While I do not agree with Mr. Thacker's position in practice or concept, I do not see any difference between his statements and those of the Anti-Smoking crowd. In both cases (smoking and unprotected homosexual intercourse) you have an activity that has been voluntarially undertaken by the participants that has a known possible side effect of infecting the participant(s) with a potentially life-threatening disease.
Why, then is it pubically and socially acceptable to bash the crap out of smokers but not voice an opinion when it comes to gays who are partner hopping willy-nilly with no care for protection? Alternately, why are people who practice "alternative" lifestyles (that run the potential of killing them) openly embraced and accepted by our social and educational systems and people who help support public programs and government funding (by paying additional taxes for a product they choose to purchase and use) berated and badgered? Hatton Larry C. Lyons wrote: >AIDS Panel Choice Wrote of a 'Gay Plague' >Views of White House Commission Nominee Draw Criticism > >By Ceci Connolly >Washington Post Staff Writer >Thursday, January 23, 2003; Page A01 > >The Bush administration has chosen Jerry Thacker, a Pennsylvania >marketing consultant who has characterized AIDS as the "gay plague," >to serve on the Presidential Advisory Commission on HIV and AIDS. >[snip] >In his speeches and writings on his Web site and elsewhere, Thacker >has described homosexuality as a "deathstyle" rather than a lifestyle >and asserted that "Christ can rescue the homosexual." After word of >his selection spread among gays in recent days, some material >disappeared from the Web site. Earlier versions located by The >Washington Post that referred to the "gay plague," for instance, were >changed as of yesterday to "plague." > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30410-2003Jan22.html > >It gets better, this guy graduated from Bob Jones University and was >on staff of the same institution. As you know up until recently the >university preached and practiced racial segregation, and the >founder, Bob Jones, frequently preached that the pope was the >anti-Christ. Anti-catholicism is still a hallmark of this so-called >university. And this was a place that GW Bush was eager to visit >during the 2000 election. > >Yep this is a wonderful example of G W Bush's compassionate >conservatism. Next thing you know the administration will be >advocating concentration camps for aids victims. > >This is quite disgusting. Worldwide, there are far more straight AIDS >victims now, and the percentage of men and women with HIV/AIDS are >almost equal. You would figure that Bush et al would at least get >into the 20th century, let alone the 21st. Instead they seem to be >stuck in the 19th century. > >larry > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
