hamtramck a suburb, well, the editors may want to look at a map of Detroit some day. Maybe then they will realize Hamtramck is a city within Detroit – hardly a suburb in any traditional way of defining one.
Over at the online publication, Salon.com, writer Gabriel Winant takes a swing at the American Family Association, an anti-gay rights organization out of Midland. The AFA played a leading role in convincing voters here to reject the recent “Human Rights” ordinance because it also included anti-discrimination protection for gays, lesbians and those with a different sexual orientation.
Winant mocked the AFA’s attempt at selling a DVD called “They’re Coming to Your Town,” which is a how-to in fighting the so-called homosexual agenda.
Here’s what Winant had to say:
If you thought the threat of subversive, depraved hedonism was contained to San Francisco, the American Family Association wants you to think again.
‘They’re Coming to Your Town’ is the title of a DVD the AFA is selling for suggested donations of $14.95 a pop. ‘They’re Coming’ sounds the usual alarms, warning: ‘The Eureka Springs they knew is gone. It is now a national hub for homosexuals. Eureka Springs is becoming the San Francisco of Arkansas.’
The apparent cause for concern is the city council’s unanimous passage of a domestic partnership registry for gay couples. “They’ve come out of the closet,” shudders one fellow in the DVD trailer.
AFA calls the city council “homosexual controlled,” and claims that “a handful of homosexual activists infiltrated the Eureka Springs, Arkansas government,” as if gay residents of the town were an espionage cell. And the group doesn't exactly add to its credibility with the desperate-sounding sales pitch at the end of the trailer: "Learn the strategies used by gay activists, and don't let this happen to your city.
This DVD is a must teaching tool. Watch, and learn, how to fight a well-organized gay agenda to take over the cities of America, one city at a time. 'If it's not happening in your town, get ready, because it is going to happen.' Show it at home, in Sunday schools, bible studies, or community groups. Purchase your copy, or a five-pack to share with others today! And spread the news -- they're coming to your town."
Of course, this is the organization that's selling this as a Christmas decoration. Hey,
I guess it only looks like a burning cross.
And in case you are wondering what the “Christmas” decoration looks like, here it is:
The debate over gay rights – and one of the main players in organizing opposition against gay rights -- in Hamtramck is far from over.
The conservative Washington Times included Hamtramck in a round-up of cities that had various gay rights ballot proposals that were defeated on election day.
Hamtramck’s “Human Rights” ballot proposal, which included anti-discrimination protection for gays, was defeated by a margin of 600 votes. The Washington Times noted that the proposal was defeated by a community that is otherwise “a liberal Detroit suburb that went overwhelmingly Democratic.”
Hamtramck is “liberal”?
And a “suburb” of Detroit?
Since the Washington Times spouts a conservative viewpoint, apparently anyone who votes Democratic is considered a “liberal” –- whatever that means anymore.
And to call Hamtramck a suburb, well, the editors may want to look at a map of Detroit some day. Maybe then they will realize Hamtramck is a city within Detroit – hardly a suburb in any traditional way of defining one.
Over at the online publication, Salon.com, writer Gabriel Winant takes a swing at the American Family Association, an anti-gay rights organization out of Midland. The AFA played a leading role in convincing voters here to reject the recent “Human Rights” ordinance because it also included anti-discrimination protection for gays, lesbians and those with a different sexual orientation.
Winant mocked the AFA’s attempt at selling a DVD called “They’re Coming to Your Town,” which is a how-to in fighting the so-called homosexual agenda.
Here’s what Winant had to say:
If you thought the threat of subversive, depraved hedonism was contained to San Francisco, the American Family Association wants you to think again.
‘They’re Coming to Your Town’ is the title of a DVD the AFA is selling for suggested donations of $14.95 a pop. ‘They’re Coming’ sounds the usual alarms, warning: ‘The Eureka Springs they knew is gone. It is now a national hub for homosexuals. Eureka Springs is becoming the San Francisco of Arkansas.’
The apparent cause for concern is the city council’s unanimous passage of a domestic partnership registry for gay couples. “They’ve come out of the closet,” shudders one fellow in the DVD trailer.
AFA calls the city council “homosexual controlled,” and claims that “a handful of homosexual activists infiltrated the Eureka Springs, Arkansas government,” as if gay residents of the town were an espionage cell. And the group doesn't exactly add to its credibility with the desperate-sounding sales pitch at the end of the trailer: "Learn the strategies used by gay activists, and don't let this happen to your city.
This DVD is a must teaching tool. Watch, and learn, how to fight a well-organized gay agenda to take over the cities of America, one city at a time. 'If it's not happening in your town, get ready, because it is going to happen.' Show it at home, in Sunday schools, bible studies, or community groups. Purchase your copy, or a five-pack to share with others today! And spread the news -- they're coming to your town."
Of course, this is the organization that's selling this as a Christmas decoration. Hey,
I guess it only looks like a burning cross.And in case you are wondering what the “Christmas” decoration looks like, here it is:
Insunate prefrerential treatment much?
