this is a new one

i of course read (and posted about-i'm just too damn tired to link to it) the MINORITIES caused the financial collapse. well now it's ANOTHER group entirely (goddess help you if you're a glbt person of color!) that caused the crisis (who knew? certainly not dopey me)

and here i was thinking it was the GOOD OL' WHITE BOY NETWORK. how silly AM i?

Fundamentalists blame Wall Street's woes on gays

by On Top Magazine

Christian fundamentalists are suggesting gays and lesbians are to blame for Wall Street's woes, a frequently made charge in the wake of national calamities.

In a September 25th blog post titled 'The Nation Will Right Itself If It Fixes Sex', Christian Civil League of Maine Executive Director Michael Heath writes that the financial crisis facing Wall Street is a symptom of America's sinful sexual culture, including the acceptance of gay unions.

“Our crisis is a symptom, not the cause,” writes Michael Heath. “I am not saying I know whether this financial crisis is God's judgment or not. It is not for me to know that definitively.”

Heath goes on to list policy changes that would make God “crack a smile,” including: End abortion rights and defund non-profit groups supporting it, amend state constitutions to ban gay marriage and eliminate domestic partnerships and civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, and end discrimination against private religious schools and homeschools........