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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 12:10 PM Feb 2013

O達RIEN Schools & Shames Tony Perkins: Are you saying that someone who is gay is a pedophile, Sir?

PERKINS: We’re talking about comparing immutable characteristics with characteristics that are not immutable. First, the Boy Scouts have had a long history of struggling with an issue of protecting the boys. Last fall they were forced by the court to release about 15,000 pages that identified 1,900 predators within the Boy Scouts.

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O’BRIEN: Are you saying that someone who is gay is a pedophile, Sir?

PERKINS: No, I never said that. You said that. I didn’t.

O’BRIEN: I’m asking the question. You are saying that you would be worried about –

PERKINS: They are trying to create an environment that is protective of children. This doesn’t make it more protective. There is a disproportionate number of male on boy — when we get on pedophilia, male on boy is a higher incident rate of that. We never said all homosexuals are pedophiles. that’s not what we’re saying.

VIDEO & MORE:
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/02/06/1547471/cnn-host-destroys-supporter-of-boy-scouts-discrimination-for-equating-pedophilia-with-being-gay/

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O達RIEN Schools & Shames Tony Perkins: Are you saying that someone who is gay is a pedophile, Sir? (Original Post) kpete Feb 2013 OP
He is an evil SOB. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #1
What an asshole!! Initech Feb 2013 #2
Perkins wants to talk about immutable characteristics... SwissTony Feb 2013 #3

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)
3. Perkins wants to talk about immutable characteristics...
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 01:31 PM
Feb 2013

after Soledad mentioned black soldiers...????

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