WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidates are confirmed to participate next month in the first-ever presidential forum on issues concerning the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
Hosted by MTV's homosexual cable network, Logo, and sponsored by the nation's largest homosexual activist organization, the Human Rights Campaign, the one-hour event on Aug. 9 will feature Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, who will engage in conversation on marriage, hate crimes, HIV/AIDS and other issues.
'“We’re honored to give the presidential candidates a historic opportunity to share their views directly with the LGBT audience,” said Brian Graden, president of Logo, in a released statement.
Conservatives warn that the forum is "clearly a setup" and the gay agenda will come across loud and clear.
The debate will focus solely on homosexuality in front of an audience of gay activists, noted Connie Mackey, senior vice president of Family Research Council Action.
"It's not good politics," she said, according to CitizenLink, a publication of Focus on the Family. "The only positive I see out of it is that if enough Americans actually watch the Democratic candidates answer some of these questions, they're going to understand something about them that they probably have not understood before.
"The questions will be posed in such a way that it looks mean if you're not for it," she added. "So, they'll pose those questions strategically."
According to conservative public policy group Concerned Women for America (CWA), all major presidential candidates have been invited to participate and as of Friday, all Republican presidential candidates have declined.
Clinton and Obama, the two leading Democratic presidential candidates, are the only confirmed candidates. Both have expressed support for the LGBT community and have pushed for equality.
CWA's policy director for Cultural Issues Matt Barber expressed concern Friday, arguing that the debate is designed to "advance the radical homosexual agenda and to promote social and governmental acceptance and celebration of the high-risk and destructive homosexual lifestyle."
"It's disgraceful that our nation's moral standards have now dipped so low that it's considered 'tolerant' to hold a debate organized entirely around the promotion of sexual immorality," Barber commented in a statement.
The forum will be held in Los Angeles at 6 p.m. local time before a studio audience and broadcast live without commercial interruption on Logo's cable television channel and at LOGOonline.com.
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Hmm, the headline reads in part "... Promote the Homosexual Agenda". Well, since gays are seeking nothing more than equality, promoting THAT does sound like a good idea.
However, it turned out not to "promote" anything, but to discuss and debate issues of concern to gay and lesbian Americans - SOME of whom are Christian too.
Do I detect a little bias, Mr. black?
I'd steer clear of Michelle Stromberg(ASCENT) of Los Altos, CA as she is a Homophobic and lies to cover her hatred of those of that persuasion. I think that humans ought to be allowed to be themselves without the hatred associated with who they are because of how they choose to be.
I'd vote for Democrats...if they weren't libertarians who confuse social programs with the gospel. But the kingdom of God is not of this world anyway. Btw, "Human Rights Campaign" is a very nice name for homo activists.
ROMANS 1:20-32 EZEKIEL 36:27 MATTHEW 7:7
I've never understood why CWA, with it's stated purpose: 'We are the nation's largest public policy women's organization ... [bringing] Biblical principles into all levels of public policy.', has Matt Barber as its 'policy director for Cultural Issues'. Are there no women that are qualified for this job?, or do the women of this organization realize that they are subservient to men according to ‘God’s’ law?