From: raistlin@wixer.cactus.org (Eli Boaz)
Subject: Re: The Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon
Organization: Real/Time Communications
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 22:19:47 GMT

In article <ldpj3lINNb2t@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> emarsh@hernes-sun.Eng.Sun.COM (Eric Marsh) writes:

[much deleted, i just want to comment on a few things here]

>"It is no surprise that the Oregon Citizens Alliance anti-
>homosexual initiative in Springfield has quickly led to an
>attempt to censor reading material deemed inappropriate by
>self-proclaimed morality police. After all, a limit on
>freedom of speech is at the heart of the OCA's campaign of
>hate.
...
>"And if you think that only homosexuals should be worried
>about the OCA's attack on this most precious American right-
>think again."
>      -Pendleton, East Oregonian, May 28, 1992

>"In October, the Oregon Citizens Alliance became the Oregon
>chapter of Christian Coalition, a national political
>organization association with former presidential candidate
>and Christian Broadcasting president, Pat Robertson.
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                    KNOW WHO THIS IS???

>"Christian Coalition national field director Guy
>Rogers...praised OCA as a `model' of the kind of
>organization that Christian Coalition is building in other
>states in the nation. He mentioned that no other state
>chapter was as well organized as Oregon."
>      -OCA's Alliance, December, 1991

>Oregon is in the midst of an all-out battle for the heart
>and soul of our state. On November 3, 1992, Oregonians will
>vote on a ballot measure so extreme that, if it passes,
>Oregon will be the only state in United States history to
>amend its constitution to take rights away from a group of
>people: lesbians and gay men.

If this passes then most other related Neo-Nazi-Puritanical-
Bastard-Organizations-From-The-Chinese-Hell-Of-Book-Burners-
And-Intollerent-Scum will quickly follow suit and turn the
country into a "model" Hate-Riddled-Intolerent- place to live
that No Sane Person would want to live in.

>In 1991, the Oregon Citizens Alliance, a far-right group
>that claims membership in Pat Robertson's Christian
>Coalition began promoting several measures designed to
>single out the gay community for discrimination.

Oohh... Nazi Germany all over again, only in the US.

>One of the OCA's discriminatory measures passed in the
>primary election in Springfield, Oregon.

sigh...

>Within days of the Springfield Ordinance's passage, the OCA
>moved to investigate and censor the holdings in the
>Springfield public library.

This is really intolerable.

>The day the OCA handed in the signatures they gathered to
>qualify their state wide measure for the ballot, OCA head
>Lon Mabon was quoted as saying that homosexual teachers
>would need to be "fired or reassigned."
> 
>If Measure 9 passes, school teachers, pediatricians,
>coaches, librarians, counselors, juvenile court judges,
>ministers, physical therapists, must be investigated and
>replaced if they are believed to be homosexual and have any
>contact with children in their jobs.

Hmm.. let's see... If we can't get them to move somewhere else
then let's kill them??  Typical `Christian' attitude...

>If Measure 9 passes, congregations supporting lesbian and
>gay people would not be allowed to use public meeting spaces
>for their services, because they "promote" homosexuality.
> 
>Programs'funded by church-based organizations such as
>Ecumenical Ministries' HIV Day Center would lose state and
>county funding because they "facilitate" homosexuality by
>serving a gay clientele without condemnation or judgement.

...

>     Is education at risk with Measure 9?
> 
>Perhaps most chilling of all the aspects of Measure 9 is the
>impact it would have on education. Requiring Oregon's
>schools, from kindergarten through university level to set a
>"standard for Oregon youth that recognizes homosexuality,
>pedophilia, sadism and masochism as abnormal, wrong,
>unnatural and perverse and that these behaviors are to be
>discouraged and avoided," is one of the Measure's prime
>directives.
> 
>Critical thinking. Academic freedom. Analysis and debate.
>Access to uncensored information. Under Measure 9, these
>tenets of education would be crushed. In exchange, Oregon's
>educational agenda would be dictated by a small group of far
>right zealots and their propaganda tracts.

Yep.  This Radical-Fringe-Group-From-The-Chinese-Hell-Of-Book-
Burners-And-Intolerant-Scum want to deny *EVERYONE'S* right
to information and free-thinking.

>Teachers would be forced by law to teach things that would
>not be taught elsewhere in this country. And Oregon's
>schools -and our Medical School- would likely have
>accreditation problems for mandating curriculum condemned by
>professional organizations.

>     What is REALLY happening here?

What's REALLY happening?  A group of people are trying to take
the country we love (despite its imperfections) and grew up in
and turn it into a hate-riddled, intolerance breeding, and
miserable place to live!!!  Seriously, it's a plot to take away
OUR rights as Americans to LIVE AS WE WISH!

>Measure 9 is not merely an attack on lesbian and gay rights.
>It's about who gets to participate in the freedoms, rights
>and responsibilities we expect as Oregonians. If the OCA has
>their way, the only people who get to be full partners are
>people just like them.
> 
>Today, the OCA is going after lesbian and gay citizens.
>Tomorrow, it could be people of color, next week, people
>with disabilities, the week after that, Jews, and the next,
>and the next...
> 
>If Measure 9 passes in Oregon, the OCA has already pledged
>to export their program to the state of Washington, and to
>Idaho, quickly. If we do not stop them in Oregon, we'll soon
>be fighting the battle across this country.
> 
>     What effect is this battle already having on citizens?
> 
>Since filing of the OCA's initiatives in May of 1991,
>incidence of hate crimes directed toward lesbian and gay
>citizens have increased dramatically. Oregon's Homophobic
>Violence reporting line reports an increase of 40% in calls.
>
>And, the No on 9 Campaign's offices were broken into,
>equipment stolen, communications cut off. Homophobia in
>Oregon has taken its gloves off. There is an attitude of
>intolerance and granting permission for violence, brought
>about by Measure 9.

If they [The Intolerant Assholes Who Are Promoting This]
seem to feel that they have permission to do violence,
then you have every right to defend yourselves.  Use that
right!

>     What else can we do to fight Measure 9?
> 
>The No on 9 Campaign: Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon is
>spearheading efforts against Measure 9. Our campaign
>combines grassroots voter identification and educational
>follow'up with a significant media campaign.
> 
>You can help immediately by making a contribution to support
>No on 9's grassroots and media work. With every contribution
>we receive, we are that much closer to pulling the plug on
>this attack on civil rights and the democratic process in
>Oregon.

[stuff about contributions deleted]

...
>                                  This battle will be a
>key battle for civil rights in our country.

Yep, and if they [The Intolerant Scum Calling Themselves
Christians] win, then I'm going to move to somewhere else!!!!!!!!

>P.S.  Ever play dominos? When the first piece falls, in the
>blink of all eye, it knocks down the rest. Please don't
>allow Oregon to be that first domino that sends the country
>reeling.

Yep.  I know.  If The-Bastards-From-Your-Worst-Nightmare win then
AMERICA WILL CEASE TO EXIST as the place it was meant to be.  

Here's my final questions/statement. (WOW, THIS IS GOING TO GET
MY ASS FLAMED!)

Isn't this the same group who's supporting Pres. Bush in his
re-election campaign???

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