What do those three groups have in common? Well it depends on who you ask. The textbook definition of an alcoholic is one that is physically, chemically or emotionally addicted to alcohol. Someone who is gay was born with the attraction to the same sex. Finally a bigot....is an ignorant person that uses hate to cover up their own deficiencies, that has to attack others in order to look tough and be tough so that they do not have to deal with their fears. PageOneQ highlights a particular bigot named Mike Haley, who writes for Breakaway Magazine and a Focus on the Family member.
From PageOneQ:
Flanked by photos of metrosexual teen boys with facial expressions hinting at inner conflict, Haley offers a two-page debunking of "myths" that seemingly run the risk of convincing a gay youth questioning of his sexuality that homosexuality is an acceptable characteristic.
Among proclamations made in the article:
- The "gay gene" is a tool to establish homosexuality as an "unchangeable" characteristic, further the marriage rights agenda, and indoctrinate pre-schoolers.
- Alfred Kinsey's research was "pretty biased," and a "series of national studies," including a 1993 Wall Street Journal article, suggest that only 3% of people identify as gay or bisexual.
"What's the big deal about how many people are gay or straight?" the article asks. "By saying that one out of 10 people in the United States is homosexual, some gay activists are knowingly promoting a lie and declaring that homosexuality should be accepted as normal. Yet even this reasoning is lame. For instance, 10 percent to 15 percent of Americans suffer from alcoholism, but we don't accept this behavior as normal or healthy."
Um, a message to Mike, bigotry happens, but it is not generally accepted by mainstream society. For the most part it stays on the fringe, such as a Focus on the Family magazine where hate is the predominant thing being preached. Comparing alcoholism to sexual preference is just plain ridiculous.
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