Very interesting article on the Braves removing Dobson's Focus on the Family from their 'faith day' lineup. It's about time groups such as this aren't mainstreamed (are you listening, CNN and MSNBC?). Fascinating article on the balancing act in diverse communities between fundies and, well, everyone else.
Also some gruesome comments by John Smoltz. Isn't he the corporate spokesman for Home Depot? Nice that they'd feature a homophobe.
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Focus on the Family was on the team that promoted Major League Baseball’s first “Faith Days” event at Turner Field July 27, but the Atlanta Braves now say the anti-gay group headed by James Dobson is no longer part of its lineup.
“We have asked the promoter
to not include Focus on the Family in our other two Faith Day events,” Beth Marshall, Braves spokesperson, said Aug. 1. “We do not feel it is an appropriate connection for Focus on the Family to be part of this event.”
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At the Braves game July 27, in which the Atlanta team was trounced by the Florida Marlins 6-1, Focus on the Family representatives passed out materials about its programs. Some of the programs highlighted at the game, according to the Focus on the Family’s website, included its Focus on Parenting program (www.focusonyourchild.com), which features a “Hot Topic” about children and homosexuality and how gay activist groups are “targeting” public schools. Other materials passed out included a packet on Troubledwith.com, a website for individuals and families in crisis that also lists homosexuality as a topic.
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“Smoltz, a devout Christian, criticized those who want to legalize gay marriage,” the AP reported. “‘What’s next? Marrying an animal?’ he asked derisively.”
http://www.sovo.com/2006/8-4/news/localnews/braves.cfm
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