Joe Sudbay wrote a blog entry titled The anti-gay agenda exposed in Indianapolis. Joe Sudbay is a political consultant with more than 25 years of experience. He has a Masters in Public Administration and has managed “political operations and legislative efforts.” Because of his background, his words regarding public issues such as gay/lesbian marriage seem credible.
The blog is intended for those interested in the gay/lesbian marriage question, whether opposed to it or not. In his blog, Joe is says that Maggie Gallagher and Brian Brown, members of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) are sending “a message of hate against LGBT Americans.” He is claiming that message can make people think that LGBTs are “lesser humans” and that they “are not equal.” Basically Joe is claiming that Maggie and Brian are leading NOM’s followers down a dark path. He backs his arguments with a picture of a protest sign reading the following:
The Solution to Gay Marriage
Leviticus 20:13
If a man also lie with mankind as he lieth with a woman,
both of them have committed an abomination: they shall
surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
It is clear from the way Joe is describing the effects of this sign that he is pro gay marriage. He says that the sign has the simple meaning of: “Gay Marriage = Death.” His argument that NOM wants to kill the LGBT Americans is strongly supported by the sign and what it reads. Along with the words on the sign, there is a picture of two nooses.
Though I agree with Joe’s stance on gay marriage, I think he is taking the meaning of sign as “Gay Marriage = Death” a bit far. Though the sign is vulgar and repulsive, and though it's literal meaning may be death, I doubt that it means that NOM wants to kill the LGBT community – it’s their cruel way of lashing out. Again, I’m shocked that anyone would ever write a sign with words that could be interpreted as death to a portion of the population, but I don’t think they mean literal death.
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