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The Christian Civic League of Maine's Mike Hein calls Pam's House Blend: "a leading source of radical homosexual propaganda, anti-Christian bigotry, and radical transgender advocacy."
He is "praying that Pam Spaulding will "turn away from her wicked and sinful promotion of homosexual behavior."
(CCLM's web site, 10/15/07)
Ex-gay "Christian" activist James Hartline on Pam:
"I have been mocked over and over again by ungodly and unprincipled anti-christian lesbians."
(from "Six Years In Sodom: From The Journal Of James Hartline," 9/4/2006, written from the "homosexual stronghold" of Hillcrest in San Diego).
"Pam is a 'twisted lesbian sister' and an 'embittered lesbian' of the 'self-imposed gutteral experiences of the gay ghetto.'" -- 9/5/2008
Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth Against Homosexuality heartily endorses the Blend, calling Pam:
A "vicious anti-Christian lesbian activist." (Concerned Women for America's radio show [9:15], 1/25/07)
"A nutty lesbian blogger." (MassResistance radio show [16:25], 2/3/07)
Pam's House Blend always seems to find these sick f*cks. The area of the country she is in? The home state of her wife? I know, they are everywhere. Pam just does such a great job of bringing them out into the light.
--Impeach Bush
who monitors yours Bevis ?? Just thought I would drop you a line,so the rest of your life is not wasted.
UPDATE:As Lurleen points out below in comments, this is not a new measure being submitted to the Oklahoma state legislature, as I had read it to be, but rather an edit of existing law:
this is already on the books
Here is the OK marriage law section §43-14. Penalty for performing unlawful marriage.
Any minister of the Gospel, or other person authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony within this state, who shall knowingly solemnize the rites of matrimony between persons prohibited by this chapter, from intermarrying shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
R.L. 1910, § 3896. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 461, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 335, eff. July 1, 1999.
All the proposed bill does is strike "State Penitentiary" and insert "custody of the Department of Corrections". According to this blog post, this is just a shell bill that Nelson filed, to have on hand 'just in case'. Certainly worth keeping an eye on him, but there seems to be nothing really threatening happening with this particular bill as it stands.
Rep. Jason Nelson of Oklahoma City has introduced HB 3408- "An act relating to marriage."
It would make it a felony for a minister of the Gospel to solemnize a marriage not recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Wait; what? That can't be right... let's look at the proposed bill.
Any minister of the Gospel, or other person authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony within this state, who shall knowingly solemnize the rites of matrimony between persons prohibited by this chapter, from intermarrying shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and imprisonment in the State Penitentiary custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
So... first off, Oklahoma doesn't allow same sex marriage; in fact, they banned it with a constitutional amendment in 2004. Got it.
But it's a crime to attempt to marry 2 same sex individuals, even if the union is not recognized by the state?
Does that mean that anyone who HAS married a same sex couple and just happens to find themselves in Oklahoma is guilty of a crime?
Though gay marriage is illegal in the state of Oklahoma, Dr. Scott Jones, pastor of the Cathedral of Hope in Oklahoma City, Rev. Kathie McCallie, pastor of the Church of the Open Arms in Oklahoma City, and Dr. Robin Meyers, pastor of Mayflower Congregational Church in Oklahoma City, have all been known to unite same-sex couples in holy matrimony within their churches. Such acts demonstrate their religious conviction that God will bless and sanction these marriages whether or not society will do so. They often compare what they are doing to what some liberal ministers did during the civil rights era when they united couples of mixed races in marriage at a time when interracial marriages were outlawed in Oklahoma.
Not even during the civil rights era, however, were ministers at risk of imprisonment for performing a religious ceremony. If Representative Nelson's legislation is passed liberal ministers who continue to practice what they preach will become felons.
