White House petitioned to label Catholic Church a 'hate group'
By Michelle Bauman
Washington D.C., Jan 4, 2013 / 04:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An online petition asking the White House to designate the Catholic Church as a hate group for its views on marriage is drawing criticism for generating unjust animosity.
The petition reveals an underlying agenda, which is not simply to prevent violent crimes, but to stigmatize any disapproval of homosexuality at all and essentially to silence us, said Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C.
He explained to CNA on Jan. 3 that applying the hate group label to organizations that are morally opposed to redefining marriage is simply name-calling designed to cut us out of the public debate.
Initiated on Christmas Day, a petition on the White House website had collected 1,640 signatures by Jan. 3.
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/white-house-petitioned-to-label-catholic-church-a-hate-group/
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/officially-recognize-roman-catholic-church-hate-group/CZB81hWK
It's at about 2,000 now.
If it ever succeeded it would present an interesting dilemma. More than half the Catholics in the 113th Congressare Democrats.
Lionessa
(3,894 posts)ignoring the petitions they don't want to deal with, like the re-classify marijuana one, iirc.
rug
(82,333 posts)Has any action been taken on any of them?
eShirl
(18,494 posts)"squarely in the d!ck"
Gman
(24,780 posts)Seriously. If you watch the Religion forum you know what I'm talking about.
rug
(82,333 posts)Gman
(24,780 posts)JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Aren't many churches formally against gay marriage? Wouldn't that make all with such policy "hate groups"?
That Catholicism is singled out speaks volumes. Really sad to see so many working hard to further divisions. That's the one sure way to prevent progress.
Julie
rug
(82,333 posts)Religion is always susceptible to being a political football. And the sides keep changing.