Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal: prayer day 'not about political speeches'
Source: Associated Press
Saturday 24 January 2015 19.13 GMT
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal continued to court Christian conservatives for a possible presidential campaign with a headlining appearance on Saturday at an all-day prayer rally which was described as a “global prayer gathering for a nation in crisis.”
The rally attracted thousands to the basketball arena on the campus of Louisiana State University but drew controversy both because of the group hosting it, the American Family Association (AFA), and Jindal’s well-advertised appearance.
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Outside the prayer event, critics held a protest, saying the AFA, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has classified as a hate group, promotes discrimination against people who are gay or of non-Christian faiths. Protesters accused Jindal of using the rally for political gain.
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Jindal hasn’t commented directly on the views of the AFA, which has linked same-sex marriage and abortion to disasters such as tornadoes and Hurricane Katrina. The governor was raised by Hindu parents but converted to Catholicism in high school. He has described himself as an “evangelical Catholic”.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/24/bobby-jindal-global-prayer-louisiana-rally
According to the SPLC:
American Family Association
1977
Location:
Tupelo, Miss.
Ideology:
Anti-LGBT
Initially founded as the National Federation for Decency, the American Family Association (AFA) originally focused on what it considered indecent television programming and pornography. The AFA says it promotes "traditional moral values" in media. A large part of that work involves "combating the homosexual agenda" through various means, including publicizing companies that have pro-gay policies and organizing boycotts against them. The AFA has a variety of outlets to disseminate its message, including the American Family Radio Network, its online One News Now and the monthly AFA Journal. In early 2011, the AFA claimed more than 2 million online supporters and 180,000 subscribers to its Journal.
Link: http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/groups/american-family-association
In their own words— quotes from the AFA:
— AFA founder and chairman Don Wildmon, People magazine 1981
“Fifty-nine percent of the people who are responsible for network programming were raised in Jewish homes. If the people who control the networks in Hollywood were 59 percent Christian and if they were only 1 percent as anti-Semitic as the networks are currently anti-Christian, there would [be] a massive public outcry from the national liberal secular media.”
— Don Wildmon, in a speech before the National Religious Broadcasters, 1985“
"Muslims, by custom and religion, are simply unwilling to integrate into cultures with Western values and it is folly to pretend otherwise. In fact, they remain dedicated to subjecting all of America to sharia law and are working ceaselessly until that day of Islamic imposition comes.”
— Bryan Fischer, AFA director of issue analysis, AFA blog post, April 8, 2010
“The homosexual agenda represents a clear and present danger to virtually every fundamental right given to us by our Creator and enshrined for us in our Constitution.”
— Bryan Fischer, blog post, Feb. 26, 2010
"There is an overwhelming correlation between homosexual preference and pedophilia. This is further evidence that homosexuality is in fact sexual deviancy. For this reason alone, no homosexual should be elevated to the United States Supreme Court.”
— Bryan Fischer, blog post, April 16, 2010
Lots more...
Link: http://www.splcenter.org/The%20Propagandists/In%20their%20own%20words%3B%20quotes%20from%20the%20AFA
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For any church involved in this bullshit, their tax exemptions should be revoked.
1. Governor uses State University facilities for a religious gathering to give him some spotlight time.
2. Governor uses State University facilities for a political gathering to give him some spotlight time.
3. Governor lies about 1 & 2 above...
Seems that maybe Gov. Bobby is trying to get some attention since he seems to be NOT invited to the kochtopus beauty pageant in CA this weekend.
Hope this comes back to bite him hard in the ass and soon. Instant karma kind of thing that he deserves.
