Matt Barber: My Family Member Dying Of AIDS Got What Was Coming To Him

[WillParkinson]

Matt Barber: My Family Member Dying Of AIDS Got What Was Coming To Him

"He was seduced. Found a group of people who welcomed him and embraced him and accepted him. And they had counselors and others who said, 'This is what you are, you're gay, embrace it and be proud of it.' You know the rest of the story. He's in his thirties, his young thirties now, and he's dying of HIV/AIDS. The wages of sin is death." -Matt Barber, who claims to love his dying family member, even though he clearly got what he deserved. Barber was speaking at the Calvary Assembly's Awakening 2012 and his speech was posted yesterday to the official Liberty Counsel YouTube page. (13:00 mark.)

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/06/matt-barber-my-family-member-dying-of.html

[roody]

1. Who is Matt Barber?

[WillParkinson]

4. Besides a disgusting piece of fecal matter....

"Barber, a constitutional attorney, is vice president of Liberty Counsel Action and serves as associate dean and adjunct assistant professor of law at Liberty University School of Law."

[Fearless]

2. "Found a group of people who welcomed him and embraced him and accepted him"

Really now? So if you "welcomed him and embraced him and accepted him" he would be straight?

What the hell... give it a shot. And don't stop until it works.

Asshole.

[Kalidurga]

9. That's great...

If people actually did this the world would be a much better place.

[closeupready]

10. Exactly. What a fucked-up mentality. Neglect trumps love?

I mean,

[stevenleser]

3. If God exists, I wish I could ask him/her why they saddled us with so many jerks like Barber

I mean, really.

[LeftofObama]

5. What a disgusting, vile, piece of crap

Matt Barber is.

[WillParkinson]

6. Now, now...

You're being way too kind.

[iemitsu]

7. in 1989 my younger brother was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

we (the family) thought it was a death sentence too.
it's 2012 and he is still alive and quite well. who would have thought?
if the author's intent (and it seems to be) is to suggest that the gay community somehow tricked his brother into a "dirty" lifestyle that has proved ruinous, or something, he is misdirecting his anger.
life is short for all of us and blaming those who treat us well and with respect for somehow destroying what life we have is absurd.
i hope this man can get beyond his anger and come to a point where he can also offer support and strength for his ailing brother.

[Vanje]

8. Thanks

for the great post , iemitsu.

I hope your brother has continuing good health and family support.

[iemitsu]

13. thanks.

he is well and we love him.

[ashling]

11. I am glad you're brother is still with you

My little brother was diagnosed with aids at about the same time. He was in medical school - went on to become a psychiatrist and work at several mental health centers in upstate New York. Unfortunately we lost him in 1997.

[iemitsu]

14. my brother is a fish biologist.

i'm sorry to hear about your brother.
sounds like he had a positive impact on many people. he will be remembered fondly (which in my opinion is the closest thing to immortality one can achieve).

[Marrah_G]

16. I'm glad your brother is doing well and has a family who loves him

It breaks my heart to know so many did not/do not have that support.

[iemitsu]

17. breaks mine too.

the world can be a cold place.
but it only takes one person to offer shelter to warm a cold soul.
guess we need to be that person.

[Initech]

12. Man how can fundies like that be such soulless assholes?

[Marrah_G]

15. If Matt was one of my family member...

.. I think I would never even be able to look at him again.

I despise organized religion more everyday.

[stevenleser]

19. Yes, it's very hard not to have at least suspicion regarding organized religions

I am not an atheist or agnostic, but I support FFRF because of their efforts to get religion out of politics. It is that aspect of organized religion that bothers me the most.

[Jamastiene]

18. What a jerk.

Matt Barber is a major asshole for thinking that way. I hate that mentality. Liberty University is Falwell's "school."

Matt Barber has a history of making lots of anti-gay comments. He is full of hate.

I don't know much about this site, but some of his nasty comments are listed here and it is sourced:
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Matt_Barber