An interesting contrast gay groups vs anti gay groups

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On July 27, 2008 an anti gay gunman shot two people to death in a Knoxville Unitarian Church specifically because it was a gay friendly church. In the aftermath of that shooting not one anti gay group issued a statement of condolence for the victims (I searched on google and found the blogs of the FRC, the AFA, and NOM and none of them had any such statements) nor did such statements show up on google.

On August 15, 2012 there was a shooting at the FRC headquarters in DC. In hours every national gay group put out a statement condemning the shooting.

That might be why I would be afraid to kiss another man in a crowd in several states but not be afraid to carry a Bible anywhere.

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1. Jim Adkisson hated liberals, including gays.

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He really wanted to kill the people in Bernard Goldberg's book, "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America," but since he couldn't get them, he choose the Unitarian church.

Jim D. Adkisson Charged In Tennessee Church Shooting That Killed 2
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/28/jim-d-adkisson-charged-in_n_115281.html

A four-page letter found in Jim D. Adkisson's small SUV indicated he intentionally targeted the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church because, the police chief said, "he hated the liberal movement" and was upset with "liberals in general as well as gays."

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Adkisson "stated that he had targeted the church because of its liberal teachings and his belief that all liberals should be killed because they were ruining the country, and that he felt that the Democrats had tied his country's hands in the war on terror and they had ruined every institution in America with the aid of the major media outlets," Investigator Steve Still wrote.

[FreeState]

2. Over two dozen - 27! - gay groups condemned it within hours

Joint Statement Regarding Shooting at Family Research Council

FROM LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER ORGANIZATIONS
We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the offices of the Family Research Council. Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers.

The motivation and circumstances behind today’s tragedy are still unknown, but regardless of what emerges as the reason for this shooting, we utterly reject and condemn such violence. We wish for a swift and complete recovery for the victim of this terrible incident.

Katie Belanger
Executive Director, Fair Wisconsin

Wayne Besen
Founding Executive Director, Truth Wins Out

Carly Burton
Deputy Director, MassEquality

Dr. Eliza Byard
Executive Director, Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

Jennifer Chrisler
Executive Director, Family Equality Council

Brad Clark
Executive Director, One Colorado

R. Clarke Cooper
Executive Director, Log Cabin Republicans

Jerame Davis
Executive Director, National Stonewall Democrats

Emily Dievendorf
Director of Policy, Equality Michigan

James Esseks
Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project

Lynn A. Faria
Interim Executive Director, Empire State Pride Agenda

Jenna Frazzini
Executive Director, Basic Rights Oregon

Herndon Graddick
President, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

Chad Griffin
President, Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

Jody M. Huckaby
Executive Director, PFLAG National (Parents, Families, Friends of Lesbians and Gays)

Mara Keisling
Executive Director, National Center of Transgender Equality

Kate Kendell
Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)

Abbe Land
Executive Director & CEO, The Trevor Project

Ineke Mushovic
Executive Director, Movement Advancement Project

Darlene Nipper
Deputy Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Donna Red Wing
Executive Director, One Iowa

Aubrey Sarvis
Executive Director, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network

Josh Seefried
Co-Director, OutServe

Lee Swislow
Executive Director, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

Rachel B. Tiven, Esq.
Executive Director, Immigration Equality

Chuck Wolfe
President & CEO, Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute

Evan Wolfson
President, Freedom to Marry


http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/23-lgbt-organizations-issue-joint-statement-on-family-research-council-shooting/news/2012/08/15/46641

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