Christian Groups Trying to Stop TV Ads Featuring Gay Couples are Against Capitalism


A follower of current events can be entertained by the Christian right these days. While extolling capitalism as a Christian institution this group continually promotes laws inserting government into the economy. The group "One Million Moms" does not say specifically it advocated laws against gay couples in real estate ads, it only demands complaints and perhaps boycotts. According to the link, One Million Moms is against "normalizing" homosexual couples. 

Even though homosexuality is not the majority, it is normal. It appears to happen in animals and gay people reports consistently they had no choice in the issue. Yet, "normalizing" couples living productive law abiding and successful live is not considered desirable or "normal." If one ever wonders whether Christianity in total causes more harm than it contributes to good here is an example of the deficit. 

A couple of months ago, Donald Trump Jr. criticized Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for taking parental leave when he and his partner adopted a child. This was another attempt at stopping the normalization of gay parents.

Ads with gay couples began appearing by my recollection at least 20 years ago. It is too late to stop the normalization of gay marriage or gay parentage. 

Probably the most common reason for putting gay couples in ads was not to make a moral or political statement but to make money. Gay couples have money to spend and businesses want all of it they can get. To ban is to be against American capitalism. 

Decades ago, a Christian right organization announced with great fanfare a boycott of Disney theme parks. The boycott was announced because once a month large numbers of gays showed up at the Florida Disney World. Disney had not issued an invitation, gay people just organized and came there, paying their way in. Disney did not respond but went on setting revenue records in the year that followed. A report asked the Christian right organizer what was happening with the boycott. He said he believed the boycott had ended some time ago but was not certain when.    

Anti-gay efforts are the best thing that has happened to atheism and secularism. The majority of young people under 25 years supports equal rights for gay people. 

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