Frank, With all the same due respect...if the Lighthouse Mission didn't discriminate against against gay men, would there still be a Stand Up For Asbury Park coalition fighting their move into Asbury? Thanks, Dennis
steveguyrx wrote: > Hi Reverend Brown, > I would like you to provide me with the name of the Assistant US > Attorney from the Division of Civil Rights who you claim is going to > defend the mission. I think you lie, since the Civil Right's Division > would never get involved in defending a religious organization in a > civil litigation involving a group of concerned citizens or the city > of Asbury, that would be a violation of the separation of Church > and State. > With respect to your argument that this lawsuit is solely about > upset homosexuals in Asbury Park, I suggest you read the pleadings in > the Stand up for Asbury appeal. The basis of the lawsuit is > fundamental fairness, and the fact that Asbury Park and its' citizens > shoulder more that their fair share of social programs which address > the needs of our less fortunate brothers and sisters. > Since you live in Long Branch, you need not concern yourself with > our fiscal well-being or that of Asbury Park. In fact, when we prevail > in this lawsuit, the citizens of Asbury Park will save millions that > it would have to pay to house the thousands of homeless who will come > to this mission, be rejected, or thrown out of the shelter, with no > where else to go, except the Asubry Park department of Social > Services, Which will spend millions of our tax dollars to meet their > needs. > I find the tenor of your comments to me to be quite homophobic, > and anything but Christian, coming from a supposed man of God. > With respect to your offer to arbitrate and play the part of > Jesse Jackson. Let me say this, I have met Jesse Jackson, and once > worked with him, as an attorney, on a civil rights lawsuit, and I can > tell you, your no Jesse Jackson. > An arbitrator, by it very definition, is an un-biased, neutral, > third-party, you obviously are none of these things. Thanks, but no > thanks for your offer. > In closing, I suggest you read the Good Book, ask God for some > guidance, and try to live the virtues which Jesus Christ preached, > instead of hiding behind you collar and perpetuating hatred. > God Help You, > Frank Farrell > Stand Up For Asbury > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Friday, July 07, 2006 10:19 PM > *Subject:* [AsburyPark] fighting a mission is a futile action > > I applaud Councilman Keady for standing up for the least among us, > in our communities. > > I stand with him and rely upon the following scriptures of > Christian faith: > > Matt: 25:35 and following. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > I would also point out something you need to consider. > > Before you take on such a legal battle, you need to realize what > it has cost the taxpayers of the City of Long Branch to fight The > Lighthouse Mission here. The ongoing litigation is in it's 7 th > year. You being a citizen driven private dollar venture - it will > cost you more. Having the City Council ask the City Attorney to > file an amicus will now cost your tax payers as well. > > The expert damages report for the Lighthouse Mission is in excess > of $3,000,000.00 and growing and this does not include the legal > costs associated with the litigation. > > The Department of Justice's Civil Right's Division will most > likely defend the mission and you will cost additional tax payers > dollars, because tax payers fund the DOJ. > > Obviously the gay community of Asbury is grinding a single issue - > all because the shelter will not house homeless gay men. However, > practical operations of any institutionalised organization > prudently provides services in shelters seperately. A men's > shelter does not serve women. Nor does a women's shelter provide > for men. If the gay community really wanted to do the right thing > and save themselves a lot of money, they would open a gay men's > shelter. > > I am saying this with all due respect. If you wanted to arbitrate > some resolve I would be willing to play Jesse Jackson for you guys > in this issue. > > God Bless Us All. > > Reverend Kevin Brown > Lighthouse Mission > Long Branch, NJ > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
