tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post5453890621367279618..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: WHAT LGBT PEOPLE CAN LEARN FROM MALCOLM XJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-30666429540368880702010-11-05T15:26:09.136-07:002010-11-05T15:26:09.136-07:00Hi genevieve: A good rule of thumb, especially in ...Hi genevieve: A good rule of thumb, especially in America, is to "Follow the Money!" I've always maintained that if there was more money to be made affirming LGBT people, many, if not most, reactionary homophobic pastors would be proudly marching in Gay Pride Parades. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-14766237410102172592010-11-05T13:33:22.741-07:002010-11-05T13:33:22.741-07:00You're right about that, Jerry. It's all a...You're right about that, Jerry. It's all about money.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041499205158357183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-54241724793290336082010-11-04T17:19:38.126-07:002010-11-04T17:19:38.126-07:00Thanks so much, genevieve. Actually, in my opinio...Thanks so much, genevieve. Actually, in my opinion, forgetting their rhetoric, I don't see a dime's worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-55991184759156455072010-11-04T15:45:31.144-07:002010-11-04T15:45:31.144-07:00You make an excellent, Don Charles. Too many of th...You make an excellent, Don Charles. Too many of the same of the same people who defend the status quo are pulling on the puppet strings.<br /><br />Jerr,your post was excellent. I read Malcolm's comment about the house and field negro. <br /><br />One issue that's always gnawed at me is why so many 'leaders' want to get on the news or be 'in' with some politician. To me this is the Democrats downfall. Too much Hollywood. The Republicans defend the status quo too much to the detriment of GLBT people and other minorities.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041499205158357183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-63963725282826025992010-11-01T15:16:26.540-07:002010-11-01T15:16:26.540-07:00Seems to me Whoopi Goldberg is guilty of a superfi...Seems to me Whoopi Goldberg is guilty of a superficial analysis. She's carrying some baggage, all right, and she hasn't yet set it down! Just because a person of color occupies the White House, that doesn't mean people of color are empowered. The same would be true of an openly Gay Chief Executive. Appearances can deceive! Actions are what really matter. The same goes for churches that appear to welcome LGBT faithful but fail to live up to their promise.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-62974312009801383632010-11-01T10:56:49.459-07:002010-11-01T10:56:49.459-07:00Thanks so much, James. There has always been cont...Thanks so much, James. There has always been contention between those who have a stake in the status quo and those who have the boot on their neck. The tragedy of the LGBT Civil Rights movement is that many of those with the boot on their neck have accommodated to that oppression in one way or the other; many even revel in that oppression by absorbing the rhetoric of the oppressor and/or living up to the stereotypes with which they are labelled by the oppressor. In this regard, they are handmaidens of the oppressor and are wittingly or unwittingly doing the oppressor's work. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-81096602996226345982010-11-01T09:26:59.080-07:002010-11-01T09:26:59.080-07:00This is a very good piece. I remember how when Pr...This is a very good piece. I remember how when President Obama was elected, Whoopi Goldberg made the comment, "I've always felt American, but now I feel like I can set my bags down". I'm looking forward to the day when I can say, I too feel as though I can set my bags down.<br /><br />I was watching clips on CNN yesterday about Sarah Palin and she was spewing about "Old Glory" flying high. The problem is she's only speaking for those who enjoy straight, white privilege. For the rest of us, "Old Glory" is a half mast.James Hippsnoreply@blogger.com