Palin's Church believes in converting gays
- added September 06, 2008
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- jubal
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"You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality," according to the insert in the bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Palin has prayed for about six years.
Palin's conservative Christian views have energized that part of the GOP electorate, which was lukewarm to John McCain's candidacy before he named her as his vice presidential choice. She is staunchly anti-abortion, opposing exceptions for rape and incest, and opposes gay marriage and spousal rights for gay couples.
Focus on the Family, a national Christian fundamentalist organization, is conducting the "Love Won Out" Conference in Anchorage, about 30 miles from Wasilla.
Palin, campaigning with McCain in the Midwest on Friday, has not publicly expressed a view on the so-called "pray away the gay" movement. Larry Kroon, senior pastor at Palin's church, was not available to discuss the matter Friday, said a church worker who declined to give her name.
Gay activists in Alaska said Palin has not worked actively against their interests, but early in her administration she supported a bill to overrule a court decision to block state benefits for gay partners of public employees. At the time, less than one-half of 1 percent of state employees had applied for the benefits, which were ordered by a 2005 ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court.
Palin reversed her position and vetoed the bill after the state attorney general said it was unconstitutional. But her reluctant support didn't win fans among Alaska's gay population, said Scott Turner, a gay activist in Anchorage.
"Less than 1 percent of state employees would even apply for benefits, so why make a big deal out of such a small number?" he said.
"I think gay Republicans are going to run away" if Palin supports efforts like the prayers to convert gays, said Wayne Besen, founder of the New York-based Truth Wins Out, a gay rights advocacy group. Besen called on Palin to publicly express her views now that she's a vice presidential nominee.
"People are looking at Sarah Palin as someone who might feasibly be in the White House," he said."
(This version CORRECTS that Palin has attended for about six years.)
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Lets talk about Obamas church he attended for 15 plus years. A buch of america haters!
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- republicansrock
- 2 months ago
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My church does the same thing the power of pray will convert anyone to be something they don't want to be. Religion is the most powerful form of human control in the world. If you control God then you control people!
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The only true religion is a religion that has a place for all people. There is no truth in a religion that does not accept personal truth. Freedom is individual spirituality.
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Sarah Palin is really far on the right. She also said that she would like to see abortions outlawed entirely, not even allowing it for rape victims. Good thing she's only running for vice president.
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- Future_America
- 2 months ago
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"... she [Sarah Palin] supported a bill to overrule a court decision to block state benefits for gay partners of public employees."
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Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
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The more I find out about Sarah Palin, the more I find her outrageous, corrupt and dangerous. She made a big thing about being a voice for special needs children if she gets into the White House, but she cut funding for help for special needs children in Alaska. Bigot!
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- Vierotchka
- 2 months ago
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I hope none of her kids is gay or bi, though there's a statistical 50/50 chance one will be (@1 in 10.) At least Dick Cheney didn't drag his lesbian daughter into the spotlight to make an example of her; I'm sure Sarah would find a way to exploit her own gay kid's personal identity as publicly as possible for her own gain.
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God loves everyone. Its funny that most of the hate in OUR country is generated from so called "Christians" I totally believe and have faith in God, but I refuse to be lumped in with these extremist hate mongers.
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Prayer. The Great Placebo.
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So....since this is fair game we are now to listen to both churches and decide who had it worse...OBAMA or PALIN?
hum.....
Stupid hateful America burn in hell.
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Come here let us cure you Homosexuals.
Well...seeing how they didn't spout that Homosexuals were evil and hateful I can see only one blurred winner here.
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so , christians believe that they can convert or convince gays to be straight.
in Islam they just kill them outright, bury them up to their chest and the whole block crushes them with rocks.
then bury them while they are still breathing.
why do the liberal socialists of america persecute christians while ignoring the horrors of islam ???
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What more damaging than this about the pastor at this church is that he said those who voted for John Kerry will not go to heaven. He was not damning the American government like Rev. Wright did, he was damning American citizens.
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- Krystol_Trice
- 2 months ago
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Intolerance leads to destruction.
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- NickerBocker09
- 2 months ago
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:)
Edit: ok I don't know what's gone wrong...I used two separate links and neither works.
Must be a divine sign not to take the piss : {
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- Owwmykneecap
- 2 months ago
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game over mccain... game over.
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- CarlyAlden
- 2 months ago
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Yikes, uhhmm...i wonder what she would say about this right now? I really wonder how this subject effects her in her personal life? Maybe her perfectly coiffed, mildly bearish, D.I.L.F husband has something to do with this. I'm just sayin, it takes one to know one.
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more on palin and GLBTs here... very well-made video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfL2l1dk8nA
oh, @Owmy.... at youtube, that link says "video no longer available" ..... sorry.
