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Words of hate from an open homosexual. When is the last time Bill Hardy has peacefully stood during a life chain?
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buffalo
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At Canisius College - last month.
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Brad
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Barking up the wrong tree here. I’m heavily involved with Habitat for Humanity. I’ve heavily involved with the Catholic Church. I’m heavily opposed to any group that proudly displays their diabolical actions in their title doing anything inside a Catholic Church wihich contains the Blessed Sacrament. I will make effort to stop this from happening in the future.
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Missed that one. I don’t get the Buffalo News because I like to start my day happy. Canisius needs to have it’s Catholic idenity yanked. Bishop Kmiec needs to start moving on his “upsetness”. Did he make a statement about McBrien?
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How about if public wife swappers wanted to sing or pornographers or NAMBLA chorus. Anything goes?
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I am not aware of the Bishop speaking out.
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buffalo
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or maybe the Buffalo Straight Man’s Chorus. Gee I wonder if we would be allowed to sing.
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I’m about as conservative as you can get but I don’t see anything wrong with them singing at a Catholic Church. It’s not like anyone’s condoning their lifestyle.Our priest said that it’s not a sin to be born a homosexual. It’s only a mortal sin if they practice it and don’t remain chaste. God loves homosexual people too.
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Let’s try this again - A chaste homosexual has no need to declare publicly they are homosexual. They have exactly the same rights as anyone else. If they declare themselves it is to further the agenda. An agenda that should not be given platform in the Sanctuary.
Our priest said that it’s not a sin to be born a homosexual. It’s only a mortal sin if they practice it and don’t remain chaste. God loves homosexual people too.
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Isn’t attending this concert giving implicit approval?
Please help educate our folks here with Catholic teaching.
You can write your refutation here Letter to the Editor Everybody’s Column
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fix
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Huh? A “Gay” mens chorus is not chaste. They call themselves “gay”. Why do you think that is? They are foisting that immoral lifestyle on others. They want to appear as if such things are legitimate and moral.
Our priest said that it’s not a sin to be born a homosexual. It’s only a mortal sin if they practice it and don’t remain chaste. God loves homosexual people too.
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Why not a nudist, swinging chorus? They appear fully clothed, but they call themselves nudists and swingers. They give money to poor people. Is that ok?
PS, they were born that way.
PS, they were born that way.
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EXACTLY. Why is it necessary to specify your sexual activities when naming a chorus? This is not the same as the Vienna Boys Choir. As fix pointed out, would they have hosted NAMBLA or the KKK?
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If you wrote letters they didn’t print them - but they printed these:
Chorus members are trying to be true to themselves
Community should promote tolerance and inclusion
Misinformation encourages prejudice against gays
Chorus members are trying to be true to themselves
Community should promote tolerance and inclusion
Misinformation encourages prejudice against gays
[WE GOT MAIL / 142 letters received this week](http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050529/1072966.asp)
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fix
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More saddness.
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mommy
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That is it EXACTLY. Why isn’t it the UU Men’s Choir? Because they wouldn’t be in the news, that’s why!!!
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tom.wineman
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Just part of the homosexual agenda to legitimize themselves through the arts. I would think that the local bishop would see this.
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How bout this article:
Ruckus misses the point of it all: the music
… In short, the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus, formed four years ago, has become the center of controversy. Gillis can’t get over the flap that started with the concert.
“I remember when they used to take your license number and harass you when you went to a gay bar,” he says. "I thought, "This is 2005. Who cares?’ "
Let’s get this straight: Parts of the city are turning into the Wild West, with murders and robberies on a large scale. Our county is broke. Our schools are struggling. And the big problem is that there’s a group of guys singing Schubert?
“It’s painful thinking that concert turned into something it never should have been,” says Barbara Wagner, who directs the chorus.
“It was all done with great love, a great sense of justice and truth. We love to sing together. It was such a good cause. And it’s such a gorgeous church.”
“That really is a bold stance that (Temple) Beth Zion has taken - not just on our behalf, but for gay people everywhere,” says Dave Gannon, the chorus’ president.
Gannon, a tenor, was also heartened by the Catholics who supported the church concert. "People were saying, “You boys hang in there.’ These were people in their 60s and 70s,” he says. "There was a nun there. (And) I said, "Thank you for your support.’ She said, "No - thank you.’ "
The protesters argue that homosexuality is sinful, so the singers should have been barred from Blessed Trinity. (The official Catholic position is that homosexual behavior is not approved, but the orientation is accepted.)
** But I’m Catholic, and one thing I like about the religion is that there are always greater authorities who make the decisions. So if the concert was OK with the bishop, then it was OK with me.**
A concert is not about orientation, after all. It’s about music. “All we want to do is sing and share something that’s our passion,” Gillis says. "And there’s a point to saying, “This is who we are.’ We’re your neighbors, friends and brothers. We work with you. We’re everywhere.”
more…
You can educate Ms. Kunz here: mkunz@buffnews.com
Ruckus misses the point of it all: the music
… In short, the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus, formed four years ago, has become the center of controversy. Gillis can’t get over the flap that started with the concert.
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"It was so innocent," he says. "We just wanted this poor guy to get a roof on his church."
He had thought that attitudes toward gays had relaxed.
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Good question.“It’s painful thinking that concert turned into something it never should have been,” says Barbara Wagner, who directs the chorus.
“It was all done with great love, a great sense of justice and truth. We love to sing together. It was such a good cause. And it’s such a gorgeous church.”
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There's a good side, though, to the ruckus. The singers see how many friends they have, often in unlikely places.Gannon, a tenor, was also heartened by the Catholics who supported the church concert. "People were saying, “You boys hang in there.’ These were people in their 60s and 70s,” he says. "There was a nun there. (And) I said, "Thank you for your support.’ She said, "No - thank you.’ "
The protesters argue that homosexuality is sinful, so the singers should have been barred from Blessed Trinity. (The official Catholic position is that homosexual behavior is not approved, but the orientation is accepted.)
** But I’m Catholic, and one thing I like about the religion is that there are always greater authorities who make the decisions. So if the concert was OK with the bishop, then it was OK with me.**
A concert is not about orientation, after all. It’s about music. “All we want to do is sing and share something that’s our passion,” Gillis says. "And there’s a point to saying, “This is who we are.’ We’re your neighbors, friends and brothers. We work with you. We’re everywhere.”
more…
You can educate Ms. Kunz here: mkunz@buffnews.com
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tom.wineman
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It is a matter of scandal to allow avowed unrepentant sinners to perform in a sacred space.
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felra
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Where does the buck stop? I can just see the Catholic leaders who allowed this “performance” in a Catholic Church lining up to be fitted for their milestone necklace.
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FIX, You make a good point however I did laugh out loud in reference to your PS!
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