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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDan Savage rips the Pope; Bill Donohue goes apeshit
A religious group are once again fuming over Dan Savage, after video footage that shows the outspoken lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activist engaging in an "obscene, anti-Catholic" rant that implies gay children are beaten "because of religion" and "attacks" Pope Benedict XVI has surfaced.
"The Pope recently said that gay marriage is a threat to the survival of the human race, because once gay marriage is legal, everybodys gonna get gat married," Savage says in the clip, which was filmed during his April 29 appearance at Elmhurst College, according to Life Site News. "The Pope is projecting in saying nobodys straight - not the Pope, not anybody else."
The audience hoots in response as Savage adds, "What the Pope is saying is the only thing that stands between my d**k and Brad Pitts mouth is a piece of paper. I love that thought."
Children "watch their parents beat up gay people from afar with their checkbooks and their votes," he continues. They feel entitled to beat up that gay kid in that school, because the adults in their lives are doing and giving their blessing to it, because of religion." ...............(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/dan-savage-elmhurst-college-catholic-league_n_1501123.html
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Dan Savage rips the Pope; Bill Donohue goes apeshit (Original Post)
marmar
May 2012
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and the pope? he has a fabulous hat and a flaming purse -- he can take the criticism.
DCKit
(18,541 posts)2. Don't forget those stunning ruby slippers! nt
xchrom
(108,903 posts)3. never! they're Prada -- i'd snatch those off of La Ratz in a heart beat. nt
marmar
(77,109 posts)4. Don't do it.....Then you'd be subjected to the justice system in his faux country.
true -- they'd turn me over to the nuns -- all with rulers in their hands!
cali
(114,904 posts)5. I've never see Bill Donahue not go apeshit.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)6. Donohue only has one setting,
apeshit. No volume control or channel selector on that model.
cali
(114,904 posts)7. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the guy has a massive heart attack on live TV
or strokes out.
GoCubsGo
(32,099 posts)9. Bill Donoahue IS ape shit.
Well, he's some kind of shit, although not necessarily from an ape. I don't understand why any one pays attention to that clown.