[Pastor Ezekiel]

God Bless the GOP and God Bless the United States of America, which is a Christian nation and not a queer tolerating garbage dump like the rest of the world. Homersexurals DO NOT have human rights, according to Congressman Christ Smith, and he should know! He's the Chairman of the Global Human Rights Committee.

'I Do Not Construe Homosexual Rights As Human Rights' Says GOP Human Rights Subcommittee Head

The Chairman of a Republican House subcommittee on human rights is under fire for his claim that gay rights are not human rights.

U.S. Congressman Chris Smith earlier this week announced gay rights are not human rights. "I am a strong believer in traditional marriage and I do not construe homosexual rights as human rights," Smith said. He also suggested that the Obama administration’s "views on LGBT rights affected or hindered our support for Nigeria to defeat Boko Haram."

The conservative Republican from New Jersey is now under attack by LGBT groups in his home state and nationally, by the Human Rights Campaign.

Heightening the impact of his anti-gay statement is that Rep. Smith is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, and made his comments at a meeting of that subcommittee, which is a part of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Congressman Smith's remarks were made on Wednesday, perhaps ironically, during a hearing he chaired on Nigeria. That same day, Nigerian law enforcement arrested twelve men accused of holding a same-sex wedding.

“It’s simple: LGBT rights are human rights. It’s shocking that Smith — or anyone in his position — would make such close-minded comments to the contrary,” said Chris Hillmann, Co-Chair of the New Jersey Democratic LGBT Caucus. “For a person in his position to dehumanize such a large segment of our society and to suggest that members of the LGBT community are creating hurdles for U.S. diplomats is appalling on so many levels. Representative Smith should apologize for trying to pit some people’s human rights against those of others.”

Ty Cobb, Director of HRC Global, called it "unconscionable" that "Representative Smith would not only object to the basic human rights of LGBT people, but argue that their rights should not be part of the administration’s policy in Nigeria." HRC has given Smith a rating of "0."

New Jersey LGBT activist Jay Lassiter framed the anti-gay Congressman's comments, noting that in "Chris Smith’s world we don’t construe gays rights with human rights, but we do conflate supporting gays with somehow enabling terrorism."

UPDATE - 1:50 PM EST: Rep. Smith received $10,000 from the anti-gay hate group Family Research Council in the 2014 election cycle.

The hateful liberals might want to claim that the Family Research Council is a hate group, but that doesn't make it true.

[alooneymormon]

The FBI definition of a hate crime:

"A hate crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias. For the purposes of collecting statistics, Congress has defined a hate crime as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.” Hate itself is not a crime—and the FBI is mindful of protecting freedom of speech and other civil liberties."

[Mary Etheldreda]

I want to know what the Bible's definition of "hate crime" is. I don't care about the FBI.

[Granny June]

From the Desk of
GRANNY JUNE
Office Temp and #1 Volunteer for Christ

'I Do Not Construe Homosexual Rights As Human Rights' Says GOP Human Rights Subcommittee Head

Well thank God someone finally said it.

Maybe this is the reacharound this country so desperately needs, and we'll see some change in Washington.


(insert scripture here)

Hebrews 13:5 for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

[Johny Joe Hold]

Originally Posted by Granny June

Well thank God someone finally said it.
Maybe this is the reacharound this country so desperately needs, and we'll see some change in Washington.

Granny, so nice to hear this. I felt the need to defend my brother politician and now you have done it for me.

There is simply a shortage just now of Christian politicians. So many are frightened of the popularity of homer marriage they don't step up to the plate and tell the terrible outcomes from homerism.