Gay man joins Obama’s faith-based council

[Political Tiger]

HRC staffer becomes council’s second gay member

President Obama has selected a gay man and Human Rights Campaign staffer to serve on his Advisory Council on Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships.

Harry Knox, the new appointee, was among the eight people announced Monday who are on the now 25-member council. Knox said he was “humbled by the invitation” in a statement.

“I hope this council will draw upon the richness of our unique perspectives to advise the president on policies that will improve the lives of all the people we have been called to serve,” he said.

“The community is eager to help the administration achieve its goals around economic recovery and fighting poverty; fatherhood and healthy families; inter-religious dialogue; care for the environment; and global poverty, health and development.”

The group is charged with being a federal resource for secular and faith-based community organizations, as well as helping groups increase their impact and understand their obligations under the law, according to a White House statement.

Knox is not the only gay man on the council. In February, Obama selected Fred Davie to serve on the group. Davie is gay and president of Public/Private Ventures, an organization that helps low-income families.

http://www.washingtonblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=24867

[cliffordu]

1. A dollop of Good news....K&R.

It's not equal rights across the board, but no stone can stand the tide forever.

[msongs]

2. faith based religious groups welfare scam council - now thumpers will have someone to thump nt

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Every inch

is the result of endless pressure. But at least it is an inch gained. That council will need every ethical set of eyes it can get.

[mtnester]

15. Vigilance too

Those eyes will have to be sharp

I agree, every single inch is some gain...and I wish it did not have to be like that, nor SHOULD it be like that.

There have been some good steps this past week with Vermont and Iowa....still

[whistler162]

4. WOW listen to those crickets!

[jonnyblitz]

5. awww, whats wrong? teh gays aren't groveling and gushing

in gratitude enough for you? this faith based BULLSHIT should have left with the Bush Administration anyways. :puke:

[mitchtv]

6. oh please take that Faith based crap

and sell it to someone who cares. This is supposed to mean something?

[Duncan Grant]

7. Woefully inadequate when compared to other "Western" cultures.

1 seat on a 25 person panel. And it's faith-based initiatives bullshit?

Yippee! :sarcasm:

[Political Tiger]

8. What part of "HRC staffer becomes council’s second gay member"

and "Knox is not the only gay man on the council" did you not understand?

[Duncan Grant]

9. Ohhhh...Ahhhhhh...2 gay members. There's so much to be grateful for!

Again: Yippee.

[Political Tiger]

10. "must be negative...must be negative...must be negative...

must be negative...must be negative...must be negative...must be negative...must be negative...must be negative...must be negative...must be negative...must be negative...must be negative....................."

I sometimes wonder how many people are thinking this as they sign onto DU?

[Duncan Grant]

11. Nothing says leadership on LGBT issues like:

a seat on the Advisory Council on Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships.

Wow.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. have you considered that some of us dont like faith-based councils?

gay people or no gay people?

[mtnester]

12. 29 minutes

you would have posted quicker if you saw it earlier wouldn't you?

meh

:|

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. a lot of us dont want faith-based councils, gays or no gays. nt