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Article: Homosexual radicals demonize religious beliefs of opponents.(Brief Article)
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- Insight on the News
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- August 31, 1998
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A new pro-gay ecumenical coalition called the Religious Leadership Roundtable is blasting traditional religious believers who oppose homosexual practice. According to its members' groups, Christians and Jews who adhere to the Bible's prohibition against homosexual behavior are practicing hatred and bigotry.
Shrill rhetoric from the coalition highlights how pro-gay activists no longer appeal simply for tolerance or civil rights. They now excoriate the mere public expression of traditional religious beliefs about sex as inherently hateful and even dangerous.
The coalition is responding to a series of full-page newspaper ads promoting religious ...