West Virginia GOP Chair Praises Anti-LGBTQ Op-Ed Calling For Intolerance

[DonViejo]

By Cristina Cabrera
June 24, 2019 6:39 pm

West Virginia GOP chair Melody Potter endorsed an op-ed via Facebook that argued against tolerance of LGBTQ people on Sunday.

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel op-ed, penned by state Sen. Mike Azinger (R) in response to a local Pride event, opened with the following assertion: “Tolerance, in the face of the violation of the commandments of God, is no virtue at all.”

“The LGBQT [sic] movement is not about happiness and tolerance, but about indoctrination and a forced acceptance of a perverted and non-biblical view of sexuality,” Azinger wrote. “The solution to the madness of the LGBQT [sic] movement is not political correctness and tolerance; the answer is the Cross of Jesus Christ where we all can find forgiveness and salvation.”

“This op ed written by Senator Mike Michael Azinger is right on and is biblically based,” Potter stated in her post with a link to the article.

She then thanked the lawmaker for “having the boldness to stand for what is right. More people should do the same!”



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[Zambero]

1. "biblically-based"

The connotation with this oft-used descriptor is OLD Testament, with verbage more in line with archaic Sharia Law than modern standards of decency, civility, and tolerance.

[MagickMuffin]

2. She obviously doesn't understand the New Testament

Jesus must be like "why are they following the teachings of Saul/Paul, instead of my teachings"